[TSM330i]

Guys, you have to take the time comparison to the GT3 with a grain of salt.
If the Ford drivers are coming within 0.1 or whatever it is to a GT3 - who drove the GT3? Was it a Porsche factory driver as the Ford was driven by or was it a journalist or Randy Pobst that posted the time for the GT3?

To put this in perspective, Jim Mero (sp?) from GM drove a new Z06 at VIR and beat the 918 lap time that was set during the C&D Lightning Lap. During the Lightning Lap, it's the journalists driving the cars and they only have a few days to drive ALL the cars. They don't have XX,XXX number of laps behind the wheel of each car.

So, for Ford to make the statement that the 350R is extremely close to the new GT3 - yes, it's believable. It just may not pan out to be that close when they're driven by the same person.