Stole this from Wikipedia... On August 20, 2006, Toyota F1 test driver Ricardo Zonta set an unofficial lap record of 1'06.039.[4] The previous record time was 1'07.722, set by Helio Castroneves in a Penske Champ Car during qualifying for the 2000 CART Honda Grand Prix of Monterey. The unofficial record was re-taken by a Champ Car on March 10, 2007 by Sébastien Bourdais, who lapped in 1'05.880 during Champ Car Spring Training.
@njden It was actually a ChampCar, and the ChampCars used ground-effects (unlike the F1 cars with flat floors). The 2007 ChampCars produced about half their downforce from the underside of the car. The ChampCars also had slick tyres, which the F1 cars didn't.
My best time is about 1:50 in an '86 Carrera Cab!
CecilBDeMille 3 months ago
Stole this from Wikipedia... On August 20, 2006, Toyota F1 test driver Ricardo Zonta set an unofficial lap record of 1'06.039.[4] The previous record time was 1'07.722, set by Helio Castroneves in a Penske Champ Car during qualifying for the 2000 CART Honda Grand Prix of Monterey. The unofficial record was re-taken by a Champ Car on March 10, 2007 by Sébastien Bourdais, who lapped in 1'05.880 during Champ Car Spring Training.
CecilBDeMille 3 months ago
sweet sounding motor!
Snookynibbles 5 months ago
Laguna Seca - one of my favourites tracks worldwide.
Like Interlagos or Spa, for real drivers, not for pussies.
Fuck off the new F1 flat tracks.. Beautiful(are they?) and boring...
Carlonepapa 7 months ago
I did 1:15 in Shift 2 with GT-R
AngeFIN 8 months ago
That's about a 1:15 lap... not bad, but can you imagine a lap 8 seconds FASTER than that (the record!) ? Crazy!
CecilBDeMille 1 year ago 4
@CecilBDeMille yea it was set by Timo Glock i think.
BleedThemBones 1 year ago
@BleedThemBones It was Ricardo Zonta.
cortkatanakx1q 1 year ago
@CecilBDeMille yeah but with F1? :)
njden 1 year ago
@njden: the record was set with an 2007 Indy car, almost 1 second faster than a 2006 F1 car.
gma683e066736 1 year ago
@gma683e066736 how come it is faster, isn t it heavier and less powerful?
njden 1 year ago
@njden It was actually a ChampCar, and the ChampCars used ground-effects (unlike the F1 cars with flat floors). The 2007 ChampCars produced about half their downforce from the underside of the car. The ChampCars also had slick tyres, which the F1 cars didn't.
Lolzilol123 10 months ago
@gma683e066736 Yes. But Toyota was quite sluggish in 2006. There were quicker monoposts in F1.
cortkatanakx1q 1 year ago
@gma683e066736 that is not official. Castroneves still holds the "official" record.
kemorc 11 months ago
@CecilBDeMille who did tha record and in which car??? :D
baujahr90er 3 months ago
I see them every year at Laguna Seca, also the Pirelli girls, now theres Cooper Tire girls, mamba dancers, no more Sierra Nevada :(
mackc6r 1 year ago
Ameising...
MammaRuaBagassaa 2 years ago
great car, great circuit, great driver, great lap!
GTRF1V8 3 years ago 12