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Originally Posted by YourBlindingBias
Not why not, that's cool they test at the ring.
But people hold it to such high regard that they would ignore stateside track times in favor of ring times. If the ZL1 ran awesome at laguna sec would there be such a celebration and quoting all the time?
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I understand your point, but it a lot of it really boils down to marketing. Ring times are now the world standard and are what most people in the US, and especially around the globe, are familiar with.
You're right that releasing an awesome Leguna Seca time would have less impact than an awesome ring time, that's just the way it is.
And I don't believe using the ring is pure marketing and hype. That track, unlike pretty much any track in the world truly tests all of a vehicles performance capabilities. There's a reason why it is the standard.