I can't say if it's been posted before on Mac Life, admittedly its always nice to watch a video with a MP4 doing its thing on the ring. It was a pleasure to watch zippycar especially that beautiful white car, okay and that other colour?, thanks for posting. Cheers....??
Can you imagine if they changed the driver. LOL?
I'd like to know if all those times posted where performed by the exact same driver, if so then I retract my remark. Cheers.....??haha
But he says " I know the car"
yes extremeride they are .
incorrect
So Wtdoom do they try and perform these timed laps in the exact same conditions, which is highly improbable. As for the tires used, do they just stick with what the manufacturer puts on the car, or do they try and maintain some sort of consistency concerning traction by using the exact same type of tire. Sorry for these dumb questions, I'm curious about how they try and come up with parameters that are fair yet concise. Cheers.....??
exact same conditions are virtually impossible as you know . the conditions are usually normal , wet etc etc and are stated in the test . the tyres used in the test are the tyres the car is supplied with , not dumb questions at all only happy to help .it is not an exact science but it is the same as on every race track around the world to an extent . Most manufacturers ( like porsche and mclaren ) claim their tyres are optimised for the vehicle so if they changed them fans would say " they changed from the recommended tyres " so I can see why they leave that well alone .
Thanks for that Wtdoom greatly appreciated and feel the same way, I love it when things are done fair and square or on a even keel and without bias. Cheers....??exact same conditions are virtually impossible as you know . the conditions are usually normal , wet etc etc and are stated in the test . the tyres used in the test are the tyres the car is supplied with , not dumb questions at all only happy to help .it is not an exact science but it is the same as on every race track around the world to an extent . Most manufacturers ( like porsche and mclaren ) claim their tyres are optimised for the vehicle so if they changed them fans would say " they changed from the recommended tyres " so I can see why they leave that well alone .
The sport auto test is widely recognised as the fairest , most impartial of the Nordschleife test times .
I like the fact they use the same driver in similar conditions , it at least is a lot more comparable than unverifiable manufacturer claims imho . like i said 10 seconds faster than a 458 italia , is serious going and very contrary to what ferrari will tell you about lap times .
It is tests like sport autos that help bring such shenanigans to light
I deleted the post as you caught just a portion.
12C should at least be able to achieve GT2 RS lap time with all the tech it has
Very but not entirely true.This is a sad thing thing with owners blinded to a particular marque .
No test is independent enough , no driver is good enough , no other car can be as fast , and they instinctively know the actual times the car can do better than the factory , the independent testers , the myriad of owners that have driven the cars etc etc etc .
Luckily I don't suffer from this and am old/ experienced enough to appreciate a car for what it is . 728 is no shame at all for a car with this breadth of abilities ( its 10 seconds faster than the 458 by the same driver , in similar conditions , on the same track with similar time spent in the cars ) but I guess some owners won't be happy unless the car beats bellofs overall lap record at the ring and the f1 record at spa .
The time is around 728 ( however many excuses you invent the fans of the other cars can create as many ) there are a couple of faster cars but most are slower , enjoy your cars and move on gents
You know I could throw at least as many counter points back at you but fear it is a lost cause as you have all made up your minds that poor mclaren know nothing about pr ( what a joke ) , would not prep their cars or use decent tyres etc etcVery but not entirely true.
I'm not blinded to this marque.
Even some of the open hearted tech people at McLaren do admit, that it was a mistake to hand over a pre-production version of the 12C to HvC for the Supertest. McLaren simply passed the unique chance for a better lap time. As you are referring to the 458, this was certainly not the case with the F-car. I have seen with my own eyes what amount of special equipment and stuff from italy was involved in that specific test.
Also, never forget, that there is a very long and strong relationship between SportAuto/HvS and Porsche. They both will always try hard to keep the P-cars on top of their respective competitors.
Free journalism is a tale as we all know
I'm not upset. Very happy with 7:28
I am assuming you own a GT2 widowmaker ... semi slicks aren't the same as Pirelli stock12C should at least be able to achieve GT2 RS lap time with all the tech it has
