2.3T Shelby GTE is Also a Pony Car? - Mustang Shelby GTE Track Review

About the Ruisi Circuit: The Ruisi Circuit is a 1.3-kilometer racetrack located in Beijing, China, known for its emphasis on curves.
About the Leaderboard: We currently have 203 lap time records on our leaderboard. Each lap time has been tested exclusively by our unique driver, the guru, who has exceptional skill adapting to different vehicles and achieving their maximum lap times in a remarkably short period.
About Vehicle Modification and Wear: To ensure the authenticity and objectivity of our channel, most of the test vehicles are provided by our audiences. Consequently, some cars undergo significant modifications, improving lap times, while others might have severe tire wear or be too old, impacting their performance. We disclose these details in the video.
About the Levels of Modification: We classified 4 levels for mods.
- Level 0: Includes factory-standard cars and those with only tire, brake, and "mood" part replacements. As many older cars have discontinued tires and rare brake pads, we allow minor tire upgrades. For example, upgrading from original tires to PS4 for a Civic or from PSS to CUP2C for an M2C is acceptable. However, upgrading a Civic to CUP2C tires counts as a modification.
- Level 1: Light modifications, including tires, wheels, suspension, brakes, intake/exhaust systems, and ECU. Modifications to the engine and gearbox internal structure are not allowed, nor are R-Comp tires. This category is the most common for entry-level modified cars.
- Level 2: Moderate modifications, such as internal engine forging, larger turbos, cylinder expansion, or transplanting non-performance engines. Transmission system modifications, like LSD + larger final drives, are permitted. Thermal-melt tires are allowed.
- Level 3: Race-level modifications. There are no restrictions here. This includes professional race cars, performance engine transplants, sequential gearboxes, and altered suspension structures.
- Level -1: Typically refers to using tires of lower specifications than the original factory standard, such as on an A45, or carrying a passenger (additional weight).

[@CajunReaper95]

It’s not just the car that’s the factor but the driver you take someone who knows nothing about racing and stick them in a fast car that has good handling and then take a veteran racer who’s knows a lot about racing and put them in say the gte the veteran racer will win 9 out of 10 times due to experience every one thinks it’s the car that makes the difference but they’re wrong it’s the driver that makes a lot of the difference a lot of people like drag racing it’s like yeah that’s cool n all but it really only shows off the cars ability to accelerate and to see who reaches the finish line, circuit tracks test the cars ability to accelerate, slow down, it’s handling around corners and the driver’s ability to control the car, for me drag racing is for high speeds and circuit racing is for testing actual skill.

[@KeyboardRacerCult]

Thank you so much for your insightful comment! You are absolutely right - while the performance of the vehicle is crucial, the skills and experience of the driver play a decisive role on the track.
That's exactly why we are eager to bring our lap time videos to our audience. All lap times are tested by our Guru, a driver with a decade of track experience, known for driving a $20,000 Chinese car to a time of 8:06 at Nürburgring during an open track day.
So, we believe every lap time video we present objectively reflects the overall performance of the car. Thanks again for your comment, and please subscribe if you are interested in track content.