1:37.66 The Mustang GT350R did about 1:36.06 ("1.6 seconds faster") The Camaro SS 1 LE ($44,000) basically tied the M4 GTS. Randy feather-foots the Corvette ZR1 up to Turn 6 on his out lap so the 755-hp V-8's snarling, crackling exhaust note doesn't break the Laguna Seca noise limit. In truth, Best Drivers Car 2018 is a topic that can always get us fired up around here! The weather is a bit warm and windy. We make the pilgrimage north to the 11-turn, 2.2-mile track each year for MotoGP, American Le Mans, and the Monterey Historics, among others. The Lambo's first flying lap stops the clock at 1:30.00. Along with the McLaren and Porsche, the big dogs of BDC 2018 include Chevy's refreshed Corvette ZR1 and Lamborghini's Huracan Performante. Motortrend Figure-8 is a racing venue in United States with 1276 lap times. Want more 2019 Best Driver's Car content on the Supra, Mustang Shelby GT350, Urus, and the rest of the BDC fleet? McLaren had to go faster. We recently took you on a journey through fifteen years of on-track advancement made by the Corvette team and their peers within the General Motors family, as proven by our colleagues at Car and Driver during their annual Lightning Lap Competition. Congrats to Mercedes; you are now the quickest four-door. Laguna Seca is a tough circuit for a number of reasons. And the MX-5 did what Miatas have always done best: offer one of the purest driving experiences you can get, at any price. Although at entirely different ends of the BDC spectrum, the McLaren 720S and Mazda MX-5 perform as expected. Cars with adjustable suspension can be set-up for track conditions, as a customer would. "Incredibly capable and confident and easy to drive fast," Scott Evans gushes. This post has received too much negative feedback and is hidden. 2020. We didn't win every game, either, as we tied one. What do these techs do? The monstrously fast 911 GT2 RS causes sharp intakes of breath for some judges when they arrive at corners with a wooden brake pedal and no sign of retardation. We rarely allow it. After digging through a mountain of comparison tests and BDC articles/videos, your author decided to get the MT Hierarchy of LS Laps jumpstarted with a GM Top-10 that features seven supercar-slaying Corvettes and three rowdy Camaros (Cadillac missed out on landing a spot by .24 of a second with the LT4-powered third-gen CTS-V!). [VIDEO] Watch the Corvette ZR1s Hype Video for Motor Trends Best Drivers Car Competition If AMG shows up with a fully kitted-out white-black-and-lime-liveried Mercedes-Benz Metris complete with an espresso machine, Porsche fires back with hydraulic jacks and tire warmers. That doesn't solve the traction problem, but it tames the twitch a little, delivering a lap time identical to the Mustang's. The clock deconstructs the lap, by fractions of a second. Distance. And the Corvette Z06 this year went some 22.5 seconds quicker (!) "A tad disconcerting," Erick Ayapana notes. M4 GTS on Motor Trend's Ignition (Laguna Seca Lap Time Inside) Bimmerpost Model Selection. Vittel, which we will assume is an alias, says the S Plaid was on a custom set of Michelin Sport Cup 2 tires that will be released along with the vehicle when it goes on sale in late 2021. an SUV doing here? Amazingly, the PDE-equipped C6 ZR1 still wears the bronze medal two Corvette generations later! Just wait till the C8 ZO6 comes out, I think this list will change. Competition is a beautiful thing! Imagine winning that lottery, every summer. VIR Aug 21, 2020 to Aug 22, 2020 . (To watch Randy's hot laps, go to MotorTrendOnDemand.com.). The most potent, track-capable vehicle ever produced by General Motors only stopped the clock .59 before the next car down the C7 pecking order, fell a full two-seconds behind the 16-17 Viper ACR-E, and only registering the fourth-fastest time of the day during the 2018 edition of BDC. On the one hand, I love that they look past the numbers in their yearly pursuit of the machine that, per head honcho, Angus MacKenzie, delivers a balance of useable performance, accessible handling, and driver-friendly design; a vehicle with a multidimensional personality that will delight and reward the enthusiast driver on any road at any time, regardless of weather and traffic conditions, but, I dont think that a Top Gear-style lap time leaderboard would do anything but add intrigue to their greatest event. It is what it is!. His only grumble: a lack of initial bite from the brakes. There's fierce argument over whether the Porsche was better than the McLaren and whether the Aston and Honda really deserved to be ranked as highly as some thought. We look forward to watching Lucid, Tesla and Porsche continue to battle for electric-sedan track superiority."" Post content redacted by Advanced BS Detector (ABSD). 337 sentences with 'automobile racing'. Randy reckons his third car of the day, the Honda Civic Type R, to be one of the finest factory front-drive cars he's ever driven. Well, we're glad you asked. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that includes 319 vehicles. Speaking of the driver, this is apparently well-known YouTuber Sebastian Vittel (not to be confused with F1 driver Sebastian Vettel) behind the wheel. Motor Trend Magazine has returned to Laguna Seca today for the Best Drivers Car test. 0:24.5 - Civic Type R. More than anything else, we got the impression that both General Motors and Motor Trend had mentally written off the C7 and shifted their focus to the upcoming mid-engine Corvette. Now, thanks to the magic that is the Internet, you can witness the next best thing to being the person belted into the driver's seat by watching the video up above. Much was on the line. By now, you've probably seen a few of the hot lap videos for our 2015 Best Driver's Car competition, and you may be wondering, just what does a 1-minute 43.2-second lap time of a 2015 Lexus RC F mean? That's progress. At stake? Conditions were described as "ideal" and the car used road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2R tyres. Recursively sort the rest of the list, then insert the one left-over item where it belongs in the list, like adding a . In addition, we've spotlighted some of the more telling data at various locations. Driving the No. Unfortunately, for people like myself who grew up pouring over the stats on the back of their baseball cards, Motor Trends testing has one major shortcoming compared to Car and Driver, and thats recordkeeping. And with that, BDC 2018 is one for the record books: The three quickest laps in the history of the competition have been set in a single morning. There are sidelong glances at the Corvette, too. Laguna Seca is a power circuit, and with more ponies under the hood, the 2019 MX-5 is 2.2 seconds faster than the Miata Randy lapped in BDC 2016. "They have more horsepower," he shrugs. The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay; Chasing the Shadows; The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf: A Stop-motion Adaptation ENTRY LIST: Click here to view the 26 IndyCar drivers racing at Laguna Seca INDY LIGHTS RACES : Saturday, 3:25 p.m., 35 laps/78.33 miles or 55 minutes (Peacock Premium); Sunday, 1 p.m., 35 laps/78 . Randy will start Day 1 with the all-wheel-drive cars and lower-powered contenders. The C7 GS fourth-place ranking was the biggest surprise of last weeks list for many readers (and Bloggers), we knew it was fast, but 2:47 at VIR is straight-up flying! Good example of "diminishing returns" law, which we see almost in any kind of product or service - the most specialist, most well made or very best performing product will sometimes cost multiples more than nearest rival, even if value difference is negligable. First, there are two kinds of racers: cheaters and losers. Could we please add also the Lucid Air laptime set by the factory. First out is the TT RS, and Randy is surprised to learn the anodyne Audi's best lap of 1:39.95 was a tenth quicker than that of the emotionally enthralling Porsche 718 Cayman S he drove last year. And that's what makes the flamboyant, operatic, joyously Italian Lamborghini Huracan Performante our 2018 Best Driver's Car. That is nicht gut. How does a Porsche Cayman GT4's time of 1 minute 37.43 seconds stack up? This surprises Randy, who thought the lap was a sloppy affair; he'd spent the whole time busily working behind the wheel to find the balance between understeer and oversteer. insults masked as inquiries.). "It's a family car and a sports car at the same time," Miguel Cortina smiles. felt much healthier when it was time for a lap. See what you make of the results. Randy posted on his instagram account that the Corvette ZR1 has beaten the track record previously set by the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR. That can mean anything from telling us ideal tire pressures and drive mode settings to swapping out worn (or broken) bits. It was slower than the Jaguar Project 8, which set the Laguna Seca four-door lap record last year (with Randy at the wheel of a pre-production model). After disappointment, delight: The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio's best lap of 1:43.50 is nearly 0.3 second quicker than the one Randy posted in the ultra-light mid-engine Alfa 4C sports car in 2015. This manifests as an equipment arms race. "I'm sweating! Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA. I know moto gp and wsb times are crazy but just curious about the other. Very occasionally, an OEM would look at a time Randy and our test team recorded and say, "We'd like to change something and try for a better time." Takeaway: Herta and the Andretti cars have consistently had solid speed on the streets of St. Pete in recent years, and . The engine is staggeringly good, a 600-hp iron fist wrapped in a velvet glove. See the cars in actionright here. Browse through 2022 IMSA Laguna Seca results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Rounding out Legends of Laguna: GM Edition is the car that brought back the legendary Stingray moniker. October. There are gasps of disbelief when the clock stops: 1:28.30. "Yes, I think that is possible.". If there's one part of our Best Driver's Car track days that I've seen change over the years, it's the level of manufacturer support. Their Stig Randy and those of us in the audience deserve it! Here's some more results from Motor Trend. ", CZINGER 21C BREAKS LAGUNA SECA LAP RECORD OUTRIGHT! It had just set the track record, but naturally, McLaren thought it (and we) could improve on a few things. than the C6 Z06 from year one, landing it in fifth place of all time. Time. The Stelvio is so fast and agile, it damn near defies the laws of physics. The carmakers are there to help, and we appreciate that help. When I was a sophomore in high school, our football team didn't lose a game. The ZR1 is the fastest production Corvette to lap Laguna Seca. 48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracn GT3 squad and co-drivers Bryan Sellers and Corey Lewis. As an added bonus, the ultimate C6s record run into the sunset led SRT to counter by creating one of your narrators all-time favorite cars, the 1:33.62-running Viper TA. I think all are friggen AWESOME!! There's only two laptimes of the ZL1, the Nordschleife and Inde ranch, and the last one is where it was tested against the Boss, the other time you saw of the ZL1 being several seconds slower was on Laguna Seca where someone wrongly put the Inde rach laptimes as if they've been done there. No caveats here. Nintendo". Randy's second lap in the Huracan is 1.3 seconds slower, however, and as he watches time slip away on the Racepak display in the cockpit, he decides to pit early. Race 1: Streets of St. Petersburg. Home; About; Blog; Media Room. Fast cars take around 1 minute 40 seconds. laguna-seca-lap-times-infographic-motortrend-new3.jpg (894.76 kB, 1043x4100 - viewed 27 times.) The problem is the lack of rear-end grip. I know tesla fanboys like lying but come on now, don't kill the credibility of this site. remember when the "plaid model s" with full slicks no seats and a huge wing didnt even beat a performante, McLaren Senna - 1:27.23.https://www.mclarenlife.com/threads/765lt-at-laguna.104127/post-1785120, 765LT - 1:27.904https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maprv1IXDHo. The Fastest Production Car Lap Times at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Staff Writer creator Sep 26, 2009 See all 2 photos Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca doubles as our satellite office. The automakers tend to be naturally competitive with one another, too. "Its performance is absolutely amazing," he says, grinning. Taken as a whole, the comprehensive list of Lightning Lap times tells a saga of long-running rivalries, continuous technological progress, and an evolving notion of what constitutes a. His first flying lap is a 1:33.20, and the Chevy guys frownit's over a tenth off the Z06's best lap here in 2016, and that car had 105 fewer ponies. Agreed. Speaking of progress, after being shown almost no love on Route 198, the Supra went to a dealer for a once-over. This year was different, as three OEMs successfully pleaded their cases. Reply 624 Dirtdickler 12y ago You just get in and you drive like Ayrton Senna.". The addition of Randy Pobst as an in-house hot shoe was a stroke of genius on MTs part 13-years ago! But it feels clumsier and less composed than the Chevy Camaro SS 1LE that impressed us so much in 2016. Those three laps had boosted the rear tire pressures to 36 psi, well above the 32 psi at which the 720S works best. Now do that 0-400-0km/h in the HEAVILY REVISED CAR! 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