Porsche isn’t limiting its world-record laps to its 919 Evo prototype. This week it dropped a 1 minute, 24.88-second lap at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, with the 911 GT2 RS, just an hour from Porsche's U.S. headquarters in Atlanta. This is the same model, remember, that briefly held the production car lap record at the Nürburgring, before it was unceremoniously snatched by Lamborghini’s Aventador LP770-4 SVJ.

“We are thrilled to set the production car lap record at this iconic track, a track that holds so many great memories for Porsche, such as the overall victory with the 911 RSR at Petit Le Mans in 2015,” said Klaus Zellmer, president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America.

The 911 GT2 RS is the most powerful of the 911s, with a 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six making 700 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. It weighs just 3,241 pounds and comes in at a cool $294,250.

Racer, writer and all-around good guy Randy Pobst was at the helm during the lap, which eclipsed the legendary Dodge Viper ACR (fifth-gen) by 1.66 seconds (update: The Corvette ZR1 actually took the fastest lap away from the Viper last year with a time of 1 minute, 26.45 seconds). Le Mans winner David Donohue shared the wheel, but it was Pobst who set the lap. Additionally, the GT3 RS, the next down the 911 line after the GT2 RS, did the same lap in 1 minute, 26.24 seconds.

The 911 GT2 RS was on optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R N0 tires, which are basically race tires. The standard tires are Pilot Sport Cup 2s, also very aggressive.

Does it matter? Well, if you have a few hundred thousand to spend and are a track day enthusiast, yes. If you like to spend your time in Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Astons and Audis, yes. If you own a 911 and like bragging, hell yes.

Also, after the whole Grande America ship sinking thing, it’s nice to see some good news out of the 911 camp.

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