ZEN Performance

Here is our 58.534s lap of Tsukuba, Japan, which the Clash Productions guys were too excited about having caught on film!!
ZEN 58.534s lap Tsukuba

And here is the teaser for the full-length film:
Tsukuba Teaser

Liz @ ZEN

B0DSKI

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Stuart Knight

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My God that's quick! Somebody knocked all the run off areas at that track too, lots of hardware to hit!

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Doesn't look that quick to me.............

What's the spec on the car?

Alcazar

Marx Mcrae

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Bloody good to say that you have never been there before.
You did us all proud guys and girls!!!!

ZEN Performance

Spec list starts half way down the page:
Zen Performance - Team ZEN Archive

The Zohan

Looked at the teaser, nice hardwear, vid ok cut to the beat but a bit editing by no's not by feel imho.

FWIW i hope that they have paid the MCPS for the chem bros tune or they will be in trouble!

GazTheHat

How does the lap time compare with the ones recently on YouTube with the jap racers?

kylejennings05

i think its over 700hp pure monster

fatmanscooby

Well done Guys

Will Hendrix

Awesome car and driving, although he takes some weird lines through the corners. I thought most of the turns at Tsukuba were late apexes?

ZEN Performance

Not sure what Jap racers you are referring to exactly, but at the event, which was the 18th Annual RevSpeed Tsukuba Super Battle, with cars such as Zero Sports Subaru (57.737s with Tarzan Yamada driving), MSpeed GTR (54.481s) and Panspeed RX7 (55.673s), we finished 11th out of 64 cars - highest placed non-Jap team. Anything under 1 minute is considered very fast. You can see the full timesheet here:

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/download...%20results.JPG

As for the lines, well I am absoluely no racing driver but our team discussed lines at length with Tarzan Yamada in the bar at the beginning of the week and our driver chatted to him extensively at the track, so he certainly had the best info. But generally, we leave the driving to Phil! On the lap featured, the tyres were still cool so there is a bit of wandering off slightly from the ideal. With more track time, Phil would have beaten the Zero Sports time for sure

Liz

WhiteNoise

Weel done all at Zen Performance,Great car,Great driveing!!

Paddi70

Quality work guys, knew your car was special, but thats just awesome viewing.
P

F1 CJE UK

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well done zen team,


Kind of makes me proud that my Scooby has had the zen treatment …. Much respect to you all

Kane STi

Hi,

very nice video. Big respect for this really top lap-time

What was your favorite japanese car over there? In therms of preparation and looks?

And are those Japs really so crazy?

Serge

finalzero

Nice vid, track looks tricky and fast. I need to update my motoring vid collection, so far the stuff coming out of Japan (and the US) is all about drifiting.. need more time attack and touge runs!

chocolate_o_brian

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excellent to watch.

well done guys

essexboy30

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Awesome time, awesome achievement, fantastic spec of car... a credit to all involved... what a shame Phil didn't get more track time to show exactly what he and the car could have achieved!!!

ZEN Performance

Haha! No, the lines are a pain. The hairpins have an ideal approach in the middle of the track, with a double apex and good clean exit. This is paticularly try in the second hairpin after the wiggles, if you take the wide line in, you're in the gravel.

Gav

Congrats

Anyone else think Tarzan Yamada is the coolest name in history?

Or is it just me

alcazar

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So.............fairly cheaply achieved, then?

Alcazar

ZEN Performance

it doesn't feel that cheap!

GazTheHat

I just meant there was a few battles/vs video clips posted of this circuit. Even ones with F40, F355, Spec C, New STi etc.

Just wandered how your monster went against those.

ZEN Performance

When the new Impreza and Evo were tested at Tsukuba:
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X : 1:06:46
Subaru Impreza WRX STI : 1:05:95

I Googled and found some 'Best Motoring' vids, which might be what you refer to...


Best Motoring Time Attack Tsukuba circuit:
Impreza WRX STi spec C 1'06"6
Lancer Evolution IX RS 1'05"528

Nismo R34GT - RS- Tune 1'06"232

Lamborghini Gallardo 1'03"605

NSX -R NA1 1'06"120

NSX -R NA2 1'05"596

Goes to show how amazing Time Attack cars are. Ours for example, in 2005 (at a lower spec) was tested by Redline magazine...

0-60mph in 2.64s
0-100mph in 5.65s

Veyron:
0-60 in 2.5s
0-100 in 5.5s

McLaren F1:
0-60 in 3.2
0-100 in 6.3s

Ferrari Enzo:
0-60 in 3.1s
0-100 in 6.7s

Our 2008 car should top the Veyron! Hopefully we will get the opportunity to record this data again this year.

Liz @ ZEN

GazTheHat

Aye, that's what i was on about. And it does just prove how fast your car is.

Holy ****, nearly as fast as a Veyron too.

Tidgy

is that it????????, i managed a 52. something,,,,,,


ok ok on ps2 lol, nice one folks

Will Hendrix

Sounds pretty difficult. I've never actually driven the track, only played it on the xbox, so I wouldn't really know.