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Corvette ZR1 laps the 'Ring in 7:26.4:
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06-27-2008, 02:10 PM | #2 |
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According to the regression analysis here:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ssion+analysis the expected time would have been 7:40. 7:26 is really good if the below specs are correct. I am assuming 1506 kg and 620 hp for 2.43 kg/hp. That exceeds the performance of the Carrera GT, which has 620 hp, 1475 kg, and 2.41 kg/hp, with lap time 7:36.
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06-27-2008, 05:34 PM | #7 |
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@gbb: Do you ever bother to post anything about BMWs let along the M3.
@Mantis: There is a distinct possibility that the M-DCT car will break the magic 8 minute barrier. With a factory Ace driver it certainly would. |
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06-27-2008, 06:24 PM | #8 |
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06-27-2008, 11:11 PM | #12 |
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Why haven't we seen a DCT car on the ring yet?
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06-27-2008, 11:59 PM | #13 |
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06-28-2008, 12:06 AM | #14 | |
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Here you go Swamp: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152183 |
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06-28-2008, 12:17 AM | #15 | |
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06-28-2008, 12:24 AM | #16 |
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Ehh, not quite a fanboy, but definitely a fan. But i am a fanboy of MB and AMG particularly, but mostly just a huge car enthusiast. I like most cars that are out there, especially high performance cars. The difference of my fanboyism compare to Swamps and others that i see here or should i say mostly that i see here, is that i don't have a problem of other cars being better than Mercedes, and i certainly don't hate on any other cars.
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06-28-2008, 12:25 AM | #17 |
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Amazing, done in a bone stock car too. The lap was electronically timed and confirmed with two hand-held stopwatches.
http://blog.gmnext.com/?p=194 In car video will be released July 7th. |
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06-28-2008, 12:33 AM | #18 |
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^^^ Hey, i was just about to post that article. Thanks bro. http://blog.gmnext.com/?p=194
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06-28-2008, 12:33 AM | #19 |
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-The timed lap was run with a rolling start, a departure from our previous practice of standing starts. This is more aligned with current industry practice.
-Over the last two weeks, we have been doing our final tuning and testing there before we start ZR1 production cars. This morning (Friday June 27), General Motors development engineer Jim Mero drove the Corvette ZR1 around the Nürburgring in a time of 7:26.4. -Jim commented after the lap that conditions were good except for a strong headwind down the main straight and that the lap was solid, but he felt there were a few places he could have gone faster. -Despite posting one of the fastest times ever run by a production car, Nürburgring lap times were not an over-riding priority in the development of the ZR1. The truth is, if the only priority was speed at the ring, the car would not be very pleasant to drive on American roads. |
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06-28-2008, 12:42 AM | #21 |
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I am neither fanboy, nor hater, I too like the majority here have a broad and deep appreciation for all fine automobiles, expecially those that truly peform. You keep on trying to pigeonhole me, time and time again but you always fail. |
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