Friday 24th February 2012

Time for tea? Viper 7:03 'ring lap

Further to our bikes vs cars at the 'ring story here's the case for four wheels

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A tip of the hat to the guys at Axis Of Oversteer for inspiring further fuel on the fire of our debate about four wheels versus two at the 'ring.

And if your stomach has just about settled after watching the ludicrous sub-7:30 bridge-to-gantry bike lap here's the case for four wheels, aboard the mighty Viper ACR-X SRT.

Amusing how national stereotypes play out in all this lap time willy waggling too. While the Brits choose to set sub-seven minute times through plucky, lightweight guile (step up Radical) and the Italians exotic, hopped up supercars (Ferrari 599XX, Pagani Zonda R) the Americans do it the only way they know how – with a truck-engined, 8.4-litre monster. Fair play for the manual gearbox too – no flappy paddles for these boys. Given the monster engine 640hp seems a relatively tame power output, the Viper demonstrating the benefits of downforce. And a set of big, brass ones too.

And while purists might mutter ‘yeah, but none of these are proper road cars…’ the ACR-X’s street ACR equivalent is only 10 seconds slower.

Anyway, hold onto your Stetson and enjoy the vid…

^{Photo credit: Maurice Liang at photovisionOne.com}

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[MagicalTrevor]

Or Car vs Bike

[Gadgeroonie]

what is the red ribbon near the gearstick ?

[Pugsey]

Gadgeroonie said:

what is the red ribbon near the gearstick ?

Release for safety mesh.

[anniesdad]

[nonuts]

I assume it's just where the camera is so low, but that looks totally bonkers.

[finenucars]

I beg your pardon, but should you want to see a fast lap of a car there, then check for Marc Basseng's lap of a (street legal) Zonda R.
Never really understood bikers thinking they had any chance against this sort of material....

[enroz]

Some long gearing for the Viper, seems to be perfectly tuned for the track.

A good way of shaving off a few seconds and making good use of it's immense torque.

Full Lap as well, non of this bridge to gantry rubbish most of us have to put up with!

[DeolTheBeast]

Now that was fast - driver knew what he was doing.

[j123]

Front engine vs rear engine vs mid-engine = front is easiest requires least power. j

[Mastodon2]

Jesus that was quick, the was a brilliant drive.

[crusty cobb]

i like the down force meter

[Fartgalen]

Truck engined ?! Come on !!

[Fartgalen]

Great lap.

[0a]

That doesn't look real, it seems speeded up!

[Mitch2.0]

What diff ratio does that thing have, 1:1? Seems like it's doing about 90mph in 2nd!

[GTRCLIVE]

finenucars said:

I beg your pardon, but should you want to see a fast lap of a car there, then check for Marc Basseng's lap of a (street legal) Zonda R.
Never really understood bikers thinking they had any chance against this sort of material....

link please.....

[PascalBuyens]

GTRCLIVE said:

link please.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZykUUCT7w

TBH, the Ring doesn't recognize that as being a "street legal car", and in fact, I think Pagani places it in it's product line against the FXX... Track only.

Edited by PascalBuyens on Friday 24th February 19:46

[West4x4]

brilliant driving love where he bounces it off the limiter and a proper manual box to!

[Panjy]

Awesome lap, does seem silly fast in places.

But being as this is being posted as a reply to the bike article earlier i can't help but think a more suitable vid should have been posted. I.e. One that was more of a direct comparison as the bike lap wasn't done on a closed circuit, it was done on a public session.

I'm sure there are plenty of vids of hypercars doing hot laps at the ring on public days to choose from.

[Jayyylo]

I didn't have time to drink my tea!