http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/11/n...ap-of-america/

http://wot.motortrend.com/6537348/on...ica/index.html

1 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 5215 Points
Steven Rankins, Will Taylor

2 Porsche 996 GT2 SSGT1 BB 5010 Points
Peter Lier, Ian Stewart

3 BMW M3 SSGT1 SB 4960 Points
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado


Not bad for second time around.

 

If it beat the Porsche it must be a ringer right guys

 

Didnt the GTR get beat by a measly Porsche GT3 last year? Just imagine what an Enzo could do.

 

Both cars were highly modified, so I fail to see how the term "ringer" would possibly apply here......

BTW, looking at the actual timed track event results, the GT-R won a total of six tracks, and the 996 GT2 won eight.

 

LOL Of course it should have been beat with it being so new on the market and not many mods compared to the Porsche's. Well I guess the tables are turned. Not only did it beat the 996 GT2 but also a 997 GT3 and 997 GT3 RS. Not bad for a measly rice mobile that is a ringer

 

Non of those cars achieved a 7:20 or 7:30's around the ring, yet they were able to beat a car which is supposed to perform far better. The 996 GT2 won 8 tracks compared with 6 to the GTR, how is this possible when the GTR is supposed to be able to do a 7:26? Again the GTR is supposed to run with Enzo's, Zonda's and ACR's.

996 GT2
7:43 --- 160.17 km/h - Porsche 996 GT2, 462 PS/??? kg
7:46 --- 159.14 km/h - Porsche 996 GT2, 462 PS/1450 kg (sport auto 06/01)

 

Dude you fail to understand that most all the cars in the 1 lap of america were modified including the porsche's. Its like starting with a blank sheet when that happens. Some of the Porsche's were highly modified as were the GTR's. All bets are off when that happens. We are not talking about stock cars here. Going by your logic the 997's that were in the competition should have beat the 996's right? The 996 was setup perfect and had great drivers who knew their car. Kudos to them

Come on get over the ring times. I have. When people ask me how fast is your car believe it or not I dont say "it ran a 7:29 on the ring and that time is faster than alot of other cars costing much more". It really is not that big of a deal to me. It seems that to all the skeptics and haters though that it is more of a factor to them than the owners.

The GTR won this time and the other GTR should have finished in the top 3 if it werent for ecu issues( boost cut ). Maybe the setup and drivers helped this time. Maybe next year it will be a different story. Thats racing!

The fact that it didnt blow its glass transmission like so many haters would have thought is a great feat in itself

 

One Lap of America is modified cars while Nur was stock cars. I don't know how you are comparing apples to oranges. Not to mention different tracks, drivers, and weather conditions.

And you do realize that GTR won the One Lap of America right? By 205 points over the second place, GT2.

But to be fair the last years champion didn't race this year, so I am thinking the next year's One Lap will be interesting.

 

No he doesnt all that matters to him is the ring time

 

If Mark Davia had competed this year in his 2001 996 turbo, the GTR surely would have been the runner-up.

Nonetheless, impressive showing by the GTR.

 

Shoulda, coulda, woulda

 

LoL @ MC. His posts are the most entertaining on every forum.

The GT-R did astonishingly well this year. What was amazing was that the lesser powered of the two GT-R's actually did significantly better.

The team cannonball GT-R was running a 450-500whp Cobb custom tune and their logged vehicle weight was a staggering 3969lbs !!!!!

Anybody reading those numbers on paper going into the event would not believe that they'd stand a chance and yet not only was the car competitive but it actually took out the win.

Congrats to the team and drivers!

 

For what it is worth -

I owned a 08 997 TT and drove it like it was stolen everyday. I never fell in love with it (if you know what I mean) so I sold it. My father in law is the GM at Lancaster Nissan in CA. I told him when the GT-R came in to call me so I could buy one. I was actually just talking out my *** as I had no intension of purchasing the car based on the 20k over window sticker everyone was asking. Long story short when "my GT-R" showed up they said come pick up your car so I made the drive down there with the intension of driving it around the block and then backing out of the deal.

I thought the car looked like a snow plow in the front but super sexy from the rear. The side profile was nice as well. When I got there naturally there was a huge crowd around the car. How often do you see a $80k car surrounded by a bunch of 20k econo boxes. I think the dealers deliberately keep the 350 and 370 Z's away from the GT-R and park them near the cheaper cars because they don't want customers to compare them side by side. Not that there is a comparo - but again.... I am getting off track

With the idea of driving wide open around the block to see what all the hype was I got them to take me out before paying (suckers ) So my father in law pulled out of the dealership and proceeded to drive me down the road at what felt like a smooth but not so fast ride - all this did was confirm what an over rated car the GT-R was. There "seemed" to be nothing to it. He pulled to the curb and said, "your turn".

In a ho hum manner I got out of the passenger side walked around the front as he walked around the back and got myself situated. Once familiar with the video game instrumentation I started my test drive. If you know the area Lancaster is in the middle of no where so open roads are a plenty. In auto mode crawling at perhaps 35mph I stood on the gas. I was totally taken back by what happened next. The car was smooth as silk and fast as sin. In fact, short of my ZR1 (which I did not own at the time) this is bar none the quickest car off the showroom floor I have ever purchased -

Yes I purchased the car!. How could I say no. it was worth every penny too. The GT-R will eat the 997TT everywhere for practical purposes.

Too all the Porsche guys with their panties riding high as you read this. Guys drive it before you make comments. It is that good.

Why buy a 997TT : Looks great, 4 times nicer interior and while not as quick side by side, the Porsche appears to launch from rest better. What I mean is the car is not violent when it takes off. It just thrusts you back in the seat and goes about its business. After 30mph it becomes apparent this really nice car can't hang with the GT-R anymore. The GT-R handles great and it is way more forgiving.

Why buy a GT-R ?? - Seats feel better, handles better, quicker and as fast or faster, more exclusive, way better shifting in manual mode, more room, more space.....

The list just goes on. I am just one man with one opinion so take it for what it is. The thought of selling my GT-R won't happen for a while - it is just that nice of a car. I do not profess to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination, I have however raced all my life and my family raced Indy cars for 45 years.

www.granatellimotorsports.com

I don't sell parts for this car or the Porsche - I have however owned both and driven them to the edge

 

ENZO Vs GT-R = $1,000,000 Vs $70,000
X=

 

I am of the opinion that wet weather played a huge role in the one-lap. Nothing more...AWD is superior in the wet, and the fact that the gt2 did so well with virtually no driver aids says a lot about that car's driver. Oh, the gtr won...but I'd wonder how any awd supercar would have done ...lambo, tuned 997or 996tt, etc.

My sig says it all. I wanted a gtr a lot...until the cost of brakes and the tranny fluid was made public. That killed it for me, sorry to say. Great car nonetheless. Period.