RE: Toshio Suzuki's GT-R Nurburgring Lap

[DodoRacing]

Fantastic lap. The driving style seems to match the car well. The way he muscles the car late into the corners would initiate oversteer in rear wheel drive cars I think.

[DodoRacing]

snolan said:

just awesome i,d gladly sub the cost of fule for a similar experience

There are many VLN teams who gives passenger (sponsor) laps on Friday training before the races for a reasonable fee. The speeds may match or exceed this. In addition there will be other fast race cars around you which adds to the experience. :-)

[nonuts]

Mobile Chicane said:

For anyone who knows the Ring / a fast car that all looked a bit sedate to be honest.

Nissan infiltrators lurk within the hallowed portals? Doubters check the first few comments on this post.

So obvious, it's really rather pathetic...

Who / what exactly? If I was Nissan I wouldn't post most of what was on the first page of this thread?

[Godzilla]

snolan said:

just awesome i,d gladly sub the cost of fule for a similar experience

If you meant "fuel" that would not be cheap. A GT-R will only do four laps to a full tank of expensive SuperPlus Bleifrei (preferably 100RON octane)!

[Chris-R]

Mobile Chicane said:

6655321 said:

Mobile Chicane said:

For anyone who knows the Ring / a fast car that all looked a bit sedate to be honest.

Nissan infiltrators lurk within the hallowed portals? Doubters check the first few comments on this post.

So obvious, it's really rather pathetic...

Are there many paranoid people on your planet?

Not at all. I just 'know' this area of marketing.

You 'know' what, exactly?

(And don't forget I was there...)

[EDLT]

DodoRacing said:

snolan said:

just awesome i,d gladly sub the cost of fule for a similar experience

There are many VLN teams who gives passenger (sponsor) laps on Friday training before the races for a reasonable fee. The speeds may match or exceed this. In addition there will be other fast race cars around you which adds to the experience. :-)

How much is "reasonable", I'm guessing it must be well into three figures.

[PiB]

jackal said:

Godzilla said:

That's why Suzuki-san gets better times than anyone else in a GT-R. He deliberately provokes the car's attitude for every single one of the 70-odd corners with his trademark "double feint" turn-in which forces the car into 4WD mode earlier than it otherwise would.

interesting.... was wondering what all that was about

whats 4wd mode then .. does that push more drive to the fronts and therefore give him more traction or something ? It looks like he's driving a forest stage half the time.

Edited by jackal on Monday 9th November 18:36

I wonder if the Nissan engineers have a way of organizing some data from the car that illustrates all the throttle, brake and chassis adjustments the car is making for the driver.

I think I always understood what this car was but I'm giving it a lot more thought recently. It's very interesting. Practicality, engineering master piece, looks/exclusivity all with nearly impossible to beat handling figures for the price. What am I for thinking that the traditional sports car handling experience is adultered by the computers. I guess if I could afford/house to nice cars this would certainly be one of them. At that point though I might as well consider Audi R8. Racking my brains out over "if I could I would . . . " better still - "if I had to I would . . . "

[GlenMH]

catharz said:

LCR270 said:

The in car shot certainly highlights what the playstation generation are missing out on

Not all the "playstation" generation miss out.

Gran Turismo is what got me into cars and had me buy an old Lotus and go racing.
Watching Clarkson going sideways on Top Gear is what got me buying my current Evo IX though.

top lurking!

[Trommel]

Mobile Chicane said:

For anyone who knows the Ring / a fast car that all looked a bit sedate to be honest.

Nissan infiltrators lurk within the hallowed portals? Doubters check the first few comments on this post.

So obvious, it's really rather pathetic...