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    New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time

    Corvette ZR1 Laps Nurburgring In 7:26.4
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    So 0.3 seconds. Basically if it was 1/2 a degree cooler outside or the driver had taken a bigger dump before the run he would probably have beat the Vette time.

    As a Vette fan, I'm glad it was a nice warm day and the driver was enjoying the cheeses of Europe before the lap.
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    P161911 probably shoudn't have was starred P161911 probably shoudn't have was unstarred
    Image of two wheels are enough two wheels are enough
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    When laps take 7-8 minutes, those three tenths of a second don't mean as much as they do on a track with a 1-2 minute lap time... The driver could have sneezed on a straightaway and caused that difference. In my book, that's basically the same time.

    It would be really interesting to see videos and/or real-time lap position to see where one car pulled ahead of the other...
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    07/09/09

    @brian s.: Very true, but try telling that to Nissan's marketing department.
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    eggwich del fiero was starred eggwich del fiero was unstarred
    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/10/09

    @eggwich del fierow your own: Or Porsche's.
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    Syrax was starred Syrax was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    I want to like the GT-R, but it's so played out. The old Skylines were cool, cause they were just regular cars which had been modified. This is not my cup of tea. Fuck 'Ring times, give me a 911.
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    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of Tier 5 royal, the Manic King Tier 5 royal, the Manic King
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    whoa, 4000 rpm or more, all the time....

    So they shipped driver and car (probably ringer) from Japan, what about normal car from the dealership? Ok, we'll see in couple of months time of course.
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    Tier 5 royal, the Manic King was starred Tier 5 royal, the Manic King was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    07/09/09

    @Manic King of Corinthia: If by "ringer" you mean "54 year old ex-F1 Alternate with a best placing of 12th" then, yes. But everyone uses race drivers.
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    Image of Double_Wishbone Double_Wishbone
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    I don't care whether the tires are road-legal or not, whether the engine has been tuned or not, whether they've removed the back seat or not, whether the pilot is an android or not.

    This is an impressive performance no matter what, and this comes from someone who doesn't particularly like GT-Rs.

    Still, I'd rather blow $50,000 more to get a ZR1... I guess it's just more *fun* to drive.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    07/09/09

    @Double_Wishbone:
    True. IMO that's a very impressive time even for a 1L sportbike!
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of men.
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    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was starred If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was unstarred
    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    4:46 was terrifiying.

    I don't have a clue how he's going to shave any more time off...
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    Dhillaz 2.0 was starred Dhillaz 2.0 was unstarred
    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    JAKE > GODZILLA
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/09/09

    @Franzouse: No no, jake is still 0.3 < godzilla.
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    07/09/09

    @mr_dude: which makes Jake greater than Godzilla. I think we are all saying the same thing just not speaking the same language.
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    vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in was starred vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in was unstarred
    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/09/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: Peter, just because you have a mustache doesn't mean you can speak Italian.


    Jake has a lot of work to do to overcome the hood window if we're talking general greatness.
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    mr_dude was starred mr_dude was unstarred
    Image of slackinfux slackinfux
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    So, Corvette fanbois...is a .3 second advantage over the entire 'ring worth an extra $50,000?
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    slackinfux was starred slackinfux was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/09/09

    @slackinfux: You mean in addition to better looks, less insulting warranty (yeah, I can't help but go there), and less expensive whizbangery to go wrong?
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    beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
    Image of slackinfux slackinfux
    07/10/09

    @beercheck - Commentin' Dirty:

    I see things differently, I think the GT-R is much better looking than the Vette, inside and out. The ZR1 looks just like every other boring ass Corvette out there and has the same interior cheapness as a Cobalt, although I suppose you can forget about that when you step on the pedal. We'll see about the less expensive whizbangery and warranty after someone blows up an LS9 and it isn't covered under warranty.

    Still, none of that is worth $50K...that's like an extra trans for the GT-R if you're stupid enough to break one pretending it's an American V8 on the dragstrip. Hell, spend $10K on a hardened gearset for the trans, $20K on some extra boost, kick some ZRass and pocket the change!
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    slackinfux was starred slackinfux was unstarred
    Image of Northernsky Northernsky
    07/09/09

    In reply to New Nissan GT-R Attacks 'Ring, Bests Previous Time
    Oh dear... what'll Porsche say now?
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    Northernsky was starred Northernsky was unstarred
    Image of 01NB, now with less 01NB 01NB, now with less 01NB
    07/09/09

    @Burning Lego Monk: "please loan us money we screwed up trying to buy VAG"
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    Edited by 01NB, now with less 01NB at 07/09/09 4:09 PM 01NB, now with less 01NB was starred 01NB, now with less 01NB was unstarred
    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    07/09/09

    @Burning Lego Monk: They will say that Michael Bay directed this video.
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    leavethegun-takethecannoli was starred leavethegun-takethecannoli was unstarred
    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/09/09

    @Burning Lego Monk: We need a report from Stud Beefpile ASAP.
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    07/09/09

    @Burning Lego Monk: When they did their lap it was 'mildly moist.'
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    Image of SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R)
    07/09/09

    @Burning Lego Monk: They will point out that the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car for driving in Germany so the time is void.
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    SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) was starred SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    07/09/09

    @Syrax: I too am eagerly awaiting a response from the Porsche Bunker.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    07/09/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: You read my mind!
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