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Old 04-22-2011, 09:38 AM   #144 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ImportConvert View Post
You can argue that it would be a driver's race against a Viper, too, if you like, but the point remains that the 370Z NISMO only made it around VIR 1/2 second quicker than a V6 mustang that bounced off the rev-limiter at 114mph all down the straights.
In one C&D test where they ended up crashing and totaling the vehicle after only getting in a few decent laps.

Seriously, people put too much into mag times, and for that matter, too much into performance numbers. It's a sports car. We're not all running VIR every week.
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