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Originally Posted by jinstall
The topic of the post is the new ZR-1 set the record for production car and it did for now.
The post on the 956 was to inform that the FASTEST EVER lap was set 25 years ago and still stands on 25 year old technology that was state of the art 25 years ago and is now mainstream.
Do a google search on 1983 and see how far technology has come and how efficent things have become. Then by some chance you will finally see the point I am trying to make on the 1983 record. Start by looking up portable phones as cell phones did not exist back in 1983, neither did the internet.
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Look, the problem is that you're trying to make this point: "the fastest lap was set 25 years ago with 25-year old technology". That's a great accomplishment. However we're talking about a modern production car which weighed much more.
Tires/suspension design/technology aside, they are in two different categories. Period. So while the 956 record is definitely nothing to sneeze at, essentially all the people trying to break 'Ring records at the moment are doing it in production cars.
Hocky is right. We haven't heard anything about someone trying to tackle the 956 record in a modern race car, with modern technology. Until we do, I really don't get why you're trying to argue about this. There is no comparison, except for the fact that the overall record is faster than the ZR-1 ran.