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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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Car and Driver Lightning Laps

LL1 - Under $30k
LL2 - $30k-$60k
LL3 - $60k-$120k
LL4 - $120k-$240k
LL5 - $240k+


The results are posted in lap time/avg speed.

LL1 in Finishing order:
1. Nissan 350Z Track - 3:12.5/78.5
2. Mitsu EVO MR - 3:13.5/78.1
3. Mazda RX8 - 3:19.0/76.0
4. Chevy Cobalt SS - 3:20.6/75.4
5. Ford Mustang GT - 3:20.9/75.3
6. Volkswagen GTI - 3:25.1/73.7
7. Honda Civic Si - 3:26.5/73.2
8. Mazda MX5 - 3:29.3/72.2

LL2 in Finishing order:
1. Lotus Elise - 3:09.2/79.9
2. Chevy Corvette - 3:09.3/79.9
3. Porsche Cayman S - 3:09.5/79.8
4. Ford Shelby GT500 - 3:11.0/79.2
5. Charger SRT8 - 3:18.2/76.3

LL3 in Finishing order:
1. Corvette Z06 - 3:01.1/83.5
2. Viper SRT10 Coupe - 3:01.6/83.3
3. BMW M6 - 3:10.0/79.6

LL4 in Finishing order:
1. Ford GT - 3:00.7/83.7


(if this is a repost ..just delete it ...I havn't been on here much)
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Lightning laps are just like the Top Gear test track ...


obviously the cobalt did fantastic ... (very close to the RX8)

...discuss
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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very impressive for the cobalt, and get rid of the rx-8 they're getting rid of most of them haha j/k

but yay us! lol
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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No subie?
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by beamSS
No subie?

not yet ..but I'm sure they will lap one shortly ...
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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i wonder where it would be with the gmpp stage 2 kit...surely ahead of the mazda ....maybe ahead of the nissan, well maybe
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Serpico
i wonder where it would be with the gmpp stage 2 kit...surely ahead of the mazda ....maybe ahead of the nissan, well maybe


maybe .. but I doubt it would drop 7.5 seconds ...


look at the drivetrain layouts of the top cars ... I think thats where the cobat is getting hurt ... not in the power department ...(take a look at the average speed....not that far off)
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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here is what the Track looks like

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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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nice numbers for us...
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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I read the article, they were very impressed with the SS/SC. I think its funny that we were in the 30k and under class, and every car we were behind, and one we were ahead of, was well over 30k as tested!
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerNutz
I read the article, they were very impressed with the SS/SC. I think its funny that we were in the 30k and under class, and every car we were behind, and one we were ahead of, was well over 30k as tested!
thats exactly what i was thinking... i guess that just shows how bad ass we are... lol
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Hope they test the MS3 soon ...
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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That's quite impressive for the cobalt seeing as how all teh cars before it were either AWD or RWD. Good job Cobalt.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RedlineBrian
That's quite impressive for the cobalt seeing as how all teh cars before it were either AWD or RWD. Good job Cobalt.

and the cobalt was the least expensive out of all the cars tested so far
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