NASA doesn't use the crows nest (silliest track feature in CA IMO) for the 25hr, note that outside of the high-downforce cars (open wheel, sports racers etc) that configuration is about 2.5sec a lap quicker for most.
The Wolf GB08S that was driven by Little Al and his son at the 25 this year ran a 1:37.6 in qualy. Porsche cup cars typically run in the high 1:45's. Highly prepped M3's run in the mid-low 1:50's and lower levels of prep put those cars in the mid-upper 50's. Very quick FWD cars like the Acura ILX's run this year by Honda Research run right at 2:00 and Miata's typically run in the 2:07-2:10 range.
I ran at a Shelby event a few years ago with a buddy. I really liked their attention to safety and zero-tolerance toward Hoonery. Track days aren't racing.
Last edited by Damn True; 05-06-2014 at 10:01 AM.
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