Virginia International Raceway's 4.1-mile Grand Course is America's toughest racetrack, a thrilling mix of challenging corners and high-speed straights. Going fast here requires power and grip and resilience,...
Lightning Lap at VIR
Each year we take the hottest cars to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) and lap them on the track's 4.1-mile Grand Course. The course includes 24 turns and over 120 feet of elevation change, and it's the closest thing we have in the U.S. to the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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The Challenge
THE RESULTS
The 600+ Horsepower cluB
THE HOTTEST REAR-DRIVE COUPES
THE FASTEST SEDANS
Your Turn
We lapped 18 of the hottest cars around Virginia International Raceway's 4.1-mile Grand Course. If given the keys, which ones would you lap?