[Petah78]

Originally Posted by Frost

As mentioned previously, Time Attack focuses on the fastest single lap you can put down whereas Cup Cars are Wheel-to-Wheel and you're likely NOT on the best racing line due to sharing the track rubbing fenders. TLDR: you're likely not getting max lateral Gs compared to TA folks who have clean track to hit the best lap possible. This is why our test or anyone who goes for a decent lapping day with no traffic will the proper environment for oil pressure drops.

I will agree with the W2W and not taking ideal lines but does cup cars not run conti slicks? I am sure TA guys are also running ultra sticky 200TW tires, and then some based on class but i suspect cup cars are subjected to crazy Gs as well. And if you factor in that you can already emulate pressure drop with OE PS4 tires, there is plenty of Gs within cup cars to experience pressure drops.

Having said that, i am not disagreeing with your findings. I am just wondering what is the minimal oil pressure threshold for the FA24? Is the low pressure observed within the design tolerance? Likely not....i just find it fascinating that cup cars survives while street driven tracked/TA guys does not.