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Megane Trophy R lap record
- Thread starter WestsideTouge
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Great car, congrats on a new record.
You forgot a couple of things though. Less weight, 15% more power, racing tyres, and a Formula 1 driver equals more speed.
But spend $20K extra on an N in weight reduction, give it an additional 30kw, and a set of slicks and I am sure the N would be close... Power to weight ratio has never been the N's strong point.
You forgot a couple of things though. Less weight, 15% more power, racing tyres, and a Formula 1 driver equals more speed.
But spend $20K extra on an N in weight reduction, give it an additional 30kw, and a set of slicks and I am sure the N would be close... Power to weight ratio has never been the N's strong point.
Good points. I've asked renault which tyres were used on the lap, that makes the biggest difference. I hope to get an answer but not expecting some normal Bridgestone street tyre was used.
130kg less on our N's would be amazing but expensive and not enough for a record of course but i'm sure Hyundai is competent enough to shave at least 60-70kg off without making it a lot more expensive. Weight is the only thing holding the N back a bit.
130kg less on our N's would be amazing but expensive and not enough for a record of course but i'm sure Hyundai is competent enough to shave at least 60-70kg off without making it a lot more expensive. Weight is the only thing holding the N back a bit.
And now there is a price tag on it: https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/neuheiten/renault-megane-rs-trophy-r-2019/#
60k€ (or even 85.7k€) for the megane rs trophy-r (incl. carbon-ceramic package). Just 500 will be build and only 30 with carbon-ceramic package. Still, with that money i'd go somewhere else
60k€ (or even 85.7k€) for the megane rs trophy-r (incl. carbon-ceramic package). Just 500 will be build and only 30 with carbon-ceramic package. Still, with that money i'd go somewhere else
This is kind of a cheat. A homologation special. Who does Renault try to kid! Just 500 units, some kind of group B special from the 80s?!
They do this just to get the name on the record and ok, you can buy it and a worthy car, but not quite in the spirit of things.
I think the Ring thing is getting out of hands. For me, the record should only apply to standard cars under showroom spec.
They do this just to get the name on the record and ok, you can buy it and a worthy car, but not quite in the spirit of things.
I think the Ring thing is getting out of hands. For me, the record should only apply to standard cars under showroom spec.
The Type R that previously had the record wasn’t a car you can buy, also had sticky tyres that aren’t standard on the road cars,removed rear seats, fitted a cage, now that’s cheating! Agreed, the ring times are pointless, but is is pretty impressive the time that these type of cars can get around there.
@The Lone Wolve : actually it’s just 30 cars since the record was done with the carbon-ceramic package however just a couple of weeks ago the Nürburgring GmbH had the same opinion and decided to track records themselves. As of right now, they will employ staff to judge wether the car is “stock” or not, take the time and so on. You will also find the recent records on the nürburgring’s homepage. Classification is done according to the classification of the german car registrations office, so there also won’t be records for categories like “fastest 4-door and 4-seat coupe” etc.
however just a couple of weeks ago the Nürburgring GmbH had the same opinion and decided to track records themselves. As of right now, they will employ staff to judge wether the car is “stock” or not, take the time and so on. You will also find the recent records on the nürburgring’s homepage. Classification is done according to the classification of the german car registrations office, so there also won’t be records for categories like “fastest 4-door and 4-seat coupe” etc.
Maybe the rules should be amended that only a car , picked randomly from a non local dealer, can be used. It must be registered already and once selected, the car would be sealed and be kepted at the local police station until a driver is selected. After the event, the record and the came car would have to be verified , checked and approved by the local government of the Ring's location.
sorry, to many crime podcasts this weekend!!
sorry, to many crime podcasts this weekend!!