Jack Apelbaum (P71Nero) is an amateur racing driver with 75 recorded laps across 12 vehicles on LapMeta, averaging 6.25 laps per car. The username "P71Nero" references the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor—officially designated P71 in Ford's fleet vehicle codes. The Crown Victoria P71 served as America's police cruiser from 1992-2011, featuring reinforced chassis, upgraded cooling, and heavy-duty components. Enthusiasts appreciate the platform for affordable rear-wheel-drive V8 dynamics, robust construction, and readily available performance parts from police surplus markets.
His LapMeta data shows testing concentrated with 11 laps at Charleston Peak Full configuration, 7 laps at Charleston Peak, and 7 laps at 13CW. The 12-vehicle portfolio with over six laps per car enables meaningful development revealing platform characteristics through sufficient exposure beyond initial familiarization. Track day participants achieving six-lap average demonstrate commitment transcending casual participation, treating circuit time as deliberate education. The P71 reference suggests enthusiast who appreciates unconventional platforms—finding performance value where others see only utilitarian fleet vehicles. With 75 laps across 12 vehicles averaging 6.25 laps each, Jack Apelbaum represents the enthusiast who combines focused platform development with appreciation for underdog machinery offering unexpected track day capability.
The car needs the rear sway bar and I didn't have it on because I messed up the end links. The car was several seconds faster even with the understeer, and with having worse tires than my previous PB on this config with it.