Who holds the Top Gear lap record?
Caparo
Top Gear Track lap times
Rank | Vehicle | Driver |
---|---|---|
1. | Caparo T1 | The Stig |
2. | Ferrari SF90 Stradale | The Stig |
3. | Ferrari 488 Pista | The Stig |
4. | Ultima GTR 720 | unknown |
What is Bridge to Gantry?
That is why many timed ‘Ring “laps” are measured from the entry on to the track to the exit – this is a “bridge to gantry” lap (BTG) and misses out the part between the last gantry and the first bridge.
Did Niki Lauda want to cancel race?
Did the real Niki Lauda quit the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix because of the rain? Yes, but it wasn’t just because he felt that the rain-soaked track was unsafe. To complicate things, Lauda’s tear ducts had been damaged by fire during the horrific crash at the German Grand Prix earlier in the season.
What does BTG mean racing?
That is why many timed ‘Ring “laps” are measured from the entry on to the track to the exit – this is a “bridge to gantry” lap (BTG) and misses out the part between the last gantry and the first bridge. A full lap is 20.832km, and a BTG lap is 19.1km, which equates to around 20-30 seconds less time.
Is the Ferrari Enzo the best car of all time?
In 2004, American magazine Sports Car International named the Enzo Ferrari number three on their list of Top Sports Cars of the 2000s. American magazine Motor Trend Classic named the Enzo as number four in their list of the ten “Greatest Ferraris of all time”.
What does Enzo Ferra stand for?
The Enzo Ferrari (Type F140) is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari and named after the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari.
Is the Ferrari 430 Scuderia faster than the Ferrari Enzo?
Despite the Enzo’s performance and price, the 430 Scuderia (an improved version of Ferrari’s standard F430 production car) is capable of lapping the Ferrari test track just 0.1 seconds slower than the Enzo. The Porsche Carrera GT was 1.12 seconds faster in direct comparison on the only 1,577-metre-long (5,174 ft) Autodromo del Levante near Bari.
What kind of brakes does a Ferrari Enzo have?
The Ferrari Enzo used carbon ceramic brake discs, a first for a Ferrari road car. The Enzo uses 19-inch (482.6 mm) wheels and has 15-inch (381.0 mm) Brembo disc brakes. The wheels are held by a single lug nut and fitted with Bridgestone Potenza Scuderia RE050A tires.