Crazy 1st Lap VLN 8 2012 onboard Porsche GT3 Cup Nurburgring Nordschleife avoiding big BMW Crash

[@judahman23]

0:20 to ~2:00 for exciting start. **6:10 to 6:25 for bmw CRASH (black, 2 cars in front). 9:00 to end for fun passing. Great vid!

[@olegoleg1838]

only one car crashed

[@MadeiraMotorsports]

@@olegoleg1838 He meant the second car in front of the driver

[@jeandrelotz03]

@Southern Fun he said 2 cars in front is a black that is going to crash

[@orangeinfotainment620]

thanks

[@jamesbroad5056]

The first corner of Nurburgring GP on any online game = 20 car pile up

[@Marquelspeedy]

Ikr. xD

[@Sicksan14]

Specially Forza

[@iambean]

Just learned that this morning. Ran it for the first time and it was like a destruction derby.

[@AlvaroPinho-x9p]

Any track, actually XD

[@ApexMPS]

but nobody crashed

[@skiwhh]

Great driving, patience and passing at the right time. it's so easy to go off at this speed. He has very good straight line speed.

[@jjs4you2]

Harald Harb His lap time was 9:43, terrible for any car! You have base model BMW 3 series or the Cadillac base ATS that are running 8:10's. This Porsche he's in has almost 600hp and is a full race car. No traffic is going to cause that bad of a time!

[@HaraldHarb]

jjs4you2 This is the first lap of course the times will be far off.

[@MadJDMTurboBoost]

+jjs4you2 lol first lap.. yeah there are other cars, and they started from a standstill.

[@wiredsk8r]

+jjs4you2 lol he did some gp circuit also and traffic cold tyre nice troll :D

[@jcoast1]

+jjs4you2 "playing with the rain " in slicks...think before comment

[@raymadani270]

didn't blink during the whole clip. enjoyed every second of it

[@callzz17]

Me toooo

[@guidohorvall1484]

So many times I thought I was watching a replay of one of my sim races. Breaking points, the gear needed to be in around certain turns. The patient's of this driver is spot on and the amount of cars he passed you just know he was having a good time.

[@hightolerance8728]

Bru I found this watching Gameplay of GT 7 I needs that game

[@ExciZioN]

This guy has some serious skill, I honestly don't know why everyone is critiquing him as if they could have done better. Especially remaining calm in that BMW situation and handling the situation flawlessly, even keeping control of the car after he avoided the BMW. Job well done mate, keep up the good driving.

[@d1sturb3d119]

Incredible driving! Also awesome to see the ISF killing it on the track going up against the 911! Awesome racing all around!

[@SGTPaul-0891]

Nürburgring: When your lap is so long that you enter and exit a completely different weather pattern.

[@Ben-gb9qr]

In this year at VLN 2 i stand at The Start finish line in a Tshirt, After one lap was the race end because at The hohe acht (The Part After die karrusel, 400 Meter higher and 8 Kilometer north of my Position) was snow on the track

[@whdl_0411]

60% of the comment here are saying these guy are driving slow. Have you guys driven a rearwheeldrive car full speed on wet condition on the most difficult track? Probably not.

[@georgejacob3162]

Everyone's a Nordschleife expert when at the wheel of their computer! These keyboard warriors think that you can drive at 100% straight off the start line. I've been on a wet rack on a Track Day with my normal unmodified road car on normal road tyres and was passing a lot of race prepared cars that would normally blitz my car on a dry track. There was an incident at Silverstone many years ago in which there was a sudden downpour of rain and many cars went off track. The 4 wheel drive Audi safety car was sent onto the track and the leader of the race in a 330+ kph Lister Jaguar XJ-S got onto his radio and asked his pit crew to get the safety car to slow down as he could not keep up with it!

[@chakko007]

Surely doesn't seem flatout though. Definitely NOT on the limit in many corners.

[@adretube]

you are right bt you must know that this guy have not enugh skill to race on this track :) its clear.

[@lelandlee5008]

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE...UNLESS THEY WERE YOUR COMPETITION....

[@hcvberlin]

yes I drove it under race conditions several times but I never was sleeping at the start! But here the conditions are dry. Guy not aggressive enough for a race car driver!

[@halnwheels]

I never felt as close to driving in a car like this as I did with this video. The gear whine and engine sound were like music. Thank you so much!

[@robreeves9825]

How lucky was that Lexus?! Excellent evasive driving, sir!

[@DivingDuckDon]

Excellent Driving! So much to consider on this track..amazing to see how tight it actually is...and with weather as seems to be the norm, Great job !!! & Thanks for taking us All for a ride to see what amazing focus and patience it takes to drive such a track.

[@robersniper]

In racing its not all about going fast, also a good technic its waiting for other to fail

[@mddah01]

I have to say - I have done many laps - mostly in a GTR - and (sadly) I have spent time watching many videos but yours is spectacular; really great driving. I learned a lot from it. Thank you for posting!

[@EvilGTV]

Not slow or inexperienced as people seem to think. Take note of which corners he is 'slow' through, up to the point where the BMW crashes. They are the corners that are often gotten badly wrong, he's anticipating an incident ahead (highly likely on the first lap on a damp track with a varied field). Better to sit back a bit and have room to avoid an incident than T-bone straight into the side of someone looping it. He's also very aware that the other drivers on the track are not all alert/experienced enough to be watching their mirrors, and may well just turn into him if he goes for a move, he makes sure he can get it done before he starts. Apart from that, he's doing what he needs to in order to hold his position, maintaining the racing line where he can, and always sitting in a position that allows him to take advantage of any mistakes from the car in front. Also cruises into the corners a bit so that he can get a good exit onto any straights, as he's not being baulked mid corner by slower cars in front. You can see how much more pace he picks up when he has clear track in front after the BMW crashes, in a generally higher speed section of the (damp) track - tyres are starting to work, doesn't have to worry about unexpected obstacles in front, and has a feel for the state of the track on the day. And as to why he maintains a high gear after the BMW crashes, looks to me like he's trying to see in the mirror whether the driver of the BMW is likely to be ok, or whether he's getting cleaned up by any of the cars behind... May not necessarily be outright fast enough to get podium places, but is the type of driver who in a normal race would likely place top ten often and possibly take the championship away from those with a first, a second, and a fistful of DNFs.

[@tyscl9516]

Why isn't your comment at the top?

[@nicholasferreiraaraujo2504]

@@tyscl9516 because the same people who talk shit are also lazy idiots that can't bother to read. they're the ones that go flat out in games on easy mode with all assistants activated, crash and restart.

[@nicholasferreiraaraujo2504]

I have never had any track experience (although it's one of my dreams, rally is up first) but the nurburgring is a tight track with a lot of curves! It's easy to screw up. Just take a look at the videos, people do crash and a lot! There are many tracks that are smaller with more space available and much less curves, basically "easier" loops.

[@muhammadtantowijauhari8415]

that TheBigPlanet guy from the comments must see this.

[@rallycultureYT]

Muhammad Tantowi Jauhari what does TheBigPlanet says? I can't find his comment

[@robmorgan8369]

Great video - really felt like you were part of the action there...love the sound of that gearbox!

[@Stryke607]

actually, that gearbox is probably the most annoying thing on earth if you have to listen to that for hours ...

[@ravenstylea2]

It's amazing how the GT3 effortlessly passes the Aston Martin like it was the one with the much smaller motor.

[@madsmax7317]

Wow the sound of that transmission and engine is so sick. Epic sounds.

[@TheWoodbutcher66]

Bravery at it's best. A tremendous lap, well done!

[@willyisaac3955]

Combination of a capable car and an experienced driver, great lap/vid thanks for posting 🤙

[@Krisisawake]

without any doubt, you're a skillful and talented driver.

[@mattastic247]

This is the best lap video I have ever seen. Hands down.

[@TheWoodbutcher66]

Well worth repeat viewings. Great skill.

[@cueballgaming482]

Great drive, looked like a lot of fun other than nearly wiping out the guy who over steered. Cheers for posting.

[@osirisvb]

great driving

[@MegaBottles]

Awesome drive .my heart is still pounding. Wow absolutely awesome. Thank you for this video.

[@optimusprimus89]

Porsche engines sound so good.

[@sandstau80]

Nicely driven sir, watch a lot of this kind of footage, and this had it all, noise clear view, and good alert driver🚀💨

[@anghellomusic]

Great driver.

[@truckerno-lifer9655]

Why? He was going far from the car limits, so careful...

[@presidentkimi975]

+Trucker No-Lifer That's how most drivers race in changeable conditions at the 'ring. It's the 1st lap, you don't push like crazy in a 4 hour race, no reason to risk binning it for the sake of some 4 - 5 seconds gained. I am no expert, but more often than not in long-ish races ( i wanted to say endurance races , but 4H is kind of split sprint-endurance ) people play the "rather safe than sorry" game.

[@truckerno-lifer9655]

+President Kimi I agree, but what I was trying to say, is that looking at this footage, we can't judge if he's great driver or not.

[@MickOBrien-MOB]

I could watch this all day. Well done.

[@joserubensfederighi]

Congrats for avoiding the BMW!

[@JoeyRodz74]

+JR F Don't we all? ;-)

[@ha2kon539]

JR F I feal bad for the BMW driver his hood got Infront of his vindow

[@voluntasadvictorium5081]

Су 57 технологии 4++

[@sludge4125]

Stevie Wonder could have missed the big money waster.

[@johnlane1937]

Excellent driving. Patience making sure the car was OK after getting involved with the BMW's off-road oopsie... Fantastic car. This is on my bucket list.

[@chrisnewcastle61]

Wait... For all the backseat drivers and KZbin know it all's on here, saying this driver is slow and inexperienced blah blah blah... How many drivers overtook him? When he slowed for the BMW accident, the car ahead disappeared for a few corners but he son caught him up and took him. So...?

[@AdamH1029]

Driver is slow on cold tyres with everyone all pumped up for the start of the race, in changing weather conditions as he goes around the track. In my opinion, he did a bloody good job just getting it around! Almost all of the keyboard warriors here would have hit that BMW for starters.

[@rambomustdiee]

Adam Hansen this isnt a 3 lap race on playstation , this guy has the best gift in racing ... patience .

[@AdamH1029]

Toni Ventura I know, he's really good. The first part was being facetious.

[@rambomustdiee]

and im sorry , i didnt mean that as in you said it wrong , its my bad english . It was a continuation to your good words ;)

[@eishockeyjunkee]

He is a good, patient driver, but 90% of those other drivers out there on the track cant drive for shit. Those 2 Porsches, that Lexus, the Beamer that crashed... Awfull driving haha

[@tysimon]

Holy crap !!! 6:16 that's a nice gutty save pal, and very nice, proper ride!

[@johanprofichet3204]

Keep calm during a race=accurate driving Good Job guy !

[@fartbox13b72]

Whoever this driver is, is really good. Props to you my friend

[@PrincipalityofZeon]

9:05 "PEACE"

[@RodFelix]

Hehe. always think the same. On simulators 😀

[@carson8239]

9:30 "got to go dog"

[@tomerbaruch4309]

It looks like a plane takeoff

[@FuggeChristian]

Whew! That was exhilarating just to watch! Thanks for this great video.

[@Tropicsca]

i love the GT3 porche model. I've only seen one in my city..or ever...and it sounds bad ass!

[@IloveCochereau]

Very nice driving, clean lines and what a sound ... I really like the way you let that Porsche pass and change your line for him, same way I do in a tourist farht. Very classy !

[@TheOfficialPayne]

BMW crash -> 06:20

[@adrianps1992]

You're an awesome driver.. to avoid a crash at that kind of speed.. *thumbsup*

[@rocksreynolds3642]

Is it me or did the BMW driver crash because the hood flipped open on him? Great footage, good driving, thanks for posting. You need eyes everywhere in a VLN race.

[@georgejacob3162]

Yes it did. Glad someone else saw it. Most commenters just see the car crashing and comment that the driver is an idiot!

[@Blahsheep]

wow you are right. 100%. He couldn't see, went a bit off to the right and still couldn't see and just feel his car lose him. That'd be scary.

[@Barrenchats]

that is a fricken scary spot for a hood to fly open +40 grey hairs after getting out of that BMW

[@musshwins412]

the BMW actually went off the track earlier and did damage to his front end. 3:35 you can see his dust and tracks through the run off area up to the guard rail. if you look way down track you can see him merge back in, at a much slower speed than traffic. when I saw this I thought, I wonder if he is the BMW accident in the title, sure enough it is the same BMW.

[@GTRyan35]

It probably also has an oil leak and a problem with the rear right electric window not going up. Oh and some blown fuses due to shit wiring. And faded badges!!!! I’m done with BMWs

[@Major183]

Great race end quick reaction front of the car which crashed Respect:)

[@gnryushi]

There was a lot of traffic to get through but the driver skillfully got through it all. Good stuff.

[@joedessauer]

striking a great balance between pace and conservation, great drive

[@mrki412]

Altho it looks like he's sometimes too passive on gears and on straight line, it must be that his car gears are adjusted for acceleration cause he's extremely good out of corners. And I love to see german car overtaking british, american and japanese cars.

[@RareMojo]

+Danko Mrkonjić yeah his exit speeds and pass were mental some times.

[@antoniohenriquepadua3877]

+Danko Mrkonjić Porsche is a german brand, yes. But just like all others i bet its assembled in Germany with Thai components and japanese electronics. Kind of a joke. But probably true. :)

[@AntonHu]

@@antoniohenriquepadua3877 Japanese, I doubt, and manufactured in Thailand, maybe, but designed, no way.

[@MauroBrisola]

That Lexus turns! Nice video and driving. So much fun.

[@tobytoxd]

who the heck is disliking such a video??

[@gozinta82]

+Toby To People that clicked on the thumbnail thinking something crazy like godzilla was gonna happen, or people that are never satisfied.

[@Froseization]

+Toby To Ecologists ?

[@Laceee92]

+Toby To Me

[@tobytoxd]

DISLIKE i farted.

[@gianluciano]

+Toby To The owner of the White Porsche at 9:40 actually disliked the vid

[@Gvecchi]

What a driver. Probably it was the most powerful car on the grid but everything was under control, no sliding or running over the kerbs. Nice!

[@FlowState.Racing]

Gotta love the sound of straight cut gears! Am i right? :)

[@77boris52]

is this vibration noise we hear at the start ? 0:10

[@hrkgamingvids]

So Far I thought he is faster untill that Porsche comes ahead of him and then he overtake that Porsche as well with an intense speed! Great Video! Though would love to see the end of this race

[@PrincipalityofZeon]

9:37 "Bring Dat Ass Back Here"

[@Niwitte]

Amazing technique! I felt every corner and Apex... My feet were moving during the video 😆

[@kevinhibbard320]

**Sets up the g29 wheel and pedals half way through this video.

[@thedocshlaett5960]

Great driving, also I love your windshield banner!

[@AndrewArjoon]

Thumbs up if you know this track by Heart from playing Gran Turismo

[@MyRealName]

you cant know any track by heart from simulation games

[@AndrewArjoon]

CroGamer1 All some people need is a Slap....in the Face....with a Chair

[@MyRealName]

you for example if you think you know a track by playing a game

[@specterLS1]

CroGamer1 I definitely know this track by playing the game, its obvious. But if u are referring to bumps and elevations, then real life is advantageous, but knowing what speed and gear to take on corners, or what turn is next, gt6 helps tremendously.

[@MyRealName]

you are very wrong, very very wrong. you can't know ANY track from simulators/games. you can know how it looks and that's all, everything else is different in reality, no matter how realistic gt6 is.

[@1OklaSooner]

Fun to watch! Cool move overtaking the Lexus and drafting off the 911 on the straight there toward the end.

[@mbarizia]

best part starts at 9:28 :)

[@jonesjonz1]

First time ever saw these 2 tracks blended together like that. Nice live action.

[@WAPBodie]

According my terrible "sense of navigation" I would learn this circuit for years.

[@lelandlee5008]

VERY VERY SKILLED DRIVER ENJOYED RIDING ALONG WITH YOU....

[@Porsche996driver]

6:15 quick hands on that 911!

[@paullockwood7219]

Brilliant evasion of that crash. Great footage. Fabulous skills. All pray to the God that is Porche flat 6. 👌🙏

[@jamzales]

And when you have a close call like that you take it a bit easy for a few moments check the ride of the car make sure nothings broken. He get's back on it though.

[@martinrezzy]

crazy race.....beautyful....good job Ronnie

[@taotoo2]

windscreen wipers not good for my ocd

[@johanp.santoso8008]

actually its stop right on the center

[@omhanschannel1402]

Me too 😄

[@ecco88]

If you watch closely at 6:14 you can see the hood of the bmw opening and slamming on its windshield, the driver then cannot see anything while slowing down and looses control because his right wheels touch the grass. nice racing video !

[@biggboy5282]

For me, hearing my GT2 RS always makes me feel so alive.....But more than the tone broadcasting from its titanium exhaust, 4.0 liter naturally aspirated flat six, 9,000 rpm redline pitch it can reach, it's the speed at which the revs climb. It's a rate that's apparently immune to which gear I'm in. Peek torque comes at a seemingly high 6,000 rpm, giving 347 lb.ft. Despite the "peaky numbers", the curve is fat enough to keep me feeeling nothing other than strong pull throughout. the rev range.

[@iflystuff1]

Patience and respect make an excellent race car driver. Well done

[@conallm]

Looks like the BMW's bonnet (hood for my american friends) catches failed as the bonnet is up when the BMW driver moves to the grass. This Porsche driver is clearly a 'gentleman driver'. The proof is found in the indecisive throttle application, lack of commitment in positioning & excessively early brake application from the start.

[@ak540i2]

How does that make him a gentleman driver. It seems he is just doing what others would: try not to hit a car moving across the entire lane while at speed.

[@Stuntman175]

You seem to forget that the Nurburgring is a narrow track and the distance traveled needed to get to the pits is enormous. Every race in the Ring has to be done like it's a 24h race, because if you break something or have a flat tire halfway around the track, the race is over for you.

[@stevesprojects5435]

I agree Conall, the bonnet has come up and completely obscured the poor gits view of the track! Good video.

[@erisenigma]

My legs were tensing up and moving as I was watching lol

[@Jehco14]

I'll try to be constructive: To me, it seems that you brake somewhat too early (and not hard enough), and also you tend to play a little bit too much with the throttle before apex, re-applying and re-lifting which makes it less smooth. Other than that, it looks great !

[@963hz]

J-H are you a race driver instructor?

[@MercsDude]

Must be frustrating to know you're much faster and not being able to pass ...great video.

[@nidalkhodr3402]

watch from 6:10 and above holy shit

[@Tubbs888]

Looks like the shifter is from a Logitech G25 ... Always popping out of gear! :P Thanks for the upload! I really enjoyed it!

[@Xperiemce]

Oh shit, on 6:20

[@BoardnBaker]

Is it better to pulse the steering wheel when turning like this driver or have a steady hand around hard turns

[@kbeightyseven]

was this a warm up lap? some of the worst drivers I have seen?

[@SparkySlow]

+KB Eightyseven lol i tought i was the only one, to much unecesary brakeing 5:23 for example

[@predatorich]

+KB Eightyseven ever driven a rear-powered porsche during rain on the nordschleife, moron?

[@CarstenNRW]

+KB Eightyseven well, that's because many of them are only amateurs. What do you expect, to see amateurs driving like professional race drivers in races only for them? Seriously...

[@SparkySlow]

Carsten C. youl right, ill practice my skill the same if I got a Porsche on nordschleife

[@CarstenNRW]

SparkySlow I doubt that you would practice your skill the same. I think you would be more like the one billion football (soccer) players on this planet who always know it better in front of their TV as even the best players but if they would have to play against them they would lose 20:0 even if they would train as much. The typical "I have never done it but I would be obviously better since I am such a pro in theory" human being.

[@berlinxx1]

Sehr unterhaltsam und SUPER gefahren. Hut ab !

[@joshuawakeley217]

Slows down far too much on the corners

[@rambo8r2]

+Joshua Wakeley this isnt video game

[@tonieldeiracing686]

+David Lira update: same car

[@Rageofflamesful]

Great driving! Thanks for sharing the video! :D

[@pascalmpower7944]

Wasn't crazy at all, probably 60% of the car's potential.....

[@dcdude345]

Yeah was breaking really early and coasting on some flat out parts.

[@mateagoston7113]

+NISMO N ATTACK 東瀛戰神 R34 Z TUNE True, John McGuinness' and Bruce Anstey's hot laps around another circuit are far more breathtaking.

[@aprilionorange6414]

This is an endurance race, you don't win that in the first few laps.. Consistency is the most important part

[@MrYesNeinMaybe]

Pascal ///M Power, and you have no clue about Racing on the Nordschleife! And i think you never driven a VLN Porsche GT3 Cup! So what the Hell are you talkin’bout?

[@MPZRACEVIDEO]

Geniales Video - der Lexus kann ja super mithalten... Echt nerveig soweit weg vom Ring zu wohnen. :-(

[@Techno98Rocker]

Ich wohne nur ca. 30 km weit weg (:

[@devastator78]

good reaction... and also nice save... the gras is really wet ;)

[@proparanoid]

Enjoyed very much... while listening to In-A-Godda-Da-Vida (perfect fit). Good show, good performance while retaining conservative and gentlemanly style. Thanks for sharing.

[@Rob.millii]

Damn you were fast why did you qually so far back in the feild tech issues?

[@FurryMcMemes]

Kind of ironic that the sun strip is a Gran Turismo sun strip yet cars don't sound like this in those games.

[@jarredpowell7030]

Sly Cooper now they do

[@antaresofscorpio4780]

Wonderful demonstration !!! You are an ace man !! :-D

[@DriesNys]

i love the "no compromise attitude" of a sequential gearbox

[@alloutofdonuts3998]

Wow, nice save! Also looked like the orange car ahead of you narrowly missed getting hit.

[@sinbaadi]

Bet the black M3 driver was glad that his race ended on lap one because they couldn't clip the bonnet down well enough. Good job avoiding that! You can tell it rattled him a little because he left in 6th when clearly he was too slow for that gear.

[@juantomas1000]

Nice sound and super craZy driving skills!!

[@TheRoggan123]

Very nice driving, truly an exiting first lap!!

[@RodrigoCordeiropsi]

Dude you are a very good racing driver ... Congratulations .. keep it up = D

[@HarryHunterx]

I don't think he is hesitant and defensive, rather careful. Which makes sense in a 4 hour race not to put all chances in a risky overtaking manouvre in the first lap. I think he did indeed rather well. I liked his smooth and effortless style. I have only done 5 spectator laps in my daily driver so far and I give credits to everybody who does it competitively. Please Ronnie send us more and don't listen to all this PS 3 Wii "racing experts". All the best Harry

[@shibumi57]

Excellent driving. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@RAGGINIT11]

hes driving smart dude. balls is what causes accidents, only the first lap no need to push too much

[@kokoaliburudenda7107]

Great job, good skills and patience.

[@QuickDrawWP]

clearly faster than the ones in front. Glad u have the patience. I was thinking I might have used the chrome horn if it was me.