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rossi said:
A couple of months after the first "Supertest" of the German car magazine "sportauto", where on a damp track the "Ring"-time for the Carrera GT was quoted as "below 7.40", another Carrera GT with Horst von Saumra at the wheel now set a new "Ring" record in 7.33 min (and some seconds which I don't remember anymore ).
Sep 18, 2004 6:12:23 PM
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CarreraGtRacer said:
I wonder how many times he stalled with the stupid clutch hahah (sarcasm)
Good question. How many start from dead stops are there on the Ring anyway?
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RC said:
...The record time was 7 min 32,44 sec. (I hope Ferdie doesn't complaint again now... ).
...I think he's some sort of idol for me because he seems very open minded towards all kind of cars. And he usually says what he thinks. I just wish I could drive as he can.
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Ferdie said:
By the way, there used to be a certain other prominent Chief Editor either at Sport Auto or Rallye Racing which became a very influential man in charge at a German manufacturer's racing division...
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Ferdie said:
Just as a sidenote the SL55 they tested in the Supertest was limited at 250 kph, not 300 kph. This would've shaven of a few more seconds of the laptime!
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rossi said:
A couple of months after the first "Supertest" of the German car magazine "sportauto", where on a damp track the "Ring"-time for the Carrera GT was quoted as "below 7.40", another Carrera GT with Horst von Saumra at the wheel now set a new "Ring" record in 7.33 min (and some seconds which I don't remember anymore ).
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nberry said:
If only there was a "Ring" to drive around on once you left your home. People need to get real and think in terms of whether the car is enjoyable and fun to drive on public roads and highways.
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fritz said:
You still do not seem to have understood. Maybe you could read the above 20 times before going to sleep tonight, to assist your mind in assimilating the information.
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brunner said:
I guess you won't be buying a Radical Turbo anytime soon
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Ferdie said:
RC, I expected you to drive as good as him!
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W8MM said:
Fritz, my man ... you have fallen for Nick's trolling style once again.
You'll have to learn to let go. Don't feed the trolls. Let trolling move on to more fertile pastures.
If the seeds of his fun fall on barren ground, no vines of vile frustrations can take root!
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Successful record set up on the North Circuit
Porsche Carrera GT fastest car on Nürburgring
Stuttgart. The Carrera GT is the fastest car to lap the Nürburgring North Circuit. With the clock showing 7'32.44 minutes, Horst von Saurma, Chief Editor of the German specialist magazine "sport auto," achieved a new record for road-approved vehicles, at the wheel of the 612 HP strong Porsche. He completed the 22.6 km long round in the Eifel at an average speed of 164 km/h.
"It was really touch and go. The circuit was dirty in some sectors, which didn't make it any easier," beamed Horst von Saurma with glee, after his record round.
For ten years the magazine has been awarding an (unofficial) challenge cup to the driver who drives the fastest round on the Nürburgring using a road-approved car. Thus the race for the best time round the circuit has become a prestigious affair, as Nürburgring is still the best and most honest test of the quality of a vehicle chassis, motor performance, aerodynamics and naturally of tires. Since 1995, times have gradually improved from 7'52 minutes to the current 7'32.44 minutes. Wolfgang Dürheimer, Member of Porsche's Management Board responsible for Research and Development: "The time achieved by Horst von Saurma is excellent and demonstrates the potential of our car. Until recently such times could exclusively be clocked up with pure racing cars."
The journalist von Saurma clocked up the fastest round in the context of a so-called "super test," which the magazine executes regularly. Top times on the Nürburgring, always driven by the same tester, are among the criteria. Wolfgang Dürheimer: "It is precisely for this reason that the 7'32.44 minutes are so easy for us to put in to context and are thus valuable."
Note: photos of the record lap with the Carrera GT on the Nürburgring are available to accredited journalists in the Porsche press database at http://presse.porsche.de.
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Sep 23, 2004 7:55:49 PM