Quote Originally Posted by OnURleft
I'm not saying its not true. They need to film the tire and say this is the TIRE. then film the brake pad and say....THIS IS THE BRAKE PAD USED..Film the suspension, brake fluid..everything then immediately head out there with SAID car. Namely Nissan needs to due this...
There are so many variables that could dramatically change the time that they are not mentioning. For example, after about 3 laps at my cars maximum potential on Road Atlanta the stock brake fluid is SHOT and I start loosing slight amounts of time..... I gain seconds after laps from just a slightly more aggressive pad (i'm not talking my race pads), seconds from more aggressive street tires etc. etc. etc. The smallest things make the biggest difference when you run flat out for longer than 1 minute, especially on a 8 minute track and I just don't buy into it because I.M.O it's NOT documented properly. It means nothing to me. I think any club racer, instructor or pro driver would have something to say about that as well.
But we are getting to levels where these cars are capable of doing hard driving for over 8 mins. I feel like throwing racing brake fluid into a car is not cheating. It is just being smart. There are things that are on the street that need to be changed when one goes to a track day. The pads are a throw up. For those of use that have cars like M3s, Stis, or just the above average street car, yes pads are necessary but for a car with as overhauled of a setup as can be found on a zr1/ACR. I feel it can take it.

The documentation. I feel a list of the parts would be good at the begining or at the end for a reminder. But actually disecting every possible component is a bit much. I think the setup the best motoring vids use is good enough. It is quick and wont take away to much from the lap video.