Checkout some video
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/10-22-07page-Corvette-ZR1-at-Laguna-Seca.htm
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/10-22-07page-Corvette-ZR1-at-Laguna-Seca.htm
I agree. I don't expect to see much paint in that area on the production modelI'm going to go out on a limb and say that the hood decoration is more to hide the more pronounced hump in the hood and less of an indication of an actual production paint scheme.