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06-04-2014, 03:10 PM | #1 |
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2015 Subaru STI sets lap record at Isle of Man TT course.
http://media.subaru.com/newsrelease....sets-new&mid=1
The car Higgins drove is a stock U.S.-spec 2015 WRX STI, with the exception of an FIA-spec roll-cage, racing seat and harness, fire suppression system and modified springs and dampers to handle the sustained high speeds and changing conditions of the course. The Subaru WRX STI also featured Dunlop Derezza tires and a high decibel straight exhaust for crowd safety. The speed limiter was also removed from the car. I lost time on the second part of the track, overshooting my braking point at Sign Post corner. I actually hand-braked the turn in the end, so I feel we can definitely do better. We are evaluating whether to make another run on Friday and top this record. Here is the 2011 run: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFlSG9_Ue4A"]Subaru Isle of Man TT Record Attempt - YouTube[/ame]
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I'm assuming this record is for production cars, and I'm assuming that not many mfgs. actually go through the process of shutting down the island to get in hot laps. Regardless...it's still pretty cool.
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They're about 1-2 minutes behind the bikes, depending on class. There's no other manufacturer running any vehicles besides Subaru. |
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More like "We're the only manufacturer with the balls to do production runs on the Isle of Man TT."
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The TEIN rally spec suspension (5 goddamn figure price, with an acceptance contract to buy them, have automatic damper oil temperature trim valve, which is pretty cool) was for 'safety'. Fuck Subaru marketing.
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Yeah...I can't even find any other lap times for ANY production car on the circuit.
Not quite at cool now.
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I'd say if you want to get mid-to upper 18' min your going to need something in the neighborhood of an M4, C63 etc If you want anything even approaching the 17' minute barrier your looking at things like 458 Speciales, Aventadors, F12's, Mclaren 650s's etc.. If you want to actually competetively tango with the Superbike TT's......We are a talking minimum of Gumper Apollo, Zonda Cinque + levels of performance here. Your going to need something that can get WAY past 200mph to overcome the acceleration advantage the TT bikes have So unless Porsche, McLaren, Ferrari, Pagani or some other hyper car company wants to sacrifice a couple of their masterpieces (Believe when I say there WILL be a crash if those cars are driven to the limit on this course) then we aren't seeing anything touching the low 17's
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Now here's the thing: Higgins, and the guy before him are locals. It's like you said about the driver being the main thing. The Rover 827 record stood for like 20+ years. Was it because Rover 827 are fucking badass? Nope. It's because no one is stupid enough to challenge a local pro driver on it. This is the marketing equivalent to a riced out Honda Civic bragging about slaughtering a Z06 'from a dig' when the light turned green, because the Vette was stopped to make a left hand turn and wasn't racing. Mad, mad respect for Higgins' driving (recovery from the first 'record' was epic). But Subaru marketing needs to STFU about the 'stock' STI's records. This was ALL Higgins.
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