Interesting article. The driver IS a professional.
What stood out for me was this..
Nonetheless, the 135i is a quick car -- it lapped Laguna 0.5 second quicker than the more powerful, higher-finishing Nismo 370Z
I remember on the Top Gear Australian track the standard Z managed to outpace the 135, so I thought this was interesting.
Nismo finished higher than the 135 due to its chassis dynamics, but I am fairly surprised it could not get around Laguna Seca faster than the 1
Link directly to the portion on the Nismo Z
2010 Nissan Nismo 370Z - Motor Trend
Scroll to bottom and click different pages for the other participants.