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On Friday, Porsche introduced its mighty 919 Hybrid Evo at the legendary Grand Prix circuit of the Nurburgring to take on the challenge of a legendary builder: breaking the 35-year lap record in 6: 11.13.
The 919 did just that, demolishing the standard initially set by … Porsche. You can get an idea of what it was in the video above. Be warned: it's pretty wild.
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The Hybrid Evo broke the old 52-second record in its dizzying 12.94-mile run, which earned it an average of 145 mph
]. It may seem surprising that the record was so long, but as reported Jalopnik it was established by an unusually talented driver, Stefan Bellof
Jalopnik writes that "Bellof has set his untouchable turn to qualify for the [1000km Nürburgring endurance] race, so the only mention of his 6: 11.13 time record was on a qualifying results page.The Bellof Porsche 956C was later totaled during the race after Bellof also set the lap in the most Fast 6: 25.91. "
