BjoernB:
I truly hope that Salomondrin will put the 488 against the 675LT on Thermal and then we know how a customer 488 will perform
TBH, I have no doubt that the times the 488 puts down are legit. If an old Speciale on trofeos, with a fat passenger, and taking it easy, can do a 7:29, then the 488's 7:21 on cup2's isn't that farfetched. The owner claims ferrari told him they did a 7:20 on the ring. Whether that was in real time, or on a sim, we'll never know. But it isn't that hard to believe if he can do a 7:29 while taking it easy, and not being a pro. Then did another run sometime later and updated it to 7:27, as he updated it on another forum, but without video. He claims the telemetry says ideal time is 7:24, while official test drivers says 7:20.
The problem Salmons tests, are that it seems he generally doesn't know what he's doing. BayAreaAndy said he spoke to the driver of those 918 vs P1 trofeo test, and he claimed they were no where near as serious as Harris' tests were. Plus, when you see him testing the ACR, he didn't even take out the wheel fender vents
, and I doubt he removed them on the RS either. So he'd probably get the heaviest 488 he can find, on bald tires, then claim it did a lap and lost
.