I think its super cool what they are doing, almost wish dodge would have done it to send it out with a bang so to speak. It would be pretty insane to break huracan performante lap time of 6:52 , i guess time will tell fingers crossed
Viper ACR goes 7:03 @ Ring!
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7:03 in only one lap, holy shit. I did not know they only had one clean lap, damn.
lol like no one buys used cars anymore?
They'd better be able to pull a sub-7 lap, considering a Subaru WRX STi just did a 6:57.5; world's fastest sedan time around the 'ring.
Formula 1 drivers do it all the time.
A fully gutted Subaru WRX STi race car lol
Still...
^ cant compare a race car on slicks.
The ACR isnt a race car it still has AC, interior, doesnt run slicks, doesnt have a power bump. No comparison. Did that STI racecar have a sequential shifter too? lol
The ACR isnt a race car it still has AC, interior, doesnt run slicks, doesnt have a power bump. No comparison. Did that STI racecar have a sequential shifter too? lol
I bet Ken Block's 650hp Ford Fiesta would smoke them both.
Comparing a racecar to a car off of the showroom floor is comparing apples to asparagus.
No kidding. They are also the best in the world, have completely computerized cars/transmissions, traction control, the best tires....etc.
We are talking about a showroom stick shift viper! I will say it again. I would be suprised if they could lap within +/-3 sec consistently
Slicks could make a 20 second different on a 14 mile race track. Maybe more???
Night and day bro.
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They seem to average a 5 sec difference on our 3 mile track. A bunch of dudes have just made the switch so it's good rough data lol
Yeah, he's decent, but really not that good. Sure, he won at the 24 Hours of Daytona, and finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but honestly, who hasn't?
Hehe.... Reading my comment now, I see how it came off as snooty. Poor choice of words and not trying to belittle Farnbacher. I know who he is and his accomplishments. Maybe I should have said - aside this guy being a pro and a factory driver for Viper, that lap was not world class. I'm picking on him because we are making reference to every second counts.
With that said, the comment was made that might have been the first hot lap, so need to cut him some slack.
For the sake of arguing - I still view him as a little bit middle of the pack kind of driver. The races referenced are impressive, but as you know endurance races are very much a team win that go 12 or 24 hours with 3 or 4 drivers. Also the races for the most part are about surviving period. So long as you are on the same lap as the leaders, anything can happen the last 1-2 hrs of the race.
Picking on him more since I just read about him, Farnbacher has been in the game 12+ years, 200+ races, but only 5 fast laps set in racing. I think he can break 7 mins no problem.....the car, it might have more in it. I don't know, curious to see what they pull off
Endurance racing is about fast laps consistently. One who seeks fast lap records are the ones risking a crash by breaking a tenth too late, cornering a little too hot...
Clearly this driver is world class and you are seeing the first lap and not the best hero lap out of two hundred tried on a closed track.
Clearly this driver is world class and you are seeing the first lap and not the best hero lap out of two hundred tried on a closed track.
You are right insofar as it does not run slicks, but perhaps the closest thing to slicks on a "street legal car"?
At this moment, I am not sure if these Kumhos are even street legal in Europe, > having an ECE approval...
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