Ring Lap Times

[IanF]

Bellof cheated by getting into the slipstream of the Rothma’s Porsche just before the long straight...

[NotoriousREV]

[JLv3.0]

Jesus - for reals?!!

[Coaster1]

I haven’t really been following but have watched clips on YouTube.

Who’s the driver anyway?

[mik]

Who’s the driver anyway?

New bloke. Steven Belloff

[Mito Man]

Kneel Jammy.

[speedingfine]

Lulz

[RobYob]

Lulz

Youtube analysis video by Misha Charoudin seemed pretty thorough, sub 4 seemed to depend on how fast it'd cover the straight. Super slippery DRS might see it top 400kph and get under 5 minutes. Utterly fitting to have Porsche not just take the record but throw it completely out of reach of even the hyperist of road cars.

[GG.]

Can they not just release the flippin time already!

[GG.]

Bumping this thread - what happened to this record smashing attempt? Week goes by and no news. Would be ridiculous if they do a McLaren P1-gate on us.

I expect it may be that they've actually done something totally mind altering like a 5:01 but they want another crack at it to see if they can go sub-5.

[GG.]

So a 5:19.5 is wot it dun.

Pretty staggering but not quite the sub 5 mins some people thought possible after getting a bit too excited.

Given the Bellof lap was really closer to a 6min lap on today’s format, that means the 919 really only shows a progression of a bit more than a second a year (for a non race legal car versus the 956 on a qually lap for a race).

[mik]

Look forward to the vids. Amazing time.

[Holley]

They should have used a clio 172, duh

[integrale_evo]

So a 5:19.5 is wot it dun.

Pretty staggering but not quite the sub 5 mins some people thought possible after getting a bit too excited.

Given the Bellof lap was really closer to a 6min lap on today’s format, that means the 919 really only shows a progression of a bit more than a second a year (for a non race legal car versus the 956 on a qually lap for a race).

Obviously a staggering time, but pretty dissapointing given the hype and rumours that have been circulating. Sub 5 would have been mind bending.

[NotoriousREV]

Look forward to the vids. Amazing time.

There's one on the Not The Evo Forum Facebook group.

[Beany]

Look forward to the vids. Amazing time.

There's one on the Not The Evo Forum Facebook group.

It's only a short clip, but it looks like scaletrix writ large. The aero is immense.

[NotoriousREV]

Yep. Insanely fast but completely undramatic was my comment.

[Beany]

It looks like it's within spitting distance of just spearing off the track. But it just doesn't.

[Mito Man]

I wonder if it can harvest enough electrical power throughout the lap to keep it sustained on such a long track.
Also can the car even be driven at full speed round the track? Surely a full lap at qualifying pace will overheat the tyres.

[mik]

Look forward to the vids. Amazing time.

There's one on the Not The Evo Forum Facebook group.

It's only a short clip, but it looks like scaletrix writ large. The aero is immense.

Thanks - just looked. Yeah - blink and you miss it. I look forward to the decent vids.