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  1. Sinovac

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    The GT versus ACR question has been answered.
     
  2. dbk

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    Honestly, I am surprised that GT is faster than ACR anywhere really, because ACR has beaten all of the Big 3 on more than one occasion. Makes me want a second one with a giant fixed park bench and all the hydraulics ripped out.
     
  3. ScrappyB

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    Makes me wonder what the Senna will do. 2:33?
     
  4. Sinovac

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    That would be fun. The real trick with the GT is that in the normal suspension setting, you get a car that rides nice on the street.
     
  5. werewolf

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  6. gtjoey

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    Your right, I think they meant fastest Ford GT time ever.......I can only imagine where the 720s would land, it would be a neat comparison.
    GTJOEY1314
     
  7. werewolf

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    As i've written many times before ... i've been a HUGE Ford fan, for years. I've owned more Mustangs (including newer Shelby's, Bosses, etc) than i can count, and loved them all. I owned the first-gen Ford GT, and loved it (except for the tall gearing). But this new Ford GT is a FAIL.

    As a high-tech "race car for the street" (how many times have we heard that before?), it gets beat ... BADLY ... ON THE TRACK ... by a low-tech "street car" (Viper), set-up for the "track" (in ACR trim). The Viper even posts better fuel efficiency than the modern, highly-advertised "Eco-Boost" engine from Ford! And for that privilege ... a slower car, on the track, with worse fuel efficiency ... Ford will gladly charge you THREE TIMES the price.

    I'll be keeping my ACR's ... and my beloved Mustangs :)
     
  8. dbk

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    It doesn't take a genius to figure out this is a comparison of times achieved by Car and Driver( or maybe it does). To that end, Car and Driver was faster at VIR in the GT than the ACR. Why dig the ACR anyways; it's beaten all three of the Big 3 at the track.

    But let's go further. Do you think the ACR Chris Winkler time is the record? Do you think the GT was down at VIR for C&D and no pro ran the car? I wonder what the pro ran if one did?

    Should we make a wager on if it was faster than 2:40.02, which is the "production car record?"
     
  9. werewolf

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    And ... do you think 2:40 is the fastest time EVER in a Viper ACR ... at VIR? :rolleyes:

    Sorry ... laptimes talk, bull**** walks :

    http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/virginia-international-raceway-grand-east-course-post-01-2014

    Ford LOSES. Badly.
     
  10. dbk

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    p.s, all commenters should really post up whether they applied for the car or not, and what the results of the
    Considering Dodge put out a press release about it, I would say yes.

    No wager then?

    p.s, did you apply to buy one? You should disclose that so we know it's not just a case of sour grapes.
     
  11. werewolf

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    I never applied. I never even finished the application. I stopped filling it out, when i realized how juvenile it was.

    But, in any case ... it wasn't any case of "sour grapes" on my part, or any bias at all, that somehow "manufactured" the REAL DATA i posted from fastestlaps.com :rolleyes: Had i actually applied, and been denied, would that somehow "invalidate" the laptimes i posted? That's beyond absurd ... but, spoken like a true fanboy. Who among us, here, has the REAL bias????
     
  12. dbk

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    Color me...skeptical. At least you admit you were in the process.

    I don’t know what you’re taking about. I just said I’d seen the press release. I’m well aware of what Winkler ran. I think you’re just upset and are having a hard time keeping the conversation straight. You’re also having a hard time reading between the lines of my wager offer.

    Don’t be so mad, it’s just a car.
     
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  14. Sinovac

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    Dave, let him bask in ignorant bliss for a little while longer.
     
  15. Sinovac

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    Preserved for posterity.
     
  16. Devilsolsi

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    Can't wait to see it in person next week!
     
  17. Dragster

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    The amount of “car guys” online that don’t understand you can’t compare lap times from different sessions is STAGGERING. There are different drivers, different weather, different track conditions, etc.. It’s absolutely laughable to me when people get in arguments about stuff like this, or the Top Gear fastest lap times list.
     
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  18. exoticcardreamer

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    This is true.... might as well shut down lap time discussions everywhere though. There would be absolutely nothing to talk about it.
     
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  20. Sinovac

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    That’s awesome. Congratulations.
     
  21. slm

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    Congratulations Ryan! I bet you're very excited to get it.
     
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    First New Ford GT available at auction goes for $2.5 million

    Another electrifying charity sale that sent the thousands in the auction arena into a frenzy was the $2.5 million sale of Lot #3010, a brand-new, rare Liquid Blue 2017 Ford GT, donated by the always-generousRon Pratte to the Evernham Family-Racing for a Reason Foundation, to benefit theAutism Society of North Carolina’s IGNITE program. To make this incredible moment even more special, Ron Pratte donated an additional $50,000 to help the Autism Alliance of Michigan. Fresh from his induction in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, racing legend Ray Evernham was onstage to encourage bidding on the stunning supercar, as was racing icon Chip Ganassiand Raj Nair, Executive Vice President and President of North America, Ford Motor Company.

    https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Media/Home/Reader/classic-car-sales-scottsdale-auction-day-eight-highlights/
     
  23. GuyIncognito

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    very cool.

    sets a legitimate market price for these cars too, for better or worse.
     
  24. piratepress

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    Looks like the C&D and Motor Trend articles have been deleted and there's talk of a press embargo from Ford.

    At any rate, here's the official numbers (I knew Ford's quoted 2,890 lb weight was a joke):

    0-30mph: 1.3

    0-40mph: 1.8

    0-50mph: 2.4

    0-60mph: 3.0

    0-70mph: 3.7

    0-80mph: 4.4

    0-90mph: 5.2

    0-100mph: 6.2

    0-110mph: 7.2

    0-120mph: 8.6

    0-130mph: 10.1

    0-140mph: 11.9

    0-150mph: 14.5

    0-160mph: 17.5

    0-170mph: 21.4

    skidpad: 1.11 g

    70mph-0: 145 ft

    1/4 mile: 10.8 @ 134 mph

    topseed: 216 mph

    Laptime @ Vir 2:43.00

    weight: 3381 lb
     
  25. jimmyb

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