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Originally Posted by nist7
Very interesting point.
If sticky tires can improve time by 10 seconds on just 2.8km, then 21.6km would cut time considerably.
But seeing that Nissan claims wet sections on the track on their 7:38 time, and seeing how long the 'Ring is, it may not be all that implausible to shave 10 seconds off. Had they used any stickier tires...I think it would've gained way too much time to be of any credibility at all.
Heck, there is a huge, and I mean HUGE internet war over the Nissan GT-R. There are people who believe that everything Nissan did is a lie and then there those who believe the GT-R is the Godzilla that will crush and revolutionize the world as we know it.... 
On a related note, I'm still waiting for the absolute street-legal car record of 6:55 set by the Radical SR8 to be bested by the Caparo T1  |
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Originally Posted by Kitdy
Yeah that interests me as well. The Caparo should be able to do away with it quite handily I would assume.
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Nissan used Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST tires instead of the standard Bridgestone Potenza RE070R (source:La Nissan GT-R e il 'Ring: ecco il video dell'impresa )
I believe both the Caparo and the Radical aren't considered for the same contest as they both can't take speed bumpers. Despite they street legal nature of a car, usually the speed bumpers are used as a method to decide if a car is to be considered a only-track-day car or a standard car. the sound emissions are also a parameter in some tracks, as the 'ring IIRC.
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