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Originally Posted by Dimman
I've said this before. The 'Ring times are not the best comparison for 'Who's the best Supercar.'
It's kind of like the old 200 mph club, whoever was fastest was king. The Diablo vs the F40 was a good example. Diablo had higher top speed, but on a track the F40 demolished it by seconds per lap.
So track performance became important. And how the 'Ring came to be the de facto testing ground I'm not sure. Probably from the Germans' who always tested on it having reputations of being fast on the track and having good road manners. Or maybe the 'Ring is more like a timed circuit of 'real' highway?
But in the 'Ring's case, we are only getting one track comparison that is VERY influenced by the driver's familiarity with it.
Matador's example is the best of these (actually the only one I would consider acceptable), using the same driver, but I would like to see other track's times.
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I agree. The big deal about the ring I guess is the variety of driving surfaces, length, and healthy mixes of corner types, straights and elevation changes. A comprehensive test if you will. Many companies have tested there for a long while, I think perhaps due to gran turismo etc why it is popular for bench racers now.
Anyway, I can say for certain that the LFA has beaten the GT-R by 3 seconds at Goodwood circuit, but not on the same day, not same driver. Doubt you'll see much testing of that sort, what with the LFA being as scarce as it is.