S2000 vs Road car

[norwichsam1]

Anybody got any ideas how the lap times would stack up between a S2000 race car and the base model road car? Seem to remember BBC doing a comparison between the super touring mondeo and the 2.0 zetec round silverstone sometime in 1999/2000 (someone get this on youtube!!) but it would be interesting to see just how much faster the modern race cars are compared to their road going cousins.

[norwichsam1]

Anybody? Surely someone here must have a fair idea?!

[CroftPilgrim]

I remember the comparison you mention. Didn't Menu give the top spec road car something like a 20 second head start around Donington and still beat it? I would imagine the difference must be something in that region and probably more for a standard road car

[cos]

Sounds like something Top Gear should do - pitch their Lacetti against the WTCC one and see how they stack up.

[Allyc85]

Nah someone should lend me a road going 3 series BMW then we will see ;) :D

[racer69]

S2000 cars are much more production based than ST cars were, the gap would be less (even giving allowance for the fact we are 8 years down the track from Super Touring)