McLaren P1 LM sets record at the Nürburgring
Discussion
Well done Lanzante and Kenny Brack 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4UD2N0EAdo
"During the final phases at Nurburgring Nordschleife, XP1LM achieved a fastest lap of 6.43.2. After setting this new lap record, the car then drove directly from Nurburgring back home to the UK."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4UD2N0EAdo
"During the final phases at Nurburgring Nordschleife, XP1LM achieved a fastest lap of 6.43.2. After setting this new lap record, the car then drove directly from Nurburgring back home to the UK."
PurpleAki said:
So £1.8 million more than the Performante buys you 10 seconds...
Impressive lap and impressive driving, but imo ....- this just makes the laps of the road cars from Lambo and the 918 that much more impressive
- this is a track car made road legal (and at that imo it looks unlikely this car would get TÜV approval, looks like one of those British single vehicle type approval cars like the Radicals, which nobody counts either in the road car times)
- this makes it rather doubtful the road P1 could get a sub 7 minutes lap imo
I would love to own one, but how come this car with about 1000hp and the biggest aero they could find is only 10 sec faster than the Lambo .... and probably even less materially faster than a full production 918 on the latest Trofeo R tyres
MDL111 said:
Impressive lap and impressive driving, but imo ....
- this just makes the laps of the road cars from Lambo and the 918 that much more impressive
- this is a track car made road legal (and at that imo it looks unlikely this car would get TÜV approval, looks like one of those British single vehicle type approval cars like the Radicals, which nobody counts either in the road car times)
- this makes it rather doubtful the road P1 could get a sub 7 minutes lap imo
I would love to own one, but how come this car with about 1000hp and the biggest aero they could find is only 10 sec faster than the Lambo .... and probably even less materially faster than a full production 918 on the latest Trofeo R tyres
Because of the law of diminishing returns. These seconds are getting very hard to find as these are some serious laptimes. - this just makes the laps of the road cars from Lambo and the 918 that much more impressive
- this is a track car made road legal (and at that imo it looks unlikely this car would get TÜV approval, looks like one of those British single vehicle type approval cars like the Radicals, which nobody counts either in the road car times)
- this makes it rather doubtful the road P1 could get a sub 7 minutes lap imo
I would love to own one, but how come this car with about 1000hp and the biggest aero they could find is only 10 sec faster than the Lambo .... and probably even less materially faster than a full production 918 on the latest Trofeo R tyres
Very impressive driving.
However, let's be honest - it's a racing car. I know it was driven home from the track, but it's as far removed from a road car as it can be. I'm not playing down the achievement, because it's clearly an engineering masterpiece and judging by that lap it is an obscenely capable car. I'd have one in a heartbeat.
However, let's be honest - it's a racing car. I know it was driven home from the track, but it's as far removed from a road car as it can be. I'm not playing down the achievement, because it's clearly an engineering masterpiece and judging by that lap it is an obscenely capable car. I'd have one in a heartbeat.
markclow said:
Because of the law of diminishing returns. These seconds are getting very hard to find as these are some serious laptimes.
Also at the limit of tyres.Assuming the Performante was on Trofeo R, doesn't really matter how much more downforce you have if you're at the limit of the tyre.
Guyr said:
xjay1337 said:
Also at the limit of tyres.
Assuming the Performante was on Trofeo R, doesn't really matter how much more downforce you have if you're at the limit of the tyre.
The point about downforce is that it does increase grip, by forcing the tyres onto the tarmac harder.Assuming the Performante was on Trofeo R, doesn't really matter how much more downforce you have if you're at the limit of the tyre.
ie the sideways deflection they can sustain as a product of centripetal force, once the contact patch has provided grip to exceed what the sidewall can support before its deflection is unsustainable? let alone the downwards deflection on rotation.
PurpleAki said:
So £1.8 million more than the Performante buys you 10 seconds...
If you want to go fast....I take your point but the GTR wasn't £1.8m new. It's just been a great investment.
Besides, who knows if the ring spec Performante can even be bought as a customer...
Fact is there's a new ring king. Over to you Lamborghini.
(It's all nonsense of course)
Maldini35 said:
PurpleAki said:
So £1.8 million more than the Performante buys you 10 seconds...
If you want to go fast....I take your point but the GTR wasn't £1.8m new. It's just been a great investment.
flemke said:
Maldini35 said:
PurpleAki said:
So £1.8 million more than the Performante buys you 10 seconds...
If you want to go fast....I take your point but the GTR wasn't £1.8m new. It's just been a great investment.
Didn't the price include a year or two of special track events also?
One thing not in doubt : Kenny Brack is a proper nutter.
sagarich said:
Well done Lanzante"
So it's a aftermarket fettled non production road car.... ummhttp://www.markdonaldson.com/car/2016-mclaren-p1-g...
Edited by 70proof on Thursday 1st June 05:57
Chebble said:
Very impressive driving.
However, let's be honest - it's a racing car. I know it was driven home from the track, but it's as far removed from a road car as it can be. I'm not playing down the achievement, because it's clearly an engineering masterpiece and judging by that lap it is an obscenely capable car. I'd have one in a heartbeat.
DittoHowever, let's be honest - it's a racing car. I know it was driven home from the track, but it's as far removed from a road car as it can be. I'm not playing down the achievement, because it's clearly an engineering masterpiece and judging by that lap it is an obscenely capable car. I'd have one in a heartbeat.
70proof said:
sagarich said:
Well done Lanzante"
So it's a aftermarket fettled non production road car.... ummhttp://www.markdonaldson.com/car/2016-mclaren-p1-g...
Edited by 70proof on Thursday 1st June 05:57
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