New Lap Record

[935k3]

A new lap record was set at Nurburgring. The car is total electric with a motor and transmisson at each wheel. The acceleration is incredible as is how smooth it drives. The driver was Peter Dumbreck who famously flipped a Mercedes twice at the 99 Lemans .Onboard video is here Record Breaker

Edited May 17, 2017 by 935k3

[Draggon]

Well isn't that something. Dumbreck did a good job too, he was so smooth the in-car looked slow.

A buddy of mine got a new C-Max hybrid last week. The thing is a rocketship. Definitely faster than a 5.0 Mustang I had, at least to 70. I think someone should make a car sound app or something for these electrics, so we could hear some vroom-vroom noises from the drivers seat. 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Well isn't that something. Dumbreck did a good job too, he was so smooth the in-car looked slow.

A buddy of mine got a new C-Max hybrid last week. The thing is a rocketship. Definitely faster than a 5.0 Mustang I had, at least to 70. I think someone should make a car sound app or something for these electrics, so we could hear some vroom-vroom noises from the drivers seat. 

Pretty common now, here is a lino to Popular Mechanics talking about fake engine sounds

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a7923/the-rise-of-the-fake-engine-roar-11291754/

Even the Lexus line includes it on one of the top selling current models, the NX

https://www.cars.com/articles/what-does-this-button-do-inside-the-lexus-rc-200t--1420684960970/

 

[935k3]

The fake engine noises  are also to alert pedestrians there is a car coming.

Edited May 18, 2017 by 935k3

[dublin boy]

Stephan Bellof still holds the fastest lap at 6 mins 25.91 (as far as I know) in a Porsche 956....

 

 

[Brett Barrow]

Stephan Bellof still holds the fastest lap at 6 mins 25.91 (as far as I know) in a Porsche 956....

 

 

This is the fastest by a road-legal production car.  

[dublin boy]

I missed that bit Bret, sorry!

The Ring is also now well over a mile shorter than back in the day.