Attila the Fun

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I was reading through the February, 2010 issue of "Car and Driver" while
trapped in the dentist's office. The featured article was entitled
"Lightning Laps". C and D took a bunch of cars to Virginia International
Raceway and put them through their paces. The thing that caught my
attention was that the two fastest cars were clocked at a hair over 157 mph
on the main straight. The other cars, starting with an Audi R8 - at 150 mph
- and continuing down through Porches (including a Carrera S) and BMWs (M3)
were all less than that.

My best top speed in the RXX-7 was 155 mph on the same track and main
straight.

In all honesty, I know that speedometers have some margin of error, and the
cars in the test were clocked with laser guns. However, when compared to
David Lane's GSL-SE at 40 mph, my speedometer was reading 5% slow due to the
17" wheels.

t-von

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I read that same article. 20B in a light weight balanced packageaint to be messed with on the track. I wish car magazines would change things up a little bit and include modified older cars in these test. Sure it would be fair but, it would be a great read.

j9fd3s

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that's pretty nice! i'd feel smug too.

Attila the Fun

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Since I don't subscribe to C and D, I don't know if they are still doing the Supertuner Shootout. That was kind of what you're talking about.

Attila the Fun

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In an effort to stay grounded, I recall with deep humility being passed on that straight by the Kudzu Racing 4-rotor. I was already over 100 mph with nothing holding me back, and he went by me like I had turned the motor off. Of course, that was a pure racing machine, while the Lamborghini, Corvette ZR1 and Audi R8 in the test were street legal.

RX-Heven

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Kudzu.
Can't believe you'd let one of these by; you must not have been pushing it

t-von

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Yea! When my car is finished, I would love to enter mine in the SCC (Sport Compact Car) Ultimate street car challange.

Attila the Fun

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That must be it. If I had only put my foot through the floor, instead of just to it...

Zero R

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I believe SCC is no more though I could be wrong.

~S~

Evil Aviator

LOL, I saw that at MADS. I found it especially funny because you were really tearing up the track, which you apparently did not realize until you read the magazine article.

Actually, it was this Kudzu:



vs the RXX7:

Attila the Fun

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That's true. I thought I was doing OK, but I didn't think I was doing THAT well. I was holding back, since I didn't have a big brake kit, and I knew my brakes wouldn't slow me down enough for turn one, unless I backed off just after passing the the big tree at the clubhouse.


Yep. That's it--lean, green and mean. I want one.

CrispyRX7

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Sorry George but that 4 rotor car also had a real driver behond the wheel.
Regards,
Crispy
PS I was there also.

Attila the Fun

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You're so mean...also so right. From my standpoint, that just makes my car look better, since it was doing so well, in spite of the amateur behind the wheel. I tried to get Peter Ferrell to take my car around, because I wanted to see what it could do with a "real driver". He was involved in something else, so he never got around to it. (Also, he expressed a reluctance to drive customers' cars.)

George

RZMotorsports

Can't wait to take mine to the track

patman

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i cant wait to see what mine will do as well.

My speedometer is spot on according to GPS, it used to be a bit off but the 275/40/17s are a hair bigger than stock.