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Jul 3, 2008 9:34:17 AM
- Porsche-Jeck
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Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
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If the Ultima can do a whole lap without breaking down I'll be surprised. My prediction is that it won't.
A buddy of mine was playing on NoS yesterday with his GT3 and he spotted the Ultima with a technical breakdown at the Kesselchen section
Jul 3, 2008 3:42:23 PM
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Jul 3, 2008 6:43:11 PM
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Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
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Here's another post from Drivers-Public.com
3rd July 08 at 3:39 pm
Apparently it didn't even last the lap - the engine lunched itself at Steilstreke i.e. 3/4 of the way into the lap........
Looks like a stone got caught in the fan belt and that was the cause of the stoppage. The engine is fine. A post on Pistonheads quoting some of the factory guys suggests that Friday is the day. Tom Colonel is the driver and Ultima has reserved the track for a dedicated run. Colonel expects a sub 6'55" run...
Jul 3, 2008 7:05:41 PM
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Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
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01Box06Z06 said:
Here's another post from Drivers-Public.com
3rd July 08 at 3:39 pm
Apparently it didn't even last the lap - the engine lunched itself at Steilstreke i.e. 3/4 of the way into the lap........
Looks like a stone got caught in the fan belt and that was the cause of the stoppage. The engine is fine. A post on Pistonheads quoting some of the factory guys suggests that Friday is the day. Tom Colonel is the driver and Ultima has reserved the track for a dedicated run. Colonel expects a sub 6'55" run...
I expect a wheel to fall off.
Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
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01Box06Z06 said:
Here's another post from Drivers-Public.com
3rd July 08 at 3:39 pm
Apparently it didn't even last the lap - the engine lunched itself at Steilstreke i.e. 3/4 of the way into the lap........
Looks like a stone got caught in the fan belt and that was the cause of the stoppage. The engine is fine. A post on Pistonheads quoting some of the factory guys suggests that Friday is the day. Tom Colonel is the driver and Ultima has reserved the track for a dedicated run. Colonel expects a sub 6'55" run...
You don't happen to know at what time approximately?
Jul 4, 2008 6:46:04 AM
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Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
Looks like they were rained out. All signals point to a successful time nonetheless altough the official times lap did not happen. Ultima have taken each record they've set out to take so I have no doubt about this one when they get the chance. They even drove the car there and back from the factory, radio, air conditioning and all. Good onya Ultima. Better luck with the weather next time.
Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
According to EVO
Ultima caused a stir last week when they arrived at the famous Nurburgring circuit to attempt a Nurburgring Road Car Lap Record in their 231mph Ultima GTR720.
The car, powered by a 720bhp Chevrolet V8 was aiming for a sub 7 minute lap (gulp...), which would put light years between its time and the next fastest lap of 7:27.82 achieved by the Zonda F Clubsport back in 2007.
Racing driver Tom Coronel, who was to make the attempt, said that the Ultima was "an absolute missile" and "a huge buzz to drive". "I am confident I can set a new lap record".
The Nurburgring had to be exclusively booked by Sport Auto Magazine in order for a traffic-free lap of the full 12.8 miles. The full length isn't available to the public due to healthy and safety reasons.
However, Ultima arrived with thier GTR to find a very wet Nurburgring circuit, definitely not the dry one they were praying for. Richard Marlow, director of Ultima, said "It was gutting to have had the GPS timing gear all fitted to our Ultima GTR720 with the track booked exclusively for two half-hour sessions on Thursday 3rd July via Sport Auto Magazine, only for the track to be saturated by a torrential downpour, forcing us to abandon the actual lap record run."
Booking the Nurburgring is both difficult and costly, and unfortunately there were no other sessions that Ultima could book this year. However, despite the company's disappointment with the weather, they managed to take a quick 220mph early morning detour along the de-restricted Autobahn on the way back!
Ultima caused a stir last week when they arrived at the famous Nurburgring circuit to attempt a Nurburgring Road Car Lap Record in their 231mph Ultima GTR720.
The car, powered by a 720bhp Chevrolet V8 was aiming for a sub 7 minute lap (gulp...), which would put light years between its time and the next fastest lap of 7:27.82 achieved by the Zonda F Clubsport back in 2007.
Racing driver Tom Coronel, who was to make the attempt, said that the Ultima was "an absolute missile" and "a huge buzz to drive". "I am confident I can set a new lap record".
The Nurburgring had to be exclusively booked by Sport Auto Magazine in order for a traffic-free lap of the full 12.8 miles. The full length isn't available to the public due to healthy and safety reasons.
However, Ultima arrived with thier GTR to find a very wet Nurburgring circuit, definitely not the dry one they were praying for. Richard Marlow, director of Ultima, said "It was gutting to have had the GPS timing gear all fitted to our Ultima GTR720 with the track booked exclusively for two half-hour sessions on Thursday 3rd July via Sport Auto Magazine, only for the track to be saturated by a torrential downpour, forcing us to abandon the actual lap record run."
Booking the Nurburgring is both difficult and costly, and unfortunately there were no other sessions that Ultima could book this year. However, despite the company's disappointment with the weather, they managed to take a quick 220mph early morning detour along the de-restricted Autobahn on the way back!
Re: Ultima 'ring record attempt
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The full length isn't available to the public due to healthy and safety reasons.
It's good to know that the Nordschleife circuit made available to the public does not represent any risk to health and safety.
I could have saved time and just written "Bullshit".
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