RE: Meet the world's fastest R35 GT-R - from Telford

[Liquid Knight]

NomduJour said:

Have you driven one to prove your hypothesis?

I set an amateur driver in a standard production car lap record at our test track in one last year and it was the most frustrating car I have ever driven. No scrub that the most frustrating car I have ever steered.

The engine is brilliant, the gearbox not my cup of tea but effective, the chassis was excellent but, the electronic limit was nowhere near the mechanical limit. Every corner was at least five to ten miles per hour slower than I felt the car could do but even at the lest intrusive setting the stability control and crap got in the way.

Basically I'd point the car at a corner knowing the car could handle it but the computer said no.

If you've ever set a lap record anywhere it should be one of the best feelings in the world, you jump out of the car and do somersaults. In some cases literally but I got out of the Nissan and had to leave the door open otherwise I would have slammed it.

I did not set that lap time. The car did.

This is why drivers don't like the GTR.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRcA73AB6Lk

Let's leave it with the midlife crisis who have ponytails.

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For a fraction of the money I would opt for an Ultima with 1000 horses, or more, courtesy of NRE. I suspect that would destroy these GTRs due to the lower mass.

[NomduJour]

Liquid Knight said:

even at the lest intrusive setting the stability control and crap got in the way

Either someone didn't tell you how the buttons work, or there's a strong smell of horsest here.

Edited by NomduJour on Wednesday 13th November 16:49