The Radical SR8 is a British sports car made by Radical Sportscars. Its most famous achievement came in 2009, when Michael Vergers set a Nordschleife lap of 6:48.28 in a street-legal SR8 LM – a record that stood until 29 June 2010.
Radical SR8 at a glance
| Maker | Radical Sportscars, Peterborough |
|---|---|
| Type | British sports car |
| Famous version | SR8 LM, street legal |
| Nordschleife record | 6:48.28, set in 2009 |
| Record driver | Michael Vergers |
| Tyres on record lap | Dunlop Direzza DZ03 |
| Record held until | 29 June 2010 |
| Pikes Peak | won in 2015 by Dominic Dobson |
| Electric prototype | Racing Green Endurance, Imperial College London |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the SR8, which is short.
History of the Radical SR8
The SR8 is a British sports car built by Radical Sportscars and the fastest of the company’s road-going cars. It became known above all for its lap of the Nordschleife: in 2009 Michael Vergers drove a street-legal SR8 LM around the Nürburgring circuit in 6:48.28 on Dunlop Direzza DZ03 tyres, an all-time record for a road-legal car that stood until 29 June 2010.
The SR8 also went racing. In 2015 Dominic Dobson drove one to victory in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Away from competition, a prototype is being converted into an all-electric version by Racing Green Endurance, a student-led project of Imperial College London, with help from Radical Sportscars.
Design and features
- Record lap: the SR8 LM’s 6:48.28 around the Nordschleife made it the fastest street-legal car of its time.
- Hill climb winner: Dominic Dobson won the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in an SR8.
- Electric future: an Imperial College London student team is building an all-electric prototype version.
Radical SR8 versions
- SR8: the standard sports car.
- SR8 LM: the street-legal version that set the Nordschleife record in 2009.
- Electric prototype: the Racing Green Endurance conversion by Imperial College London students.
The SR3 is the volume model below the SR8, while the SR9 was Radical’s LMP2 prototype. More cars are in the Radical collection.
Sources
- Radical SR8, English Wikipedia: record lap, Pikes Peak, electric prototype
