The Boys Are Back In Town
05-18-2018, 09:17 AM
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
The Boys Are Back In Town
Automotive Mike (YouTube) caught the ZR1 back at the Ring, and there's two!
Last edited by Quinten33; 05-18-2018 at 09:22 AM.
05-18-2018, 10:31 AM
#2
This could be the big one! Weather looks good there, good temperatures/humidity, still industry pool but it looks like the other cars in that video are all sub 7-minute cars, hopefully we get a time soon 
Last edited by Steve Garrett; 05-18-2018 at 07:19 PM.
05-18-2018, 11:20 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Thank you for posting! It's great to finally see American Machinery Invading Foreign Soil Without All That Camo....
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Corvette_Nut
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05-18-2018, 12:08 PM
#5
Race Director
05-18-2018, 12:12 PM
#6
Race Director
It looked like the drivers were just trying to learn the track rather than a full-on hot lap.
05-18-2018, 12:48 PM
#7
Melting Slicks
That camo Lambo was handling like crap!
Last edited by spearfish25; 05-18-2018 at 12:48 PM.
05-18-2018, 01:26 PM
#8
I would be surprised if they took a driver that did not know that track intimately... its 20.8 km of the most challenging driving in the world. They used Gebhardt in their z06 lap time at the ring and he has extensive experience with the track. He is the same guy Mercedes used for their AMG GT R laps. Ferrari and many other top manufacturers have used him a bunch. They brought 2 cars and 2 drivers so I am guessing they are going for a serious run.
In the video it looks like they are moving quick enough to me, they are probably behind the pace of that Lambo SVJ
While that Jota will probably break 7 min, I would be surprised if the ZR1 does ( I would be impressed if it does) as only a handful of production cars have done that feat, 3 of them being Porsches, 2 of them being Lambos. Porsche have a MASSIVE advantage with the lap times due to having a full time presence at the track and their entire plant only a few hours away.
Anyway, time will tell. I am excited to see what will happen.
05-18-2018, 01:27 PM
#9
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Looked like he was both loose and plowing tight within a span of two corners. I'm very interested in that car after seeing how *****-to-the-wall the Muracan Performante is. I love V8s, but lamborghini could create an award-winning opera using nothing but V12s on test stands.
05-18-2018, 01:31 PM
#11
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Memorizing the track is the hard part for the driver, and that's something that could make or break a run. Practice makes perfect, as demonstrated by the Porsche Nurburgring driver.
05-18-2018, 01:45 PM
#12
Both drivers almost certainly have every turn of the Nordschleife totally memorized, their first few runs they were doing earlier in the year were probably to get re-acquainted with the track (a lot of the track was repaved over the winter, relatively minor new grooves and bumps can have a big impact at 150+ mph) and the "slow" runs in this video were probably them getting the car up to temperature. Driving the car at 100% before the tires and brakes are up to operating temperature just leads to an early finish and an expensive repair bill.
05-18-2018, 02:34 PM
#13
Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by c0ntract_thrilla
What makes you say that?
That is the Jota, and I bet you it will break 6:50 min.
That is the Jota, and I bet you it will break 6:50 min.
05-18-2018, 03:47 PM
#15
Melting Slicks
Hard to tell but I believe I don’t see any data recording devices on the windshields.
05-18-2018, 07:22 PM
#17
thats just my guess because Lambo has the best driver running their car. Both the SV and Performente were driven by the same guy and both of those cars were under 7 min. I think the Performente did 6:45 ... and the Jota is much more aggressive than the Huracan.
05-18-2018, 07:25 PM
#18
i would bet your right, they won’t run a chev PDR as I don’t think it would be accurate enough for what they want. Probably have a duel GPS data logger or some premium kit
05-18-2018, 10:51 PM
#20
Burning Brakes
Looked like he was both loose and plowing tight within a span of two corners. I'm very interested in that car after seeing how *****-to-the-wall the Muracan Performante is. I love V8s, but lamborghini could create an award-winning opera using nothing but V12s on test stands.
The Huracan is V10 tho
....but I agree, the wail of a Bizzarini designed V12 in a Murcielago/Diablo/Countach is a sound to die for
Last edited by 427muscle; 05-18-2018 at 10:51 PM.