How Fast Can The Legendary Porsche 917K Lap The Nordschleife?

[@Razerncfunface]

That, sir, is not the long tail version. The K in 917k literally stands for kurz, meaning short in german The long tail is the 917LH, meaning LangHeck

[@nigelangel6659]

Tony Quattro i love geeks like u.... no offence, just good to see someone who knows their shit !

[@NishantDash]

I heard that and went straight to the comments to see if anyone had already pointed it out lol

[@Il_Dutur]

I was stunned too, even because he already drove the 917 langheck in the past.

[@lalala27135]

the langheck was actually only know as 917L, but nevertheless, I was going to say the same thing

[@kaptnhansenpresidentjamaic9577]

I was like "oh my god, Jimmy made a huge mistake (as big as the long tail)" Luckily all is already explained.

[@coleharvey6303]

“Hug that corner like your favorite grandma” 😂 great commentary while driving fast... respect as always jimmer.

[@dynamo4582]

Please do a lap with the Sauber-Mercedes C9/C11

[@fartvader84yearsago8]

Yes please

[@RJ5700s]

Dynamo458 please

[@RubberStig]

Oh hell yeah!

[@legm5298]

@@leandrociarrapico9256 That's what those old school cars do😅

[@cresbalundo8845]

Super gt already did it

[@theoneandonlyAeth]

Easily my favourite racecar ever, it's such an insane beast. The '71 Le Mans winning car even used a magnesium frame to shave off 3kg at the cost of a fire hazard, just in case having your feet extend beyond the front axle, no impact protection whatsoever and a gigantic engine just behind you wasn't lethal enough in the case of a crash. That '71 victory (driven by Gijs van Lennep and Dr. Helmut Marko) also set a distance record unbroken until 2010.

[@CarlosGarcia-ze6rt]

If i'm not mistaken, the drivers didn't even know about the magnesium frame, they were told after they won. That's just crazy...

[@teambearpope]

Short tail Jimmy! Short tail! (K for Kurzheck)

[@Official_MikeyT]

You mean K for Kerchak, Tarzan's adoptive father.

[@epaminontas6972]

@@Official_MikeyT what are the odds he owned one of these

[@flame5169]

@@epaminontas6972 I'd go as far to say he probably made one.

[@DaniMacYo]

It’s like 2:am in Brisbane I was falling asleep 💤 them your video notification popped up, now I’m awake and watching this. 🤣

[@projectjt3149]

Daniel Richardson Sleep: Am I a joke to you?

[@DaniMacYo]

Engineer 314 🤣

[@The_Joker_]

Daniel Richardson ‘Like 2.am’ but cooler 😬

[@ValentineC137]

3:38 "hold 2nd gear, down to 3rd" :)

[@dani-elperezroveda4237]

You know it’s a proper 70s racing car when it’s so fast and dangerous that somebody has lost his life driving it. RIP to al those brave racers

[@Mike25654]

I guess there are not many racecars that didn't kill someone.

[@squishy_princess]

Pre WW2 Racing must have you going hot, then..

[@andygreener3130]

I've not yet seen anybody on KZbin drive this car in whatever graphical representation medium they prefer and use the correct gearing. Both the 917k and LH both had a 5 speed box but the k only ran with 4 gears (the 5th, whether 1st or 5th in the gate was blocked off). Try adjusting 4 of the ratios to make them usable and see how it feels then. It's much more plyable.

[@dalton-at-work]

didn't know that...

[@5000TQ]

Yeah I thought it was very very strange when he shifted to 5th for the first time. I'm told that in some cases they would use the extra spot to install a second 4th gear ratio because they had issues wearing/breaking 4th gear, so when that happened during a long distance race they would just use the other 4th gear.

[@cbblackard]

Note that while J.W. Automotive won the championship with the 917 in 1970, they chose to use a 908 at Nürburgring (as they did at Targa Florio).

[@lalala27135]

Yeah, the 917 never won at the Nurburgring, the 908 won in all three seasons the 917 competed

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

It was too big for the targa Florio..... JW Gulf was also 71 champion.... Rodriguez was back to back champion.........

[@DaniMacYo]

This thing is fun in Project cars 2 especially on the classic la sarthe haven’t tried it on AC yet.

[@SirJamestheIII]

gotta say, most car physics are sub par in that game, but the pc2 917 blows the AC one out of the water.

[@philmitchell9413]

Sweet, I just finished watching the rest of the F1 stream. EDIT: Did anyone else laugh at how far away from 6:30 Jimmy was. :) To be fair I thought it would be much higher.

[@D-Man_Jam]

The GT40 looks awesome in a Gulf livery in my opinion.

[@taskforceknight9336]

Thank you for pointing out something that has absolutely nothing to do with the video

[@AgentBacalhau]

Gulf livery tends to make most cars that have the honor of using it look very good.

[@joshjackburns]

@@WolfdogKitok same here mate, gotta do it for Bruce

[@joshjackburns]

@@WolfdogKitok Bruce Mclaren, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme are a few of my favourite drivers

[@Yaro2]

@@AgentBacalhau the martini livery as well!

[@demolitionman7510]

To give you a perspective, Porsche testdriver Willi Kauhsen did a 7:07 with a 917/10 on the full Nürburgring-Nordschleife (22,835km) in 1972, reaching a top-speed of 380km/h...

[@raffriff42]

OK now to do 1970 Le Mans at night in the rain, racing multiclass with cars like the Corvette, the 911S and the 914/6 I read an article in a magazine a long time ago by one of the drivers from that era, and he said something like "driving 240 MPH in the rain seemed completely insane, so I slowed down to a tortoise-like 220. It made no difference so I went back to 240 again."

[@FURGens]

Jimmer barely survived one lap. Imagine driving this thing for 3 hours.

[@lionheart13061994]

They had only 2 drivers for each car back then. Each driver did two 5 hour and one 2 hour stint iirc

[@dalton-at-work]

@@lionheart13061994 the absolute madmen. those days being a racing driver was the same risk as being a war pilot...and carried huge prestige, if you lived :O

[@JamLeGull]

@@dalton-at-work more dangerous being a race driver back then I reckon

[@bigsimpin5230]

@@lionheart13061994 nope each driver did 4 3 hour stints

[@SirJamestheIII]

At first, lots of vintage cars feel understeery, but then you get a hang of the weight transfer and then I rather enjoy driving vintage cars as they bob and weave through the corners. The 917 actually has a whole lot of grip

[@goshbaby8531]

Ur very very right but as u get used to the older race cars they become more fun to drive

[@SirJamestheIII]

@@goshbaby8531 they were designed to be thrown around. its not incorrect that the cars feel understeery yet archive footage shows the same cars in a controlled slide around corners.

[@goshbaby8531]

@@SirJamestheIII ooh i see thats rlly cool bc i see older racecars as tameable beasts

[@samueloliver2249]

Jimmy: ”I could never be a racing driver” Past jimmy I have a surprise you

[@jeremylaynerogers]

Can I just say how endearing the rebel tree running conversation is?

[@astolatpere11]

I watched 917s at Laguna Seca in the early '70s and they dominated. Thanks for the enjoyable and expert ride.

[@evanjunefrancis9060]

You can really tell this course was made with cars like this in mind. All the corners that have several apexes in modern cars blend together like miss-hit-miss and the hairpin. I cant imagine driving this thing irl

[@simracingnoob2248]

Why don’t you try the Porsche 911 GT1 or the McLaren F1 GTR

[@jimmyarias123]

Most probably because they are not so legendary.

[@epaminontas6972]

@@jimmyarias123 yea they are lol

[@zekiller7369]

I don't think you can find a mod that accurately represents their handling for ac

[@SadMarinersFan]

@@jimmyarias123 McLaren f1 not legendary. Fucking great joke mate.

[@heurekaproductions7182]

@@zekiller7369 Both cars are in AC, don't have to find a mod

[@TestdriverMusic]

I remembered this car from one of my favorite childhood games, Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed. Thank you Jimmer for making this video!!

[@whistlehead9876]

The main point this video raises is: looking at the timing board at the end, a 917 vs Formula E Nordschleife race would be amazing

[@drazenbudis7881]

Márton Ovád Electric cars are more ancient than petrol cars actually

[@taskforceknight9336]

Márton Ovád The first electric car was by Porsche in the 1900s lol.Funny story actually

[@taskforceknight9336]

Márton Ovád Porsche 917 could do 225 mph on the mulsanne straight meanwhile Formula E top speed 174mph

[@Acidicheartburn]

My favorite car in Assetto. You can tune out a lot of the understeer and it makes this car a blast to drive. It's got just enough downforce that you can feel it, and it's so fast it's just endlessly entertaining.

[@futten3230]

the 917k is the SHORT version it was the long tail or 917L that was the dangerous once the K however is the superior one

[@ajrichar0]

A terrific addition to the 'Ring series. What a car! A suggestion: a lot of the cars you drive, like this one, are also achingly beautiful. I'd love to see the video extended to show the replay of the lap where you can narrate more history about the car, the set-up you chose, the car's technical specs etc while we see it run on track from the outside. You always have something informative and entertaining to say, and having seen the inside while you drive the lap, I'd love to see the external shots while it's on track. Even if you decide NOT to narrate the replay, I'd still love to see it. 👍🏻

[@dalton-at-work]

cool idea, but i'll bet youtube's algorythm would not reward it

[@joeconcertshd3451]

Awesome video Jimmy! First 2 minutes of the lap I think you got everything out of the car, it was literally dancing!

[@DaSeppii]

Flextape even works when you stick 2 inline 6s together

[@salahdehina9733]

It makes group c cars look easy to drive!

[@jesselopez0008]

Jimmy's commentary on the lap.... Give this guy in the f1 commentary box

[@dalton-at-work]

f1 commentary isn't the place for ol' jimmy yet. brundle does need someone other than croft though.

[@oxcart4172]

Anyone would be better than Crofty-he drives me crazy during practice waffling on about everything except what's going on on the track!

[@TheHughrc]

Great video again Jimmy, I must say it's amazing how much your speaking has improved over the years, I was watching an old Kamel GT race of yours and couldn't recognize your voice ;-)

[@xristos1250]

Did 7:15 default set up with the controller and was looking for a video to find some better set up for nordschleife and then in the intro Jimmy hints at 6 30 i was getting ready to get mind blown :D. Jimmy is still human confirmed very good driving and commentary none the less!

[@stevenumbers2300]

Should do a video trying to beat Greg Murphys Lap of the gods around bathurst in the old V8 Supercars! Would be interesting to see

[@MrXaniss]

one of the best and my favourite Race cars of all time in my opinion

[@ryansmith1312]

Jimmy your 'ring videos have gotten to be an evening tradition for me since I don't have time to actually work on my sim rig. One suggestion, I'm a Pcars2 guy currently and haven't tried Assetto Corsa yet but maybe you could somehow show off the car from different angles during the intro? It's a shame we don't get a better look at the hardware while you brief the history and specs. Also maybe some track view footage of the car at the end, the most interesting parts of the course only perhaps? Keep up the good work

[@LiljamezZz]

I love the understeer in the car because it isnt too much but driving that thing in the cockpit is extremely scary even if you have full control over the thing

[@nickh1193]

I just love that this engine is air-cooled. It's a gear-driven dual over head cam engine, but it only has 2 valves per cylinder. Porsche engineers wanted a 4-valve head but there would be trouble with cooling so they stuck with a 2-valve layout with dual spark.

[@craigchapman3322]

Awesome commentary Jimmer; to drive, concentrate and talk - job well done 👍🏻

[@PixelCortex]

Impressive. I've done a 7:34 in this car a few months back, I could not tame the beast as well as you've shown here.

[@thethirdman225]

Hey Jimmer, have you tried it in the 908/3 yet? The Gulf and Martini teams both used the 908 at the Nordschleife in 1970-71 because of its greater agility. They thought the 917 would be a bit of a handful, as you have just demonstrated! As a sidebar, when this was developed in 1969, Porsche filled the chassis with nitrogen and put a pressure gauge in the cockpit so the driver could monitor the chassis integrity. Driver Frank Gardner, who drove the 917 at the green hell, reported that Porsche engineers told him that if the pressure ever changed he should drive the car carefully back to the pits. Gardner replied that if the pressure changed he wasn’t driving the care anywhere. He was going to park it and walk back to the pits!

[@AnyaKittyMeow]

8:48 heavy breathing boi

[@thomaspaterson7285]

You drove that so cleanly. Props bro!

[@holysmoker10]

Simply the best Porsche race car ever made. Great Movie and an even greater car. The sound of this beast is music in motion.

[@justinlamontagne6022]

One of your best Jimmer. Thanks for the show!!

[@NshepMAx9]

Hey Jimmer, could you put another view of the car in the top right corner? About the size of the face cam you have. It would be really cool to see the car sliding from the TV cam or Spectator cam. If it's too much work then don't worry about it. Awesome driving!

[@matthewskeean5617]

I love these racecar spotlight videos, keep up the good work jimmer!

[@MagnusJSby]

Man, 480p is just F A N T A S T I C

[@xander1052]

*E X C E L L E N T*

[@itsryze4511]

B R E A T H T A K I N G

[@maciejmarzecki6292]

E X C L U S I V E

[@itsryze4511]

I N C R E D I B L E

[@martyndaly1539]

I've never done sim racing. The nearest I got as a kid was console games with a steering wheel and 2 pedals. But that, was awesome

[@andyw0340]

Loved that lap Jimmy , incredible car beautifully driven .

[@nkalves95]

Fun fact: the roll cage in this car was hollow to allow it to be filled with a pressurized fluid, as a result the team would then know when there was a crack on the structure and stop the car before it completely broke Edit: the reason they did that was because the roll cage was made out of aluminium, meaning it wasn't very strong compared to steel, but it was stupid light

[@TheMrTimewarp]

Hi Jimmy, love your videos! You got one little detail about the engine wrong though. It's not a 12 cylinder boxer engine, but rather a 180° V12, the main difference being that the Conrods of the opposing cylinders in a V engine run on the same crank pin on the cam shaft. The boxer engine on the other hand has a crank pin for every cylinder, as the cylinders are not directly opposed to each other, but slightly shifted.

[@content-i-guess]

“This is the type of thing that makes me think I can never be a race driver” says 1 year ago Jimmy, now a race driver!!!

[@bubblefroggy1]

Hi, Jimmy, all the best!! But Porsche had specially designed the 908/3 in the early 70s for races on long sinuous courses like Nürburgring Nordschleife and Targa Florio in Sicily. The 908/3 won those two races while the 917 won all the rest!! ; )

[@scullystie4389]

This was quite exhilarating! Great lap.

[@leventekis7664]

Could we get the bloopers from your warmups it'd be hilarious to watch!

[@maximebintz4795]

This is the short-tail version (K-kurtz / schort in engl.) The long-tail was the pink-pig.

[@smiffydooo]

if Jimmy hasnt already got a video of going around the Nürburgring, he should make one, i'd love to see him doing the commentary whilst actually doing a lap

[@jammeslive4050]

Brilliant car to drive, awesome video jimmer!

[@cemsarioglu5947]

Correct me if I’m wrong but 917K is the shorter version and the longer car is the dangerous one which is 917L. This one in the video is the shorter and the better car. Cheers Jimmy.

[@jmur3040]

Key is on the left so you could start the car while also putting it into first gear. It's a legacy design from the days of running starts in Le Mans.

[@5000TQ]

Entirely false. The cars were left in gear, otherwise they would roll away. Not only that, but the first Porsche built after the war was never intended for racing at all, yet it's key was on the left. The real reason is simply that in post-war Germany & Austria copper electrical wire was scarce. By putting the switch on the left they saved a bit of wire.

[@MaggotFF]

Celebrating its 50th birthday this year! There's usually one or two attending the Old Timer Grand Prix, but none this year.

[@bbb462cid]

Proper Porsche, proper film, proper racer.

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

id love a little replay highlight at the end of these ;) enjoy em all the same

[@evanhogarth411]

you should make a crash compilation with your crashes from this series that would be awesome!

[@Zantrop64]

Wow the sound.

[@ICKY427]

what a mad car. crazy to think we have street cars, gt cars at that, going just as fast.

[@dalton-at-work]

well alot of that old speed was just throwing safety out the window. make it lighter, what's a crash structure anyway? in these 917, the driver's feet are actually in front of the steering rack. some people actually refused to race this car because of it's disregard for safety

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

Can't wait for the GT 40

[@sevenfifteen]

Someday, somebody will model the most beautiful car ever built, the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, and Jimmy will force it down the Nordschleife. At least that's what I dream of.

[@ivoherben26]

What a co-incidence, saw a real 917 today at the Ring!

[@Bassalicious]

I love the small carousel, leave it be! :D

[@Spock0987]

Awesome as always

[@aldufour2624]

What a car ! Great lap ! But I would love to ear a bit more the wonderful engine. Maybe u can put some moments with the TV view and no commentary or put the game volume louder 👌

[@edwardburek1717]

The legend that is the legendary 917!! Interesting to see a central driving position in the cockpit, a bit like the McLaren F1. Only disappointing matter - you should have worn a Steve McQueen t-shirt!!

[@my_belle]

Jimmy boy, I'd love to see you do the tripple: GT40 & P330 as well. Great to see the times for each along the 'green hell' although of course in 'real-life' the Porsche killed the oposition :-)

[@user-Xx0xxxxx]

me thinking "i wish someone showed a 917k in a point of veiw race' me sees this "a suprise, but a plesant one to be sure"

[@suparosc02]

I would like to see some highlights after the laps in this track, like slowmo's of the big drifts and stuff like that... That would be nice...

[@프레디khjfreddy]

Can someone tell me what the ‘repel tree’ is at 5:28? Nothing I could find from google...

[@housey4297]

I was lucky enough to spend sometime sitting in the 1971 Le Mans winning car, sadly just sitting not driving. I have never been so intimidated by a parked car. The exposed metal, sharp bits and total lack of protection and the fact you were sitting between fuel tanks talks to a very different time. For me the 917 is the ultimate car, the king of kings. It's not about being the fastest, it's about being the most epic.

[@koeskss]

funny you should post this today, as there has been a replica seen on the nurburgring parking lot by Roy Hastings

[@cirian75]

And the final version of this car was the 1500bhp Turbo Panzer

[@mk-19memelauncher65]

Great driving

[@TomHenksYT]

Hey Jimmy, I'd love to see how fast the BMW M1 (road version or Procar) goes around the Nordschleife. It's one of my favorite cars ever, and I'd love to see how it stacks up

[@jamesbehra2690]

Wounderful beast!

[@quincygaming9529]

Next time you switch between the intro where you're talking to the incar, maybe fade the music out next time instead of cutting it off? Just a thought. Great vid as always!

[@DaniMacYo]

Surely your running out of cars by now?! 😁 Thank goodness for MODS

[@bbb462cid]

No, no he's not. And stop calling me Surly.

[@RJ5700s]

Can never run out of cars

[@Narutofan1000k]

Was there a Ford me iv video for nurburgring

[@TheOneTrueSpLiT]

What a beautiful beast.

[@alanprihoda7772]

Oohhh.... can't wait to watch!

[@andoridgamingproonly9948]

You where so wrong about it Jimmy you are racer now 😀

[@jonathangarbutt4682]

Great lap!

[@The_Joker_]

The King of coolbent 👍🏁👍

[@ChasingChevy]

We need an outtake video from all the failed attempts from this series.

[@darrenpeens5999]

"Hug it like your favorite Granny" lol

[@msbelindapls]

Start at 3:05

[@Ruylopez778]

Great video! Can we see the 908/3 too?

[@crazysh00t93]

got the chance to see one race on "spirit of monjuic", beautifull sound (needless to say it won the race)

[@Secret72062]

This is by far my favorite sim racing car to drive, I bought the lemans pack on pc2 and i'll let you guys guess which car and tack combination was the highest on my affinity page

[@donellmuniz590]

This VR stuff is just amazing. I'm an old fart and not techy at all, but I'd like to try those glasses on.

[@PaulMcElligott]

“Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.”