Porsche sets new Towing record around the Nurburing

wilber1 wrote:
Anything that goes fast around the Nurburgring has to go fast around corners, a whole lot of corners?

As well as towing 5000lb doing it. For people from.NA they use cars a lot to tow in Europe.
The first post in this long winded thread should have been it.
It was a RECORD ATTEMPT by the trailer manufacturer and Porsche
No a F150 Raptor, SuperDuty is not going to come close too it
There are limitations to what a Pickup can tow around a twisting elevated course.

Anything that goes fast around the Nurburgring has to go fast around corners, a whole lot of corners?

8.1 Van wrote:
Larry Larson towing through the Rocky Mountains in the rain

5.95 244.43mph

gas stop

Need to get something that can TOW 5000lb and take it up Ike Mountain
This is a 2000hp Nissan Patrol from Adu Dhabi
these sort of vehicles are everywhere now
Abu Dhabi 2000hp Nissan Patrol
Need something that CAN BEAT THAT NURBURING record 2000hp " Sleeper Cars, SUV's are relatively common.

8.1 Van wrote:
Larry Larson’s 3000hp Truck DOMINATES 1200 Mile Race!!! towing !

Larry Larson 5.95 @ 244mph

Similar cars run here 3000hp. What I am interested in is this Ford Falcon XR6 7.8 at 180mph, straight 6 4 litre Barra engine. Street registered and would go 2000miles to a meet.
Ford Falcon Ute XR6 3700lb 7.8 at 180mph

Larry Larson’s 3000hp Truck DOMINATES 1200 Mile Race!!! towing !

Larry Larson 5.95 @ 244mph

8.1 Van wrote:
6,000hp of Twin Turbo ’57 Chevys - THE EVIL TWINS towing 1,000 miles !!!

Similar here cars running in the street classes in Australia drive fairly long distances to get to race yes 7-8 Second cars
Ford Falcon 2200hp running in Street classes 7-8 seconds

6,000hp of Twin Turbo ’57 Chevys - THE EVIL TWINS towing 1,000 miles !!!

wilber1 wrote:

8.1 Van wrote:
The point is there is zero chance anyone in the US would use a $300,000 Porsche to tow anything so it's the same a me posting that funny car link.

Ya think? I don't. I agree that no one is likely to tow with the Porsche but at least they could.

Fascinating that noone has mantioned that it is a car and a Sportscar at that, doing the towing record.They do use cars , SUV's Vans and Trucks for towing in Europe. Some of the not very common Pickups are now being used.

8.1 Van wrote:
The point is there is zero chance anyone in the US would use a $300,000 Porsche to tow anything so it's the same a me posting that funny car link.

Not in the US, but they used the Porsche to set a towing record and on that course would need something similar to break it.A 1 Ton is not going to do it.
I think the Porsche would give the towing record for midsizers on the TFL favourite
Ike Gauntlet site a big shake. Hitting 130mph then stopping to do that twisty course as well as climbing and ascending the 1000ft hills on the course