Is Porsche about to destroy the 'Ring record?

[Rroff]

i'll take the Tony Pond lap over that any day.

Pond's run the use of instability to get around corners is impressive but overall the WRX lap I find more astonishing due to the narrow margins.

 

[southernorth]

Fastest bike ever around TT is a 16mins 50 secs at 134.4mph average.

Fastest car ever around the TT course, was 19 mins 56 secs at 115 mph average.

Fastest top speed in a car is around 160, and fastest top speed on a bike is 206 mph.

Them's facts n stuff



I know there is no real comparison, but there never will be either as the management will never allow any more cars to attempt records at the TT, the ring will not allow any more bikes to attempt records, so it will always be guesswork, as to who will actually be the fastest at each.

The car lap record is 128.7 mph average.

 

[Nasher]

It's a bit easier for a bike to go to the ring with a camera and try a record anyway though. Can't do that on the TT course in a car

 

[Flibster]

A car that obeys no road or race regulations?
Yeah... I'm not surprised that it'd be fast.

 

[Mr Jack]

How is the record 35 years old. Why hasn't an F1 team come along with an unrestricted F1 car

There are noise limits on the ring. They're not particularly strict but I doubt an F1 car meets them.

 

[Havana_UK]

There are noise limits on the ring. They're not particularly strict but I doubt an F1 car meets them.

F1 cars are way too stiff and low to be fast at the ring.

 

[Diddums]

I think the mountain course lends itself heavily towards the acceleration and braking profiles of the bikes, cars may be fast from x to y but you might find that on the course, x to y is second to y to z for example.


I would argue that it takes some considerably larger plums to do it on a bike though.

 

[mjt]

There are noise limits on the ring. They're not particularly strict but I doubt an F1 car meets them.

The last German Grand Prix and the 'Ring was in 2013, and aren't the new cars quieter than the old ones anyway?

 

[NewGamer11]

There are noise limits on the ring. They're not particularly strict but I doubt an F1 car meets them.

Current gen F1 cars are mega quiet. The Porsche Cup support race cars are about as loud.

 

[timmeh]

Current gen F1 cars are mega quiet. The Porsche Cup support race cars are about as loud.

Current gen F1 cars are slower than the 919 Evo.

 

[NewGamer11]

Current gen F1 cars are slower than the 919 Evo.

And? I didn’t say anything about that. One poster said why haven’t unrestricted F1 cars been run on the ‘Ring, someone suggested noise and I posted why that’s not an issue for current cars.

 

[Rroff]

I would argue that it takes some considerably larger plums to do it on a bike though.

Yeah indeed - I wouldn't even give it a second thought doing a fast lap in a car, bike **** no.

 

[timmeh]

And? I didn’t say anything about that. One poster said why haven’t unrestricted F1 cars been run on the ‘Ring, someone suggested noise and I posted why that’s not an issue for current cars.

Calm down. I quoted the wrong person

 

[Mr Jack]

The last German Grand Prix and the 'Ring was in 2013, and aren't the new cars quieter than the old ones anyway?

That was on the reduced F1 race track, not the full ring.

 

[Mr Jack]

I think the mountain course lends itself heavily towards the acceleration and braking profiles of the bikes, cars may be fast from x to y but you might find that on the course, x to y is second to y to z for example.

I'd be surprised if they're fast enough through the corners.

 

[Diddums]

 

[Glacius]

Already linked that video on Page 1??

 

[Alex_6n2]

I think we can all agree that it doesn't matter if you're riding a massive super bike, or driving a modified LMP1 car. You need ENORMOUS plums to do either at those kinds of speeds.

 

[Diddums]

Already linked that video on Page 1??

Ah, missed that. Thanks for pointing it out

 

[adam cool dude]

Porsche should take this to pikes peak as well.