E36M3
10-06-2008, 02:08 AM
From a posting on 6speedonline:
Same driver, all prepped by the same highly respected race team. New tires & brakes.
The Ferrari's electronic dampers failed, which means the time could potentially be even better.
Another interesting point is that the CCX-R, despite being the newest car (therefor it should be expected to have all the latest and greatest in gadgetry, aero, etc) was by far the slowest.
-- Got exact times --
1. Maserati MC12 7:24.29
2. Pagani Zonda F Clubsport 7:24.65
3. Ferrari Enzo 7:25.21
4. Porsche Carrera GT 7:28.71
5. Koenigsegg CCX 7:33.55
As far as the current obsession with 'ring times go, I don't give it much merit, as there is always the possibility of cheating with race tires, etc. (like the GTR) and the conditions vary too much day to day, with timing issues, etc. so it is refreshing to hear about a test where as many variables as practical are controlled.. should be a good read.
More details here (and in October's issue of EVO):
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/gt3-gt2-gt/146901-cgt-vs-enzo-vs-mc12-vs-zonda-vs-ccx-r-ring.html
Hope everyone's favorites met their expectations.. I'm kind of surprised that the Zonda wasn't the fastest to be honest, and I would have guessed the following order:
Zonda/MC12/CGT/Enzo/Koenigsegg
Anyone else care to share what their prediction would have been?
Same driver, all prepped by the same highly respected race team. New tires & brakes.
The Ferrari's electronic dampers failed, which means the time could potentially be even better.
Another interesting point is that the CCX-R, despite being the newest car (therefor it should be expected to have all the latest and greatest in gadgetry, aero, etc) was by far the slowest.
-- Got exact times --
1. Maserati MC12 7:24.29
2. Pagani Zonda F Clubsport 7:24.65
3. Ferrari Enzo 7:25.21
4. Porsche Carrera GT 7:28.71
5. Koenigsegg CCX 7:33.55
As far as the current obsession with 'ring times go, I don't give it much merit, as there is always the possibility of cheating with race tires, etc. (like the GTR) and the conditions vary too much day to day, with timing issues, etc. so it is refreshing to hear about a test where as many variables as practical are controlled.. should be a good read.
More details here (and in October's issue of EVO):
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/gt3-gt2-gt/146901-cgt-vs-enzo-vs-mc12-vs-zonda-vs-ccx-r-ring.html
Hope everyone's favorites met their expectations.. I'm kind of surprised that the Zonda wasn't the fastest to be honest, and I would have guessed the following order:
Zonda/MC12/CGT/Enzo/Koenigsegg
Anyone else care to share what their prediction would have been?