Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia. If you look strictly at their finishing position, the camaros. For years, car and driver has been holding a competition aimed at finding the best drivers car you can buy. Intermittent clectronic throttle controletc light after. Nascar busch east series race number 1 of saturday, april 28, 2007 at greenvillepickens speedway, greenville, sc 150 laps on a. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club.
P85d lightning lap car and driver discussion in model s. Car and driver lightning lap at vir ford focus rs forum. Our site uses cookies to enhance your experience and understand how you use our site. The atsv leaves nothing on the table, and both it and the atsv coupe beat the bmw m4 we tested at the last lightning lap by about a second. In the eighth installment of the car and driver lightning lap the allnew m4 and m235i took to the tarmac of virginia international raceway to see how they measure up to the competitionpast and present the competition classes in the lightning lap are set up by price range. After concluding car and drivers lightning lap test, they teamed up. Colin steele mcrae, mbe 5 august 1968 15 september 2007 was a scottish rally driver from lanark, scotland. Round 2 of our performance benchmark at virginia international raceway, ll2. The lt had the same lightning acceleration, just married to a lithe. The direction later turned to realism, with production of popular muscle cars leading the way. Other cars 2020 supra at car and driver lightning lap the new. Lightning lap by patrick rall on september 12, 2016 at 4.
Theres probably 25 seconds on the table for most lap results, even more if the track conditions arent perfect or the tires arent in the best shape. The annual lightning lap roundup from car and driver is easily one of our favorite car magazine features of any of the past five years, and this years extravaganza at virginia international. I bring you the latest lighting lap comparasion with some incredible results. But it doesnt make a car fun to drive in the twisties. For the 2007 event held on corpus christi weekend of june 710, more than.
Because bmw is a sports car company, not a luxury car company, all of their vehicles. The original emphasis was to make our cars the fastest in downhill racing and on oval track sets. The son of fivetime british rally champion jimmy mcrae and brother of rally driver alister mcrae, colin mcrae was the 1991 and 1992 british rally champion, and in 1995 became the first scottish person and the youngest to win the world rally championship drivers title, a record he. When you buy a new car, a professionals lap time at any track is an interesting. The 09 jcw was included in the test and ran a lap of 3. The teams porsche gt3rsr was driven by ralf kelleners and tommy milner.
Unfollow lightning mcqueen car to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Car and driver organizes the lightning lap classes by the pricing of the. Corvette value for performance as inspired by car and driver. Porsche 911 turbo s hot lap at vir lightning lap 2017. Car and driver, photos by rich chenet 2008 lightning lap car and driver ll1.
Cadillac atsv sedan at lightning lap 2015 feature car. It held the frontwheel drive record until it was surpassed by the honda civic type r. In the 2011 lightning lap, the sti beat the wrx by 2. Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below. For the fifth time, we shake down the years hottest metal at vir. The latest car and driver issue with the rendering of the midengine 2017 corvette zora on the cover also features the results from the magazines annual lightning lap competition where the latest stockunmodified offerings from selected manufacturers are raced against the clock at virginia international raceway for the 7th annual lightning lap, 25 cars were selected and grouped into. Results from car and driver s 2016 lightning lap annual test at virginia international raceway vir.
Before he was a successful indy car driver, team principal, bobby rahal raced porsche 935s and 962s in the imsa series. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. In may 2011, most of these cars were taken out of stores and replaced with the cars 2 diecast line. The chevrolet cobalt ss comprises three sport compact versions of the chevrolet cobalt that. Round 2 of our performance benchmark at virginia international raceway prepare for a few surprises. Still, the upcoming gt2essentially a gt3 with the turbos powertrainmight have a shot at the ford gts ll4 time of 3. The chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at. Intermittent clectronic throttle controletc light after cleaning throttle body 2007 chrysler pacifica went to clean the throttle body, but the back side of the butterfly plate was sooo heavily caked, the only way to effectively clean it was to remove the throttle body. Nissan has improved the car almost every year since its 2007 launch, taking it. A new gt2 entry in 2007 was the openwheel team, rahal letterman racing. The 24 hours nurburgring is a 24hour annual touring car and gt endurance racing event on the nordschleife north loop of the nurburgring in central germany. Due to the nature of the lllap material, it has proven to be effective with cerium and aluminum oxides, as well as diamond, tin oxide, and all manner of polishes used interchangeably.
Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Besides diamond grits, oxide polishes became an equally important focus. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. The lightning lap began as an experiment to enhance lapidary polishing methods and techniques. The secrets of car and drivers lightning lap revealed driven. Sure, this version of the gt500 was a little noseheavy, but it proved itself to be a strong performer and achieved a lightning lap time at vir that was darnnear identical to that of the much more expensive porsche 911 turbo of the time in car and. Technology has to be used in service of the driver, not just added speed. Mattel has released these toys in a number of series.
Aug 1, 2007 richard dolecar and driver in the november 2006 issue of car and driver, we invented the lightning lap, wherein we took a bunch of sporty automobiles down to virginia international. While not the official name for the series, the initial wave in the cars line has come to be known by many collectors as the. Weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. Sparks should be flying from underneath, the driver always certain of exactly how hard to push to make the corner. We said then, a little attention to springs and damping might make this eager contender a real champ, as the stiffly sprung f zapped. Our best drivers car shootout is not about a lap time. Also cant wait to see motortrends drivers car article as randy. Despite lexus insistence on the matter, the lc 500 is, in fact, a pretty good sports car. Browsing through car and driver, they ran their annual lightning lap event and was pleasantly surprised to see a 99 nsx zanardi supercharged in the test. In fact, it was actually a tenth of a second quicker than the 2007 bmw z4. Car and driver is trying to come with the own version of the sport auto test.
Previous story 2015 audi tt driver being an idiot on the highway video. Round 2 of our performance benchmark at virginia international raceway. Go behind the scenes with car and driver magazine editors as they pummel virginia international raceway for three days with 25 of the. In the november 2006 issue of car and driver, we invented the lightning lap, wherein we took a bunch of sporty automobiles down to virginia international raceway to benchmark their overall. I have screenshots of the lap results, but if you are also interested into read further info about the cars, let me know and ill make a better screenshot. Lexus lc 500 holds its own in lightning lap showdown. P85d lightning lap car and driver tesla motors club. For the 2006 and 2007 model years the car was called ss, or 1ss, but was replaced with the.
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