new 'ring record!

RACER X · 08-19-2009, 12:59 PM

seen this car on top gear...........race car, PERIOD.

Step aside Nissan GT-R (7min/26.7sec), Corvette ZR1 (7min/26.4sec), and Dodge Viper ACR (7min/22sec). You too, Pagani Zonda (7min/24.7sec) and Maserati MC12 (7min/24.3sec). The latest unofficial "King of the 'Ring" is German sports car maker Gumpert and it's recently debuted Apollo Speed with a time of 7 min/11.57 sec. That time puts it around 15 seconds faster than both Godzilla and the Blue Devil.

The self proclaimed Nurburgring Nordschleife record was undertaken during German publication Sport Auto's Nurburgring 'Supertest' last week. Sport Auto's test is fairly straightforward: Peg some of the world's newest sports cars at the 'Ring and see which goes the fastest around the circuit.

Given its Audi-derived 700-hp twin-turbo 4.2L V-8 powerplant, and extensive carbon fiber aerodynamics, the Apollo Speed is a legitimate Nurburgring terrorizer born from racing.

How long with the record stay at the top? Who knows, but there are quite a few upcoming supercars that are certainly well-capable of disturbing the hierarchy. This should get interesting...

Source: Sport Auto

z06boy · 08-19-2009, 01:02 PM

Nothing to add but

. I'd love to drive any of those cars around the ring. Most any performance car or bike actually.

RACER X · 08-19-2009, 01:06 PM

i'd like her to ride me during the ring.........

defector · 08-19-2009, 01:31 PM

Nothing against all these super cars, but the Caddy breaking 8 mins round the 'ring was more awesome to me.

smileyman · 08-19-2009, 02:01 PM

Nurburgring? isnt that a type of contraceptive device!?

Adeptus_Minor · 08-19-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

Nurburgring? isnt that a type of contraceptive device!?

Yes.
Only the sperm with the best lap time can make it through to her hall of fame.

Homeslice · 08-19-2009, 02:50 PM

ANd the only people who will buy that car are..........eccentrics who insist on having one of everything (like Jay Leno and the Sultan of Brunei). Everyone else will purchase cars that are actually good-looking, like Ferraris, Astons, etc.

pauldun170 · 08-19-2009, 07:53 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIXK3...embedded#t=171

Adeptus_Minor · 08-20-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

ANd the only people who will buy that car are..........eccentrics who insist on having one of everything (like Jay Leno and the Sultan of Brunei). Everyone else will purchase cars that are actually good-looking, like Ferraris, Astons, etc.

I dunno, I think it's good looking.
Personally, though, I think I'd go for something that I didn't feel like I had to be shoe-horned into and would need to attend a couple of race schools just to know how to operate it.

unknownroad · 08-24-2009, 01:08 PM

That's currently the Top Gear recordholder as well, isn't it?

I have to give any small-volume automaker major credit for staying alive in the modern world, but i wouldn't compare it to something like a GT-R or ZR1... could you even get tags for it in the US?

08-19-2009, 12:59 PM	#1
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	new 'ring record! seen this car on top gear...........race car, PERIOD. Step aside Nissan GT-R (7min/26.7sec), Corvette ZR1 (7min/26.4sec), and Dodge Viper ACR (7min/22sec). You too, Pagani Zonda (7min/24.7sec) and Maserati MC12 (7min/24.3sec). The latest unofficial "King of the 'Ring" is German sports car maker Gumpert and it's recently debuted Apollo Speed with a time of 7 min/11.57 sec. That time puts it around 15 seconds faster than both Godzilla and the Blue Devil. The self proclaimed Nurburgring Nordschleife record was undertaken during German publication Sport Auto's Nurburgring 'Supertest' last week. Sport Auto's test is fairly straightforward: Peg some of the world's newest sports cars at the 'Ring and see which goes the fastest around the circuit. Given its Audi-derived 700-hp twin-turbo 4.2L V-8 powerplant, and extensive carbon fiber aerodynamics, the Apollo Speed is a legitimate Nurburgring terrorizer born from racing. How long with the record stay at the top? Who knows, but there are quite a few upcoming supercars that are certainly well-capable of disturbing the hierarchy. This should get interesting... Source: Sport Auto __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

08-19-2009, 01:06 PM	#3
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	i'd like her to ride me during the ring......... __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

08-19-2009, 02:01 PM	#5
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Nurburgring? isnt that a type of contraceptive device!? __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

08-24-2009, 01:08 PM	#10
unknownroad Guys... where are we? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Carolina Moto: SV650 Interstate, CX500 rat-bobber, whatever else runs. Posts: 784	That's currently the Top Gear recordholder as well, isn't it? I have to give any small-volume automaker major credit for staying alive in the modern world, but i wouldn't compare it to something like a GT-R or ZR1... could you even get tags for it in the US? __________________ Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead?

08-19-2009, 01:02 PM	#2
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	Nothing to add but . I'd love to drive any of those cars around the ring. Most any performance car or bike actually.

08-19-2009, 01:31 PM	#4
defector My balls, your chin Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The desert of Az Moto: 929, SV650, YZ250 Posts: 1,917	Nothing against all these super cars, but the Caddy breaking 8 mins round the 'ring was more awesome to me.

08-19-2009, 02:50 PM	#7
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	ANd the only people who will buy that car are..........eccentrics who insist on having one of everything (like Jay Leno and the Sultan of Brunei). Everyone else will purchase cars that are actually good-looking, like Ferraris, Astons, etc.