Car and driver lightning lap 2015 results nfl

Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca 2016 mercedes amg gt s 1. Whatsapp car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. In a wild finish to the daytona 500, ryan newman took a scary ride along the track when he crashed trying to hold onto the lead. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but. Not sure thats exactly fair, they normally have the same, quite capable, driver run at least all the same cars in a given class, multiple times in order to generate consistent, repeatable laps. Driver ryan newman in serious condition after horrific. The years fastest street cars on americas toughest track. As a result, tobacco companies began to sponsor sporting events as a way to spend their. Every car, every lap time to be within a 110 of the m235i is a solid showing. Winners and losers from the nfl offseason thus far.

Ryan newman led a threecar ford contingent by finishing fifth. Dont get me wrong i love that car to pieces but it feels really awesome to be driving something that does a little more than just a to b. We get in car video of the 20 chevrolet caprice ppvs lap at virginia international raceway for the 20 lightning lap competition. In the eighth installment of the car and driver lightning lap the allnew m4 and m235i took to the tarmac of virginia international raceway to see how they measure up to the competitionpast and present the competition classes in the lightning lap are set up by price range. It took an entire year for car and driver to get its hands on a ford gt for its lightning lap test at virginia international raceway, but it was well. I almost bought one in 2015 but a new job that was 100% telecommute eliminated the rationale for it. Just as the cars have changed with time, so has our event. These are the quickest lap times for the 180 cars weve tested throughout lightning lap s nineyear run. Results, points after cup series race at daytona nascar talk.

On lap 6, his car left the track and hit a concrete wall. As we mentioned in our separate coverage, it was a lot of work to muscle out. The chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at virginia international raceway. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014. When we named our annual performance car torture test lightning lap more than a decade ago, we meant it in a figurative sense. At our 2019 lightning lap, our fastest contender, the 2019 mclaren senna, set an alltime record with a 2. Others on the call included nfl commissioner roger goodell, nba. People are often surprised i run my frs through the canadian winter but i havent had one single issue or close call with these on. When we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Many people still believe that the gen 5 and gen 6 camaros are the same car, when in fact they arent. In fact, in the nine years that the car and driver lightning lap had been run, only one vehicle ever surpassed the corvettes time. Corvette, the affordable super car new smyrna chevrolet. Sure, its not the sportiest i know thats not what its for, body roll is pretty high and lacking paddles is pretty dumbfounding, but ive always loved wagons and this one struck the best balance on the. Yes but that was a new thing specifically for the 2017 year maybe also the 2016 not sure but dumb dumb dumblol.

Lightning lap 2015 behind the scenes video see the lap time results from this year and past years. Its been 12 years now, with 242 laps on the alltime lightning lap register. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. But for the challenger it really has only changed in 2015 so if you factor in the extra 3 years from its release, theres still 5 years of the same thing from 2010 to 2015. There are even cars with underbody aerodynamic trickery to manage downforce in accordance with the cars wishes. The glis time is pretty surprising considering esc cant be fully defeated. Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. Every car, every lap time weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international raceway, which has proved itself the ultimate test of.

Stringer, one of the most wellliked players in the nfl, died of a heat stroke. Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca. View all of our lightning lap track tests at virginia international raceway from 2006 to present. Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won. There are plenty of cars packing more than 577 horsepower on the lightning lap alltime leaderboard. Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. There were a total of 18 new cars who took a shot at the list, with a total of 180 cars tested so far throughout the years. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto.

Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its. I just received my october 2015 car and driver, in which they test about 18 cars on. Not only that, the corvette z06 was so fast that in the nine years of car and driver s lightning laps, only one other car has finished faster. This section covers general car discussion as well as threads organized by make and model. View lap times new and old as we put a bow on our ninth lightning lap.

It looks like it actually matches the time of the 2015 golf r. Read on to see how porsche broke all of our previous lightning lap records. The audi s8 plus, despite wearing equalwidth front and rear tires. Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and driver s lightning lap 2015. We bring you the latest and greatest from the worlds automotive industry. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over nine events. The gen 6 camaro mades its debut in the 2016 model year. On some cars, we have one go at it, maybe two, to score the best time. Weve been lapping cars there for more than a decade. Ford gt sets car and driver record at virginia international. Video watch the corvette stingrays run at vir for car and driver s lightning lap. We get in car video of the 20 chevrolet camaro zl120 chevrolet camaro zl1s lap at virginia international raceway for the 20 lightning lap competition. Honda brought its precious 1999 acura nsx zanardi edition from a museum for us to lap around vir at lightning lap.

Car and driver did their annual lightning lap event at virginia international raceway, where they confirmed this by testing the latest and greatest cars to put down one quick fast lap time. Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below. Both of my previous gtis had the plaid seats with sunroof, while i usually do prefer leather the plaid seats look better to me and retro. But if we had to drive one car as fast as possible for an entire tank of gas. The latest car and driver issue with the rendering of the midengine 2017 corvette zora on the cover also features the results from the magazines annual lightning lap competition where the latest stockunmodified offerings from selected manufacturers are raced against the clock at virginia international raceway. Car and driver brings the worlds largest car magazine to youtube.

Including last year when driving up a steep windy back road during the worst snow storm ive ever seen. Lightning lap by patrick rall on september 12, 2016 at 4. Of all the dynamic secrets lightning lap reveals, this one ranks as the years most unexpected. Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. For this, the ninth lightning lap, a couple of lastminute dropouts, including a dodge challenger srt hellcat, reduced our usual fleet of 20 or so down to the 18 before you. The broncos cornerback was shot and killed in a driveby shooting in the. Magazine, website, blog, and forums feedback tell us what you like or dont like about car and driver in its many incarnations, as well as what youd like to see from us. What started as a handful of car and driver employees with a couple of toolboxes has. But you also have the variable of amatuer drivers car and driver vs pro driver randy pobst, motortrend.