While the corvette z06s time was damn fast in the lightning lap competition, in the hands of someone that has spent a lot of seat time in the car, it has the potential to go. Other than you could say they are similar in speed around laguna seca. Camaronews the lap times from the 2016 car and driver annual lightning lap test from virginia international raceway vir are in, and heres how the new 1le both v8 and v6 compared. It beat the 2017 camaro ss1les lap time by a full second and was ahead of a few other serious sports cars like the porsche cayman gts. In that year, weve tested, shaken it down at virginia international raceway for our annual lightning lap competition, and deemed it worthy of our 10best list. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but.
Their object is to set benchmark lap times that compare a cars performance against other cars in its price range. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. The 2014 chevrolet corvette c7 stingray was one of the cars tested at the eighth annual car and driver lightning lap earlier this year. Sep 10, 2016 according to gvirish on reddit, the lap times of car and driver magazines lightning lap around the virginia international raceway have been leaked for this year and the results are rather surprising. The closest comparative car this time around was the bmw 335i coupe, which also has decentsized rear seats. I just finished reading the lightning lap issue oct. It wasnt fighting for the overall title, but it was the 17th fastest car in lightning lap history. And it is, even though the srt8 gives up just a single mpg. There are some equipped with carbonfiber body panels, torque tubes, drive.
The secrets of car and drivers lightning lap revealed driven. Scott dixon entered the season as the defending indycar champion, while chevrolet entered as the reigning manufacturers champion. How much faster is a camaro zl1 1le than a standard zl1. On another note, it would be interesting to see how the mercedes amg 63 estate would stack up to the hypersuv crowd on the lightning lap. Both are zl1 package cars with 650horsepower supercharged 6. At least its a v6 camry, a topoftheline xse with sexy 19inch wheels and 301. Ford gt laptime at virginia international raceway grand east. Published on oct 16, 2014 go behind the scenes with car and driver magazine editors as they pummel virginia international raceway for three days with 25 of the worlds best sports cars.
Our annual lightning lap track test is about one thing and one thing only. Tony kanaan entered the race as the defending champion. Beaver dam raceway racer scott semmelmann dead after hot lap crash. Heres the link to all of the car and driver lightning lap times. Readers whined that lightning lap isnt relevant to them, so here we are, lapping a camry. Corvette zr1 finishes second overall, leading its class and beating most cars in the class above it. Both models turned in very impressive performances. Car and driver does not include this years yet but interesting read.
Best drivers car award most fun cars to drive motor trend. The track experienced a tragedy saturday night during the hot laps session for the bumper to bumper ira outlaw sprint car series, a midwest touring series. China claims stimulus 10 times more efficient than us fed. The estate version should be able to put down the same lap times as the saloon version, considering similar objective measures in general. Virginia international raceway commonly known as vir is a race track located in alton. At our 2019 lightning lap, our fastest contender, the 2019 mclaren senna, set an all time record with a 2. Oct 16, 2014 published on oct 16, 2014 go behind the scenes with car and driver magazine editors as they pummel virginia international raceway for three days with 25 of the worlds best sports cars. May 14, 2015 i am also making custom tracks with car and driver s sectors as used in their lightning lap so hlt users can compare to cars they have tested. Camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver lightning lap. The secrets of car and driver s lightning lap revealed. Complete ll times 2006 to 2014 for the eighth time. Sep 19, 2014 watch video of its best lap at car and driver.
Ford gt laptime at virginia international raceway grand east course post 01 2014 ford gt finished a flying lap of virginia international raceway grand east course post 01 2014 in 2 minutes and 43 seconds. That was done intentionally, in order to esnure that the srt grand cherokee is a lot faster than the 350 hp hemi. Sep 14, 2016 its when a car has to be made streetlegal and reasonably maintainable that meaningful performance comparisons can be made. Weve run lightning lap eight times now and have 161 lap times from 160 cars the 2009 nissan gtr ran on two different sets of tires in our. The 2019 zr1 would not only dominate the ll4 class with a time of 2. The chevrolet camaro zl1 1le has surprised us time and time again with its performance, but the recent car and driver lightning lap test really put the coupes track capabilities into perspective. Compare every lap weve recorded at vir, check out track maps, watch video, and more. Porsche 918 spyder dominates car and driver lightning lap. Heres what car and driver had to say about the gt2 rs. As you get comfortable in the gt3, more of your focus can turn to enjoying the speed it generatesand the sounds, the 4. I said last year that i wouldnt be surprised if, with more seat time on the track and a true limited slip differential, the focus st may be well under the 3. The glis time is pretty surprising considering esc cant be fully defeated. Colwell, tony quiroga, aaron robinson and eric tingwall.
It will be in the magazine with the midengine corvette zora on the cover. It is the premier event of the 2014 verizon indycar series season. We attack vir with 25 of the years hottest performance cars we hold it as gospel that a lap time on a fast and technical circuit is the purest distillation of a performance. It looks like it actually matches the time of the 2015 golf r. For the eighth time, we put the years hottest performance cars to the ultimate test. Car and driver organizes the lightning lap classes by the pricing of the cars. Every corvette and 911 lap time from our annual lightning lap track test ranked. The allnew 2014 chevy corvette stingray z51 takes on its toughest competition yet, the 545horsepower 2014 nissan gtr track edition. I thought we agreed last year that the lightning lap times were irrelevant because of the driver skill issue. Chevrolet camaro z28 at cd lightning lap gm authority. The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of. There was no hellcat present so i wrote the editor to ask why. The 98th indianapolis 500 was held at the indianapolis motor speedway in speedway, indiana on sunday may 25, 2014. Camaro zl1 1le out to vir for lightning lap in 2017 and set a fastest time of.
Complete ll times 2006 to 2014 for the eighth time, we put the years hottest performance cars to the ultimate test. The secrets of car and drivers lightning lap revealed. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but the. Track times of some of the newest, hottest vehicles extant. Heres a behind the scenes video to show you a glimpse of what the lightning lap is all about.
Each of our five drivers is assigned vehicles to lap, but we crosscheck our work by cycling into one anothers cars. Check out car and drivers full lightning lap feature article. Car and driver lightning lap at vir ford focus rs forum. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014. But if we had to drive one car as fast as possible for.
At our 2019 lightning lap, our fastest contender, the 2019 mclaren senna, set an alltime record with a 2. The 2014 corvette stingray ran car and drivers 2014 lightning lap at 2. Sep 11, 2014 you can view the complete list of archived lightning lap times at car and driver and make sure you check out the full 2014 lightning lap competition in the october 2014 issue of car and driver. Car and driver hosts a pretty good roadcourse competition every year at vir virginia international raceway on the 4. Posted here are the results and sector times of lightning lap 2014.
For the eighth time, we collect the years hottest performance cars and push their limits at virginia international raceway. They compiled a list of the top 25 times they achieved but keep in mind vir was repaved at one point so. Car and driver tested among other production cars the 2014 chevrolet camaro z28 at this years lightning lap. Vbox system that captures not only lap times but also key data points that help us understand exactly how a bdc contender behaves. Taken as a whole, the comprehensive list of lightning lap times tells a saga of longrunning. They changed from listing times from 5 small sections of the track to 5 full sectors in 2014 as shown below. Car and driver did their annual lightning lap event at virginia international raceway, where they confirmed this by testing the latest and greatest cars to put down one quick fast lap time. Dirt racing news the latest dirt track racing news headlines. Heres what car and driver had to say about the gt3. Corvette provides prodigious speeds for comparatively little outlay. Sep 25, 2014 the folks at motor trend have compiled their list of the best drivers cars for 2014 and after putting 10 performance models head to head, the 2014 chevrolet camaro z28 was chosen as the best. Car and driver lightning lap at vir page 2 ford focus.
Bmw m4 car and driver lightning lap times are out bmw m3 and. The 2014 verizon indycar series was the 19th season of the indycar series and the 103rd season of american open wheel racing. There are plenty of cars packing more than 577 horsepower on the lightning lap all time leaderboard. True, but any ll done since 2014 would be comparable since 2014 today would have been done on the same surface. Sep 14, 2016 a full decade into car and drivers lightning lap, and one thing remains the same.
The 09 jcw was included in the test and ran a lap of 3. The january issue published my letter and gave the following answer. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 01. Just as the cars have changed with time, so has our event. Oct 17, 2019 if the corvette was predictable as the ll2 champ this year, the car that put up the secondbest lap time in the category was a surprise. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 01 2014 is a moderately fast track, with overall average speed of 7 kph 85 mph. The 2015 porsche 918 spyder achieves a lap time of 2 minutes, 43. However, one of them is equipped as standard, and the other features the now famous 1le performance package. Corvette grand sport holds its own at car and drivers. Car magazines expand video offerings with help from a youtube. One they are the tires off the show room floor and two the car is nearly has fast and at times faster on the harder. On the last session of the day i did another pb with a 56. This car made it to last years feature, lightning lap 20, and it was on my lows list car and driver s lightning lap 20 a closer look. Also cant wait to see motortrends driver s car article as randy will be hot lapping the sti im guessing itll be included along.
Somehow, i dont think tesla is ready for prime time, then. Ed carpenter won the pole position, his second consecutive pole at indy. This time compares very well to previous corvettes on the list. Car and driver magazine has an annual test of fast cars called the lightning lap using the grand west course. There were a total of 18 new cars who took a shot at the list, with a total of 180 cars tested so far throughout the years. Beaver dam raceway driver scott semmelmann dead after sprint car crash. The lap times from the 2016 car and driver annual lightning lap test from virginia international raceway vir are in, and heres how the all new 1le both v8 and v6 fared. Lightning lap by patrick rall on september 12, 2016 at 4. Tesla model s on the lightning lap showdown car and. Its premier event was the 98th indianapolis 500, held on sunday, may 25. It seems like just yesterday we were hearing about porsches wild 918 spyder taking the new vir production track record during cds lightning lap in 2014. With the motec data from warrens few laps it showed that a bit more throttle on my part would help my lap times. Big thanks to nick and dave for the help during the day also picked up a suprise thanks to qr.
If the corvette was predictable as the ll2 champ this year, the car that put up the secondbest lap time in the category was a surprise. Camaro6 camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver. Driver talent and tire condition will probably be bigger factors than the difference between the cars. Best driver s car is our favorite time of the year where we test a handful of the hottest highperformance cars to find out which is the most fun car to drive on both the road and the track. Corvette value for performance as inspired by car and driver. For a second straight year, an american car tops a list of world class super cars and to add a cherry to the top, it also produced the second fastest time every in the nine year history of this lightning lap. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 01 2014 is a racing venue in united states with 116 laptimes. The 2014 chevrolet camaro z28 performed beyond expectation at car and driver magazines eighth annual lightning lap. The xkrs gt is hairy, but far less so than the regular xkrs. 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.
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