Originally Posted by SLK32Germany
WOW, VERY Optimistic statement...
Don't get me wrong, I like the SRT6. But it I am also realistic. With a serious driver, the Porsche drives in a completely different class. When it was released (MK.1 with 360PS), it was the first production car which did the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under 8 Minutes. This racetrack (one Lap is around 20KM) is one of the most difficult and most feared racetrack in the whole world ( Called "The green Hell" ). German manufactorers like Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-AMG test their suspensions on this track.There are fast parts and also handling parts in it. It is not far from where I come from. I have seen Porsche and AMG testing there. To give you a comparison : The SLK32 AMG (stock) did a 8.26 min and the Porsche GT3 (Mk.3. 415PS) did it in 7:48 min ( with H.Saurma, a good german racing driver) !!! These are WORLDS between those cars. Even the first GT3 drives faster than 300 KM/H. The latest Version MK3. 435 PS is 312 KM/H (194 MPH !!) fast.
I don't know how the guys in the little race drove their GT3?? But if you use all REVs and good shifting points etc.in the Porsche it will be very close with a properly tuned SRT6 even with the old GT3 360PS. At higher speeds and on a race track with good drivers, the Porsche is faster. The New GT3 MK.3 is faster on every occasion.
Just my 2 Cents...
Hehe well i never wanna be negative... But like i said, you would have to seriously commit to making changes... As it is stock, hell no its not beating a GT3. Nicely modded beyond bolt-on parts... who knows, i am optimistic. I dont think it takes a bad GT3 driver to lose to a nicely modded SRT6 on a normal road (when i said on and off the track i meant drag stip and road)...
As far as professional use, im sure a well trained professional driver can squeeze those seconds in the correct setting... but do keep in mind that the settings and drivers play an important role. That track your talking about is serious stuff.. it makes real use of the GT3's high points. Not sure how applicable those times are in a less intensive setting.
And still, we have no idea what a fairly Modded SRT6 can do in comparison to the GT3 on that track. And i dont mean just some bolt-ons.. i mean some serious changes. But I dont blame ya for saying something, I think beating a GT3 overall is a hefty task...
But hey! why not try hehe