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man this car sounds so sick!!

Tilps

Best Motoring - 11/10 Lexus LFA Nur Spec Part1 ( 24h )

Fuji 1.50.16 @ 7500 rpm
Supet GT this year quali lap time 1.33 -s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJrCJP34Xn4

05RollaXRS

I think this video verifies what I said a while back. The Nurburgring race car LFA is detuned to 480 HP and limited to 7500 rpm to meet the SP8 class requirements.

That is what I believe was writting in Japanese that the road-going version is limited at 9500 rpm and the race car is limited to 7500 rpm.

05RollaXRS

Repost. A few threads down.

GS69

Video Find: LFA, ZR1, GT2 RS & F430 Do Battle @ Fuji

Take 1 of each of the following: a Lexus LFA, a Nissan GT-R, a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, a Porsche GT2 RS, and a Ferrari F430 GT3, toss in the Fuji Circuit race track, and wave the green flag. Who will come out as the victor at the end of 3 laps? That’s entirely what this video aims to find out.

There is just under 3000 hp between the racers here, and engine sizes coming in 6-, 8-, and 10-cylinder flavors, 2 of which use a form of forced induction. There are different engineering mentalities at play, ranging from ultra-lightweight (the Porsche) to all-out thrust and power (the Corvette). 4 out of the 5 in the field are rear-wheel drive (the GT-R is the lone all-wheel drive offering), and 2 place their engines behind the passenger cabin. The most powerful of the bunch — the ZR1 — produces 638 hp while the meekest — the GT-R — puts down “just” 530 hp. How the 5 cars finish may surprise you — but even if they don’t, the video below is still worth a watch for any supercar fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZibVbzXSxY0

07grIS350

Interesting, the LFA actual 'won' the first lap. Thanks for the video GS69.

BNR34

iTrader: (1)

Because it started way out front............they always do that to even out the field, make it more fun to watch. Look at the lap times.

You put the fastest car in the front, there would be no passing to see.

05RollaXRS

No. The start favored GTR because it launched before all the other cars and got out in the front.

The GTR passed LFA as soon as it launched well ahead of all the other cars and got in front. At the first corner, while LFA was right on the tail of the GTR, it passed the GTR as soon as both cars hit the straight.

The surface was very low-grip favoring AWD plus the super sticky GT Maxx tires on GTR. That is why all RWD cars (ZR-1 the most) were struggling for grip.

07grIS350

It looked as if the GT-R got a jump on everyone. It even passed the LFA for a brief moment in the first corner, but the LFA snatched back the lead and won the lap.

07grIS350

Also, the GT2 RS got the LFA only by hair at the finish line.

jpvarghese

iTrader: (1)

I have to interject, although I don't want to. You seem to do this alot. How are you so sure about this? The LFA didn't seem like it was struggling for grip. In fact it looked like it had a decent launch and seemed quicker around the bends than all the other cars.

jpvarghese

iTrader: (1)

Which is impressive in my opinion. That car is lighter and has a much thicker powerband.

07grIS350

What impressed most was how fast the GT-R was at the top end. I can't believe it has the most weight and the least amount of power.

07grIS350

I think he might have a point with the tires here JP. I think the highly balanced setup has made it easier to control the car, but with grippier tires the LFA could be a lot faster in the corners

05RollaXRS

ZR-1 cornering so slow was a dead giveaway that the surface is very low grip. I am sure if someone translated Hattori's comments, you will hear how he has very little grip in the turns.

Even at the launch, the GTR jumped the line all over other cars.

All that aside, I was merely re-iterating what Motohide said that Fuji is a low grip surface compared to say, Tsukuba circuit, which is a high grip surface track.