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Originally Posted by LotusGT1
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Originally Posted by Guibo
Regarding lap times, the case can be made that the Gallardo is better suited to the Nurburgring, as it received considerable development time there.
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I wonder how you can get a setup more suited for the Nordschleife, when we're talking about a 22 km track with 150+ corners ? |
The Nordschleife has a lot of elevation changes, drastic drops, off-camber turns, etc. Not to mention it's very rough in some sections, a situation compounded by portions of pavement interrupted by hard concrete (as in the Karoussel, I think?). Here, a heavier car may need more compliance and more suspension travel to do well. Witness von Saurma complaining about the SRT-10's skittishness and actually going airborne in the bumpy sections. That car does relatively poorly at the 'Ring, 3 seconds slower than old GTS. But at the smoother Hockenheim circuit, it's a full second ahead of the old car. On a flatter, shorter track with billiard-smooth surfaces, a car with limited suspension travel and rock-hard settings might get away with a stellar lap time.