Horst von Saurma
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Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch (born 28 August, 1954 in Stuttgart, Germany)[1] is the chief editor of the German automobile magazine sport auto. He has had a brief racing career[2], but is best-known for skillful driving at the Nürburgring.
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[edit] Supertests
A well-known feature of sport auto is the "Supertest", wherein Saurma tests sports cars at their limit on the track (using fully road-legal trim) and their resulting lap times at the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring are compared. In 2004, Saurma set the Nürburgring lap record for a production car by taking the Porsche Carrera GT around in 7 minutes 32 seconds[3], a record which has only been officially beaten by a special version of the Pagani Zonda F, though the Nissan GT-R is claimed by its manufacturers to achieve a time of 7 minutes 29 seconds. 129 Supertests have been performed[4], all of which have been done by Saurma to ensure consistency. Saurma's laps for sport auto are often taken as benchmark times for their respective vehicles.[5]
[edit] See also
Nordschleife fastest lap times
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.powerracing.de/pr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=39 Team Powerracing profile, accessed 6-10-08
- ^ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/9920/ Horst von Saurma at Driver Database, accessed 6-10-08
- ^ http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=12186 Carrera GT fastest car at the 'Ring, accessed 6-10-08
- ^ http://www.sportauto-online.de/aktuell_U_sport/On-Line/hxcms_article_%20%20502725_14653.hbs List of Supertest lap times, accessed 6-10-08
- ^ http://www.fastestlaps.com/track2.html Fastest Nordschleife laps, accessed 6-10-08
