Lotus Elise vs GR Corolla at Sonoma Raceway

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An interesting comparison between my 2005 Lotus Elise and 2023 GR Corolla at Sonoma Raceway.
My Elise is on stickier tires and I am comfortable driving it on the track. Whereas it was my first track day with the GR Corolla. With the Elise I managed to carry more speed through the corners and get onto the throttle earlier than I felt comfortable doing with the GR Corolla. I'm sure I can extract better times from the GR Corolla as I gain more confidence in the car.
The Elise ran a 2:10.6 seconds on the 30th of June 2023
The GR Corolla ran a 2:14.3 on the 20th of August 2023

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  • @bryancirimele2645
    @bryancirimele26459 ай бұрын

    Another great video, Rob. Thank you for sharing your new GR.

  • @rob_esser

    @rob_esser

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Bryan

  • @doctajuice
    @doctajuice9 ай бұрын

    As soon as I saw the tire choice at the beginning I knew how it was gonna end

  • @jumpsoda
    @jumpsoda9 ай бұрын

    For the Elise you get 1HP for every 10.39lbs, the GR 1 HP for every 10.95lbs, really close power to weight ratios it seems. Interesting stuff to see the overlay of both on the same track. I wonder if the GR makes up the time in the straights. Thanks for sharing.

  • @rob_esser

    @rob_esser

    9 ай бұрын

    Sonoma Raceway is interesting in that it's main straight has a turn (12) as does the 'straight' between turn 6 and 7. I feel that with better tires and more experience I can get close to the Elise times but I also know where I can find more time in the Elise. Thanks for commenting on the video.

  • @GR_FOURRARIS
    @GR_FOURRARIS6 ай бұрын

    I'll be at Sonoma with NASA in March I just did a 2:11 around Thunder hill East cyclone. Wonder what kind of times I will do around Sonoma?

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