Porsche 997-2 GT3 RS 7:33 min ring time.

[The Pretender]

A bit disappointing IMHO.
On a perfect lap/conditions 7:30 min much be possible.

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/Porsche/911_GT3_RS_997_facelift/slides/porsche-911-gt3-rs-facelift-4.jpg

[itisme]

A bit disappointing IMHO.
On a perfect lap/conditions 7:30 min much be possible.

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/Porsche/911_GT3_RS_997_facelift/slides/porsche-911-gt3-rs-facelift-4.jpg

what did you expact... dinamically the engine sits too far behind the rear axle... don't get me wrong, Porsche is doing an unbelivable good job regarding the performance of their layout, but the Nissan is better balanced with the engine sitting on the front axle and the heavy pic alias gearing on the rear axle.

only midengine has a better layout IMHO...

[JavierNuvolari]

Wow, that's a great time. I don't understarn what you mean by " a bit disappointing".

[crespo]

Wow, that's a great time. I don't understarn what you mean by " a bit disappointing".2nd that. Jarod's gone cynical lately.

Apparently there was light traffic on that lap. 7:30 seems doable.

[andrew1111]

There is an interesting comparison where you get same driver, same conditions, but against GT2.

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/great_drives/0903_2009_nissan_gtr_vs_2009_porsche_911_gt2_nurbu rgring/final_scores.html

For me, the result was a forgone conclusion. The moment you feel how physically fast the GT2 is, you can't believe that the GT-R could possibly beat it. Of course, the GT-R doesn't acknowledge the usual formalities of science and somehow got itself to within seven seconds of the Porsche's time. The final scores are: Porsche, 7 minutes, 49 seconds; Nissan, 7 minutes, 56 seconds. There is no doubt in my mind that the Porsche will go substantially faster, given a drier track and some time to build confidence on the really hairy parts of the circuit.

[Z07]

Not bad. My cat has nodded its head.

[Erik]

Pretty good!

Faster than a lot of so called supercars...how could it be disappointing?

[Ruergard]

If there was traffic during the lap I think the time is more than impressive. Good job by Porsche!