# ZR1 Mascot is Born **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [August 14, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zr1-mascot-is-born/238344 "2008-08-14T12:12:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SBC427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SBC427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SBC427)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zr1-mascot-is-born/238344/1 "2008-08-14T12:12:52Z")
> **[Jalopnik Discovers Jake's Unofficial Successor At ZR1 Ice Cream Break, Meet...](https://jalopnik.com/400424/jalopnik-discovers-jakes-unofficial-successor-at-zr1-ice-cream-break-meet-elwood)** > > We were cruising Woodward a couple minutes ago, scoping things out for spontaneous conflagrations of coolness, and we got way more than we bargained for. Parked outside the Dairy Deluxe, an ice cream parlor staple along the Ave, was a pair of... Some of you are familiar with “Jake”, the official skull-mascot of Corvette Racing. GM has drummed up a similar looking blue skullie with devil horns as the mascot for the ZR1 (named “Elwood”). This is a nod to the “Blue Devil” code under which the ZR1 was known (at least externally) for much of its development. ---
**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zr1-mascot-is-born/238344/2 "2008-08-14T12:13:50Z")
Elwood. :lol ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zr1-mascot-is-born/238344/3 "2008-08-14T12:28:28Z")
Bitchin. I was rocking my yellow Jake C6R hat yesterday.