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Rossi said:
Dear rennteamers, here are the Sportauto-results:
Corvette Z06: 7.49 min
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera: 7.46 min
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trip said:
Well I would say it is the F430 that is getting spanked considering its the slowest car of the bunch. Besides that fact there are two Porsches in the top 3 lap times and the Turbo has achieved a 7:42 time in the past.
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mp said:
Here we go again!!
There just isn't much between any of the following cars, as Sport Auto test results show:
1. 7.46 Gallardo SL
2. 7.48 997GT3
3. 7.48 997GT3 RS (shouldn't it be faster??)
4. 7.49 Z06
5. 7.52 Ford GT
6. 7.52 MB SLR
7. 7.52 Gallardo (original model)
8. 7.54 997 Turbo
9. 7.55 F430 F1
As you can see, 9 seconds separates all of these car, driven on different days, with different tires etc. Just very little difference on a 20+km track. It also demonstrates how difficult it is to lap under 8 minutes.
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Hurst said:
I wonder how important NBR track times will become with new safety standards and an ever changing economy.
Clearly the lap improvement between Porsche's generations (993 to 996 to 997) have slowed down (perhaps due to the law of diminishing returns)...How can car manufacturers keep going after impressive NBR lap times when those times warrant weight reduction, stiff/uncomfortable suspensions and edgy handling: all characteristics that don't necessarily translate into profits (.|. 997 turbo).
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Hurst said:
I wonder how important NBR track times will become with new safety standards and an ever changing economy.
Clearly the lap improvement between Porsche's generations (993 to 996 to 997) have slowed down (perhaps due to the law of diminishing returns)...How can car manufacturers keep going after impressive NBR lap times when those times warrant weight reduction, stiff/uncomfortable suspensions and edgy handling: all characteristics that don't necessarily translate into profits (.|. 997 turbo).
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trip said:
So I am curious, do people discount the Walter Rohl times because they don't believe him (or Prorsche) or is it possible that he is better at driving Porsches than V Saurma? I would love to see W Rohl times in some Porsche competitors such as the Gallardo and F430.
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Hurst said:
I wonder how important NBR track times will become with new safety standards and an ever changing economy.
Clearly the lap improvement between Porsche's generations (993 to 996 to 997) have slowed down (perhaps due to the law of diminishing returns)...How can car manufacturers keep going after impressive NBR lap times when those times warrant weight reduction, stiff/uncomfortable suspensions and edgy handling: all characteristics that don't necessarily translate into profits (.|. 997 turbo).
I have been wondering about this as well. By many accounts, the Ring is not a very safe place to drive. I believe over 78 racing drivers have died on the Ring. One reason why Formula One does not race on the 14 mile track.
May 10, 2007 9:45:52 AM
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mp said:
Here we go again!!
There just isn't much between any of the following cars, as Sport Auto test results show:
1. 7.46 Gallardo SL
2. 7.48 997GT3
3. 7.48 997GT3 RS (shouldn't it be faster??)
4. 7.49 Z06
5. 7.52 Ford GT
6. 7.52 MB SLR
7. 7.52 Gallardo (original model)
8. 7.54 997 Turbo
9. 7.55 F430 F1
As you can see, 9 seconds separates all of these car, driven on different days, with different tires etc. Just very little difference on a 20+km track. It also demonstrates how difficult it is to lap under 8 minutes.
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KresoF1 said:
Are you sure?
Early reports from the Nordschleife says that W.Rohrl achived something like low 7.40min in 997GT2... How I know that? Well, some competitors measured his lap... Also, at least two sectors were NOT faster then the one he made with 997 GT3RS...And Doettinger Hoehe top speed was only few km's faster then on 997 Turbo...
So, go figure... My guess for 997GT2 in von Saurma hands 7.46-7.44min tops!