Ferrari F40 Nurburgring time?

[EarlOfHazard]

A mate of mine was going on about the Nissan R33 GTR (V-spec) being the first production car to lap the Ring in under 8 mins. Which got me thinking about how quick the F40 could get round, so I had a look and nowhere on the net could I find the time.

Looking at this video of an F40 at Tsukuba, which is tight and twisty, so a car with lots of lag like the F40 would be at a disadvantage. Nevertheless, it blitzes the R32 GTR, which was the second quickest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dvUhkdgMW4&fea...

Was the Ring time factor only bought in, in the 90's?

[EarlOfHazard]

So the only reason the R33 GTR took the accolade of being the first production car to break 8 mins, was because the F40 wasn't timed? A hollow victory no doubt, however I still tout the skyline's 4WD system as remarkable, and the fact that we're comparing it to a near race car like the F40 is testament to its effectiveness.
I've looked for the Ring time of the Porsche 959 and can't find this either. I expect this would have beaten the 8 minute barrier, perhaps only the tyre technology of the time being the prohibiting factor?

[EarlOfHazard]

RWD cossie wil said:

I might be stuck in the 80's, but the F40 is still THE ultimate supercar to me, I'd have one over pretty much any other car ever made, including a Veyron!

me too, but I'd have to think whether it would be an F40 or 288 GTO.