Ring Lap Times

[CurtEgerer]

I was CC'd on an eMail from a GM engineer regarding the '09 ZR1 Corvette lap times on Thursday at the Ring (7:26.xx). Apparently, it beat the much-talked about Nissan GT-R by 3 seconds. That was with a GM engineer driving. They thought he might have left 6 seconds on the table compared to what one of the factory ALMS Corvette drivers could do with it.

Anyway, what was interesting is he mentioned that there was a GT3-RS at the test that was running 7:15's They were astounded and described the car as a "racecar for the street". This can't be the normal road-going GT3-RS, can it? Or is Porsche upping the HP for 2009 in the RS?

[MoparBoy72]

I hope it was a "plain" GT-3 RS. I saw that the new 911s are getting direct injected motors and picking up some power in the process. It could be the next gen. ; even the 997 version made about 405hp? It was probobly Mr. Bergmeister out for a Sunday cruise....

[naparsei]

It could have been a GT3 RS fitted with DFI and either the new double clutch gearbox or a sequential.

OTOH, the Cup S just became available, and it supposedly is much improved and will help the privateers take it to Ferrari. 7:15 is pretty amazing, so I would bet on a Cup S "body in white" without team graphics, etc. on it.

I have a "regular" GT3 (997), I would love to see what a truly skilled driver could do with around the 'Ring... it is a truly amazing car.

Edited to add: the 997 car has 415 hp stock; DFI would put that number > 450.

[JCR]

- don't know about the GT3 RS, but doesn't the late Stefan Belloff still hold the track record, in a Porsche 956, from way back in the mid 1980s? Pretty amazing!

[evilfij]

Of course us mere mortals cannot buy anything new from porsche with the letters GT in it, even if we did have the cash for full sticker . . . .

[Baron]

- don't know about the GT3 RS, but doesn't the late Stefan Belloff still hold the track record, in a Porsche 956, from way back in the mid 1980s? Pretty amazing!

Belloff ripped up the pavement at the ring at 6:25. A few years ago, I believe that I saw the in car footage and it was mind numbing.

It was so quick that it actually looks as if someone had sped up the film.

[JohnT]

Here's a video!

It's a pretty awesome trip.

/http://http://www.autoblog.com/2008/...4-ring-attack/

[ts rennsport]

Curt, do these lap times count if we use GT4? I did it at 7:00 sec flat on the 'ring the other day in my modded up Ruf (aka 2000 911GT3). I think I tagged one of the armco's only once too...

[GT3Racerich]

Here is a video of the 997 MKII RS at the ring.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/v...3-rs-facelift/
Rich