Well didn't they state that they were trying to save their tires
You go through all this and yet the NSX-R lost
The driver was Gan San and he always drives like that no matter what car you put him in. I saw a BMI out take where Gan San spun a white F430 because he drives like that. NSX-R lost to a Porsche GT3 in one of their vids no one was up in arms over that. People seem to want it not to do well
I'm pretty sure no one here thinks NSXs beat Ferraris all the time and I never understood why people get upset if some people do. Some people will take the BMI as gospel , some entertainment. When Gan San ran the NSX-R at the ring lots of people wish to contest it that to. Was that run biased as well.
Top Gear ran an NSX against the C6 a TVR and a 997 911. Just drag race mind you and the NSX came in second. Yet people cry foul and say the NSX shouldn't be able to do that as those cars have all been recorded doing faster times than the NSX. But you know what it did it. Sometimes it wins comes in second or loses. You state that BMI is no real comparison of the NSX-R against other exotics due to bias ( theirs ) but no one else has tested it against any of these exotics so how can you be sure that it isn't
Also I double checked my post and don't see anywhere that I said they were indeed biased. I mentioned possible factors ,but since I don't know anyone there behind the scenes how could I or you know for that matter.
You can indeed do a time attack with more than one car as the other cars become obstacles to overcome for time. They just call them regular races here. Seems like they call it time attack for drama.
Just watched the April 08 BMI and the M3 ( german car ) beat everything Japanese that was thrown at it so where's the bias there?
Why is it always bias if a Japanese car does well against European or American cars.
http://www.highrevs.net/motogp_tracks/twin_ring_motegi_circuit.php
Track length: 4801m, 2.983 miles
You're telling me, that for a 3 lap race, just under 9miles in total, that they were trying to "save their tires"?
Are you telling me, that they couldn't even afford to put on a new set of tires for all of the cars?
If the tires for the other exotic cars were really that low on tread for them not to be able to push the car harder, then something REALLY must be wrong.
It is ABSURD that they would completely wear out their tire treads in less than 9 miles on the track.
The point is, the NSX-R would of ended up much lower ranking in the race, if the run was indeed done fairly.
Another thing is with different drivers.
It's not a fair test; some drivers may be at a different skill level than the others/more familiar with one car, and may be more experienced on that particular track.
My POINT is that a LOT of people on NSX Prime take Best Motoring videos as gospel. You can clearly see the evidence of this on this thread.
The run for the NSX-R around Nuburgring WAS biased.
They removed the rev-limiter for the NSX-R. Some websites state that the lap was incomplete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordschleife_fastest_lap_times
It says: " Omit the safe equipment model No Airbags No ESC No Spare tire"
Take a look at my post with the Z06 1/4mile
Apart from Best Motoring, who else has made 13 second 1/4 runs in the Z06?
You indirectly stated that BM videos are biased from the video of the 911 Turbo vs the new GTR.
I stated that the 911 Turbo was automatic, with poor condition tires.
You stated:
"The cars that BMI get from Manufacturers are generally the Japanese cars so they can drive them harder ( of course that could also be because they can take it ) and so they do.
Yeah I've seen where they say stuff like the tires are bad but God bless'em they still drive them anyway ( those guys are nuts )."
The tires on the 911 Turbo, BM themselves admitted that the tires were bad. That IS a bias in favor of the GTR.
Also, if they don't drive the other European cars/American cars EQUALLY as hard as the japanese cars, how is that a fair test?
This is basic high school science. Same replicates across the board.
Have the same driver for all cars. Drive the car to the limit.
And Top Gear is notoriously biased against American cars.
Currently, you haven't refuted any of the points I brought up in all of these videos, regarding passing, shifting, racing below the powerband, "conserving tires", not defending their driving line, etc.
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