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I thought I'd post Car and Driver's Lightning lap results for those who don't have the magazine.
Location - Virginia International Raceway
Grand West Course - "We chose the Grand West Course for its mix of straights, slow and high speed corners, uphill, esses, and 4.1 mile length."
Overall results.
1. Corvette ZR1, (2:51.8)
2. KTM X - Bow, (2:52.3)
3. Lamborghine LP670, (2:53.9)
4. Ariel Atom 3 (2:57.6)
5. Corvette Grand Sport (2:58.8)
6. Audi R8, 5.2 (2:59.5)
7. Lotus Exiqe S 260 (3:05.0)
8. BMW M3 (3:05.4)
9. Porsche Cayman S (3:05.8)
10. Porsche Carrera S (3:05.8)
11. Jaguar XKR (3:06.4)
12. Ford Shelby GT500 (3:07.4)
13. Audi TTS (3:08.4)
14.
Camaro SS (3:09.5)
15. Audi S4 (3:10.8)
16. Nissan Nismo 370z (3:12.0)
17. Ford Mustang GT (3:13.3)
18. Genesis Coupe 3.8 (3:14.8)
19. Mazdaspeed 3 (316:2)
20. Subaru WRX (3:16.6)
21. Mini Cooper Works (3:17.1)
22. Volkswagen GTI (3:19.3)
Here's how the 2010 Camaro SS stacks up against cars tested in pervious years.
Dodge Viper ACR (2008) ran 2:48.6
Dodge Viper SRT10 (2007) ran 2:57.4
Chevrolet Z06 (2007) ran 2:58.2
Nissan GTR (2008) ran 2:59.0 - all season tires
Ford GT (2006) ran 3:00.7
Chevrolet Z51 (2008) ran 3:01.2
Cadillac CTS-V (2008) ran 3:04.0
Camaro SS (2009) ran 3:09.5
BMW 335i (2007) ran 3:10.5
Nissan 350z track (2006) ran 3:12.5
Chevrolet Cobalt SS (2008) ran 3:13.0
Lancer EVO MR (2008) ran 3:13.3
Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (2008) ran 3:16.3
Dodge Charger SRT-8 (2006) ran 3:18.2
Subaru WRX STi (2008) ran 3:19.0
Mazda RX8 (2006) ran 3:19.0
Overall the Camaro did pretty well for having the reputation of not handling all that well.