The Launch and Drag Racing Event at Classic Corvette Club UK
The launch of the drag racing event was met with great enthusiasm as competitors took to the track, eager to showcase their driving skills and speed. The event began with a quarter-mile race, where the Audi RS7 Sportback proved to be the fastest car in attendance, completing the distance in an impressive 11 seconds. However, its lead was short-lived, as the Corvette Z06 RS followed closely behind, crossing the finish line in 11.8 seconds.
As the competition heated up, the atmosphere on the track became electric, with drivers pushing their cars to the limit. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS took off like a shot, quickly pulling ahead of its competitors and leaving them in the dust. But despite its impressive acceleration, the Audi RS7 Sportback managed to stay in contention, thanks in part to its potent V8 engine.
To add an extra layer of excitement to the event, organizers decided to introduce a rolling start, where cars began accelerating from 50 miles per hour. This proved to be a thrilling test for the drivers, as they had to jockey for position and maintain speed. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS took off like a bullet, quickly pulling ahead of its competitors and leaving them struggling to keep up.
However, when manual mode was introduced into play, things took a dramatic turn. The Corvette Z06 RS proved to be a formidable opponent, delivering a blistering performance that left the competition in awe. Despite having twice the capacity of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS's engine, the Audi RS7 Sportback struggled to keep up, ultimately losing ground as the Corvette surged ahead.
As the event came to a close, the tension mounted, with drivers desperate to claim victory. But when it came down to it, only one car could be crowned the winner: the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Its impressive performance in both manual and automatic modes proved too much for its competitors, securing its spot at the top of the leaderboard.
In a surprising twist, the event took a detour into a brake test, where drivers had to bring their cars to a sudden stop within a short distance. While the Audi RS7 Sportback struggled with this task, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS proved to be more than equal to the challenge, delivering an impressive performance that left onlookers in awe.
As the event came to a close, organizers expressed gratitude to the drivers who lent their cars for the competition. The Classic Corvette Club UK was also commended for hosting such a fantastic event, and viewers were encouraged to check out their website for more information.
Finally, in a nod to the Audi fans, the organizers offered an exclusive deal on three-car-away.com, allowing viewers to bid on classic cars using a photo upload system. With its reputation for delivering top-notch performance, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS was proven once again to be a force to be reckoned with in the world of drag racing.
The event concluded on a high note, with drivers and spectators alike left in awe of the incredible performances delivered by these remarkable machines. As the curtain closed on this thrilling competition, one thing was clear: only the best would do when it came to speed and performance.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi how are you mountain here from car wow so i'm sad in a corvette c8 stingray next to me is a porsche 911 carrera the entry level 911. next to that is an audi r8 rear-wheel drive and we're going to have a drag race now before we do if you haven't done so already make sure you subscribe to this channel and hit the bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss any of these races now let me tell you about this corvette it's powered by a 6.2 litre naturally aspirated v8 a good old amazing v8 puts out 482 horsepower 613 newton meters of torque drives the rear wheels only varnate speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with launch control this thing weighs in at 1 655 kilos and it costs from 77 000 pounds that porsche it has a three liter flat six twin turbo with just 385 horsepower and 450 newton meters of torque um poor porsche it drives the rear wheels via 8-speed automatic gearbox with launch control and that thing weighs in at 1509 kilos it's a bit more expensive than this corvette it's 87 000 pounds finally we come to the most expensive car here which is the audi r8 rear wheel drive it starts from 132 000 pounds but for that you get a 5.2 liter natural aspirated v10 with 570 horsepower and 550 newton meters of torque driving the rear wheels via a seven speed dual clutch automatic gearbox that thing weighs in at 1609 kilos that's enough of the stats but if you want to compare them side by side quickly pause the video because we'll give you a little stats table now let's do this racing come on buy sell car wow now before we start the drag race i'm going to do the obligatory carwash sound check so have a listen to this v8 this has no soft limiter yeah look at it let's have a listen to that porsche i don't think it's going to sound as good go on rev up the 911 oh he is there come on then let's hear the v10 is that an addis off limiter they horrendous limiter on this audi why do they do that ah now if you're thinking about changing your car you need to check out car wow click on the pop out banner up there or for the link in the description not only can you check out how much you can save on a new car through car where you can see how much you can sell your current car for as well because our dealers will bid on your car to make sure you get a great price for it now if you want to do that at a later date simply google whammy car wow and we will wow you and now we're going to wow you by warming up the tires sorry classic corvette club uk i'll buy any tyres if i destroy them promise go on porsche it's done oh nice nice nice i like that anyway go on audi r8 let's do it oh that's definitely a rear wheel drive all right come on oh america the portion of the light didn't you got wood but it's close wait a minute he should be coming back at me he's coming back at me come on no way that was very interesting between this corvette and the porsche because i took you on the launch and then you came back at me or they didn't beat me did you no i didn't beat you i think i can do a little bit better one more go i think this will beat you on the launch and then i think it's going to stay ahead but that audi was gone yeah it's got a lot more power but i thought it would struggle to launch because sometimes they can be a bit funny those things when launching the rear wheel drive one seems to launch better than the four-wheel drive ones we've launched recently let's go again i smashed the field on the line come on oh look how how'd he go so that was the same result porsche i got a really sweet launch this thing launches beautifully but that porsche does seem to be pulling it back can i have one more go i think i can launch a little bit better that portion is good it's gonna be tight come on corvette great launches from everyone now the porsche's coming back come on sure you're not gonna launch better than that are yeah that is as good as it's gonna be in this car it was perfect it is pulling back a little bit though audi happy without launch but still well clear ahead of both of you regardless i think true that so then what exactly happened well the audi won completing the standing quarter mile in 11 seconds the corvette just beat the porsche for second place but both crossed the line in 11.8 seconds okay now we have a rolling race from 50 miles an hour with the cars in there relax setting so it's tall for this car and we're gonna do it in automatic mode for the gearboxes right let's get to 50 guys here we go three two one go kick down the porsche's taken off come on corvette stretch her legs it's a race and a half mile can i catch the porsche it's not getting ahead of me is the half mile damn clearly the audi was ahead but porsche took off like crazy and you were like gapping me that's pdk baby i don't know how i pulled so far ahead of you though that's weird hmm it is weird let's take the kick down of the gearbox out the equation okay then we're going to do similar thing but this time we're in our sportiest settings and manual mode for the gearbox let's get to 50. three two one go yes pickup is strong look at this can i beat the push to the half mile he's coming back what the heck come on colby i've got no bloody way no way no way no way no way i've got like 100 more horsepower than you porsche twice the capacity i even got the jump on you and matt watson was too stunned to speak this really makes no sense you did jump on me and then i thought oh that's it now and yeah i just drove away from you audrey you're just really here for the audi fans aren't you i mean this is inevitable let's move on a little bit upset sorry america now we're gonna have a break test from 100 miles an hour whenever it's live full emergency stop if you don't watch this you'd rather watch other cool drag race with american cars click on the pop out there for the link in the description below to go do that instead if not let's see if the corvette can break in a short distance from the porsche i'm not hopeful but you never know there's andrew martinez stick it up ready for this come on we beat the audi audi you lost something do you know what matters most the brake test no the drag race doesn't matter more porsches always break brilliantly don't they yeah they're just awesome you can't really fault them can you it's amazing that's the entry level 911 as well and just how well it performs however it's still 10 grand more than this and you get a loaded kick with this and you'll probably spend a load on options on that porsche so this corvette really value for money is the car to have without a doubt gives you brilliant performance anyway i just want to say a big thank you to the guys that have lent us this corvette it's classic corvette club uk go check them out there's a link in the description if you'd like to see a great performance car which there's a superb offer on three car away click on the pop-up burn up they'll follow the link in the description below to check out what that is anyway hope you all enjoyed the video if you did give it a like click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to go to car where you can send your card and just upload some photos of your cart and add these will bid on your car to make sure you get a great price for it thanks for watchinghi how are you mountain here from car wow so i'm sad in a corvette c8 stingray next to me is a porsche 911 carrera the entry level 911. next to that is an audi r8 rear-wheel drive and we're going to have a drag race now before we do if you haven't done so already make sure you subscribe to this channel and hit the bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss any of these races now let me tell you about this corvette it's powered by a 6.2 litre naturally aspirated v8 a good old amazing v8 puts out 482 horsepower 613 newton meters of torque drives the rear wheels only varnate speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with launch control this thing weighs in at 1 655 kilos and it costs from 77 000 pounds that porsche it has a three liter flat six twin turbo with just 385 horsepower and 450 newton meters of torque um poor porsche it drives the rear wheels via 8-speed automatic gearbox with launch control and that thing weighs in at 1509 kilos it's a bit more expensive than this corvette it's 87 000 pounds finally we come to the most expensive car here which is the audi r8 rear wheel drive it starts from 132 000 pounds but for that you get a 5.2 liter natural aspirated v10 with 570 horsepower and 550 newton meters of torque driving the rear wheels via a seven speed dual clutch automatic gearbox that thing weighs in at 1609 kilos that's enough of the stats but if you want to compare them side by side quickly pause the video because we'll give you a little stats table now let's do this racing come on buy sell car wow now before we start the drag race i'm going to do the obligatory carwash sound check so have a listen to this v8 this has no soft limiter yeah look at it let's have a listen to that porsche i don't think it's going to sound as good go on rev up the 911 oh he is there come on then let's hear the v10 is that an addis off limiter they horrendous limiter on this audi why do they do that ah now if you're thinking about changing your car you need to check out car wow click on the pop out banner up there or for the link in the description not only can you check out how much you can save on a new car through car where you can see how much you can sell your current car for as well because our dealers will bid on your car to make sure you get a great price for it now if you want to do that at a later date simply google whammy car wow and we will wow you and now we're going to wow you by warming up the tires sorry classic corvette club uk i'll buy any tyres if i destroy them promise go on porsche it's done oh nice nice nice i like that anyway go on audi r8 let's do it oh that's definitely a rear wheel drive all right come on oh america the portion of the light didn't you got wood but it's close wait a minute he should be coming back at me he's coming back at me come on no way that was very interesting between this corvette and the porsche because i took you on the launch and then you came back at me or they didn't beat me did you no i didn't beat you i think i can do a little bit better one more go i think this will beat you on the launch and then i think it's going to stay ahead but that audi was gone yeah it's got a lot more power but i thought it would struggle to launch because sometimes they can be a bit funny those things when launching the rear wheel drive one seems to launch better than the four-wheel drive ones we've launched recently let's go again i smashed the field on the line come on oh look how how'd he go so that was the same result porsche i got a really sweet launch this thing launches beautifully but that porsche does seem to be pulling it back can i have one more go i think i can launch a little bit better that portion is good it's gonna be tight come on corvette great launches from everyone now the porsche's coming back come on sure you're not gonna launch better than that are yeah that is as good as it's gonna be in this car it was perfect it is pulling back a little bit though audi happy without launch but still well clear ahead of both of you regardless i think true that so then what exactly happened well the audi won completing the standing quarter mile in 11 seconds the corvette just beat the porsche for second place but both crossed the line in 11.8 seconds okay now we have a rolling race from 50 miles an hour with the cars in there relax setting so it's tall for this car and we're gonna do it in automatic mode for the gearboxes right let's get to 50 guys here we go three two one go kick down the porsche's taken off come on corvette stretch her legs it's a race and a half mile can i catch the porsche it's not getting ahead of me is the half mile damn clearly the audi was ahead but porsche took off like crazy and you were like gapping me that's pdk baby i don't know how i pulled so far ahead of you though that's weird hmm it is weird let's take the kick down of the gearbox out the equation okay then we're going to do similar thing but this time we're in our sportiest settings and manual mode for the gearbox let's get to 50. three two one go yes pickup is strong look at this can i beat the push to the half mile he's coming back what the heck come on colby i've got no bloody way no way no way no way no way i've got like 100 more horsepower than you porsche twice the capacity i even got the jump on you and matt watson was too stunned to speak this really makes no sense you did jump on me and then i thought oh that's it now and yeah i just drove away from you audrey you're just really here for the audi fans aren't you i mean this is inevitable let's move on a little bit upset sorry america now we're gonna have a break test from 100 miles an hour whenever it's live full emergency stop if you don't watch this you'd rather watch other cool drag race with american cars click on the pop out there for the link in the description below to go do that instead if not let's see if the corvette can break in a short distance from the porsche i'm not hopeful but you never know there's andrew martinez stick it up ready for this come on we beat the audi audi you lost something do you know what matters most the brake test no the drag race doesn't matter more porsches always break brilliantly don't they yeah they're just awesome you can't really fault them can you it's amazing that's the entry level 911 as well and just how well it performs however it's still 10 grand more than this and you get a loaded kick with this and you'll probably spend a load on options on that porsche so this corvette really value for money is the car to have without a doubt gives you brilliant performance anyway i just want to say a big thank you to the guys that have lent us this corvette it's classic corvette club uk go check them out there's a link in the description if you'd like to see a great performance car which there's a superb offer on three car away click on the pop-up burn up they'll follow the link in the description below to check out what that is anyway hope you all enjoyed the video if you did give it a like click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to go to car where you can send your card and just upload some photos of your cart and add these will bid on your car to make sure you get a great price for it thanks for watching\n"
