Road America Lap Time Comparison

Road America (4.048-mile)

2006 Lap Times


800hp Champ Car Lola-Cosworth _ 1:42.913

650hp ALMS P1 Audi R10 TDI _ 1:49.181

550hp ALMS P2 Porsche RS Spyder _ 1:51.199

300hp Atlantic Swift 016a-Cosworth _ 1:58.512

600hp ALMS GT1 Aston Martin DB9 _ 1:59.638

240hp Star Mazda _ 2:03.849

450hp ALMS GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR _ 2:07.355

185hp SCCA DSR Stohr WF1-Yamaha _ 2:08.1


http://www.champcarworldseries.com/R...ts.asp?ID=1621

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...FS=ALMS-LEMANS

http://www.champcaratlantic.com/Resu...lts.asp?ID=567

http://www.starmazda.com/results/200...20Results.html

http://p081.ezboard.com/fdsrforumfrm...art=21&stop=40

Road America (4.048-mile) Course Map

http://www.roadamerica.com/2006/track_maps.htm

interesting stuff, thanks.

Road America Track Record

Year: 2000

Team: KOOL Green

Driver: Dario Franchitti

Racecar: 950hp Champ Car Reynard-Honda _ 1:39.866

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...98&FS=CHAMPCAR

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...20&FS=CHAMPCAR

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/sel...ca&Y=2000&O=24

Road America (4.048–mile)
http://www.roadamerica.com/track_maps.htm

2007 Lap Times

750hp Champ Car Panoz-Cosworth _ 1:41.535

650hp ALMS P1 Audi R10 TDI _ 1:47.665

500hp ALMS P2 Porsche RS Spyder _ 1:48.833

300hp Atlantic Swift-Cosworth _ 1:58.883

600hp ALMS GT1 Corvette C6-R _ 2:00.973

240hp Star-Mazda _ 2:06.670

480hp ALMS GT2 Ferrari F430GT _ 2:07.191

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...05&FS=CHAMPCAR

http://www.elanmotorsports.com/?action=page.about

http://www.cosworth.com/content.php?...5&contentid=44
http://www.cosworth.com/content.php?...2&contentid=87

http://www.newman-haas.com/

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...FS=ALMS-LEMANS

http://www.audi.com/audi/com/en2/exp...i_R10_TDI.html

http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsand...ogyandconcept/

http://www.corvetteracing.com/cars/c6r/c6r.shtml

http://www.risicompetizione.com/go/F430GT.cfm

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...97&FS=ATLANTIC

http://www.swiftengineering.com/standard.asp?content=8

http://www.miraclesealantsatlantic.com/

http://store.miraclesealantsatlantic...=4#largerphoto

http://www.starmazda.com/results/200...20Results.html

http://www.starmazda.com/cars.htm

A Lap of Road America On-board a Champ Car

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/M...9279#MainOuter

We were there. Lap times aside, the ALMS race was way more exciting. In fact, we went away wishing the Speed GT/Touring Car series had raced instead of ChampCar, which had about as much energy and charisma as mud.

One of the highlights for me was seeing the Maserati MC12. They have already announced they'll be at Road Atlanta for PLM.

225hp BMW 330Ci (stock) 2:59.3

Oh yea it's definitely a good thing to see the MC12 racing on this side of the pond again, albeit noncompetitively. And I didn't mean to knock the FIA GT Championship. It's just that I think it's a waste of talent for the MC12 to only compete in FIA GT. In good hands, with proper development, that car has huge potential.

Originally Posted by armaq

Oh yea it's definitely a good thing to see the MC12 racing on this side of the pond again, albeit noncompetitively. And I didn't mean to knock the FIA GT Championship. It's just that I think it's a waste of talent for the MC12 to only compete in FIA GT. In good hands, with proper development, that car has huge potential.

And the coolness factor is very high! Who wouldn't choose a Maserati (or an Aston Martin DB9) over a Z06?

They're making it easier to drag the wives along to races (although I'm lucky in that my wife is at least as big a fan as I am, if not more so).

Road America Records


2000 CART Reynard-Honda _ 1:39.866

2007 Champ Car Panoz-Cosworth _ 1:41.535

2008 ALMS P1 Audi R10 TDI _ 1:46.935

2008 ALMS P2 Acura ARX-01B _ 1:47.345

1992 IMSA GTP Eagle-Toyota _ 1:47.913

1973 Can-Am Porsche 917/30 _ 1:57.518

2012 SCCA DSR West-Suzuki _ 1:58.594

2007 Atlantic Swift-Cosworth _ 1:58.883

2006 ALMS GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 _ 1:59.638

2011 Grand-Am DP Dallara-Chevy _ 2:01.050

2006 Star Mazda _ 2:03.849

2012 ALMS GT Porsche 911 RSR _ 2:04.415


https://www.roadamerica.com/Competit...RoadCourse.asp

http://www.bullpublishing.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=46

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Generac_Grand_Prix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panoz_DP01

http://www.alms.com/results/qualifyi...=2008&race=564

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/audir10.html

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/AcuraARX-01.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...992-08-09.html

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/ToyotaEagleMkIII.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...973-08-26.html

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4...he-917-30.html

http://www.scca.com/events/results.cfm?eid=4516

http://www.westracecars.com/west/

http://dsrforum.yuku.com/topic/9287/...unoff-s-Report

http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_...c173827f3c7023

http://www.conceptcarz.com/z19109/Swift-016a.aspx

http://www.alms.com/results/qualifyi...=2006&race=542

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2...rtin-DBR9.html

http://www.grand-am.com/scheduleResu...eid=2358&sid=1

http://www.dallara.it/

http://www.starmazda.com/results/201...adamerica.html

http://www.starmazda.com/series/specifications.htm

http://www.alms.com/results/qualifyi...=2012&race=603

http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsand...911gt3rsr-997/

There are a lot of lap records held by late 90s / early 2000s champ cars which will probably stand for a long time. Those cars from that era represent the pinnacle of speed and technical sophistication in North American circuit racing machinery. With the obvious exception of F1, which mostly continues to move forward, nothing today compares. A champ car from 10 yrs ago is a very badass machine.