Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler 2012 Corvette ZR1 at Nurburgring

That's impressive stuff Mike, thanks for sharing.

Not quite the production lap record, the 911 GT2 RS is still fastest, by about a second or so (and ignoring those Gumpert and Radicals, which are not really production cars). Amazing time though.
Going to the Ring and renting something fun and doing a lap is on my bucket list.

I don't follow this stuff very close Craig. This video was posted at the corvette forum I frequent. The racer types who follow this are saying it's a new "regular production" car record. Again, I don't know what that means. One of them also posted this (I do not vouch for its accuracy or know where it came from.

6:48 Radical SR8 LM Michael Vergers 19 August 2009 Radical Sportscars[1][2][3]

6:55 Radical SR8
Michael Vergers 28 September 2005 Radical Sportscars[4] Timed by Sport Auto [5][6][7]

7:11.5 Gumpert Apollo Speed Florian Gruber 13 August 2009 Sport auto (Germany) (Article)

7:14.89 Donkervoort D8 RS
Michael Düchting 2006 Sport auto (Germany) (Article)

7:18 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Timo Kluck April 2010 [7] [8] Manufacturer claim.

7:18.1 Donkervoort D8 RS
Michael Düchting 24 October 2004 Sport auto (Germany) (Article)

7:19.63 2012 Corvette ZR1

7:22.1 Dodge Viper ACR (2009)
Tom Coronel
18 August 2008 Chrysler and Motor Trend conducted test.[9]

7:24 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Horst von Saurma
Sport Auto (11/2010)[10]

7:24.22 Nissan GT-R (2011) Toshio Suzuki
1 October 2010 Nissan conducted test.[11] Semi-wet conditions. Video confirmed. Best Motoring (12/2010).[12]

I would guess, given that the GT2 is a relatively limited production car, that an RS version of that would be an even more limited version of that. I know that the GT3 RS and RSR are purpose built race versions of the GT3, but I didn't think there was a race version of the GT2.

Possibly. I think there is also some level of dispute about the time reported by Porsche. Something about it not being "official". Sounds like fanboy BS really.

I did not know you could rent a car and run the Ring. That would be a lot of fun. I could get into that.

Yeah, I'm kind of getting the fanboy BS out of that list--that's not REALLY a production car, the one I like is! Let's just draw the line at ... uh, how many ZR1s are they building? 10000? Yeah, 10000 units makes it a real production car.

Aha, the GT2 RS IS a production car. 500 units, though.

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q2/2011_porsche_911_gt2_rs-official_photos_and_info

Or, you can get Sabine Schmitz to give you a ride around. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tG3Tx1e704 I could get into that too.

I got curious and took a look at it. Daaammmmmnnnn!! 245K! I had no idea Porsche had a car with that kind of a price tag. It's hardly a Porsche 911 when you actually dig into the specs, well other than appearance anyway. What an amazing car..., but still, well, looks like a Porsche, but subtly obvious that there's a whole hell of a lot going on with it that will kick some ass.

I absolutely hate riding.... Doesn't matter who's driving, what they are driving, where they are driving... I'm not a control freak by any stretch, but for some odd reason, I just don't like NOT being in control when in a vehicle. About the only time I can tolerate it, is in a limo, and drunk.