Game over Solomondrin.

Non-pro in Cayman GT4 - 2:15.2 on Thermal Long . I'm sorely tempted to make an article on this too.

Remember - this is a free forum - you are welcome to write and publish your own stuff, if you think there is nothing worth reading and you can do better.

@FastestLaps - We should also add this time as a modified time, as we have done for modified ZR1s here.

https://fastestlaps.com/tests/dbhe73ljb450

Also he cut off 4.73s from his stock time,so I won't be surprised if it beats 675LT with that much power or be as fast as it.

http://www.fabspeed.com/mclaren-675lt-fabspeed-ecu-tune/

In fact looking at the times for tunes vs stock, it's difficult to tell whether it's making any difference on the quarter even.

http://dragtimes.com/McLaren--MP4-12C-Drag-Racing.html

Fiske GTS - Volcano orange.

10.371 stock with R888 tyres, then 10.253 with tune. IMO, the tune on its own is genuinely worth about 0.5s on this circuit.

Another thing saxy. In the Hyper 5 test, the 918 lap wasn't even ran on the same day, he just made out that it was.

What don't I understand. Heat and 91 octane are a big factor at Laguna Seca too. So how come NA Vipers and C6 Z06s tended to be less affected there than turbo cars?

I understand it, you're just trying to make excuses for inexcusably bad times. If an amateur is running faster times than your 'pro' tests, your times are invalid perior. Or we may as well start using Vision Wells on YouTube for Sonoma times, just because he makes semi-professional looking publications.

This is the problem with the internet age, anyone can post on YouTube. Solomondrin is a nobody, he has zero status or reputation in car testing circles. His times are widely regarded as a joke outside of this forum. He has made numerous negative remarks about both McLaren and Lamborghini, and surprise surprise, all his McLaren and Lamborghini times are crap. E.g. Aventador SV time. 1s slower than a GT3 RS. That's complete bollocks to any reasonable and unbiased person. LT, same time as GT3 RS? Really? Who else managed that?

He's a BS merchant plain and simple.

You clearly don't understand turbo engines

Or that super high heat causes certain cars to suffer more.

Cause a Viper with an 8.4L NA V10 to suffer more than highly strung V12s, and turbocharged cars? That's somewhat counter to common understanding don't you think?

Also he cut off 4.73s from his stock time,so I won't be surprised if it beats 675LT with that much power or be as fast as it.

Don't kid yourself, +50whp does not give you 5s, or anything like it. That time was dropped mostly by practice and tutelege. How can maybe a 0.1-0.2s quarter mile difference amount to 5s on a track that's less than 2 miles long?

Enough with the super high heat BS. How is it that this only seems to affect Solomondrin and no one else?

And we're not talking small differences, we have inter-car deltas which are 5s off the norm. So, is it just affecting certain cars and not others? Pffft.

We have a non-pro customer in a P1 lapping 5s faster than Solomondrin on Thermal Long. We have a pro in a P1 on Corsas with a passenger lapping 3s faster than Solomondrin managed 1up on Trofeo Rs.

Why are ACRs so slow with him? Surely a huge 8.4 NA V10 should be least affected by heat?

Also he cut off 4.73s from his stock time,so I won't be surprised if it beats 675LT with that much power or be as fast as it.

I don't know if Alexandro publishes fake times or not,I mean why would he?But I think that 570s in this had more amount of lap time and not to mention temperature,air humidity,weather and most importantly driver can affect lap times.

But the above video also shows,how can horsepower help in lap time.

@Sroser

.....I'd rather complain?....dude, you made TWO whole articles about complaining.....

And who is this tester which you speak of which his integrity has implications on?..

Or that super high heat causes certain cars to suffer more.

common sense. All race cars run faster in cooler air. Heat makes turbo cars lose a lot of power. Tires also can overheat too easily.

Tests are on different days, deal with it.

For the most part yea, You know as well as I do FL that this site isn't any where near as fun as it used to be, We had twice as many members who actually added to the site, We had ups n downs to, but not like today's level, And you no that's true, Other then yourself I'm the oldest most active member here who has contributed a shite ton to this site, So when I say it's gone down hill you know theres truth to it.

It is a free forum yes, Nothing wrong with that, But these last 2 articles really? The level of moderation is a joke, No Apathy, Or Wads, Georg shows up every couple weeks only If a German car makes a good lap, Eryk? Best not too mention lol The trolls? Should be dealt with immediately and swiftly to prevent future bs, Remember that troll who fkd this site for 2 years straight?

Don't get me wring, I love the site, But with an upgrade it's just that, Not a downgrade, Im definetly not saying its all bad, not at all, Fir the most part im not even saying its bad at all, More simply less great, And I have told you I will help make this site Great again.

So lafars, why is a 570S on Corsas with the same whp as a stock 675LT (on Trofeo Rs), 2s faster, despite being 112kg heavier and having less downforce, narrower tyres and narrower suspension tract?

Face it, all Solomondrin's times should be deleted, the only decent times on Thermal are this one and the ones ran by Graham Rahal in an NSXs. The rest are just some random Mexican pushing an agenda.

@sroser right now

He'd rather complain, because the article has serious implications about integrity of one of his favourite testers.

You mean my articles today are worse than years ago? How is that possible - I haven't suffered any brain damage or lost my typing skills..

Remember - this is a free forum - you are welcome to write and publish your own stuff, if you think there is nothing worth reading and you can do better.

I remember years ago when this site had really amazing articles, Something worth writing and talking about, They lasted weeks if not months with people still talking and debating, Really a shame.

Thermal Club lap times.

https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/thermal-club-raceway#103382