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29-06-2013, 05:10 PM
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http://brisbanetimes.drive.com.au/mo...628-2p0nq.html
As its exhaust note fades through the forest like the end of the Last Post, a hush descends on the group of Aussies surrounding me beside the track. Advertisement The silence lasts for more than eight minutes, which feels like an eternity. The serenity is finally broken by an alarming crackle of static over the two-way radio, and with it confirmation that the mission has been achieved. The crowd erupts into euphoria, back-slapping and heaving a massive sigh of relief. That mission was Holden attempting to set a lap record for a ute around the torturous 20-kilometre stretch of tarmac that is the Nurburgring. It wasn't a difficult feat to achieve considering the pick-up-style trucks are about as common as dragons in Europe these days, but Holden's latest VF Commodore SS-V Ute - in full-house Redline spec - isn't your run-of-the-mill hay hauler any more either. It is reckoned only two other utes have ever been timed around the circuit - a Dodge Ram SRT, powered by an 8.0-litre V10 from the Viper, and late last year, a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, which is in essence a road-going Baja-style truck with a massive 6.2-litre supercharged V8. The Raptor was driven by US drifting and rallycross legend Tanner Foust, and stopped the clock at slightly more than nine minutes, 40 seconds.
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29-06-2013, 05:22 PM
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--------------------------------------------------- XA GT, 6.848sec 1/8 mile @ 101.68mph |
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29-06-2013, 05:23 PM
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still slower than a renualt megane cup. Shows you how much taking corners faster is worth. wonder how well a GS ute would do?
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29-06-2013, 05:33 PM
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Looks like the ute was an auto.
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29-06-2013, 05:51 PM
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A worthy proud result
Side note - I would love to drive that track. Great video of the whole thing as well.
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Holden sets Nurburgring Lap Record
Re: Holden sets Nurburgring Lap Record
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