ALMOST 300.000 TRACK KM! The Most Refined Porsche 996 GT3 CS

[@Stan5o]

Respect to Nick, his polite and safe driving is likely the reason that Porsche is still rolling... oh and the 3 engines... 👍

[@Wlodinci]

to conservative if you ask me. Car has a lot more in it.

[@Stan5o]

@@Wlodinci wasn’t asking but here’s a question champ, where’s your Porsche lap video?!

[@abdulyussef921]

@@Stan5o wish he could have a porsche to throw it a video and shut your big mouth, just disrespectful, also you must have a very sad life to deal with that contempt for people you don't know, what a shitty life you have. *EDIT* so you finally swallow your words, told you, that bad attitude won't lead you anywhere

[@jklok]

@@Wlodinci not everyone tracking their car is trying to be competitive or driving to the limit of the car.

[@dankruvand4937]

@@Wlodinci Fast often looks too easy and smooth. Notice how his calm steering input keeps the car stable? And did you notice how many other cars he passed on his lap? Clearly Nick loves to drive on track, his experience, skill and respect for his car shine through.

[@marcnobel3938]

The car doesn`t need a driver anymore. It has done so many laps that it finds its way alone ...

[@TedwardDrives]

This guy is so smooth! and minimal brake inputs. He's ready for endurance racing

[@moparedtn]

Smooth. VERY smooth. Smooth inputs to all the controls, smooth line on the track. Not beating up the car at all, yet turning some serious speed, anticipating two or three corners forward at all times. This is how you do it. Thanks as always for sharing, Misha! -Ed on the Ridge

[@TFritz82]

Behavior that no doubt has come from nearly a THOUSAND laps there!! Unreal!

[@denispetrovic13]

The way they should be used, nice

[@CarToneHK]

Came for the lap, stayed for the Renault on fire story

[@mgcharoudin]

Biggest surprise of the lap 😂

[@alexwebster3722]

“And it wasn’t mine”

[@flamcheeseful]

Glorious especially because nobody was hurt, just the burn mark on the tunnel ceiling.

[@speedibusrex]

Customers: "How reliable is it?" Germans: "Ja."

[@bkey_media5650]

The fact that the car is used so much is mindblowing. Congrats to the owner!

[@geoffclarke3796]

I had a mildly modded 996 GT3 including a Manthey K400 upgrade. Great car and much missed. This is my dream GT3, a 996 with a 4 litre engine. Great driving.

[@baconbreadwithbacon]

That has to be the smoothest Porsche in the world. No drama. It just hopped along happy without any issues.

[@kevinblankenburg4816]

This guy! Wow... Such a smooth and fast lap. Looking for a team mate for 24 hours shenanigans? He is the guy.

[@AntalopeAUT]

Now that was some seriously relaxed, soft and fast Porsch´ing from Nick-Sensei . Thank you very much, Nick and Misha !

[@iyanmanzano]

Loved the 996 ever since I first played NFS Porsche Unleashed. The fried egg headlamps looks good for me. 👍

[@WiZe1972]

Same, I love the 996 and I dream of owning a C4S at a certain point of my life

[@texsquirrel213]

@@WiZe1972 buy one soon. They won’t likely stay this cheap for long.

[@mohans9708]

I see Porsche. I click. I am a simple man. I love your vids Misha!!

[@voncoconut5293]

300000 kilometres and 3 engines. Just like my grandfather's hammer: 7 handles and 2 heads.

[@NineHellHeaven]

Did he know Trigger?

[@kaloy066]

I love the gear ratio on this car, it's like it's meant to be driven on the ring. The owner drives so smooth too

[@MoepMoep-Movies]

What a nice and relaxed lap! By no means slow, but very controlled and precise on the spot. You can really see what a experienced driver with a well build car is capable of!

[@yeahnahsweetas]

What a great lap in a wonderful car. I really liked the mature driving style with smooth throttle control and minimal gearshifts. It's easy to see there's a few hundred thousand k's on the driver too. 👍✌️

[@shingnosis]

Masterful driving, perfect 8/10 pace. Man, machine and track in perfect harmony.

[@pip5461]

That was one of the smoothest drives that I've seen around that track...!

[@vtech5635]

I'm sure the engine, gearbox, suspension parts have been replaced many times, but still getting surprised that the chassis still strong enough to hit on track!

[@DavidTYork]

That is a very quick 996 - the acceleration out of the corners is very impressive - and very smooth.

[@cursedMaul1]

Man that was SMOOTH! lovely lap, looks like he's just cruising along👌

[@georgevarghese7267]

950 laps on the ring. I'm sure he can drive around blindfolded. Great driving 👍👍

[@stefanp.7986]

What a car. What a build. Amazing passion on this dude.

[@Dan-wz9tr]

My fave content .......walk round the car.......chat to the owner..........lap..............loving the Stroker 996 nicely done Nick ......

[@gafrers]

Fantastic car and Kudos to Nick for being funny and awesome. Thank You Misha for the usual quality content

[@euskaldhmendi7646]

3:13 "and it wasn't my car" 😂😂😂 epic

[@flatsix666]

3rd engine, good lad ! Always liked the 996 variant & this tidy example shows it's class well !

[@adriangray7979]

Awesome, no drama at all! Glad to see the Brits showing the rest how it should be done! Stay safe all.

[@k09rus]

Вот это прям кайф! Какое отношение к авто. Какое вождение! Спасибо Миша за видео!

[@a_nony_mous.]

listen to that super responsive engine, feels like I'm watching Nick's right leg controlling the throttle. Awesome video!

[@UsernameInvalidsosna]

amazing chap...amazing car....thanks for the great video Misha :)

[@pinderwagen]

Great driving. Nice and smooth, obviously plenty in reserve 👍🏼

[@eberhartcooper3164]

This engine sound is pretty awesome. Nice driving. Big like.

[@bowieinc]

Your videos have something special. Can’t put my finger on it, but your videos are the most exciting to watch compared to dozens of others recording laps I’ve seen. I feel like I’m in the seat! Maybe it’s your handheld camera work shoot eye level which provides authentic movement compared to a fixed rig. Whatever the formula is, Keep up the great work! Also really appreciate you laying out the costs involved in other videos.

[@mgcharoudin]

Thanks! Yeah I try to make it dynamic and it seems to be much appreciated by the majority. 1 or 2 people complain once about getting sea-sick, but oh well.

[@Bottspeed]

I love this sort of romanticism and mechanical relation between car and owner. Love it.

[@Patrick-gs5pw]

He's spent roughly 25-26k euro ONLY for entry on Nordschleife. Wow. Just WOW.

[@Supersky_]

When you go this much on tracks you have passes/prices I think

[@Patrick-gs5pw]

@@Supersky_ i calculated if he would have paid the base price for entering the track, not if he had a subscription

[@Ratcher]

Lessons learned: instead of buying every new Porsche that comes out, taking a huge hit on your “old” one, keep your own and track it more 🙂

[@wnstj15951]

That engine sounds so smooth😆

[@rickbossv5]

I thought I knew that car! Awesome spec, and it sounds amazing!

[@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS]

That flat-6 is so healthy! Porsche is the best of them all...!

[@tomaszjaowiec9554]

Fried egg Porsche? Love it so much, like almost every Porsche`s.Greetings all, primarily to the Mr.Nick`s firend!!

[@testpilot2184]

Fried egg is the first type of the lights the 996 and boxster had with the orange indicators.

[@tomaszjaowiec9554]

​@@testpilot2184 Thanks for a lesson, I have not noticed that yesterday. Greetings!

[@Coffeedrinkerer]

That Renault 5 story 😂 poor car tho

[@xCoLeMaN97]

loved the 996 ever since i was a kid watching the scene from gone in 60seconds where they steal the 911 from the showroom

[@Little_Alesi]

Skilled driver, excellent, sound and a good smooth line with al lot of room for the unexpected

[@Clarkyclarke1]

That’ll be the black wall tunnel no pun intended that he’s talking about 🤣🤣 great vid as always Misha 👌🏻🤟🏻

[@nxi20]

Good guess but no banana - it was Hanger Lane eastbound in 1978.

[@Clarkyclarke1]

@@nxi20 😂👌🏻

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

@@nxi20 Respect for having a proper ride, using it hard, and driving it well! Dare i ask if you have plans for the future vis a vis the car and potential upgrades or mods?

[@nxi20]

@@Wirenfeldt1990 There's always minor tinkering but no, this is pretty much it's final incarnation now. I had a 997.2 GT3CS in addition to this car for 5 years but it didn't really get used and this one did. The 997 is gone but this one's a keeper.

[@-DC-]

@@nxi20 I think I'm still sat in the queue to get past !

[@elevatedperformance]

He has a ton of experience, he is so precise. No drama is the best kinds of drivers. The tire squealing drivers may get one lap but try driving like that lap after lap good chance u crash eventually

[@tikkathreebarrels]

Powerful video ably demonstrating what a fast and relatively undramatic lap looks like.

[@rvrffdd6416]

Proper lap, composed and tidy. Very nice to watch. I've just discovered your channel. Suscribed.

[@jente3327]

It was relaxing to see him drive so smooth 🥰

[@hamzasherazi9334]

Nearly 300k track kms in a pornsche ? Achievement unlocked. What a legend. Sad to know about the Renault and his friend. GWS to the friend.

[@andrewdavis2325]

Wow, that looks a lot of fun. What a car and that engine just wanted to Rev, superb.

[@Apexjuha]

It is really not so easy to critique via a video but his driving appeared very very smooth, very pleasurable. Maybe not a zero margin lap and some turn ins looked a bit early (wet line ?) but the smoothness was awesome. It really looked like Sunday driving but obviously really fast. That’s the smoothness I’d like to have. (Could he be Jacky Ickx in disguise?) Bridge to gantry 7:30.

[@osmernic]

Михаил, хочу поблагодарить Вас за этот прекрасный канал, а так же прекрасный английский от человека с русской харизмой! Одно удовольствие слушать! Желаю Вам удачи и бесконечного развития! Привет из Москвы)

[@mgcharoudin]

Спасибо!

[@rumblebelly7429]

Supernice bloke, great driver. The Egg headlights are somewhat the same as what Subaru did to the Impreza back then. Different, but not fugly. Nicer than nowadays LED headlights for sure. Oldskool boy talking here :)

[@gnutscha]

what a unit this guy is, i dont even have half that laps in Assetto Corsa on ALL cars combined

[@baraPaskis]

So smooth driving. Must be a pleasure to just sit there and enjoy it!

[@fixedwheel]

Super smooothh, yet very bloody quick!!

[@FFM0594]

That was the smoothest lap ever. Great driving.

[@stuntdrvr]

thank you Misha for showing what tyres!!🙏

[@garo306]

Such a smooth bit of driving, very nice!

[@henryatkinson1479]

I assume this thing is over 300k km now? Love to see it revisited.

[@thomasbryce1716]

Woo hoooo... NiCE driving onda Nurburgring! He makes it look so easy misha ( which it aint)... So smooth & precise, obviously gained from LOTS of racing experience against serious competition..LOVE iT!..💕 Thanks for yor time & effort you put into making these videos for all to enjoy Misha.. LOVE Ya Work! Godbless hava gday 🙂

[@itsleatrix4192]

Man you gotta love that old flat 6 porsche sound

[@RonaldSic58]

And still it runs and sounds awesome mop mop ✊🏻💪🏼 like always nice video 📹 Misha 👌🏻

[@PaddyMcQueen]

Wait a moment... 950 laps at the ring... 3000 at spa... XX elsewhere...He just drives or what ? You don t do that on some weekends how much km on the 4.0 ?. Uhm...

[@The_Bliz]

I hope this is what my retirement could be like

[@petrnovotny7947]

why not :)

[@nxi20]

About 15,000km on the 4.0, so just starting to losen up . The .2RS 'box had less that 2K km on it when this was filmed. Still getting used to the way they work together which is why some of the down-changes are a bit mis-timed. Muscle memory is a bitch when it's been ingrained over 12 years! I have averaged about 20 trackdays per year over the 12 years I've owned the car.

[@ДимитърГенев-ш4и]

@@nxi20Track day's worn-out the engine quickly , but if you drive normally and you go 2-3 times on track per year , how reliable they're ?

[@nxi20]

@@ДимитърГенев-ш4и For that sort of use, they have a completely bulletproof engine & gearbox. There's a 997.1 GT3 in the UK with over 160K road miles (260K KM) that drives like new. Everything is vastly over-engineered for the road, these things are meant to be driven on a track. The suspension & brakes have weaknesses but you only see that when when you drive on track

[@laurenceg1417]

Where’s the tractor? Last time I saw it was on the back of a recovery truck?

[@mgcharoudin]

I guess I'll make a video soon :D

[@laurenceg1417]

@@mgcharoudin Thanks...been waiting months for that one.

[@DrCrunkMusic]

Awesome car and seems like a proper sound guy. Decent driver as well

[@ALHEALY9110]

Love this! Great car, great driver. Didn’t touch a single kerb.

[@alastairs3727]

Absolute legend ! Doffing all my caps at you sir

[@5thgearouttahere]

Yes, yes, yes. Beautiful 996!

[@angus3963]

Love it! That's how you drive a car, race it, fix it, rinse and repeat.

[@vishnusimba6136]

There are very few people who stay loyal to their car, not selling or scrapping it coz they get old. Looks like this Porsche has seen a lot over the years :D

[@robs715]

Very smooth, consistent driving. Nice!

[@ericpisch2732]

Misha keeps finding this utterly fantastic analogue cars

[@sidewayssam]

He takes very smooth and safe driving lines. Polished. Deceivingly quick with out strangling it.if he was more aggressive keeping it pinned, he would be very very quick .

[@54567346700]

Money spend could bought a 996 GT3 Cup car but I got it this car got life’s like a person that’s the attraction of ownership of Porsche very sustainable value.

[@CossiFreak88]

I can keep up with that! Last time I did 277000km on the Hockenheimring with my Honda CRX and that with my first engine!

[@walker-snow]

I'm glad that i found this channel and subscribed.

[@truthseeker8483]

Runs beautifully, great work

[@Banana-Joe007]

Good Video. The Sound and rpm 👌

[@studid55]

Anyone know what that hi-pitched sound is during downshifts? Heres an example: 7:23

[@1A86L]

Nick would be an EXCELLENT endurance racer.

[@chrislangdell117]

3 engines? Crazy. My guess is the no rev match down shifts. Sweet car though. Nice drive

[@garylambert8225]

Misha you should got a lap with the blue Lambo,, that was flying 👀

[@jacekambosiewicz4855]

Best carcontent on KZbin.

[@samuellambert8919]

what a lovely chap

[@JeremiBulakowski]

1:33 perfect photobombing by Alclark's 996 gt3

[@alexdossor8156]

Lovely smooth driving style 👌

[@martincoufalik9101]

Proof that trackday is not abuse...with right car

[@nobodyshero200]

Blimey. It's Triggers broom from only fools and horses!

[@drewdalesandro672]

I see you post a vlog about a Porsche and I watch them!

[@Moving_Chicane]

Looked so smooth. Nice.

[@basithph8958]

It’s good that we have people that use them really well

[@HappyDude1]

driver: i had a car burned to the ground once passenger: getting nervous hmmmmm?

[@LapoftheWorld]

Hopefully not a rude question, but 3rd engine by choice (upgrades) or by chance (breakage)? If the latter, I'd be curious to know what went amiss? I know of at least one Mezger motor with more miles and potentially comparable track time in a 996 Turbo in the 'States (one rebuild, it proved unnecessary, but once it was open they followed through to my understanding).

[@Dim4ik2012]

very good sounding Porsche! and renault is the worst car manufacture, we should burn as much of them as we can. Very good job Nick

[@angelomelis9464]

Wow this is the man!

[@DailyInterlude]

smooth driving!

[@marcobonnet]

Great Guy.