I can't stop(pie) either!

The transmission was so shitty in the ZR1 that the C&D Lightning Lap drivers were only able to beat the best time posted by a 997 GT3RS (fastest ever of the P-cars) by 5.2 seconds at VIR.. The Z06 bests the GT3RS by 2.4 seconds.

Imagine what kind of beating the lowly-shitty (but value-rich) Chevy could have tossed the Porsche's if it had a decent shifting/feeling transmission/clutch?



More fun results:

We’ve run Lightning Lap five times now, amassing a ton of blistering lap times around VIR. You can see them all in the table below, which can be sorted by time, vehicle, and Lightning Lap class.

Rank Time Car Class Issue Date
1 2:45.9 MOSLER MT900S LL3 11/08
2 2:48.6 DODGE VIPER SRT10 ACR LL3 11/08
3 2:49.8 MOSLER PHOTON LL5 2/11
4 2:49.8 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 LL3 2/10
5 2:51.8 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP570-4 SUPERLEGGERA LL5 2/11
6 2:52.3 KTM X-BOW LLU 2/10
7 2:53.5 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 (Z07) LL3 2/11
8 2:53.9 LAMBORGHINI MURCIo/ooLAGO LP670-4 SV LL5 2/10
9 2:54.6 FERRARI 430 SCUDERIA LL5 11/08
10 2:55.6 NISSAN GT-R LL3 11/08
11 2:55.9 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS LL4 2/11
12 2:57.4 DODGE VIPER SRT10 LL3 10/07
13 2:57.5 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S LL4 2/11
14 2:57.6 ARIEL ATOM 3 LLU 2/10
15 2:58.0 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG LL4 2/11
16 2:58.2 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 LL3 8/07
17 2:58.5 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GRAND SPORT LL2 2/10
18 2:59.0 NISSAN GT-R (all-season tires) LL3 11/08
19 2:59.5 AUDI R8 5.2 FSI LL4 2/10
20 3:00.7 FORD GT LL4 11/06
21 3:01.1 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 LL3 11/06
22 3:01.2 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (Z51) LL2 11/08
23 3:01.6 DODGE VIPER SRT10 LL3 11/06
24 3:01.8 PORSCHE 911 GT3 LL3 8/07
25 3:03.6 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (Z51) LL2 8/07
26 3:03.8 PORSCHE BOXSTER SPYDER LL3 2/11
27 3:04.0 CADILLAC CTS-V SEDAN LL2 11/08
28 3:04.0 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 LL2 2/11
29 3:04.2 CADILLAC CTS-V COUPE LL3 2/11
30 3:04.5 LOTUS EXIGE S LL3 8/07
31 3:05.4 BMW M3 COUPE LL2 2/10
32 3:05.4 LEXUS IS F LL2 2/11
33 3:05.6 BMW M3 COUPE LL2 11/08
34 3:05.6 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S LL3 2/10
35 3:05.8 PORSCHE CAYMAN S LL3 2/10
36 3:05.8 PORSCHE 911 TURBO LL4 8/07
37 3:05.9 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 LL2 8/07
38 3:06.4 JAGUAR XKR LL3 2/10
39 3:06.5 MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG LL2 11/08
40 3:06.5 MERCEDES-BENZ E63 AMG LL3 2/11
41 3:07.4 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 LL2 2/10
42 3:08.3 LOTUS EVORA LL3 2/11
43 3:08.4 AUDI TTS LL2 2/10
44 3:08.6 FORD MUSTANG GT 5.0 LL2 2/11
45 3:08.9 JAGUAR XFR LL2 2/11
.....

 

But HIRISC, those crappy Corvettes and Porsches beat that beautiful Ford GT you also own... What's up with that???

 

PSC's would likely fix that don't you think? The G1 Eagle Supercar's aren't that great in my opinion

 

Agree with Cstroked.

FGT was on some old ass, slippery rubber and has no stability control (though they would have turned it off no doubt). No wonder.

Not sure how my car in particular would fare.. I'd guess all things being equal, better than a Grand Sport, but not as well as a Pilot Cup equipped Z06 or ZR1. Hard to say.. it would be cool to see a pulley/tuned FGT with Bridgestones take on the Lightning Lap.

Ultimately, we'll never know (at VIR) and I don't really care.. my car is likely faster in a straight line - say to 150mph - than anything listed there - save the Mosler MT900

 

I'd take a Ford GT A N Y day of the week.

 

sorry, i just noticed the last part of your post. regarding the 997; no, i have not ever driven one.

however, i feel that driving one compared to owning one is a completely different experience all together. you have to understand my position. i do not like to talk to salesmen, id rather buy and drive. i know this is not conventional, but it is my choice to do differently.

what kind of 6sp porsche can i get for the same money?

 

I have drove a Grand Sport, ZR1, A Grand Sport Callaway SC 606. Yet to drive a 997 or a 911. Would love to! I have drove a 360 Modena, and 430 Scuderia. And my Compersion from the American hot rod to the fine Italians. Ride alot differant , and gear boxes differant. But the vette a much more torque monster!!!!!!

 

With all due respect. The arguement of one over another is null and void if you've not driven it.

Drive a 2008, then a 2009/10/11/12 Carrera S (C2S), then a GT3 and get back to me.

Porsche understands it's not getting there that matters- its HOW you get there.

Ease of use is one of the highlights and attributes to Porsche's success.


ps. I think it's pure maddness to OWN something you've never driven previously. But hey, if it works for you, so be it.