Guest mlsund911 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Great experience driving the GT3 Cup car at the Circuit Bugatti on 10 May 2013 with 11-time Le Mans racer Christophe Tinseau instructing. Quote Link to comment
Brodie Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Wow, once in a lifetime experience. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment
JT997TT Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Awesome video, thanks for posting. Great job driving as well. Dream experience! Quote Jim 17 black/black Audi R8 V10 Plus - still within the VW family! a few minor upgrades 12 black/black Cayenne Turbo - a few minor cosmetic enhancements 91 black/black/black 911 C4 Cab - keeping it pretty OEM and basic Link to comment
stealthn Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Wow! You lucky so and so were you shifting early or were the gears that short? bob Quote Bob James 06 Cayman S 2018 Macan GTS Link to comment
Guest mlsund911 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Bob, good question - a lot of data was captured on every lap by the Motec system fitted to the cup car. Hopefully you can view the attached screen shot, an example taken from Lap #10 during the afternoon sessions on the Circuit Bugatti. After each session, the data was downloaded from the car to a laptop. I can bring the Motec program to the monthly meeting for those who are interested. Some highlights: Max speed 219.8 kph, max rpm 7980, max lateral G-force 1.29, and max longitudinal G-force (i.e. under braking) 1.03. The screenshot shows for Lap #10 the revs ranged from a low of 3732 up to 7590. Cup car redlines at 8400 RPM but we stayed well short of that all day. Not sure if you would consider the gearing or shifting short, but yes the revs climbed quickly due to weight of just 1,150 kg (power-to-weight ratio of 2.7 kg per horsepower) owing to all the carbon fibre in the door panels, rear panels, wing, etc. The car specs are at: http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pag/?pool=international-de&id=2007-11-30 [ATTACH=CONFIG]3079[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment
Guest mlsund911 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Incredible live coverage on now - in-car streaming video from the Porsche 911 RSR of Team Manthey at the Le Mans 24 hour race: http://www.lemans-tv.com/video-porsche-ag-team-manthey-n91_21544.html Quote Link to comment
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