Top Gear Speed Lap...

[Tomek]

As topic description suggests, should be interesting to see.

Here is the current board=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Laps#Power_Laps

I think it will sneak into the top 10....

Edited January 24, 2008 by Tomek

[madbung]

Well into the top 10, being 4wd and basically purpose built it will flog em on the track....also the straight they use isn't huge so terminal speed shouldnt come into it. Its a stretch but it may well choke your chicken... as stated purpose built 4wd it will be right at home.

Edited February 13, 2008 by madbung

[Shaolin242]

maybe..it did well around the 'ring as its a LONG track...on a short track the more nimble cars should school it...i think ur right..like 10/11th...its 1740kg and 480hp..the weight just seems to be too much of a problem on a short track...

[ras1983]

There's no way it will make the top 10. These aren't your 'everyday supercars'; they're hyper cars. I love GTR's as much as the next guy, but basically every car in the top 10 is in another league.

[RedEmblem]

Im thinking it may just sneak into the 9th or 10th spot but no more...

[madbung]

One things certain it'll be quicker than the monaro......that'll do

I still reckon it'll surprise a few with it's tractability regardless of weight, none of the top 10 cars are quarter mile animals...quick but they don't put the GTR to shame and the majority are also rwd..well balanced yeah but the nissan should be pretty flat and quick around that track.

[typevu]

Hopefully it'll atleast take the Porka's place...

[Mr. Keets]

I'm sure it would beat the 599 with the Fiorano package and from memory the McLaren smoke the tyres harder than a VL at a wedding so i'll go 11th behind the Ascari KZ1

[lingeringsoul]

i'm going to say 20th to 30th mark........................PROVE ME WRONG!!!!

[Birnie]

I have absolutely no idea, don't know any of the car models without having to look em up....but just to be in it....

It'll take 10th...shifting Ascari to 11th. Prove ME wrong

[Snowman]

In THEORY it should fit somewhere between the Carrera GT and the GT3 so somewhere between 8-15th - but I'm expecting closer to the GT3 time than the Carrera time.

[R34]

There's no way it will make the top 10. These aren't your 'everyday supercars'; they're hyper cars. I love GTR's as much as the next guy, but basically every car in the top 10 is in another league.

Even with my Skyline blinkers on I'd have to agree.

Would love to be proved wrong though.

Would the 180k limiter be an issue on that track?

[ferni]

Don't forget how well the R35 GTR did at the timeattack. 1.01 stock... look up other stock cars around tsukuba.

The 360 Challenge Stradale did 1.02 around Tsukuba, and is in 14th place on the top gear times.

So yeah i agree with Snowy. Faster than the GT3, but slower than the Carerra GT. Around 7th-15th is my guess. I just hope it's not raining when they do it, i hate when they test cars in the wet, hard to judge against other cars then.

Nismo Skyline GT-R Z Tune 1 min 01.150 secs

Ferrari 360 Challenge Stra' 1 min 02.440 secs

Lamborghini Gallardo 1 min 03.605 secs

Honda NSX-R 1 min 03.920 secs

McLaren F1 1 min 04.620 secs

Porsche 997 Turbo 1 min 04.730 secs

Murcielago 1 min 04.760 secs

Z-Tune 1 min 05.100 secs*(diff day diff driver)

EVO IX RS 1 min 05.528 secs

997 Carrera 4 1 min 05.980 secs

Corvette Z06 1 min 06.020 secs

Lancer Evo IX 1 min 06.060 secs

NA1 NSX-R 1 min 06.198 secs

Nismo GT-R S Tune 1 min 06.232 secs (340 bhp)

Ferrari F40 1 min 06.460 secs

WRX STI SPEC-C 1 min 06.651 secs ( Current STI)

NA1 NSX-R 1 min 06.80 secs (same race as F40)

BMW M5 1 min 06.560 secs

STI S204 1 min 06.800 secs

BMW M6 1 min 07.434 secs

350Z S Version 1 min 08.110 secs

BMW M3 1 min 08.200 secs

Audi RS4 1 min 08.368 secs

Supra Euro Version 330 bhp 1 min 08.460 secs

Mazda RX-7 1 min 08.70 secs

RX-8 A Spec 1 min 09.430 secs

Nissan 300ZX 1 min 10.70 secs

[B. J.]

Anyone read the drive review on the Top-Gear Website?

http://www.topgear.com/content/features/st...ories/12/1.html

rather good i'd say.

[[200]]

lol @ top 10

keep dreaming!

In the 20's I say.

[evil_weevil]

Im gonna say 12 to 15

However I think below gets best quote of this thread

smoke the tyres harder than a VL at a wedding so i'll go 11th behind the Ascari KZ1

Anyone got that photo?? hahahaha

[sewid]

maybe..it did well around the 'ring as its a LONG track...on a short track the more nimble cars should school it...i think ur right..like 10/11th...its 1740kg and 480hp..the weight just seems to be too much of a problem on a short track...

Except it's already "school"ing the light cars around short tracks such as Tsukuba.

[Sarumatix]

well i'm tipping it will do better than the z06.

[mad082]

my guess is low to mid teens. i doubt it will get much higher. to get into the top ten it is going to have to be about 2 seconds faster than it's main rival, the 911, which i think is a pretty big ask.

[gts-4 dreamer]

small track... turbo power delivery... depends on usable power, the length of gearing vs power band... its great to have 5 kajillion jigawats... but if your having a hard time keeping yourself in that band then its pretty useless... yes I know they car is a 4lt tt.. so in theory should have excellent mid range but all comparisons Ive read have not been very tight courses.... almost anything with a reasonable shift seems to get power down on those tracks.

small courses with hard turning.... all that weight changing direction and not so much use of power could be something exceptionally crap... then again... the car probably is tuned pretty well and stock turbs would deliver power pretty low in the range... cant wait to see the effects on turn in with the newer system and .. well... we know if it manages to turn it will exit pretty fast..........

scary ride though shift the low slung wieght... well atleast it wont be so easy to flip... provided your on tar.