GT350R Nurburgring time - Page 4

crysalis_01 · 01-24-2015, 04:35 AM

Well...

Huh.

I guess now the question is;"Is "The (trusted) source" an official Ford rep.?"

I'm guessing not. That doesn't mean I think the time is fake...just that I don't think Ford themselves will take credit for this "leaked" info.

PYROLYSIS · 01-24-2015, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by detroit_thumper

Report: 2016 Shelby GT350R clocks 7:32.19 Nurburgring Lap

This is ridiculously fast.

That's probably close to the dry Z/28 time that GM hasn't released yet.

13vertss · 01-24-2015, 07:52 AM

Not saying it didn't happen, but seeing that it was done in Sep of last year and it just gets leaked out now seems a bit suspicious. Anybody can through numbers up, but without proof, it's just hearsay.

13vertss · 01-24-2015, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroit_thumper

Report: 2016 Shelby GT350R clocks 7:32.19 Nurburgring Lap

This is ridiculously fast.

Is that just as trustworthy as this?

http://http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/10/did-the-2014-camaro-z28-run-a-731-9-at-the-nurburgring/

hotlap · 01-24-2015, 09:01 AM

This is is about to get interesting.

Kudos to Ford. Now what did the Z/28 run when they went back last summer?

MEDISIN · 01-24-2015, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroit_thumper

Report: 2016 Shelby GT350R clocks 7:32.19 Nurburgring Lap

This is ridiculously fast.

No source? Interesting no videos ever surface of Ford's running with VBOX data on the track.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13vertss/r's

Is that just as trustworthy as this?

http://http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/10/did-the-2014-camaro-z28-run-a-731-9-at-the-nurburgring/

Without seeing VBOX output overlayed on video and GM vouching for it, I personally wouldn't quote it. In dry conditions it might be accurate, who knows. So many variables with Nurburgring times. Why I prefer to see cars compared in Lightning Lap as the testing methodologies are at least consistent.

shaffe · 01-24-2015, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MEDISIN

No source? Interesting no videos ever surface of Ford's running with VBOX data on the track.

Without seeing VBOX output overlayed on video and GM vouching for it, I personally wouldn't quote it. In dry conditions it might be accurate, who knows. So many variables with Nurburgring times. Why I prefer to see cars compared in Lightning Lap as the testing methodologies are at least consistent.

Agreed. This is why I like to see how Randy Probst does with them at Laguna Seca

MYDLIFECRISIS · 01-24-2015, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

ok, so they don't want to use such an unreliable measuring stick that many performance cars do use - maybe they should stay off the ring then.

Do they post their 1/4 mile times? There are no variables in that right?

And they don't mind doing it for the Focus...of all cars:

8:26 Ford Focus RS Horst von Saurma Ford conducted test (08/2009)

Seriously though if the GT350R ran like a 7:40 to 7:45, they'd be all over it.

EXACTLY!!!!

crysalis_01 · 01-24-2015, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MEDISIN

No source? Interesting no videos ever surface of Ford's running with VBOX data on the track.

Without seeing VBOX output overlayed on video and GM vouching for it, I personally wouldn't quote it. In dry conditions it might be accurate, who knows. So many variables with Nurburgring times. Why I prefer to see cars compared in Lightning Lap as the testing methodologies are at least consistent.

How dare Ford not use the Officially mandated camera and VBOX equipment?

Oh wait, there is nothing official about ANY of these 'ring "times". They're all just, in a sense, heresay. And anyone who puts any weight in any of these times is trying to ice-skate uphill.

Which is why, like you, I much prefer to see the Lightning Lap Times. It's a well overseen test where variables are kept to a minimum.

It also helps to have them on a track that most of us actually have access to.

Todd in Vancouver · 01-24-2015, 07:19 PM

Interesting that even the Mustang boyz are calling BS on this story. I would actually have expected a faster time for a car half a decade behind the C5 and buitl to specifically beat the Z/28. 5 seconds is a lot but on the Ring with a new C6 around the corner the GT350R will need to do better than that in its cureent form.

crysalis_01 · 01-24-2015, 07:47 PM

Don't get me wrong. I'm not necessarily calling BS on the time. It's just that I don't really put a whole lot of stock in 'ring Times due to their completely unregulated nature.

Jsafe17 · 01-24-2015, 08:04 PM

Silly ferd people... you all did one thing right the 9"rearend... thanks for you contribution. Now back to the end of the line..

BaylorCamaro · 01-24-2015, 09:05 PM

ABSOLUTELY INSANE if true. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it is true though, I fully expected it to be faster than the Z/28. But 5 seconds is an a$$ kicking.

WHAMMO · 01-24-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BaylorCamaro

ABSOLUTELY INSANE if true. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it is true though, I fully expected it to be faster than the Z/28. But 5 seconds is an a$$ kicking.

Z/28 time in the rain half course...Whatever it can do, its gonna be very close to the Z/28 or better.

Q is, how much HP this engine has???? I guess 520.

01-24-2015, 04:35 AM	#43
crysalis_01 Iron fist, lead foot Drives: 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,228	Well... Huh. I guess now the question is;"Is "The (trusted) source" an official Ford rep.?" I'm guessing not. That doesn't mean I think the time is fake...just that I don't think Ford themselves will take credit for this "leaked" info. __________________ '03 SVT Cobra-SC4.6L V8 \|\| modded with mods'n'stuff

01-24-2015, 09:01 AM	#47
hotlap Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Franklin WI Posts: 6,632	This is is about to get interesting. Kudos to Ford. Now what did the Z/28 run when they went back last summer? __________________ "the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.” Ronald Reagan -

01-24-2015, 07:19 PM	#52
Todd in Vancouver Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,538 View My Garage	Interesting that even the Mustang boyz are calling BS on this story. I would actually have expected a faster time for a car half a decade behind the C5 and buitl to specifically beat the Z/28. 5 seconds is a lot but on the Ring with a new C6 around the corner the GT350R will need to do better than that in its cureent form. __________________ Todd in Vancouver '14 ZL1 Camaro '67 Camaro SS Pro-tour in process How hard can it be... Check out my other build http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/9...ject-Obsession

01-24-2015, 07:47 PM	#53
crysalis_01 Iron fist, lead foot Drives: 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,228	Don't get me wrong. I'm not necessarily calling BS on the time. It's just that I don't really put a whole lot of stock in 'ring Times due to their completely unregulated nature. __________________ '03 SVT Cobra-SC4.6L V8 \|\| modded with mods'n'stuff

01-24-2015, 09:05 PM	#55
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	ABSOLUTELY INSANE if true. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it is true though, I fully expected it to be faster than the Z/28. But 5 seconds is an a$$ kicking. __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

01-24-2015, 07:52 AM	#45
13vertss Drives: 2013 Camaro convertible 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Southern NH Posts: 1,077	Not saying it didn't happen, but seeing that it was done in Sep of last year and it just gets leaked out now seems a bit suspicious. Anybody can through numbers up, but without proof, it's just hearsay.

01-24-2015, 08:04 PM	#54
Jsafe17 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS 6spd LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 581	Silly ferd people... you all did one thing right the 9"rearend... thanks for you contribution. Now back to the end of the line..

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