--- title: "Watch a Porsche 911 GT2 RS Dance Around Road Atlanta, Set the Production Car Lap Record" description: "Say what you want, but calling a Porsche 911 GT2 RS a \"production car\" is like calling Godzilla \"just a lizard.\"" date: "2019-03-27" modified: "2019-03-27" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/27173/watch-a-porsche-911-gt2-rs-dance-around-road-atlanta-set-the-production-car-lap-record" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Porsche News" - "Watch This" tags: - "911" - "Coupe" - "luxury" - "porsche" - "Road Atlanta" - "sports car" --- # Watch a Porsche 911 GT2 RS Dance Around Road Atlanta, Set the Production Car Lap Record ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* A Porsche 911 GT2 RS driven by Randy Pobst set the new production car lap record at the famous Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia. The aero-heavy 911 set a scorching-fast lap time of 1:24.88, officially making it the fastest car currently under production ([albeit temporarily]()) to lap the 2.54-mile circuit. Onboard [video]() of the blistering lap was uploaded to Porsche's official YouTube channel, showing not just Pobst's incredible skills at work—but also real-time VBOX data feeding off the car as it's being manhandled through the ups and downs of the famous road course. According to Porsche, [Rolex 24]() and Le Mans class winner David Donohue shared the wheel with Pobst during the record attempts, but it was the latter who set the official time used for record-keeping. https://youtube.com/embed/MpS9e\_dAS08 The GT2 RS currently holds [several track lap records around the world](), including the production car lap record at the famous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Willow Springs International Raceway. As far as "the big one," Porsche originally earned bragging rights at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in September of 2017, only to be dethroned by the mighty [Lamborghini Aventador SVJ]() in July 2018. Porsche's production car that's basically a racing machine may be extremely fast, but its lap time is mere peanuts compared to that of an off-duty Ferrari Formula 1 car. In March 2018, former [Ferrari F1 test driver Marc Gene obliterated]() the previous longstanding record by more than five seconds with a lap time of 1:01.200 at the wheel of a Ferrari F2003-GA. In comparison, that's 23 seconds faster than the GT2 RS. ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()