What is the one goal attribute all vehicles could be measured by to separate the nice automobiles from the nice ones? Velocity! 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 capacity 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 every year to find out which automobiles rank forward of the pack. As it’s possible you’ll know, we divide the vehicles into 5 courses, LL1 by way of LL5, primarily based on worth to judge the automobiles within the fairest means doable. Then it is time to hit the observe.
Coming October 19
For the previous 17 years, we have now 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 take a look at of velocity. This 12 months, we’re providing our readers the chance to hitch us at VIR and see all the pieces 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 most effective lap instances, chat with editors in regards to the testing course of, get a close-up take a look at the Lightning Lap contender automobiles, take pleasure in 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 might be printed within the February/March 2024 situation of Automobile and Driver, however attendees who be a part of us at VIR will get a sneak peek at lap instances months earlier than the difficulty is printed. Spots are restricted for this unique editorial expertise, so do not wait to register. We hope to see you on the observe this October.
For extra methods to expertise Automobile and Driver editorial testing, take a look at our invites to Automobile and Driver’s 10Best, plus Highway & Monitor’s Efficiency Automobile of the 12 months.
