918 does the 'ring in 6:57

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918 does the 'ring in 6:57
frogster - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013, at 5:15:35 pm

posted today on youtube. apparently the fastest lap for any production car ever.

turn up the volume and set it to full screen.

[youtu.be]

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Nice video, but...
Laz - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013, at 6:07:37 pm

Wiki shows a couple "production" cars ahead of the 918:
[en.wikipedia.org]

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Hard to believe a Radical SR8 is street legal.
Guenter in Ontario - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013, at 6:23:38 pm

[en.wikipedia.org]

Racing production maybe???

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2013 07:18PM by Guenter in Ontario. (view changes)

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Re: Nice video, but...
frogster - Wednesday, 11 September, 2013, at 5:24:48 pm

good point, Laz. the radical is production and street legal so it seems to qualify. I wonder what technicality Porsche uses to support its claim.
fastest lap by a car from a big company with lots of models?
fastest lap by a car that costs nearly a million bucks?
i'm going to have to find this out.

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just read that the radical used non-street legal tires in its runs
frogster - Saturday, 14 September, 2013, at 12:20:18 am

so i guess that's what makes the 918 run the fastest in a street legal, production car, using street legal tires.

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That makes sense: tires are integral to a car. Someone ought to explain this to Wikipedia. *NM*
Laz - Saturday, 14 September, 2013, at 1:11:25 pm

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Probably couldn't have done it with a manual
Boxsterra - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013, at 7:43:37 pm

It seemed to be a pretty big advantage to be able to hold the steering wheel with both hands at all times.

Towards the end on the straightaway he was just holding it at 280 kph, which is clearly a speed limit since he could have gone much faster. I wouldn't think they would have the speed limits in effect when you're renting the whole track for a speed run.

Also, does anyone know what he was adjusting on the steering wheel at 7:21 and 7:26?

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sure is a lot of hardware in the front seat
Steve (Morro Bay) - Tuesday, 10 September, 2013, at 8:46:20 pm

Looks like he's on a delivery run from office max.

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What's that little red knob at 4:00....
Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S) - Wednesday, 11 September, 2013, at 8:15:43 am

Sticking out from the center of his steering wheel at about 4:00..... doesn't look like a production thing.... he tweaks it near the end. Hmmm..... brake bias?

Peace
Bruce in Philly

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That's what I was asking
Boxsterra - Wednesday, 11 September, 2013, at 8:17:23 am

It might be radio volume. He doesn't adjust it until he's on the straight.

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Re: That's what I was asking
Roger987 - Wednesday, 11 September, 2013, at 11:27:44 am

It's the 'waste-gate' release lever (for the panel beneath his seat). If I'd been in the passenger seat, it would have been open the entire time. eye popping smiley

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The little red thing seems to be part of the production design
Steve (Morro Bay) - Thursday, 12 September, 2013, at 1:28:25 am

It's all over this new promotional video [www.youtube.com]. Seems to control the driving mode (electric, hybrid, race, etc).

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Although fairly dated, here's a good article with an explanation of the settings:
Laz - Saturday, 14 September, 2013, at 2:04:53 pm

[www.gizmag.com]

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