Car and driver lightning lap 2015 results track

Best drivers car award most fun cars to drive motor trend. I guess they cant have one driver provide results for all cars. With our eighth lightning lap assembly of the current automotive elite, other things. The hybrid system adds weight, it sits at 3600 lbs, which kills it on the slower corners, cause you have to brake all that weight, then rotate it, and only then can you use the awd system to power out. Corvette zr1 finishes second overall, leading its class and beating most cars in the class above it. Its one of the annual features i most look forward to because the combine the track testing which is the focus of ops post with street driving. I just received my october 2015 car and driver, in which they test about 18 cars on virginia international raceway, and it seems strange to me the model s has never been tested for their comparative time test. Mar 04, 20 20 audi rs5 20 lightning lap ll3 class car and driver. Both of my previous gtis had the plaid seats with sunroof, while i usually do prefer leather the plaid seats look better to me and retro. The detroit grand prix currently branded as the chevrolet detroit grand prix presented by lear corporation for sponsorship reasons is an indycar series race weekend held on a temporary circuit at belle isle in detroit, michigan. Ru disappointed the c8 is not in car and driver lightning lap this year.

They have a nice curve graph of cost and track time, showing that for the most part, you get what you pay for. Less margin for error, a lot more work being done by the car. Car and driver organizes the lightning lap classes by the pricing of the. Car and driver does not include this years yet but interesting read. The race has been held from 1989 to 2001, 2007 to 2008, and since 2012. The chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at. At our 2019 lightning lap, our fastest contender, the 2019 mclaren senna, set an alltime record with a 2. Call it driver variation, track temperatures, whatever. 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. Jan 11, 20 20 lightning lap ll3 class car and driver car and driver.

Hosted by the editors of car and driver magazine, this show puts the audience into the action on. In 1957, a bunch of north carolina racers cut a track around the tree, the. We took it to lime rock park to see how much hotlapping this electric sport sedan can really handle. Im a track junkie, about to take delivery of a 2015 sti any day now. Nascar, dirt, lolmds, f1, indycar, imsa and more motorsports news. Its premier event was the 99th indianapolis 500, which was held on may 24. The car is sliding from turnin, through the apex and is using the entire width of the paved track. It was probably a combination of factors, with the primary one being that the model s is not a track car. It marked the eighth detroit belle isle grand prix since the verizon indycar series made its debut at the belle isle racetrack in 2007 and the third time it held a dual tworace indycar contest over two days. They did road tests, and then put randy in the car on the track. The 2015 chevrolet dual in detroit was the first and only doubleheader of the 2015 indycar series season, hosting rounds 7 and 8 of the 2015 indycar series season. A double yellow line separates the track from the racing surface, leading many to call the rule the yellow line rule.

Its been 12 years now, with 242 laps on the alltime lightning lap register. It threw trouble codes, lit the checkengine light, and started. Notice that this 2015 model also achieves roughly the same power, same. A full night of racing action kept the fans in attendance excited as the racers battled to see who would take track championships in two vra divisions, the wmr midgets and california lightning sprints. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. Ventura raceway concluded its regular 2019 racing season saturday night october 26. Willow springs is a racing venue in united states with 212 laptimes. Oct 22, 2019 keep an eye out next year for the lightning lap cookbook. Car and driver just released the videos and article for 2017 lightning lap.

Both are zl1 package cars with 650horsepower supercharged 6. Sep 08, 2015 the chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at virginia international raceway. Magazine, website, blog, and forums feedback tell us what you like or dont like about car and driver in its many incarnations, as well as what youd like to see from us. Just as the cars have changed with time, so has our event. Virginia international raceway commonly known as vir is a race track located in alton. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. These are the quickest lap times for the 180 cars weve tested throughout lightning lap s nineyear run. This years lap tests at virginia international raceway saw two suvs break the threeminute barrier, a camry take on the track, and the quickest car ever. Sep 19, 2018 they did road tests, and then put randy in the car on the track. Keep an eye out next year for the lightning lap cookbook. For details check the track web site or the official wilmot raceway facebook page. It isnt a track car, there is no upside for vw to make it easier for someone to crash their car. Sprinkle liberal amounts of steering input and braking into each corner using a fresh 2018. Wilmot raceway is scheduled to host its fall festival of speed on saturday, october 5.

Wingless sprints, modifieds, street stocks, lightning sprints and bandit 4cylinder stock cars are planned for the 2019 season ending program. Discussion in model s started by jag9000, sep 8, 2015. Whatsapp car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. Find out who lapped quickest this year at our annual lightning lap. Its been 10 years since our first lightning lap, 10 years since we endeavored to create a north american answer to the benchmark nurburgring nordschleife, where automakers take their fastest to joust for laptime supremacy. Le lightning track clubs very own tyler campbell is the district champion in the 400m with a time of 49. The ford gt was reminded once again who broke their oneweek track record at vir with the zr1 finishing a full six seconds faster. Camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver lightning lap. The results are in and the gt350r put down a lap of 2. Randy seems to be a good enough driver that it doesnt take him long to learn how a car behaves and wring out most of the available performance. Both models turned in very impressive performances.

Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. This also coincides with the lap time of a 2006 ford gt and 2012 porsche panamera turbo s. Driving under the line to advance ones position is subject to a drivethrough penalty, or if the foul occurs on the last lap that car will be relegated to the last car on the lead lap in. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a. Best drivers 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. Racing news provides worldwide motorsports coverage. The results show that dodge still leads the way in streetlegal performance. Oct 11, 2019 car and driver once again takes the zl1 1le onto the track at vir for a lightning lap competition, this time with the 10 speed automatic transmission. Not only that, the corvette z06 was so fast that in the nine years of car and drivers lightning laps, only one other car has finished faster.

Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and drivers lightning lap 2015. When we named our annual performance car torture test lightning lap more than a decade ago, we meant it in a figurative sense. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014. 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. Nov 08, 2018 teslas dualmotor, 450horsepower model 3 performance has a new track mode. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia. Track times of some of the newest, hottest vehicles extant. Car and driver lightning lap at vir ford focus rs forum. The latest car and driver issue with the rendering of the midengine 2017 corvette zora on the cover also features the results from the magazines annual lightning lap competition where the latest stockunmodified offerings from selected manufacturers are raced against the clock at virginia international raceway. Oct 27, 2015 running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over nine events. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over nine events. Car and driver magazine has an annual test of fast cars called the lightning.

Jul 19, 2017 the next car, another quadrifoglio, at the magazines annual lightning lap track test, refused to rev to the end of the tach. Its made for fun spirited driving and obviously makes for a great track car. Every car, every lap time to be within a 110 of the m235i is a solid showing. Sep 11, 2014 the latest car and driver issue with the rendering of the midengine 2017 corvette zora on the cover also features the results from the magazines annual lightning lap competition where the latest stockunmodified offerings from selected manufacturers are raced against the clock at virginia international raceway. Did it lap faster than the manual zl1 1le around vir. Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and driver. Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. The result of the extra power and grip is that the new 911 turbo s lapped vir 4. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but the. View all of our lightning lap track tests at virginia international raceway from 2006 to present.

More sliding, slightly quicker laps still than at 910. The annual lightning lap roundup from car and driver is easily one of our favorite car magazine features of any of the past five years. What started as a handful of car and driver employees with a couple of. Heres where you can talk about lap times, the latest racing news and results, and your totally sweet heelandtoe technique. For this, the ninth lightning lap, a couple of lastminute dropouts, including a dodge challenger srt hellcat, reduced our usual fleet of 20 or so down to the 18 before you. Its when a car has to be made streetlegal and reasonably maintainable that meaningful performance comparisons can be made. It tends to overheat before finishing a lap on any reasonably sized track. The car and driver lightning lap is a yearly outing where editors of the renowned automotive magazine make a pilgrimage to the mighty virginia international raceway. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over ten. Sep 10, 2015 car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. Car and driver lightning lap with the g70 page 2 genesis.

Marc urbano car and driver we never meant it literally. I think the pp 2 and 1le are very close except for the differential overheating issue with the pp 2 after several hard laps. The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of. The 2015 verizon indycar series was the 20th season of the indycar series and the 104th season of american open wheel racing. Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca 2016 mercedes amg gt s 1.

Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca. Ive been up all night every night waiting for this article to be made available. Sep 21, 2018 corvette zr1 finishes second overall, leading its class and beating most cars in the class above it. Oct 11, 2019 heres the full list of cars tested since 2006. He ran a couple timed laps and that was probably about it. This section covers general car discussion as well as threads organized by make and model. Ap police say a stock car racer taking a ceremonial victory lap died after suffering an apparent medical. Acr is a true track car, while the 918 is basically an demonstration in how fast can bleeding edge technology make a car go. Read on to see how porsche broke all of our previous lightning lap records. The next car, another quadrifoglio, at the magazines annual lightning lap track test, refused to rev to the end of the tach. Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and. Sunkissed, my 2015 2lt, 7mt, black over daytona sunrise orange metallic. See the lap time results from this year and past years.

Sep, 2017 the car and driver lightning lap is a yearly outing where editors of the renowned automotive magazine make a pilgrimage to the mighty virginia international raceway. Our best drivers car shootout is not about a lap time. Justin haley born april 28, 1999 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Our best driver s car shootout is not about a lap time. Yes but that was a new thing specifically for the 2017 year maybe also the 2016 not sure but dumb dumb dumblol. I dont need a nanny and neither should anyone else that wants to track their jetta. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia international see how your favorite cars did. Also cant wait to see motortrends driver s car article as randy will be hot lapping the sti im guessing itll be included along with other cars. Also cant wait to see motortrends drivers car article as randy will be hot lapping the sti im guessing itll be included along with other cars. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt. There, cameras and highperformance data logging equipment are attached to each vehicle, only to be released out on track for a seriously fun rigorous test.