Porsche Sets New Lap Record

[Rdrokit]

All I can say is this is one insane ride. For years manufactures have brought their race cars and street cars to the Nurburgring in Germany for bragging rights. From year to year cars have shaved off a couple seconds off a lap to set new records. Porsche decided to send their hybrid race car to the track to set some records. Well they didn't shave a couple seconds off the record THEY SHAVED OFF 51 SECONDS. Yes, you read that correctly, 51 seconds. Watch this video on the biggest screen you can and put on some head phones to get the full effect. I saw 369kph down the back stretch. That's almost 230mph and if he had another gear he would have gone faster. Of course being an old racer I had to image a steering wheel and drive the track with the video. My hands were sweating after the first minute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmSUHhP3ug

Edited June 29, 2018 by Rdrokit

[canthai55]

If I ever have the xtra $$$ I am going to take lessons from Sabine Schmidz

[HAKAPALITA]

And Poor a old Honda Civic RS stll holds the record for FWD yawnfest production rides.

[canthai55]

Porsche 919 Evo

The V4 engine is retained for the Evo, putting out 720 hp (537 kW; 730 PS)

As the amount of recovered energy that could be used was increased from 6.37 megajoule for Spa to 8.49 megajoule, the output of the electric motors was increased from 400 hp to 440 hp (328 kW; 446 PS).

The car's weight was reduced by 39 kg, now weighing in at 849 kg (1,872 lb) dry and 888 kg (1,958 lb) with driver ballast

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, HAKAPALITA said:

And Poor a old Honda Civic RS stll holds the record for FWD yawnfest production rides.

It is more exciting to drive a slow car fast than......   Isn't that Micheal Schumacher?

[Rdrokit]

26 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

It is more exciting to drive a slow car fast than......   Isn't that Micheal Schumacher?

Guess you never driven a fast car fast. Nothing more exhilarating in my opinion. And what is that comment about Schumacher supposed to mean? Poor guy will probably never walk let alone drive again since his skiing accident in 2013.