ZR1 Nurburgring Official 7:26.4 Record Corvette Run
 

Here's the video everyone's been waiting for. Hot off of the presses. ZR1 Nurburgring Official 7:26.4 Record Corvette Ru - Video

Excellent thanks. Enjoyed that. :thumb:

:D

rgds "MADDOG"

So what "record" is that?

Get the feeling that guys been round that track a few times!

Don't you just. He appeared to take more speed into a couple of corners than most would have, knowing that he could and would sort it out when he arrived.

fastest lap ever I think?

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:eek: holy crap he's pretty talented, large bollocks to.

I thought the fastest lap was 6.45 or something in some kit car...

Oooh Almost right

6:53 Ariel Atom 500

Plus Teflon coated undercrackers! Feck me, 175+ on the long straight, which isn't straight. Bet he's never late for work, getting to do that for a job.

In the right car, 175 feels slow... trust me ;)

Looks like the cars been setup to a tee as well; With corvettes, the other mains ingredients are there: Light and powerful. So add a sh*t hot driver and sort the handling and your on to a winner.

People knock pushrod V8s but it just shows that you don't need 4 cams and 32valves variable valve timing or lift and multiple length inlet tracts to achieve high performance

I thought the LS7 was a work of art in simplicity combined with modern metallurgy - you could not get a better engine in such a compact, simple and light package. Aftermarket tuners have been using forced induction on stock LS engines for years with huge gains from bolt-on modifications, so its about time GM got in on the act with creating their own supercharged engine: The LS9.


Still won't make me buy a Corvette though. Even if I'm slightly tempted. :D

That guy was on the ragged edge at times! Looked like airbourne entry to flugplatz, bottomed out in fuchsrohe (and hairy on the exit), almost ran out of braking into weirseifen, dodgy pflantsgarten, and all over the schikane. Good time though! :thumb:

Check this out. Garage419 put both videos side-by-side. That's awesome.

ZR1 vs GT-R at the 'Ring - Garage419 - Video

:lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: I think not :smug:


There might be a few race drivers who disagree with that once a month

Another marketing led made up record. Maybe it was the fastest lap for an american car of that colour?

Look at 1.35 in:

164mph into that section??? It got very twitchy on the next corner! :eek:

Great video, brave and talented man! So much for US cars not being able to take corners! :D

That was might impressive, shame on the Ring experts in this thread putting it down :(

Who's the experts, and why is it a shame?

Fantastic driver!

Ah i get it, they're comparing it to the Nissan GTR :rolleyes:

So basically they're happy that their Vette that weighs 220 odd KGs less and has about 150 more BHP is faster than the Nissan, funny that.

BUT

Critically, the Vette has RWD and no supercomputer to control traction, the diffs, AYC etc. etc..! It's the yanks demonstrating that big power and big mechanical grip together with a driver with big balls can mix it with the best that the more technical Japanese have to offer.

Oh yeah, and that the Vette can be made to corner! :lol1:

Of the two, the Vette is the one that separates the men from the boys IMHO :)

I can remember a few of those corners from gran turismo.

Its certainly quicker than I could do it, no moans from me .........

I remember quite a lot of that Armco from Gran Turismo!! :eek: :lol1:

Fortunately, it's free in the game! :D

But the GTR in "stock" trim went faster than 911 GT2, that is lighter by about 200kg, had cup tyres and more power :confused:

I was there that weekend, they seemed to have a lot going on the GP while the TF was on.
You could hear the GP from inside the cabin on the NL!
noise testing? a myth :norty:

There was lots of talk about the vettes time but nothing concrete came out of it, still thats some cohones that chaps got in the trouser department

Indeed.

Like em or not, this was a big feather in the cap of the Vette!

TBH I know I'd be much quicker in the GTR (and quite possibly live longer) but given the choice I think I'd take the Vette. I just like em! At least now it's not so uncool! :lol1:


Actually I'll take both!! :D

The fastest lap of the 'new' Nordshcleif was run by the late Stefan Bellof. He holds the official lap record too, but his hottest timed lap was 6':11.13" in a Porsche 956. Thats not a BtG time either, its a full lap!

clicky

Further to that: 75mph in the wrongcar feels very very fast!

Simon (lapped the Nordschleife in 1998 in a Porsche 968CS and in 2008 in a Skoda Felicia!)