the-missile:
I am yet to see one guy trashing his lambo at every track day like the Porsche guys do here or at least finish the track day. I understand your enthusiasm about it but so far I did not witnessed it...
Many Lambo owners I know also have at least one Porsche in the garage. Nobody wants to track a car where every single damage costs half a fortune. Porsche 911 are usually "cheap", also much cheaper to maintain and repair, so they are the logical conclusion for the track.
Also, let's get the juices flowing here: Around 1700-1900 Huracan Performante were built so far since it's introduction almost two years ago. In comparison: At least 9000(!), probably more, 911 GT3/GT3 RS made it to customers in the same time period.
so far with the climate here, Mclaren (650S, MP4, 570), Mercs (AMG GTR), Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Subaru...all failed. the list can continue...
There are some pretty fast Corvettes on the track... Cost is always a factor. I have a friend who owns two BMW for the track only, an older M3 (V8) and the M2. Highly modified cars. Another friend has an old 325i(?) for the track only, also highly modified. Both have Porsches, also other (mostly older) sports cars. They don't want to crash the more valuable cars.
So far the Senna is doing good, lotus and the radicals as well and I can ensure you we drive hard.
The Senna is an interesting product but I doubt it could overtake the SVJ on the Nordschleife. Have you seen Shmee's YouTube video with that track comparison (Senna, SVJ and GT2 RS)? At least Shmee mentioned that the Senna was driving on Trofeo R, while the SVJ was driving on Corsas (road tire). GT2 RS was driving on Cup 2 R and was modded, so... Pointless comparison.
I have see a couple of 720S playing but the guys are not fast enough...
The 720S is a very fast car...on the Autobahn. Our driving group had a 720S joining last weekend (I didn't join because I wouldn't have stood a chance in a C63 S Cab and my wife had the E63 with her, going skiing in Austria) and while one could argue that the roads were still a bit cold (we had up to 20°C in the mountains), the 720S couldn't keep up with the others. The driver is a guy who joined the driving group often in other cars, he knows how to drive. 720S has serious traction issues at the speeds the group was traveling, so... Only on the way from Munich to Garmisch (mostly Autobahn), the 720S "destroyed" the other cars. I can see why some car enthusiasts prefer the new 600LT over the 720S.
we have a multi club event this saturday, will try to take pics and video and share some content here.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Lamborghini Huracan Performante (May 2019), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Range Rover Evoque Si4 Black Edition (2019)