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BOOST LABS Nürburgring Nordschleife Historic Timeline Breidscheid Kallenhard Bergwerk Construction 1925 Metzgesfeld Wehrseifen Construction finished 1927 Adenauer Forst World Cycling Championship Kesselchen German Grand Prix Klostertal Chicane added (Hohenrain) to reduce speed at the pit lane entry. Added -80 ft. 1967 Fuchsröhre Aremberg Wipperman Piers Courage fatal accident. 1967 CC It gave you amazing satisfaction, but anyone who says he loved it is either a liar or he wasn't going fast enough. Karussel F1 boycotted the Nordschleife and requested safety modifications. Bumps were removed (particularly at Brünchen) and Armco safety barriers were installed. Caracciota-Karussel 1967-1971 Eschbach Schwedenkreuz Brünnchen Sir Jackie Stewart GP-Strecke built 1984 Pflanzgarten Triple F1 World Drivers' Champion F1 Euro Grand Prix Schwalbenschwanz Eiskurve Flugplatz Entrance of Kallenhard corner made slower by addition of left-hand corner after Metzgesfeld. Later, bumps were also removed on the long straight and it was made wider. 1973 Pflanzgarten I| Quiddelbacher Last German F1 Grand Prix 1976 Galgenkopf Hatzenbach Last German motorcycle Grand Prix 1980 ( START Döttinger Höhe Nordkehre Bypass for circuit construction made, shortening Nordschleife to 20,832 m (12.947 mi). Hocheichen 1981 Antoniusbuche Tiergarten Stefan Bellof set a lap record for the 129 mi Nordschleife in his Porsche 956 with a time of 6:11.13 with approximately 120mph average speed. To this day, it has yet to be removed as the fastest time. 1983 Hohenrain-Schikane LENGTH LOCATION NÜRBURG, GERMANY Castrol-chicane replaced with a sharp right-hander nicknamed "Haug-Hook" This created an overtaking opportunity. 2002 20.832 KM / 12.944 MI + OF CORNERS NICKNAME Omega-shaped section added to the GP track increasing it from 4,500 m to 5,200 m (2.80 to 3.23 mi). 73 (33 LEFT / 40 RIGHT) Blind curves, random rises and dips, dramatic elevation changes through a forest of shed leaves and damp weather residue covering asphalt define the Nürburgring; otherwise known as Track preparing to file for bankruptcy with $500 M debt. On Aug 1, 2012, German government guaranteed $312 M bailout. 2012 FASTEST LAP THE GREEN HELL 6:11.13 – STEFAN BELLOF '83 Nürburgring Nordschleife Corvette CS Z06 Z07 Package Production Car Laptimes Porsche 911 GT2 RS . 7:18.00 Corvette C6 ZRI 7:19.63 O top 10 car laptimes Radical SR8 6:55.00 individual car laptimes larger in size as more cars get the same time one of top 10 cars repeated Donkervoort D8 270 RS 7:14.89 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package 7:14.64 projected trendine Badical SR3 0 Dodge Viper ACR Gumpert Apollo Sport - Radical SR8 LM 6:48.00 9:40.00 2012 9:15.00 2007 850.00 2002 825.00 1997 8:00.00 Vears 1992 7:35.00 7:10.00 Top 10 Production Car Lap Times This section shows the top 10 cars above and breaks them down-showing power & weight, and the calculated power:weight ratio in HP:KG. The cars are then compared to other similar models by the same manufacturer. The previous fastest laptime time was set by Michael Vergers on September 28, 2005. This held fastest lap for 4 years until Michael Vergers beat it himself. Michael Vergers beat his own time in the new Radical SRB LM on August 19, 2009. POWER WEIGHT SR8 SR8 LM 6:55.00 6:48.00 Radical SR8 LM POWER 455 HP 0.7 WEIGHT 650 KG SR3 SR3 TURBO 7:42.00 7:19.00 SR3 SR8 7:42.00 6:55.00 Radical SR8 0.56 POWER 363 HP WEIGHT 650 KG SR3 TURBO 7:19.00 Apollo Sport 7:11.57 Gumpert Apollo Sport The insane looking Apollo Sport is considered by many to be the fastest road-going vehide to lap the Radical may have a faster time lacks simple amenities like a solid roof POWER 690 HP 0.58 e Nürburgring. The WEIGHT 1200 KG Apollo Sport 7:24.00 Viper SRT-10 Viper SRT-10 7:59.00 Viper ACR 7:22.10 Viper ACR 7:12.13 8:13.00 Dodge Viper ACR POWER 600 HP 0.4 WEIGHT 1536 KG Viper GTS Driver Dominik Fambacher with the help of SRT tuners delivered a time of 7:12:13 using a Dodge Viper ACR on Sept 14, 2011. 8:10.00 LFA Nürburgring Package 7:14.64 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package 0.38 POWER 562 HP WEIGHT 1480 KG LFA The Nürburgring Package adds 10 hp and reduces weight from the standard model for a 0-60 7:38.00 D8 270 RS time of just 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph. 7:14.89 Donkervoort D8 270 RS POWER 270 HP 0.42 WEIGHT 650 KG D8 270 RS With just 270 hp made with a turbo- charged Audi 4-cylnder motor, this Donkervoort's advantage comes down to its amazingly low weight and enormously stiff chassis. 7:18.10 993 Carrera Cabrio 997 GT3 RS 997 GT2 RS Porsche 911 GT2 RS 997 8:28.00 7:27.00 7:18.00 POWER 620 HP 0.45 WEIGHT 1370 KG 996 GT3 RS 997 GT2 RS With an amazing 620 horsepower from a 3.6L flat-6 engine with variable geometry twin turbochargers, the 7:47.00 7:24.00 SR3 TURBO 7:19.00 GT2 RS is the most powerful produc- tion car Porsche has ever buit Radical SR3 Turb0 POWER 320 HP 0.64 WEIGHT 500 KG The top 3 Corvette times set by the same driver: Jim Mero. The fourth ZR1 time was SR3 7:42.00 set by Horst von Saurma. C5 Z06 7:56.00 C6 ZR1 C6 ZR1 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 7:26.40 7:19.63 POWER 638 HP 0.42 WEIGHT 1520 KG C6 ZR1 C6 Z06 7:38.00 7:22.68 The 207 package offers advan- tages over the standard 06 namely carbon-fiber bodywork and race-compound tires which account for a large improvg- ment in track times. C6 ZR1 C6 Z06 7:38.00 7:22.68 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 Z07 Package 0.36 POWER 505 HP WEIGHT 1394 KG C5 Z06 C6 ZR1 7:56.00 7:26.40 created and designed by www.boostlabs.com BOOST) LABS BOOST LABS Nürburgring Nordschleife Historic Timeline Breidscheid Kallenhard Bergwerk Construction 1925 Metzgesfeld Wehrseifen Construction finished 1927 Adenauer Forst World Cycling Championship Kesselchen German Grand Prix Klostertal Chicane added (Hohenrain) to reduce speed at the pit lane entry. Added -80 ft. 1967 Fuchsröhre Aremberg Wipperman Piers Courage fatal accident. 1967 CC It gave you amazing satisfaction, but anyone who says he loved it is either a liar or he wasn't going fast enough. Karussel F1 boycotted the Nordschleife and requested safety modifications. Bumps were removed (particularly at Brünchen) and Armco safety barriers were installed. Caracciota-Karussel 1967-1971 Eschbach Schwedenkreuz Brünnchen Sir Jackie Stewart GP-Strecke built 1984 Pflanzgarten Triple F1 World Drivers' Champion F1 Euro Grand Prix Schwalbenschwanz Eiskurve Flugplatz Entrance of Kallenhard corner made slower by addition of left-hand corner after Metzgesfeld. Later, bumps were also removed on the long straight and it was made wider. 1973 Pflanzgarten I| Quiddelbacher Last German F1 Grand Prix 1976 Galgenkopf Hatzenbach Last German motorcycle Grand Prix 1980 ( START Döttinger Höhe Nordkehre Bypass for circuit construction made, shortening Nordschleife to 20,832 m (12.947 mi). Hocheichen 1981 Antoniusbuche Tiergarten Stefan Bellof set a lap record for the 129 mi Nordschleife in his Porsche 956 with a time of 6:11.13 with approximately 120mph average speed. To this day, it has yet to be removed as the fastest time. 1983 Hohenrain-Schikane LENGTH LOCATION NÜRBURG, GERMANY Castrol-chicane replaced with a sharp right-hander nicknamed "Haug-Hook" This created an overtaking opportunity. 2002 20.832 KM / 12.944 MI + OF CORNERS NICKNAME Omega-shaped section added to the GP track increasing it from 4,500 m to 5,200 m (2.80 to 3.23 mi). 73 (33 LEFT / 40 RIGHT) Blind curves, random rises and dips, dramatic elevation changes through a forest of shed leaves and damp weather residue covering asphalt define the Nürburgring; otherwise known as Track preparing to file for bankruptcy with $500 M debt. On Aug 1, 2012, German government guaranteed $312 M bailout. 2012 FASTEST LAP THE GREEN HELL 6:11.13 – STEFAN BELLOF '83 Nürburgring Nordschleife Corvette CS Z06 Z07 Package Production Car Laptimes Porsche 911 GT2 RS . 7:18.00 Corvette C6 ZRI 7:19.63 O top 10 car laptimes Radical SR8 6:55.00 individual car laptimes larger in size as more cars get the same time one of top 10 cars repeated Donkervoort D8 270 RS 7:14.89 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package 7:14.64 projected trendine Badical SR3 0 Dodge Viper ACR Gumpert Apollo Sport - Radical SR8 LM 6:48.00 9:40.00 2012 9:15.00 2007 850.00 2002 825.00 1997 8:00.00 Vears 1992 7:35.00 7:10.00 Top 10 Production Car Lap Times This section shows the top 10 cars above and breaks them down-showing power & weight, and the calculated power:weight ratio in HP:KG. The cars are then compared to other similar models by the same manufacturer. The previous fastest laptime time was set by Michael Vergers on September 28, 2005. This held fastest lap for 4 years until Michael Vergers beat it himself. Michael Vergers beat his own time in the new Radical SRB LM on August 19, 2009. POWER WEIGHT SR8 SR8 LM 6:55.00 6:48.00 Radical SR8 LM POWER 455 HP 0.7 WEIGHT 650 KG SR3 SR3 TURBO 7:42.00 7:19.00 SR3 SR8 7:42.00 6:55.00 Radical SR8 0.56 POWER 363 HP WEIGHT 650 KG SR3 TURBO 7:19.00 Apollo Sport 7:11.57 Gumpert Apollo Sport The insane looking Apollo Sport is considered by many to be the fastest road-going vehide to lap the Radical may have a faster time lacks simple amenities like a solid roof POWER 690 HP 0.58 e Nürburgring. The WEIGHT 1200 KG Apollo Sport 7:24.00 Viper SRT-10 Viper SRT-10 7:59.00 Viper ACR 7:22.10 Viper ACR 7:12.13 8:13.00 Dodge Viper ACR POWER 600 HP 0.4 WEIGHT 1536 KG Viper GTS Driver Dominik Fambacher with the help of SRT tuners delivered a time of 7:12:13 using a Dodge Viper ACR on Sept 14, 2011. 8:10.00 LFA Nürburgring Package 7:14.64 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package 0.38 POWER 562 HP WEIGHT 1480 KG LFA The Nürburgring Package adds 10 hp and reduces weight from the standard model for a 0-60 7:38.00 D8 270 RS time of just 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph. 7:14.89 Donkervoort D8 270 RS POWER 270 HP 0.42 WEIGHT 650 KG D8 270 RS With just 270 hp made with a turbo- charged Audi 4-cylnder motor, this Donkervoort's advantage comes down to its amazingly low weight and enormously stiff chassis. 7:18.10 993 Carrera Cabrio 997 GT3 RS 997 GT2 RS Porsche 911 GT2 RS 997 8:28.00 7:27.00 7:18.00 POWER 620 HP 0.45 WEIGHT 1370 KG 996 GT3 RS 997 GT2 RS With an amazing 620 horsepower from a 3.6L flat-6 engine with variable geometry twin turbochargers, the 7:47.00 7:24.00 SR3 TURBO 7:19.00 GT2 RS is the most powerful produc- tion car Porsche has ever buit Radical SR3 Turb0 POWER 320 HP 0.64 WEIGHT 500 KG The top 3 Corvette times set by the same driver: Jim Mero. The fourth ZR1 time was SR3 7:42.00 set by Horst von Saurma. C5 Z06 7:56.00 C6 ZR1 C6 ZR1 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 7:26.40 7:19.63 POWER 638 HP 0.42 WEIGHT 1520 KG C6 ZR1 C6 Z06 7:38.00 7:22.68 The 207 package offers advan- tages over the standard 06 namely carbon-fiber bodywork and race-compound tires which account for a large improvg- ment in track times. C6 ZR1 C6 Z06 7:38.00 7:22.68 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 Z07 Package 0.36 POWER 505 HP WEIGHT 1394 KG C5 Z06 C6 ZR1 7:56.00 7:26.40 created and designed by www.boostlabs.com BOOST) LABS