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loliea 08-22-2009 02:03 AM

Radical best Gumpert Apollo 'ring time by 23 sec...
 
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August 20th 2009 - Peterborough sportscar manufacturer Radical Sportscars has smashed the Nürburgring production car lap record, with driver Michael Vergers posting a committed 6m48s lap time. The road-legal SR8LM smashed the previous record, also held by Radical since 2005, by an incredible eight seconds. All this, less than 24 hours after the car was driven from England to Germany for the record.
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“We’ve proved that the SR8LM is not only the world’s best trackday car, but it’s also practical enough to drive to and from the circuit."
Where did they store the suitcase for the two day test? ;-)

IMO even if the they were faster than the Gumpert it doesn't have the same impact.
For reference the absolute record is 6:11.13 by Stefan Bellof in 1984 during practive behind the wheel of a Porsche 956.

==>http://www.radicalsportscars.com/new...ife-lap-record

HeilSvenska 08-22-2009 03:33 AM

The Radical is barely a road car.

turpija 08-22-2009 09:18 AM

^^perverts would say "barely legal" :laugh:

nthfinity 08-22-2009 11:25 AM

Street legal by Brittish standards... but definitely not "production" legal...

79TA 08-23-2009 02:33 AM

So even before this the Radical had the Gumpert beat by 15 seconds. I'm not sure who would actually want to drive a Radical on the street, but it's pretty cool that one can do that in the UK.

Svensson 08-23-2009 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 79TA (Post 869852)
So even before this the Radical had the Gumpert beat by 15 seconds. I'm not sure who would actually want to drive a Radical on the street, but it's pretty cool that one can do that in the UK.

If the weather is fine, I definately wouldn't mind driving one on the street... and neither would this guy:


79TA 08-24-2009 01:13 AM

It's all great until you find a nasty speed bump or a steep entrance to something. Not saying it wouldn't be heaps of fun though.

5vz-fe 08-24-2009 01:28 AM

It's really a moot point driving these things on the street. Unless you hate your butt, or you used all your money to buy that car with nothing left for a normal one.

pitfield 08-24-2009 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by nthfinity (Post 869821)
Street legal by Brittish standards... but definitely not "production" legal...

By British standards? less people per head die on our roads matey, and we have something called 'corners' where the road curves around a 'bend'

nthfinity 08-24-2009 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pitfield (Post 869878)
By British standards? less people per head die on our roads matey, and we have something called 'corners' where the road curves around a 'bend'

Less people per head have their own cars there. :)

Corners are something we also do well :)

Our car insurance costs are heaps below yours for a reason...

Of course, this can go back and forth with no end, so OK ;) :P


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