[daytona]

Always been curious , as title say's anyone know which is the fastest series difficult because as far as i know they never run on the same tracks?????

 

[V_Spec]

SuperGT ...

 

[gtr3]

DTM is a weird call, but their cars are what they say they are. Sometimes they make less power, but focus more on balance

 

[Pavlo]

The latest DTM cars are basically F1 monocoque type cars with a bodyshell and a less powerful engine, they are pure race cars from the ground up, and no longer race cars built from road cars.

 

[daytona]

Thanks for that Pavlo, so not really a fair comparison, i assumed that they were still road car based(however loosely) like the JGTC. Would be good to know how lap times differ however

 

[DCD]

Yeah DTM cars would be faster. Not by much though. And BTW its no longer called JGTC but Super GT

 

[andreasgtr]

Dtm is so much focused on aerodynamics and high cornering speeds, and it has nothing to do with the street cars anymore. Although the Super gt cars don´t look much like the street cars too.

 

[DCD]

Super GT is also very aero-focused. Trust me. When I cover the races and see them chuck those cars into corners at full chat it just looks wrong! A car shouldn't travel that fast around a corner LOL

Super GT regulations allow for front and rear subframes to be designed at will, center chassis should be the same as the production car. Front & rear suspension layouts are also free (most use pushrod layouts) as is the placement of the gearbox (most use a transaxle type). However to keep costs down no carbon chassis are allowed as well as carbon brakes.

 

[daytona]

Didn't realise the name had been changed, What is it that give's the DTM cars the edge in your opinion DCD?

 

[andreasgtr]

DTM cars are basically a carbon fibre monocoque and a tubular chassis with only the silhouette of the production car, so many parts are far away from street cars.

Here´s a little technical overview:
www.dtm.de - Technik