RE: Porsche 911 GT2 RS: 6:47.3

[McVities]

Pdelamare said:

dinkel said:

I really wonder how many 911 owners are able to do a sub 9 sec lap at the 'Ring.

Most of the ones I see at the ring are on it pretty good, especially track day 911s. There are a few owners who aren't as capable as their cars are, which is the same as every other performance car.

13-odd miles in 9 seconds
That's about 5,200mph give or take

[RobM77]

Pdelamare said:

dinkel said:

I really wonder how many 911 owners are able to do a sub 9 sec lap at the 'Ring.

Most of the ones I see at the ring are on it pretty good, especially track day 911s. There are a few owners who aren't as capable as their cars are, which is the same as every other performance car.

It's worth remembering that it's perfectly possible to use such a car to the full without being blisteringly quick like the guy in the video. Assuming the poster above meant 9 minutes, that's quite a way off the record posted on this thread, so I'm sure most owners will be lapping at least that quickly. Look at most one make championships for example; they often have just a second or two per lap between pole and last place in qualifying; in those examples every single driver will be using full power, full traction, experiencing understeer, oversteer and neutral steer - they are all driving and enjoying their cars to the absolute full. The differences between them (which are a lot less than 1-2 seconds once you remove variables like tyres, engine freshness and setup) will simply be in subtle multiple areas of technique. I'm therefore fairly confident that a healthy majority of GT2 owners will be using their cars to the full, and furthermore this will surely be a higher percentage than the owners of more flashy supercars that sell for similar amounts. Surely not many incompetent 'peacock' buyers spend GT2 money on what to most people is simply another 911, in preference to a McLaren or Ferrari?

[StottyGTR]

That is staggeringly fast, my initial though before reading the article was it makes the Hybrid Hypercars look a little silly! Maybe the electric tech still isn't just quite there, in the next generation maybe. But for now, a blown engine and an automatic box seems to be king.

[RobM77]

StottyGTR said:

That is staggeringly fast, my initial though before reading the article was it makes the Hybrid Hypercars look a little silly! Maybe the electric tech still isn't just quite there, in the next generation maybe. But for now, a blown engine and an automatic box seems to be king.

I was thinking that - it doesn't seem like long ago that the 918 did it's fast lap around there does it?

[ukaskew]

Oddly enough this car is a complete widowmaker in Forza 7, understeer straight into an early grave at every opportunity. Real life in decent hands looks remarkably composed.

[Onedesi]

Just got to say - wow

Having recently gone round the composure the driver shows is amazing, hats off to him!

[RobM77]

ukaskew said:

Oddly enough this car is a complete widowmaker in Forza 7, understeer straight into an early grave at every opportunity. Real life in decent hands looks remarkably composed.

I think that tells us all we need to know about the realism of Forza 2! Do also bear in mind that a rear engine car needs a particular driving style though - if the car is 'flat' there's very little weight pushing down on the front tyres to convince the front end to bite on turn-in.

[suffolk009]

Davey S2 said:

GT2 is amazing on track but I'd rather a 918 for a long road trip.

I totally agree.

Shame that only one car was ordered in blue. Seems they're all silver/grey/black, with just a few reds.

ETA my mistake, only one in "arrow blue". And with silver wheels, perfect spec!

Edited by suffolk009 on Thursday 28th September 14:33

[dinkel]

Magic919 said:

Nobody can lap in 9 seconds

Typo - and a good one that is.

[footsoldier]

suffolk009 said:

I totally agree.

Shame that only one car was ordered in blue. Seems they're all silver/grey/black, with just a few reds.

ETA my mistake, only one in "arrow blue". And with silver wheels, perfect spec!

Edited by suffolk009 on Thursday 28th September 14:33

thanks ;-)

[Onehp]

Abouy stats, I have a few corrections for the P1

Real kerb weight is more like 1500-1550kg (McLaren quotes dry weights, like Ferrari)
Power is 730 ish bhp with another 170 or so from the hybrid drive. But I wonder if all of those are present on a whole lap, let alone the 2nd, 3rd etc

Suddenly stats are a lot more even. I think I'll have a 720s, best of both... (just need some funds...)

[Carl_Manchester]

Can't fault the lap but the car itself looks like a techart factory reject from almost every angle.

[footsoldier]

Carl_Manchester said:

Can't fault the lap but the car itself looks like a techart factory reject from almost every angle.

Can't argue with that.

[Fetthobler]

Magic919 said:

Nobody can lap in 9 seconds

Ask Chuck Norris about his quickest Nordschleife time...

[Maldini35]

Yipper said:

The GT2 RS has +13% more power than the Huracan, and the GT2 RS costs +7% more than the Huracan, but only pushes the Ring record forward by +1%.

The GT2 RS time is a bit slower than many expected and slightly disappointing.

Sore loser Yipper?

Well done Porsche. Hugely impressive performance.

[Maldini35]

Yipper said:

The GT2 RS has +13% more power than the Huracan, and the GT2 RS costs +7% more than the Huracan, but only pushes the Ring record forward by +1%.

The GT2 RS time is a bit slower than many expected and slightly disappointing.

Sore loser Yipper?

Well done Porsche. Hugely impressive performance.

[footsoldier]

Here's AP explaining the lap and why it's quicker than 918. Glad it's much what I said previously :-)

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technolog...

[havoc]

Am I the only one who's spotted Yipper's sarcasm?

[nickfrog]

havoc said:

Am I the only one who's spotted Yipper's sarcasm?

Probably - I would say 99% of his posts are straight no-sarcasm howlers.

[counterofbeans]

nickfrog said:

Probably - I would say 99% of his posts are trolling