Onboad at Road America in the NP01

[fasteddie123]

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[FirstWorldProblems]

Weird, I'd expect those cars to go a lot faster than ~2:38

 

[sickmint79]

doesn't look like they have the top speed, even on my first newbie visit on the straight in a pretty stock sti i think i got to 145? plus traffic

 

[sickmint79]

looks wicked fun tho

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

doesn't look like they have the top speed, even on my first newbie visit on the straight in a pretty stock sti i think i got to 145? plus traffic

True, but I'd assume the downforce that reduces top speed should more than make up for it in corner speed throughout the 14 turns. Otherwise why spend a big dollars to make a car with a lot of downforce lol. Stock zl1 1le's can go low 2:30's.

Anyone familiar with these cars/classes that can shed some light on the lap times and race formats?

 

[sickmint79]

depends how high speed the turns are and how long the straights are too though right? and how much engine these even have? it's not like they are racing against 1le either, surely they are in different classes

 

[Intel]

The cars have a 2.0 MZR engine you would find in a miata/mazda3. So like 210 hp on a 235 wide tire. It is a spec car for a spec class to keep costs down.

 

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[FirstWorldProblems]

The cars have a 2.0 MZR engine you would find in a miata/mazda3. So like 210 hp on a 235 wide tire. It is a spec car for a spec class to keep costs down.

Wowowowow, ok that makes sense then

 

[fasteddie123]

True, but I'd assume the downforce that reduces top speed should more than make up for it in corner speed throughout the 14 turns. Otherwise why spend a big dollars to make a car with a lot of downforce lol. Stock zl1 1le's can go low 2:30's.

Anyone familiar with these cars/classes that can shed some light on the lap times and race formats?

doesn't look like they have the top speed, even on my first newbie visit on the straight in a pretty stock sti i think i got to 145? plus traffic

The cars have a 2.0 MZR engine you would find in a miata/mazda3. So like 210 hp on a 235 wide tire. It is a spec car for a spec class to keep costs down.

You guys are all partially right haha. The car actually can run a high 2:23 in clean air but due to the lower power and catching the GT cars mid corner (where we have all our pace), race starts in heavy traffic just kill our lap time. As for top speed on that fast lap, data shows 144 going into Canada. I think the pace in the corners vs the straights is all part of the fun in this car though, you've got to be clever about how to manage passing the Astons and Porsches in the tricky spots all while keeping the other NP01s behind you.

The car could go faster than that, but we have to cut wt/power to 10.2 lbs/hp for WRL rules (about 168 hp to the wheels vs stock 197 hp at the wheels.)