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Originally Posted by AW335TT
Very impressive, but where the time started and where it ended aren't the same place. I watched a few other videos, the 918 did the same. Time starts right before the first turn and ends right after the last turn. The 599xx and the Zonda started and finished from the same point.
Is that a production car thing? Because if they started and finished from the same point, both the 918 and the SV would have been over 7 minutes.
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It's not really a production vs non-prod thing. In order to run the full lap they have to shut down the track, so most tests are run the shorter length during industry testing days where any manufacturer could be coming on/off the track. Barely anyone ever tests the full lap so when people say Nurburgring times, they usually mean the shorter lap. There's some more info about it on the Nurburgring times wiki page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...eife_lap_times