What is the one goal attribute all automobiles might be measured by to separate the great automobiles from the good ones? Pace! At its core, a lap time encompasses extra than simply the power to go quick. It additionally encapsulates a automobile’s cornering, braking, and accelerating capability and embodies a automobile acting at its peak limits—all bundled into one neat little metric. That is exactly how we consider Lightning Lap contenders annually to find out which automobiles rank forward of the pack. As you could know, we divide the automobiles into 5 courses, LL1 via LL5, primarily based on value to judge the automobiles within the fairest means attainable. Then it is time to hit the monitor.
Coming October 19
For the previous 17 years, now we have taken on the 4.1-mile, 24-turn Grand Course configuration at Virginia Worldwide Raceway, one of many U.S.’s most difficult tracks, to conduct this final check of pace. This yr, we’re providing our readers the chance to affix us at VIR and see every part that goes into Lightning Lap testing firsthand. Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 19, since you will not need to miss this!
Observe editors trackside as they go for the very best lap instances, chat with editors concerning the testing course of, get a close-up take a look at the Lightning Lap contender automobiles, get pleasure from lunch on the clubhouse, and race go-karts on VIR’s 5/8-mile, 24-foot-wide paved kart circuit.
For a style of what to anticipate, have a look again on the outcomes of each Lightning Lap testing since its inception in 2006. 2024 Lightning Lap outcomes shall be revealed within the February/March 2024 concern of Automotive and Driver, however attendees who be part of us at VIR will get a sneak peek at lap instances months earlier than the problem is revealed. Spots are restricted for this unique editorial expertise, so do not wait to register. We hope to see you on the monitor this October.
For extra methods to expertise Automotive and Driver editorial testing, take a look at our invites to Automotive and Driver’s 10Best, plus Street & Monitor’s Efficiency Automotive of the Yr.
