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    Porsche DESTROYS Nurburgring Record

    Yeah, I know it's not a mechanical problem....but Porsche took a 919 Evo to Nurburgring YESTERDAY, and set a lap record of FIVE MINUTES AND NINETEEN SECONDS !!!

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    I saw that. The acceleration out of the corners with the hybrid setup is astonishing.





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    i saw that and had no idea what to say.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by dworthy View Post
    I wonder how well a Tesla would do.
    When Tesla makes a 919 Evo equivalent, we'll maybe know. Meanwhile, it would be interesting to see how this year's Toyota LeMans winner would do......

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    Was that an out lap ???
    Oh, let's not forget Stephan Bellof, his record stood for 35 years.
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    Yeah, still, that record had a 1.3 mile asterisk*
    https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...ws&date=062918

    I'd have to wonder how fast an F1 would do the lap ?

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    Oh: An OLD F1 car that had to keep slowing down was four seconds faster than the 919.....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03RfIkT5pTQ

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    Quick to respond, Mercedes has said that they're not sending one of their F1 cars to the Nordschleife.

    So, um, RedBull, where are you? Ferrari's not gonna do it, because of Niki's accident. But red bulls have big balls, don't they? Doesn't the world deserve to know?

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    If Red Bull sends one it better be Ricciardo; if they send Verstappen he'll manage to crash into another car somehow, even on an empty circuit (paddock? parking lot?).





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    The lack of oversteer on corner exit was bugging me; had to be all wheel drive. Yup: "While the combustion engine drives the rear axle, the electric motor takes care of the front axle. The 919 catapults out of the corner without any loss of traction using all-wheel drive – and in the process recuperates energy again because on the straights the extra turbine in the exhaust tract is hard at work."

    More and more students are showing up in cars that drive themselves...well, you know what I mean.

    Also, those were anything but ideal conditions. It's been speculated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkwZbu-aaX4) that this was just for gathering data. If, as it's predicted, Porsche's plan is to come back later in the year with another driver under better conditions (not hard to accomplish—ambient was air = 80° and track = 115°), then this record is going to be short-lived. Yay.
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    WOW...."and in the process recuperates energy again because on the straight the extra turbine in the exhaust tract is hard at work"? Is this like a turbocharger for a recuperative generator?

    Is this a bit like perpetual motion?

    Sign me up.

    I wonder if there's a Perpetual Tire Option?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmwdirtracer View Post
    WOW...."and in the process recuperates energy again because on the straight the extra turbine in the exhaust tract is hard at work"? Is this like a turbocharger for a recuperative generator?

    Is this a bit like perpetual motion?

    Sign me up.

    I wonder if there's a Perpetual Tire Option?
    Sounds like it is:

    "In the split exhaust system, one turbine drives the turbocharger while another converts surplus energy into electrical energy. The braking energy contributes 60 per cent, with the remaining 40 per cent coming from exhaust gas"

    https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/moto...car-12724.html

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    Wow, that video looks like it has been sped up, but I know it hasn't! That is nuts! Had this open for a few days, but just got around to checking it out.
    HighandFast, I believe the NSX's AWD system also uses electric motors up front, and I think Ferrari was thought to be developing a similar system, but I am not sure they used it. Seems like a good idea for AWD systems when the engine is not up front.
    x3 for Red Bull getting on it with an F1 car.
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    edit: Ferrari AWD...looks like it went another route in the end: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrar...l_drive_system
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    Quote Originally Posted by mry82 View Post
    Wow, that video looks like it has been sped up, but I know it hasn't! That is nuts! Had this open for a few days, but just got around to checking it out.
    HighandFast, I believe the NSX's AWD system also uses electric motors up front, and I think Ferrari was thought to be developing a similar system, but I am not sure they used it. Seems like a good idea for AWD systems when the engine is not up front.
    x3 for Red Bull getting on it with an F1 car.
    Thanks for the links guys!

    edit: Ferrari AWD...looks like it went another route in the end: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrar...l_drive_system
    F1 is a spec racer and shouldn't be expected to best this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ross1 View Post
    F1 is a spec racer and shouldn't be expected to best this.
    I'll take your word for it. I had no real expectation on how it would compare, but would like to see the video!
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    Unless they smooth over the surface, I think an F1 car would shake itself apart. Jokes apart, I would love to see Danny Ric let loose on the Nordschleife.
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    Quote Originally Posted by m3fuz View Post
    Unless they smooth over the surface, I think an F1 car would shake itself apart. Jokes apart, I would love to see Danny Ric let loose on the Nordschleife.
    You figure F1 cars of today are a bit less sturdy than the cars of the 70's?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MauiM3Mania View Post
    You figure F1 cars of today are a bit less sturdy than the cars of the 70's?
    Good point about the surface.
    Less sturdy? Certainly not in a crash but they have essentially zero suspension travel and carbon fiber bits which are far less forgiving than the old metal ones. I'll take a bent control arm over an exploded one any day.
    The ride height would probably need to be higher which, given the precise aero of these cars, might really slow them down.
    I suspect this 919 would crush a current F1 car in race legal spec.
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