Nurburgring Lap Times

Viper takes best production car time - VIDEO

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Parent Category: Nurburgring

Created on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 15:12

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:04

Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 15:12

Written by Dale

Finally the video for the Dodge Viper ACR's Nurburgring Nordschleife production car record lap has been released. Some are arguing whether an out-of-production car can really take the production lap record. All I know is that this car didn't even have a rollcage, still had a radio and working air-con - AND you can walk into a number of dealers and buy one to drive home (such as Tomball Dodge, who were one of the forces behind the effort).

The Nürburgring Nordschleife is often described as the most technically challenging purpose-built road course in the world. This is the place where automakers test their vehicles for proper suspension tuning and endurance abilities. The 12.9-mile north loop has long been the global standard bearer for sports cars since its construction in the 1920s. For these reasons, SRT believes it is important to show the world that the Viper ACR is capable -- and dominates.

On September 14, 2011, veteran GT driver Dominik Farnbacher lapped the Green Hell in 7:12.13 -- a full two seconds faster than its nearest competitor."

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+2 #1 Thom16 2011-09-28 12:17

Epic.

Love the helicopter shots.

 

 

+2 #2 Cobra Vic 2011-09-28 13:45

Wow that was right on the edge of wrecking the entire lap, but that's always fast

 

 

+1 #3 admin 2011-09-28 13:50

There's a few moments (bottom of the foxhole, entry to Bergwerk) where I think, wow, he f*cked that up. But then I kind of understand... he was on the limit, over it even, but he didn't actually lose any time.

I wouldn't want to drive like that for many laps!

 

 

+1 #4 klr8 2011-09-28 14:04

Impressive!

I agree that this is certainly a 'production car'. Also notice that the window on the driver's side is open...

Seems to me the car can still go faster if it would string together a perfect lap.

 

 

+1 #5 amerikanets 2011-09-29 10:14

very nice video.
there were few mistakes, but it was also kinda wet.

 

 

+1 #6 bulls23 2011-09-30 06:57

Not sure if valid...they used a track layout with a section called "Aremburg"...

 

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