Car and driver lightning lap 2015 results northern

Explore official results of njmp lightning, car event 24 april 2015. Sure, its not the sportiest i know thats not what its for, body roll is pretty high and lacking paddles is pretty dumbfounding, but ive always loved wagons and this one struck the best balance on the. Magazines said gtr was the greatest thing since sliced bread when it came out, and i read all i could about it. Car and driver, photos by rich chenet 2008 lightning lap car and driver ll1. Results and historical lap times view lap times new and old as we put a bow on our ninth lightning lap event at vir. They also ran the tesla s, but the thing couldnt make a lap on a full charge, fully warmed up without going into reduced power mode. Read our impressions and see photos of the avalon at car and driver. The whelen southern modified tour used nearly identical rules as. Owner of the car driven by henry clarke to a 10 th place finish at the phoenix copper cup in 2017.

Drydene does a lot of great things for the motor sports community, he said. We attack vir with 25 of the years hottest performance cars we hold it as gospel that a lap time on a fast and technical circuit is the purest distillation of a performance. In the 2019 motortrend best drivers car, it came in 2nd against cars that cost waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more. This lap is cerium coated one side, natural on the other. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. Use 600200k diamond and oxides for cutting and polishing on the natural side. Im thrilled that they are going to be on board with our team. Every car, every lap time weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international raceway, which has proved itself the ultimate test of.

Fast, flat, aggressive, quick polishing on most soft to hard gem. There, cameras and highperformance data logging equipment are attached to each vehicle, only to be released out on track for a seriously fun rigorous test. June 4, 2019 the world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car series will make their first of two trips to river cities speedway in grand forks on friday, june 7. The standard lightning lap is cerium coated one side, natural on the other. Discussion in mustang s550 general forums started by novagt, jan 31, 2020. In the eighth installment of the car and driver lightning lap the allnew m4 and m235i took to the tarmac of virginia international raceway to see how they measure up to the competitionpast and present the competition classes in the lightning lap are set up by price range. A twotime usac amsoil national sprint car feature winner in 1997 at paragon ind. The 1st leg of the gerdau northern tour will mark the th consecutive year the series has raced at the highbanked bullring. Corvette zr1 finishes second overall, leading its class and beating most cars in the class above it. The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of. The series began in 1989 as the southern modified auto racing teams s.

The 2015 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2015 v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international auto racing series for v8 supercars. The chevrolet corvette is a treasured american icon and one of the worlds most popular sports cars. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. Route 89a illuminate the road in northern arizona on july 10, 2018. According to the results on lightning lap 2016, the gt350r went through turn 1 at less than 1. We recommend using a coffee filter to protect the downside. Swindell was the benefactor and inherited the lead. While i cant explain why this is, the fact of the matter is that it seemed the gt350r had less grip on this day in 2016 than the pp2 had in 2018 when it ran. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia. And in the inaugural best drivers car grand prix, it lead the race for over a lap, and finished 3rd behind cars that were waaaaaay more expensive. Top gear show highlighted just how good the car was. Lightning strikes over echo cliffs while lights from a car traveling on u. Dont get me wrong i love that car to pieces but it feels really awesome to be driving something that does a little more than just a to b. Kevin swindell earns backtoback sprint car world of.

Lamborghinis replacement for its chiseled gallardo was the thirdfastest car we had ever tested at lightning lap, behind only the porsche 918 spyder and mosler mt900s. Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to nascar stock cars fulltime, which later became an industry trend. Kendall took to twitter after the race and said, one of these races im going to catch a break. Timothy lee richmond june 7, 1955 august, 1989 was an american race car driver from ashland, ohio. Also cant wait to see motortrends drivers car article as randy will be hot lapping the sti im guessing itll be included. The lightning laplite topper is part of the new, lllite polishing system. He competed in indycar racing before transferring to nascars winston cup series. The car and driver lightning lap is a yearly outing where editors of the renowned automotive magazine make a pilgrimage to the mighty virginia international raceway. Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3.

Get the latest northern irish news from bbc northern ireland. Still, the upcoming gt2essentially a gt3 with the turbos powertrainmight have a shot at the ford gts ll4 time of 3. Compare every lap weve recorded at vir, check out track maps, watch video, and more. Fast, flat, aggressive, quick polishing on most soft to hard gem materials. It was the nineteenth running of the v8 supercar championship series and the nineteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. The nascar whelen southern modified tour wsmt was a stock car racing series owned by nascar and operated in the southeastern united states as part of its modified division. Lightning sports racing 111 twelfth street suite 200 columbus, ga 31901 t 706. The years fastest street cars on americas toughest track. Read our impressions and see photos of the updated 2015 st at car and driver.

The chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at virginia international raceway. Lightning lap by patrick rall on september 12, 2016 at 4. Entry fee information for friday and saturday is as follows. Cerium side to be used with the highest quality, 99. Unofficial race results page pdf lap summary report pdf. They consider vir to be a perfect test for what a car is really capable of, thanks to its inclusion of every type of corner imaginable. Sure, if you gave a factory driver the 918 and set it up for him to set a lap record, he may shave his lap time by. Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below.