There's a good reason for which one can't put too much trust in on-paper (or shoud I say on-screen) racing. And that involves the fact that real-world conditions can make one hell of a difference, as the drag race we have here comes to demonstrate - this velocity fight involves the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and the Lamborghini Huracan.
As far as I know, we're dealing with stock machines here, which means the Porscha makes 700 ponies, while this version of the Huracan, which happens to be the original, packs 610 ponies.
The two beasts got together during a drag racing event, albeit one that involved a rather short sprinting distance. And while a Christmas Tree was present, the drivers had to rely on a human for the standing start.
Note that the two duked it out on two separate occasions. The first battle, which seems to involve the GT2 RS getting off the line without using launch control, can be found at the 3:18 point of the video below. As for the second, which can be found at the 4:03 point of the clip, this appears to see the Porscha engaging LC (after all, Porsche has what is probably the simplest procedure on the market, at least in terms of big names on the supercar scene).
Come to think of it, it was only fair for the Neunelfer driver to try and give the Huracan a bit of an advantage the firs time around.
You see, while the Porsche comes with 2.3 kilos per each horse, the Sant'Agata Bolognese machine sits noticeably far, as it burdens each of its ponies with 2.7 kilos.
"What do the quarter-mile numbers tell us?" I hear you asking. Well, the best times recorded to date make the Lamborghini Huracan a 10.4s car, while the Porsche 911 GT2 RS can play the 1,320 feet game 0.3s quicker.
So, what happens in real life when the distance is short and the track can get dusty? The piece of footage below will give you the answer.
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