gt3 track times?
The first GT3 circled the ring in 7:56 while the new one took 7:54. Why is there only a 2 second difference? Am I correct that Walter Rohrl set the 7:56 time and it was hard for others to reproduce that time? Also, wasn't the new record set by someone else? (please correct me if I am wrong) So did it come down to the driver? Walter + mk1 gt3 = 7:56, while another good but not as skillful driver + mk2 gt3 = 7:54?
I ask because it seems that the power increase alone should get more than 2 seconds. I remember reading an article about the GT2 lap record. The journalist, hearing about the new brakes and foolishly thinking that horsepower was too obvious an answer, asked rohrl if the GT2's brakes helped it get the better time than the first GT3. Rohrl's simple response was that is was the power. The new GT3 is no GT2 in a straight line, but it's much quicker than the old GT3.
I ask because it seems that the power increase alone should get more than 2 seconds. I remember reading an article about the GT2 lap record. The journalist, hearing about the new brakes and foolishly thinking that horsepower was too obvious an answer, asked rohrl if the GT2's brakes helped it get the better time than the first GT3. Rohrl's simple response was that is was the power. The new GT3 is no GT2 in a straight line, but it's much quicker than the old GT3.
