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Mustang GTG breaks 7 minute lap barrier
« on: December 11, 2024, 07:29:54 PM »
Not Guzzi Content, but is MOTOr related.

Evidently The latest Super Sport Mustang AKA GTG just broke the 7 minute barrier at Nuremburg Race Track. 6:57.685 to be exact.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63118564/2025-ford-mustang-gtd-nurburgring-lap-time/

Looks like it puts it at #16-17 overall. This is a walk in the park for the P cars and other Euro Super Sport Production cars, but IMO quite a feat from a car with such humble (everyday man) origins. True it is highly modified, and has a completely different rear suspension and tons of other optimized systems, but it is good to see Ford still in the hunt.

Rank   Vehicle   Driver   Time   PS / KG
1.   Mercedes - AMG One   Maro Engel   6:30.70   1063 / 1695
2.   Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey Racing   Lars Kern   6:38.84   700 / 1430
3.   McLaren P1 LM   Kenny Brack   6:43.20   1000 / 1390
4.   AMG GT Black Series   Maro Engel   6:43.62   730 / 1637
5.   Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992)   Jörg Bergmeister   6:44.85   525 / 1480
6.   Lamborghini Aventador SVJ   Marco Mapelli   6:44.97   770 / 1718
7.   Radical SR8 RX   unknown   6:45.50   436 / 680
8.   Radical SR8LM   Michael Vergers   6:48.00   455 / 650
9.   Huracán Performante   Marco Mapelli   6:52.01   640 / 1562
10.   AMG GT Black Series   unknown   6:52.54   730 / 1637
11.   Porsche 911 GT3 RS Manthey Racing   Kevin Estre   6:54.34   - / -
12.   Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992)   Christian Gebhardt   6:54.99   525 / 1480
13.   Radical SR8   Michael Vergers   6:55.00   363 / 650
14.   Porsche 911 GT3 (992)   Lars Kern   6:55.34   510 / 1456
15.   Porsche 918 Spyder   Marc Lieb   6:57.00   887 / 1668
16.   Modified Subaru WRX STI   unknown   6:57.50   - / -
17.   Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991)   unknown   6:58.00   700 / 1515
18.   718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Per..   Jörg Bergmeister   6:58.09   500 / 1445
19.   Ferrari 296 GTB   Christian Gebhardt   6:58.70   830 / 1602
20.   911 GT3 Manthey Performance K..   unknown   6:59.00   510 / 1473
21.   911 GT3 Manthey Performance K..   Christian Gebhardt   6:59.42   510 / 1473
22.   Aventador LP750-4 SV   unknown   6:59.73   750 / 1699
23.   Ferrari 488 Pista   Christian Gebhardt   7:00.03   720 / 1476
24.   Rimac Nevera   unknown   7:00.93   1941 / 2150
25.   Dodge Viper ACR (Mk V)   Lance Arnold   7:01.30   654 / 1540
26.   Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C7)   Jim Mero   7:04.00   765 / 1651
27.   Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS   Jörg Bergmeister   7:04.51   500 / 1449
28.   Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Pro   Maro Engel   7:04.63   585 / 1637
29.   Porsche 911 GT3 (992)   Christian Gebhardt   7:04.74   510 / 1456
30.   Porsche 911 GT3 RS   unknown   7:05.00   520 / 1471
31.   Nio EP9   unknown   7:05.12   1360 / 1735
32.   Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Pro   Christian Gebhardt   7:07.00   585 / 1637
33.   Huracán Performante   unknown   7:08.00   640 / 1562
34.   McLaren 720S   Christian Gebhardt   7:08.00   720 / 1429
35.   Modified Nissan GT-R Nismo (R35)   Michael Krumm   7:08.68   - / -
36.   McLaren 600LT   Christian Gebhardt   7:08.82   600 / 1404
37.   Modified Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991)   Christian Gebhardt   7:09.59   - / -
38.   Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C7)   Jim Mero   7:10.00   659 / 1612
39.   Corvette Z06 Z07 Package   Christian Gebhardt   7:10.51   679 / 1666
40.   Porsche 911 GT3 (991 facelift)   Jan Coomans   7:10.92   500 / 1477
41.   Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R   Christian Gebhardt   7:10.92   585 / 1637
42.   Gumpert Apollo Sport   Florian Gruber   7:11.57   700 / 1200
43.   Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR   Dominik Farnbacher   7:12.13   608 / 1544
44.   Porsche 911 GT3 (991 facelift)   unknown   7:12.70   500 / 1477
45.   718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Per..   Christian Gebhardt   7:12.87   500 / 1445
46.   Porsche 918 Spyder   Horst von Saurma   7:13.00   887 / 1668
47.   BMW M4 CSL   Jörg Weidinger   7:13.50   551 / 1619
48.   Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C7)   Christian Gebhardt   7:13.90   659 / 1612
49.   McLaren 720S   unknown   7:14.00   720 / 1429
50.   Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C7)   unknown   7:14.00   659 / 1612
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Re: Mustang GTG breaks 7 minute lap barrier
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2024, 07:49:37 AM »
It was only 4 seconds faster than a well tuned stock Dodge Viper 10 years ago. Good going though.
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Re: Mustang GTG breaks 7 minute lap barrier
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2024, 06:21:33 PM »
No C8 series Corvette on the list yet.  Be interesting to see what one could do with a professional behind the wheel.

 

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