Car and driver 2015 lightning lap results

As they note, in the world of camaros, the ss 1le is indeed an exotic. Heres the link to all of the car and driver lightning lap times. Ventura raceway concluded its regular 2019 racing season saturday night october 26. Car and driver just released the videos and article for 2017 lightning lap. The 2015 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2015 v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international auto racing series for v8 supercars. Car and driver takes the corvette c7 z06 for a lightning lap. Oct 27, 2015 lamborghinis replacement for its chiseled gallardo was the thirdfastest car we had ever tested at lightning lap, behind only the porsche 918 spyder and mosler mt900s. Compare every lap weve recorded at vir, check out track maps, watch video, and more. Rosberg had only led for ten laps in all of 2015 hes added 37 so far, and continues to race into the distance now leading by 12 seconds. Justin haley born april 28, 1999 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Today, that lap doesnt even land in the fastest third of a record book that. There is a certain assumption that the more expensive the car, the quicker it should lap. Did it lap faster than the manual zl1 1le around vir.

Best drivers car award most fun cars to drive motor trend. The lightning lap results reaffirmed the decision of farmington hills resident. Taken as a whole, the comprehensive list of lightning lap times tells a saga of longrunning. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but the. The 2019 c7 corvette zr1 wasnt king of virginia international raceway during car and drivers lightning lap tests this year, but it put up one. In the eighth installment of the car and driver lightning lap the allnew m4 and m235i took to the tarmac of virginia international raceway to see how they measure up to the competitionpast and present.

Eleven years of car and driver lightning lap times oppositelock. So we include all the gofast parts in the base price and group cars by their cost ll1ll5. Sep 08, 2015 the chevrolet corvette has added to its status as the worlds most affordable supercar as it emerged the king of the 2015 car and driver lightning lap competition at virginia international raceway. The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of pricier performance cars that include the ford gt. Midohio edit scott dixon captured the pole at mid ohio, his 2nd pole of the season. The alfa romeo stelvio quadrifoglios best lap of 1. Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. Dixon comes from behind to win 2015 indycar championship. Sep 10, 2016 according to gvirish on reddit, the lap times of car and driver magazines lightning lap around the virginia international raceway have been leaked for this year and the results are rather surprising. Sep 11, 2014 the latest car and driver issue with the rendering of the midengine 2017 corvette zora on the cover also features the results from the magazines annual lightning lap competition where the latest stockunmodified offerings from selected manufacturers are raced against the clock at virginia international raceway. Colwell, tony quiroga, aaron robinson and eric tingwall. Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below.

The two championship contenders collided on a restart on lap 39 of sundays go pro grand prix of sonoma and it dramatically turned the 2015 verizon indycar series championship upsidedown. Camaronews the lap times from the 2016 car and driver annual lightning lap test from virginia international raceway vir are in, and heres how the new 1le both v8 and v6 compared. Car and drivers annual lightning lap around virginia. Results and historical lap times view lap times new and old as we put a bow on our ninth lightning lap event at vir.

Car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its. Camaro6 camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver. Corvette stingray runs car and drivers lightning lap but. They have a nice curve graph of cost and track time, showing that for the most part, you get what you pay for. Every car and every lap from 10 years of lightning lap shootouts. Oct 11, 2019 car and driver once again takes the zl1 1le onto the track at vir for a lightning lap competition, this time with the 10 speed automatic transmission. The lightning lap began as an experiment to enhance lapidary polishing methods and techniques. A full night of racing action kept the fans in attendance excited as the racers battled to see who would take track. Every car, every lap time weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international raceway, which has proved itself the ultimate test of. Car and driver when we started lightning lap years ago, a 2006 ford gt claimed the fast time with a 3. Lamborghinis replacement for its chiseled gallardo was the thirdfastest car we had ever tested at lightning lap, behind only the porsche 918 spyder and mosler mt900s. Best drivers car is our favorite time of the year where we test a handful of the hottest highperformance cars to find out which is the most fun car to drive on both the road and the track.

Jan 11, 20 once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia international raceway. How much faster is a camaro zl1 1le than a standard zl1. They want the car that is overall the best for an enthusiast, and they combine the objective results from the track with the subjective results from driving the cars on the street. Weve tested hundreds of cars over more than a decade at virginia international raceway. Sep 10, 2015 car and driver just held their annual lightning lap competition for 2015 and according to the results, the 2015 corvette z06 not only won its class, but dominated the entire competition by finishing fastest overall. However, one of them is equipped as standard, and the other features the now famous 1le performance package. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over nine events. Both models turned in very impressive performances. Camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver lightning lap test at vir 1 attachments the lap times from the 2016 car and driver annual lightning lap test from virginia international raceway vir are in, and heres how the all new 1le both v8 and v6 fared. Lightning lap 2019 posted by car and driver october 11, 2019 11. Best driver s car is our favorite time of the year where we test a handful of the hottest highperformance cars to find out which is the most fun car to drive on both the road and the track.

The chevrolet corvette zr1 finished second, just under two seconds behind the porsche, while beating a long list of pricier performance cars that includes the ford gt. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. I just received my october 2015 car and driver, in which they test about 18 cars on virginia international raceway, and it seems strange to me the model s has never been tested for their comparative time test. Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and driver. Not only that, the corvette z06 was so fast that in the nine years of car and driver s lightning laps, only one other car has finished faster. It was the nineteenth running of the v8 supercar championship series and the nineteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car. Dont get me wrong i love that car to pieces but it feels really awesome to be driving something that does a little more than just a to b. Besides diamond grits, oxide polishes became an equally important focus. Forums car conversation cars by make chevrolet corvette comments on. A full night of racing action kept the fans in attendance excited as the racers battled to see who would take track championships in two vra divisions, the wmr midgets and california lightning sprints. Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca close.

Car and driver, photos by rich chenet 2008 lightning lap car and driver ll1. The 2015 verizon indycar series was the 20th season of the indycar series and the 104th season of american open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 99th indianapolis 500, which was held on may. Both are zl1 package cars with 650horsepower supercharged 6. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no.

Oct 17, 2019 if the corvette was predictable as the ll2 champ this year, the car that put up the secondbest lap time in the category was a surprise. Sure, its not the sportiest i know thats not what its for, body roll is. Its a brilliant track car with a balanced chassis and inexhaustible brakes. Camaro 1le results from 2016 car and driver lightning lap. Does anyone know why model s was not tested in car and. Track times of some of the newest, hottest vehicles extant. Ed carpenter got out of his car after the race and confronted at the 20 year old rookie driver from nazareth pennsylvania sage karam. Watch the 2015 bmw m235i taken for a lightning lap by the car and driver crew. The car that posts the best time at the track is not necessarily going to be the winner. Nov 02, 2015 car and driver takes the corvette c7 z06 for a lightning lap by detroit steel november 2, 2015 if youve been looking for a little bright news to overshadow some of the negativity swirling around the c7 z06, then youll definitely want to give a read to a story we stumbled on at car and driver. Sep 24, 2016 car and drivers yearly lightning lap test results are in, and to say the new camaro 1le put in a good showing would be the understatement of the year. Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over ten events.