Orange Color Goes Faster?

[RacingManiac]

For Lexus it seems, yes...
Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Laps Nordschleife in 7:14 | The Lexus Enthusiast (http://lexusenthusiast.com/2011/09/02/lexus-lfa-nurburgring-edition-laps-nordschleife-in-714/)

Maybe if they sell more cars in that color as opposed to Beige they may suck less...

[Dino Scuderia]

Porsche called and said, 'Lies, all lies!'.

[RacingManiac]

Handling for cars with engine in the right place must be foreign to their testers....:D

I think this could just be a tire upgrade though....maybe the Ring edition LFA comes with those Pilot Sport Cup again like the 2012 Z06....which I think went 20 sec faster with those...

[henk4]

THe Dutch have orange as the national racing colour...you may draw your own conclusions.

[RacingManiac]

So if the Donkervroot(sp?) were Orange it may be even faster?

[Dino Scuderia]

The Spyker that won Le Mans was orange.

[Ferrer]

Porsche used to have orange as their racing colour.

[Dino Scuderia]

The Dutch Space Shuttle was orange.

[NSXType-R]

The Buggati Veyron Super Sport has orange.

[TVRs4eva]

This Pinto is orange

[henk4]

Porsche used to have orange as their racing colour.

when Porsches were orange they were raced by Racing Team Holland (Gijs van Lennep, Ben Pon, etc.)

[Ferrer]

when Porsches were orange they were raced by Racing Team Holland (Gijs van Lennep, Ben Pon, etc.)
And by the works racing team.

Bjorn Waldegaard, Gerard Larousse, Vic Elford,...

[NSXType-R]

If I'm not mistaken, McLaren's team color is orange.

So there you go, its an incredibly fast color. ;)

[henk4]

And by the works racing team.

Bjorn Waldegaard, Gerard Larousse, Vic Elford,...

that is Rallye, not racing...

[Ferrer]

Well, it is a form of motorsport, or it was at least...

[henk4]

Well, it is a form of motorsport, or it was at least...

let's call it a draw:)

Carel Godin de Beaufort's four cylinder F1 718
Ex-RTH Porsche 904
and an original 911R. (not sure if it ever was a workscar.)

[Ecnelis]

I think this could just be a tire upgrade though...
Not just... In short from Wiki:

The model features an extra 7 kW (10 bhp) from its V10 engine, bringing the total to 419 kW (562 bhp). It also features a re-calibrated transmission with gear shifts made faster by 0.05 seconds, a front splitter, stiffer and more adjustable suspension, lightweight alloy wheels coated in track rubber, aerodynamic canards at the sides of the front bumper, and a large fixed rear wing.

[Ferrer]

let's call it a draw:)

Carel Godin de Beaufort's four cylinder F1 718
Ex-RTH Porsche 904
and an original 911R. (not sure if it ever was a workscar.)
I think all 911Rs from tha factory were white, at least the Tour de Corse car was IIRC.

EDIT The Marathon de la Route 914s were orange, and that was racing. :)

http://i.pbase.com/g1/17/292717/2/117933739.KwPFqxzb.jpg

[csl177]

I think all 911Rs from tha factory were white, at least the Tour de Corse car was IIRC.

EDIT The Marathon de la Route 914s were orange, and that was racing. :)

Correct, the majority were Light Ivory... reason being that the paint is substantially lighter, believe it or not. Porsche didn't attach color plates to any of the 911Rs. All four of the prototypes still exist, something like 14 documented Rs are accounted for. BTW, Lance Reventlow's car was ordered in his special blue, at least one was orange (tangerine) and another was slate gray.

I'm hoping orange is fast :D

[Dino Scuderia]

Wow, is that your rebuild after the Road Atlanta off?

[RacingManiac]

Not just... In short from Wiki:

The model features an extra 7 kW (10 bhp) from its V10 engine, bringing the total to 419 kW (562 bhp). It also features a re-calibrated transmission with gear shifts made faster by 0.05 seconds, a front splitter, stiffer and more adjustable suspension, lightweight alloy wheels coated in track rubber, aerodynamic canards at the sides of the front bumper, and a large fixed rear wing.

Tire upgrade will do more than all of those combined.....

[Ecnelis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0SCYCjNmjI


The proof is in the driving: the Lexus LFA, equipped with the Nürburgring Package of aerodynamic and handling enhancements, has conquered the famous German race track from which it takes its name with a new fastest lap for a current, regular production car.

LFA test driver and professional racer Akira Iida recorded a lap time of 7:14.64 in a fully road-legal car, running on standard specification Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tyres.

The result, posted on 31 August during a performance test, demonstrates Lexus’s success in honing its two-seater supercar for track-focused handling, by introducing a range of aerodynamic features and fine-tuning the car’s suspension.

Commenting on the result, Iida said: “We are delighted with this achievement. Our on-going development of the LFA and our recent outings at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race have enabled us to continue to tune the vehicle. The result with the LFA Nürburgring Package shows the car’s ultimate performance and agility. This is a first activity of its type for Lexus and the constant effort of the team has brought this fantastic result.”

The Nürburgring Package will be fitted to 50 of the 500 LFA that are being built, with customer deliveries from next year. It includes a carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) front spoiler and fixed rear wing, track-tuned suspension and custom wheels. Compared to the standard LFA, output from the 4.8-litre V10 engine has been increased from 552 to 562bhp, maintaining the car’s 3.7-second nought to 62mph acceleration time.

Haruhiko Tanahashi, LFA Chief Engineer, said: “The LFA Nürburgring Package is the culmination of our extensive testing programme and we have appreciated the opportunities to use the Nürburgring Nordschleife to strengthen and develop the LFA into the vehicle it is today. The development team's obsession, Iida-san's concentration and good course conditions all led to our achieving this record.”

[csl177]

Wow, is that your rebuild after the Road Atlanta off?

Yes, but it looked worse than it was... the serious damage was to the left carrier and trailing arm. We're fortunate to have a highly respected and talented German ex-factory guy available who set the chassis properly on a Cee-Lo. It's dimensionally perfect.
I'll post pics of the build, suspension is already on and wiring should go in before the week is out.

Looks nice in it's original tangerine. We're calling it Tango plus Cash. :p