Onboard GT mk II at Laguna Seca


treynor

GT Owner
Dec 1, 2011
52

It's an incredible car. Running :27s out of the box with no setup and mid-life tires is unheard-of for a GT car. Above and beyond the performance, it's such a friendly car to drive. You can get it in and just go fast; it doesn't demand exceptional precision and punish errors like a car this fast should, it just hauls. You can see why this chassis won so many endurance races; even I could drive this car for 60-90m at a time without being particularly tired afterward.
 

spartan

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Feb 11, 2017
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Great driving Ben. Did you have any noise limit issues at LS?
 

treynor

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Dec 1, 2011
52
Great driving Ben. Did you have any noise limit issues at LS?

This was an unlimited sound day, so... flaaaat ooooout!!

Otherwise I believe it blows about 107dB, so it might pass a 105dB day with diverter pipes.
 

roketman

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Excellent video and driving! Thanks for sharing!
 

Apollo

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Aug 5, 2006
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Man, that looks like so much fun! Thanks for putting the videos up, I'm enjoying the in-car view. (y)
 

daytrayd

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Apr 23, 2010
557
Austin, TX
Man I can’t wait to join the club! Great stuff!
 

dbk

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It just looks and sounds incredible. Chassis is totally unflappable.
 

DakotaGT

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Man I can’t wait to join the club! Great stuff!

Nice! Did you request to convert your NFGT allocation to a MkII allocation, or are you still getting a “street” NFGT?
 

Biginch Blake

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Nov 4, 2008
983
Rockville, Indiana
Thanks for sharing, great video. Incredible how fast you close on the car in front of you. Regular NFGT is a rocket on the track can’t imagine the performance of MK II.
 

Awsum GT

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Sep 17, 2005
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Great video... thanks for sharing... would love a ride along one of these days when we are both in Carmel and the Beast is there as well.
 

canibl

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Nov 22, 2005
445
Sacramento, Cali
Omg it's so quick
 
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GTMD

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I can't believe how fast it is either! Amazing!
 

1997spider

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Washington D.C.
GREAT VIDEO! Thanks for sharing!!
 

nota4re

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Feb 15, 2006
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Ben's lap times in a 488 GT3 car at Laguna Seca were within a gnat's ass of Alessandro's times in same car. Great to see the MkII in the hands of such a skilled driver!
 
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