Rogue Leader
09-07-11, 08:51 PM
Limerock park is hosting the NASCAR Whelan Pro-Mod tour and in an advertisement email they compared the car to a Daytona Prototype:
Think about this, as we compare a Grand-Am Daytona Prototype sports car to a Whelen Modified at Lime Rock:
* A Daytona Prototype makes 500 h.p., weighs around 2,400 lbs. and is aerodynamically efficient. It uses a sophisticated 5- or 6-speed sequential shift gearbox
* A Whelen Modified makes 600 h.p., weighs around 2,600 lbs. and is as aerodynamically efficient as a barn door. The gearbox is a 4-speed Jericho, with first gear removed for Lime Rock
* A Grand-Am DP has an average lap speed of a bit more than 110 mph at Lime Rock Park; not far behind, a Whelen Mod has an average lap speed of a bit more than 102 mph.
* The DP lap time is a tick under 49 seconds; the Mod does it in 53 seconds flat
* At the apex of the Downhill, a DP is going 124 mph; the Mod around 116 mph
* The DP reaches 161 mph on the front straight, the Mod 148 mph
For the record, Szegedy took pole position for Lime Rock’s Whelen Modified race last year. He told us, “I love the Daytona Prototypes, great cars. Man, I’d love to drive one. But I tell you, if you gave me a set of really sticky tires and a road-race tranny for my Wisk Ford, I could easily take 2.5 seconds, maybe more, off my lap times. Watch out, DP drivers...”
So a car thats "aerodynamically as efficient as a barn door", and heavier, could run the same lap times given a better transmission. Aside from the fact an Audi R8 running on 7 cylinders would shellac them both.
Think about this, as we compare a Grand-Am Daytona Prototype sports car to a Whelen Modified at Lime Rock:
* A Daytona Prototype makes 500 h.p., weighs around 2,400 lbs. and is aerodynamically efficient. It uses a sophisticated 5- or 6-speed sequential shift gearbox
* A Whelen Modified makes 600 h.p., weighs around 2,600 lbs. and is as aerodynamically efficient as a barn door. The gearbox is a 4-speed Jericho, with first gear removed for Lime Rock
* A Grand-Am DP has an average lap speed of a bit more than 110 mph at Lime Rock Park; not far behind, a Whelen Mod has an average lap speed of a bit more than 102 mph.
* The DP lap time is a tick under 49 seconds; the Mod does it in 53 seconds flat
* At the apex of the Downhill, a DP is going 124 mph; the Mod around 116 mph
* The DP reaches 161 mph on the front straight, the Mod 148 mph
For the record, Szegedy took pole position for Lime Rock’s Whelen Modified race last year. He told us, “I love the Daytona Prototypes, great cars. Man, I’d love to drive one. But I tell you, if you gave me a set of really sticky tires and a road-race tranny for my Wisk Ford, I could easily take 2.5 seconds, maybe more, off my lap times. Watch out, DP drivers...”
So a car thats "aerodynamically as efficient as a barn door", and heavier, could run the same lap times given a better transmission. Aside from the fact an Audi R8 running on 7 cylinders would shellac them both.