Chapter 536: Despair
"Come on, pay attention, cheer up......"
Looking at the "Swordfish" in the distance, which was speeding towards the key point, the staff of AMC did not whisper to remind each other, in fact, there was no need to remind each other at all, everyone was in good spirits.
This is the second lap of this "Swordfish" on the Nürburgring, the first lap achieved a lap time of 8 minutes and 30 seconds, as soon as this speed came out, everyone even thought that the track timer was broken: BM's CSL and M535CSL (these two cars are the first generation of BMW M series) The results are also more than 9 minutes and 20 seconds, and our "Swordfish" GT-R ran into 8 minutes and 30 seconds for the first time in the track adaptability test?
Are you kidding?!
However, whether it was the timer and lap meter provided by the track management or the equipment carried by the AMC engineering test team, it was shown that the results of the first adaptability test of the "Swordfish" GT-R were far behind the BM's M series, which is known for its sporty performance.
This achievement instantly made AMC's engineers and technicians realize a fact: is the technical strength of our product already so strong?
In this way, the big guy's interest in the results of the second test instantly increased a lot: the first time was just an adaptive lap, and this second test, with a familiar understanding of the track, why can't he run for 8 minutes and 20 seconds?
With this in mind, and because of the excitement that everyone had nowhere to put it, everyone stood on tiptoe and looked at the "Swordfish" GT-R flying in the distance with a high-pitched roar, and whispered about it......
"How much do you think you can run into?"
"Look at the speed...... I think it's about 8 minutes and 10 seconds?"
"8 minutes and 10 seconds......? I think it should be around 8 minutes and 5 seconds......"
"Okay, okay, don't talk, it's coming soon......"
Swish!
Like a ray of light, the "Swordfish" GT-R crossed the finish line in an instant.
"How much?"
"yes, how much, how much? Are the results out?"
"Did you run into an 8?"
............
"Come out, come out," David Leibson, who was standing in front of the timer, rubbed his eyes vigorously twice, and after making sure he was right, he said loudly: "8:12.756!8:12.756!"
"How much?!"
"8:12.756!"
Rumble!
Hearing the precise results clearly, everyone exploded in an instant!
8 minutes 12 seconds 756?!
This is not only the best result created by an American brand sports car at the Nürburgring, but also means that so far, no mass-produced sports car for the civilian market can run such a result, the famous Ferrari 288GTO, the famous Porsche Carrera, as for the BM 535CSL, there is no qualification to eat dust in the back.
But that's not the point, the point is that AMC's test driver isn't really a top racer, just a 40-something veteran driver who has raced in the Indy 500 and retired for many years, and can't match today's top professional racers in terms of physicality, reflexes or competitive ability.
An Indy 500 driver who has been retired for many years can achieve such a result, and if you hand the car to a Formula 1 driver who is skilled enough to drive and is familiar enough with the track and the car, the time can be improved by at least another 10 seconds, right......?
Thinking of this, John Leibson's mouth trembled: "Boss, we really have a chance to create a miracle here, our 'Swordfish' is very likely to run into 8 minutes ......"
What the?!
As soon as John Leibson's words came out, everyone who was still immersed in the time of 8:12.756 was stunned: Can our "Swordfish" GT-R run for 8 minutes at the Nürburgring?!
Run into 8 minutes?!
What is the concept of 8 minutes?
It means that this will be a monument to a civilian production sports car, a monument that the only one can break in the next ten years!
Chen Geng also realized this, so he was also excited: "John, what do you mean ......"
"Drivers, please, the best drivers to help us do the test," John Leibson waved his arms and shouted like a madman, "Sir, we can't let this car go to dust, we're going to set a record that will be admired by countless people, and we're going to let these damned Europeans know that if we want to, we're going to be able to build a supercar that the whole world looks up to......"
Because he was too excited, John Leibson was already a little incoherent, but it didn't matter, when he realized that the performance of this supercar he designed according to the R35 and Corvette C7 was so strong, Chen Geng was also excited, and he waved his arm vigorously: "John, you are right, this is an opportunity! We want to let the world know that we have the opportunity to develop and manufacture at the level of our R&D, and we want the world to know that it's not just Americans who can make top-of-the-line performance sports cars, and we in the United States can too!"
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PS: Brothers, please wait a few minutes.
Thinking of this, John Leibson's mouth trembled: "Boss, we really have a chance to create a miracle here, our 'Swordfish' is very likely to run into 8 minutes ......"
What the?!
As soon as John Leibson's words came out, everyone who was still immersed in the time of 8:12.756 was stunned: Can our "Swordfish" GT-R run for 8 minutes at the Nürburgring?!
Run into 8 minutes?!
What is the concept of 8 minutes?
It means that this will be a monument to a civilian production sports car, a monument that the only one can break in the next ten years!
Chen Geng also realized this, so he was also excited: "John, what do you mean ......"
"Drivers, please, the best drivers to help us do the test," John Leibson waved his arms and shouted like a madman, "Sir, we can't let this car go to dust, we're going to set a record that will be admired by countless people, and we're going to let these damned Europeans know that if we want to, we're going to be able to build a supercar that the whole world looks up to......"
Because he was too excited, John Leibson was already a little incoherent, but it didn't matter, when he realized that the performance of this supercar he designed according to the R35 and Corvette C7 was so strong, Chen Geng was also excited, and he waved his arm vigorously: "John, you are right, this is an opportunity! We want to let the world know that we have the opportunity to develop and manufacture at the level of our R&D, and we want the world to know that it's not just Americans who can make top-of-the-line performance sports cars, and we in the United States can too!"