Sharif@Forged

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This weekend, we took home two first place finishes in NASA Time Trials, but also had the unique opportunity to race against a Ferrari F430 GT that is being prepped to compete in the 24hr next year. I've never had so much fun chasing a car around a track. :cheers:

Too bad I only had 3 laps worth of fuel on board....I ran out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt5i9RVzZmc

UPDATE: Mike Davidson sent me his in car video from the same session. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS2yhz_STGE

mhoward1

was Skeen driving it?

BornSlippyZ

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Nice chase Sharif!

Sharif@Forged

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No, Mike Davidson was driving it. Skeen is one of the drivers of this car, and he ran a 1:55 on the Full Course on Sat.

mhoward1

yeah,
I think Mike, Mike S, and Chris C. are all driving it.

Barzten1

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Awsome!

mw9

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looks like a hell of a time, jealous

rcdash

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Thanks for sharing. Outstanding show of car and driver both! Do you know any details on the F430? It faster in the straight than I expected. Not as fast as the GTR though?

duro78

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^^The 430 is clearly faster it pulled on the gtr on the straights and coming out of the corners

rcdash

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It's hard to tell. I'm sure Sharif didn't want to tailgate it either at 150+ mph. I know the F430 is light, but I can't imagine the hp/weight ratio is much better than Sharif's GTR. Check around the 4 minute mark - Sharif is holding back and right on his tail.

Boostedtrack350

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Great video! How much Boost were you running in the GTR?

zerostyle

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simply incredible...i was getting excited just watching

03threefiftyz

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F430 Specs: From the Risi Team.

the inside track
Technical Specifications

ENGINE

Type | Ferrari F136, 8 cylinders with V 90° layout.
Capacity | 3.998,6 cm3.
Materials | Aluminium alloy engine block and cylinder heads.
Intake system | Air induction limited by two restrictors 28.8 mm.
Timing system | 4 camshafts (2 per each cylinder head), 4 valves per cylinder.
Injection and ignition | Magneti Marelli engine management.
Fuel | Unleaded 102 RON, 88 MON.

POWER TRAIN

Type | 6 speed + reverse sequential control.
Differential | self-locking, adjustable by blades.
Clutch | 5�1/2 synthesized three discs.

CHASSIS AND BODYWORK

Chassis | aluminium monocoque, steel safety cage (per FIA rules), engine and gearbox stiffly fitted to the chassis.
Steering system | rack and pinion system, power steering.
Suspensions | independent wheels, overlapped aluminium triangular wishbones, adjustable shock absorbers, adjustable anti-roll bar.
Brake system | Brembo, steel discs 380 × 32 mm (front) 332 × 32 mm; (rear), 6 pistons; (front) and 4 pistons (rear) calipers, adjustable brake balance.
Bodywork materials | carbon / kevlar / nomex / aluminium.
Aerodynamic devices | adjustable single profile rear wing, carbon floor with rear diffuser.

Weight | 1100 kg (all the liquids at the standard level, without fuel and driver).

From looking around with restriction the hp is ~525 +/- 25. Purely speculation since I can't find concrete numbers.

labelworkshop75

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nice vid.

Nexx

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1100kg? in pounds the F430GT is gonna be pretty darn close to 1000 lighter!

Sharif@Forged

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I was definitly driving 10/10th's if not 11/10's, and tried to get as close as possible. This particular F430GT weighs 900 lbs less than our GT-R. I hit the scales after this session with me in the car I was at 3833. In speaking with the team owner and drivers, they are in the process of shedding more weight to be more competitive in their class.

This F430 had a speed advantage, but seemed to be after the 100mph+ mark which is what i would expect for this car. But it was interesting that I was able to gain the advantage under braking each time, and corner entry. Part of this could be attributed to his race slicks, which require a couple laps to get up to 100% max operating temperature.


At the end of the day, the F430 GT is an incredible race car that is faster than our GT-R, but it was fun to be able to stay on it's bumper for a couple of laps.

duro78

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^ I didnt mean anything by it. By all means i more than commend you on your driving and your equipment especially considering what you were up against.

Zazz93

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After holding up (lifting) behind him around 100 mph the 430 seemed to be genuinely able to gap the GTR from there out. Was that difference in gearing? I would image the 430's ratios are pretty tight all the way up to the effective top speed for the track config.

Motormouth

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2 seconds faster a lap?

neato video

Sharif@Forged

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Our laps in the video are within a few tenths of a second of each other. He did the 1:30 lap on his 7th lap...long after I excused myself. . My fast lap was my 2nd lap.