Ok, can anyone project some possible lap times. Our car is not on this list, but if it were what are some good possible numbers, just to compare with the other cars? Have their ever been any tests of our car on this track?

Laguna Lap | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Fastest Lap Road Tests - Motor Trend Magazine

 

I would think a well driven N/A 6 speed Crossfire would turn a time similar to, if not a touch quicker than, the Honda S2000/Mazda RX8 times. We've got more grunt coming out of the corners than they do and as much stick in the corner.

Automobile Magazine did a comparison between a Porsche 911 GT2, a Viper ACR and a full race prepped MX5 Cup Miata all on the same track (not Laguna Seca, though) and while the two big boys ate the Miata alive in the straights, the plucky little Mazda managed virtually the same corner speeds in most cases, equal if not better lateral and braking G's. Now, the MX5 Cup cars are a bit quicker than the older Spec Miata racers, but if my little N/A 6 speed Crossfire could catch and pass a couple of those on the road course at California Speedway (I destroyed them on the long main straight), then on a power track like Laguna Seca I should think hanging with an S2000 or RX8 wouldn't be a big problem.

As for the SRT6, I would guess it to be a bit quicker than the Nismo 370Z and Porsche Cayman S since it handily beat both the Nismo 350Z and Boxter S in Road & Track's Hot Sixes article a few years back. They ran the cars at Streets of Willow, which isn't as fast or long as Laguna Seca and, yes, the new 370Z is quicker than the 350Z, but the SRT6 was a full 1.5 seconds quicker on a much shorter track.


By the way, if you haven't read the whole Automobile Mag article I linked to above, you really should. It's quite the eye opener.

 

Thanks for the response! That is a very interesting article, I have never seen it before. It really helped! Thanks