mercedes benz c11 lemans 2012 310kph qualifying blowout

mercedes benz c11 lemans 2012 310kph qualifying blowout

[@2stroke4me]

Wow, nearly tipped 340 km/h a couple of times. Imagine the speed without the chicanes. Those were the days. That tire blowout was really scary and could easily ended in big tears. Skilled driver for sure!

[@diegomr6969]

400-410kmh

[@Sassenhaim]

Old mulsane straight ❤❤❤❤ love the old lemans setup❤

[@antoniogardelli7991]

Ma il punta tacco no?

[@johnbower7452]

249 mph was the unofficial record, Porsche 917. Officially 246.

[@AnnatarTheMaia]

You can learn what to do when a tire blowout happens in driver safety courses, and there are also race driving courses as well.

[@ALSPEHEIR]

And he went that fast while in zero gear. Imagine how much faster he would go if head cranked into 1st gear.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

Lol

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

@Dane look at the gear indicator it always says 0

[@AxelBitz]

Lololol

[@Skillbombe]

REKCEP 😀😂😂😂

[@dudley7540]

CVT!

[@fraserbest469]

How the driver controlled that I don't know, but it was fantastically well done.

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

Anya: that is just insane.

[@TheTheolm]

Once, 416kph with a WM powered by a Peugeot engine, in 1988. It was in a test drive. 405km/h in race.

[@hoarcodop]

Too easy if you're a good pilot.

[@sidewalkere]

It was actually 407. They said 405 to promote the Peugeot 405. ;)

[@lucia19397]

Fraser Best race cars are more sensivel than street cars, so if you wanna be a racer, you need to know the control of your car practecing on other type of racing, and you need to know how is the track. thats why exist the qualafiting think

[@triptechable]

Driving one handed down the Mulsane like a total boss.

[@chitranchakrabortty]

Fun fact, the Mulsanne straight used to be fully straight and the bends had to be added because the Sauber C9 was consistently reaching 400 km/h

[@TheBluBalls]

They thought about adding ballast, but the 100lb balls of steel the drivers had was enough :P

[@KD5XB]

I was going to ask if that was the Mulsanne chicanes...

[@a.d4911]

even speedo is not sure how fast is it

[@ashtonjames7166]

300 310 330 Kmh idk man

[@yaseinmas7820]

@@ashtonjames7166 340 km

[@davidallen7977]

I had a blowout in the same place the other month, no big deal. I simply reset to game.

[@domwaller7391]

This is funny lol

[@duggancruz]

If your a real car guy, you gotta love video games 😁🏁🏁

[@bestopinion9257]

Well, if you play online in simracing you can reset nothing.

[@SeanCampbell_iRacing]

@@bestopinion9257 bruh its a joke

[@mrbenz6127]

@@SeanCampbell_iRacing bruh?

[@tiagonestiago]

Great save from oversteer at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a> very quick reaction!

[@acruzp]

Reflexes and reaction time are two different things. His reflexes can only improve so much, and the brain can only become so quick to process... he was expecting it, he knew the car well through that corner and tentatively got a little earlier trying to see if he could get away with it, then quickly adjusted. He must have read something before he felt the rear go, because that's just beyond Ayrton Senna reaction times....

[@tiagonestiago]

Andres .C Great explanation, I like it even more now!

[@BeanDip96_]

Hit the nail right on the head there. These cars are going so fast that you can't just go off reactions alone. These drivers know exactly how the car will react to the inputs it receives. He knew accelerating that early in the chicane would have a good chance of breaking the rear loose. So when it did, he was ready.

[@thethirdman225]

Andres .C Brandon Ryan Tiago Jorge Anything involving hand-eye coordination is, by definition, a _reaction_ and not a reflex, no matter how fast you are going.

[@acruzp]

TheThirdMan I know, that's what I said. It was a reaction not a reflex. A reflex is bumping your knee with a hammer and kicking in consecuence.

[@ZMCarsandMore]

no traction control, just skill is what you witnessed.

[@fargeeks]

that explains why it accelerates like an out of control demon thats about ready to kill the driver yet the driver has full tame

[@SRAMEK]

How exciting it must have been to reach 400 km/h in this, especially at night

[@benryder9947]

It looked like it maxed out at 330 km/h

[@SRAMEK]

Ben Ryder Yes, today. But back in the times it was in full condition and the Mulsanne straight was an actual straight without the chicanes, Sauber C9 reached 400 km/h in qualification, while ti was definitely a bit slower in a race mode, it still repeatedly reached about 380 km/h in the race, which is tremendous if you consider the fact it is a 24 hour race. Those C11s were even a bit faster then those C9s, but I don't know the precise number, maybe about 405 km/h. Nowadays, these cars are historics, they are still very fast but they never reach the speeds they did when they were in full condition. Real beauties and moster in the time

[@benryder9947]

SRAMEK Yes yes. I know the old LM had a massive straight without the kinks. But the car looks like it is stuck between mid 320s and 330s due to the gearing or something.

[@SRAMEK]

Ben Ryder gear ratio

[@thethirdman225]

SRAMEK Ben Ryder Firstly, the C9 reached 400km/h _once_, driven by Kenny Acheson in 1989. Secondly, it did not happen at night. Not ever. This was the last time the old 5 kilometre straight was used. From 1990 onwards, chicanes were introduced and nobody has been anywhere near 400 km/h since. The highest ever top speed on the Mulsanne Straight by any car was the Peugeot WM88 in 1988 which reached 405 km/h. Anything about the C11 reaching 405 is speculation because it never raced on tracks where that sort of speed would be possible. The practical limit for this C9 would probably be somewhere north of 340 (which you can see just before the first chicane). The highest speed recorded in 1990 was a Nissan at 366 km/h, which is amazing considering how little distance they travel. There would be no point gearing them any higher. Even as it was, it would have taken probably 2/3rds or even 3/4 of the length of the old straight to get up to 400 km/h. The drag at that speed is enormous. For the record, the FIA no longer sanctions tracks with straight lengths over 2 kms.

[@panderz_gg]

My arms are sore just by watching that heavy steering. Oof

[@MathewMorrill]

For him to be driving the c11 like this in 2012 makes this pilot my hero! This is how they are supposed to be driven. Who is driving here?

[@AlfieBriggsRacing]

Bob berridge

[@kobuserasmus2934]

Proper driving in a proper car, manual gearbox, more power than traction... Respect...

[@cfoster81]

Even though the Mercedes was either turbocharged or supercharged it had the sound of a big American or Australian V8

[@georgejacob3162]

Proper sound, proper manual gearbox, proper driving!

[@luxuriousmindset1906]

Its manual didn't know that

[@igorljubas5931]

@@luxuriousmindset1906 You can see driver with right hand change the gear.

[@thunderheads4103]

These cars have no problem doing 390km/h or 242 mph. Amazing

[@kt35pw75]

yes - shifting at 303 kmH to the next gear ;-)

[@Leopardhound]

kt35 pw fast and furious

[@dragontouched6848]

That was an amazing save. No overcorrection and instantly away from the throttle. Nerves of steel

[@KasperStoltze]

That was a very nice safe sir, well done! Oh these old group C cars, nothing else will never come close to them. Gotta love em'!

[@Behemoth_00]

Yeah, nowadays le mans cars are a total joke next to these

[@martinchandler71]

respect....proper natural racing driver with reactions to match....superb

[@jclafi]

Manual gearbox! I miss that so much!

[@jacksonsims2685]

Julio Cesar all race cars are manual??

[@jclafi]

@@jacksonsims2685 old days yes, by now no one left

[@jacksonsims2685]

Julio Cesar every car in NASCAR is manual, every F1 car is manual, every Le Mans/WEC car is manual

[@DavidAguileraMoncusi]

Jackson Sims I guess he means it's an H shifter with clutch (no sequential stick, no paddle shifters).

[@jacksonsims2685]

David Aguilera if he means that then he would be correct but I don’t know if that’s what he’s talking about.

[@grindsman22]

That is one of the sweetest sounding V8s I've ever heard.

[@verdeboyo]

amazing stuff, and beautifully controlled that blowout

[@poly_hexamethyl]

Great video! I like how you can see the throttle and brake on the green and red bars. It's amazing how much of the driving is done on full throttle, and how quickly he gets back to full after cornering.

[@Ferreal92]

310kph? Windshield wiper: “hold my beer.”

[@daleedwards9751]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="176">2:56</a> New underwear time.

[@Hitherto90]

Good GRAVY that engine sound is ORGASMIC.

[@toximan2008]

I'm not into cars at all, but from what I've heard over my entire life thus far, this is the best engine sound of all time.

[@followtheciaence]

This is in the top five for me easily. You should also check out Georg Plasa's BMW V8, Jozef Beres Audi Quattro 5cyl, and Mazda 787B 3-rotor flyby videos. Heres my favorite 787b flyby kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZWlmoOQd66mqpY

[@dragbeast]

​@@followtheciaence4 rotor ;)

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

The C11 is an amazing sounding car, another good on board video of this Beast.....Good driving well before the blow out, then an excellent save, Great Stuff....

[@JJSideshowBob]

That beast is difficult to drive even in Gran Turismo Sport

[@jazzbassrocker]

In Assetto Corsa with the turbos turned all the way up, it's borderline undriveable below 4th gear. Absolutely badass machine.

[@Bramon83]

Fav car in GTS from a pure enjoyment standpoint

[@drazenbudis7881]

Husaberg R Except its not

[@nagmashot]

in real Group C race cars were pretty easy to drive race cars other than japanese games try to tell us... you need a easy to drive car if driver should push it over 24h too the limit or close to the limit... u can build a hard to drive endurance racer but the chances that it will be successfull tend to zerro... best way to judge that is to watch semi pro driver getting the chance to drive such cars ...they all tell you they are impressed how easy the Group Ccars are to control...that is exactly what you need if you drive 24h under hard competition. The less stress the car put on the driver the more energy he could put into driving at the limit without exhursting... the 787B is a good example how to make it wrong.... their lucky win at LeMans was so exhursting for Johnny Herbert in the last stin that he could not go to the podium to celebrat with the other driver the one and only victory of the car... the noise and heat level in the Mazda 787B was borderline suicid level...

[@haroldh8000]

Awesome control!! That's why he is there and I am here!

[@jez350]

Amazing catch!! Love the spool-down of the turbos as he coasts..

[@diegocortez5400]

It hits 340 kmph mark.

[@andrewwakeling7846]

I can't believe 212 mph, Jesus chirst that is a fast motor lol

[@improvisu]

nice engine sound!

[@improvisu]

***** For sure!

[@giannistsoukatos4205]

What an engine!!!!!! What a sound!!!!!!!! That thing is beyond awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidbarth80]

Engine sounds brutal! Acceleration wow!

[@NMAV111]

This car was (and still is!!) such beast!! I love it

[@lcarpetrondookmariot7620]

This sounds like NASCAR, but much, much, better.

[@chitranchakrabortty]

Le Mans compared to NASCAR. Absolutely barbaric!

[@MatrixDiscovery]

You idiot, many of the American cars like the Panoz was using a NASCAR engines.

[@garyhope2]

Much higher RPM's. Much more interesting with left AND RIGHT TURNS and speed ups and slow downs.

[@SoI_Badguy]

garyhope2 Wrong- NASCAR engines actually rev much higher than this. The typical stock car redlines at ~9700rpm. In the 2014 season (when power wasn't restricted), they were making 950hp out of a naturally aspirated 5.8L PUSHROD v8, turning at over 10,000 rpm. You may criticize the tracks and the fans, but NASCAR engines are a wonderful thing.

[@kodakwhite1696]

Gᴜᴛꜱ • ᏖᏂᏋ ᏂᎧᏬᏁᎴ Ꭷƒ ᎴᏗᏒᏦᏁᏋᏕᏕ NO THEY ARE NOT

[@floor993]

What an wonderful car,brutal sound,acceleration and design! Handling out of corners be careful 😉

[@neil.s4287]

One of the best sounding cars.

[@westsenkovec]

Wow, the roar of the MoTec exhaust is amazing!

[@LoockSkywalker]

simply amazing! Especially in neutral gear... :D

[@apache1234657]

holyshit great car control

[@mohammadalfattal2902]

man this car is a monster !!!! I think it's the fastest Mercedes car of all time

[@augustortiz]

Im pretty sure this might be the fastest lemans car of all time, this thing was just beyond powerful and agile. The c9 was already a monster but this c11 is a souped up c9.

[@mohammadalfattal2902]

+Augusto Ortiz totally agree with you 👍

[@alexisroppert2747]

S. W. 400, with the two chicanes ? Come on.

[@thethirdman225]

@Stefan W. It never did 407 km/h.

[@fenixrising6330]

Brutally beautiful One of the best looking GC cars as well

[@vancehibberd7544]

Monster car for a monster driver... love it.. so raw and angry

[@pheasant139]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a> scares the shit out of my ass. Man’s a living legend to control that...

[@soundmaster1966]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="180">3:00</a> !!! WTF? Piss my pants. Need the huge balls of those heros. Massive respect.

[@MitjaBonca]

Thats called Racing! Not modern F1! Fack them, as J. Clarkson said :)

[@JohnBest]

top gear would have been funnier if they all spoke like that lol

[@garrettgordon5279]

BRUUUUUUUTAL sound.....

[@randompalmtopgaming7541]

Much better than the glorified screaming F1 V12

[@milesr4609]

It's a.close battle...really close battle.

[@RennsportRacer]

Best Group C car for sure, and definitely my favorite! Wish we had it in Gran Turismo 7!

[@PicnicAtTheTesco]

You can see the understeer of those older cars so well, it looks like it hates those apexes but somehow he finds them

[@Remy16121993]

Saw this car winning on the Nürburgring yesterday at "Eifelrennen". Great to see how freakin fast these group C cars are :)

[@extremedrivr]

Wicked smooth gear changes!!

[@s1914]

Phenomenal levels of control, and what a brute of a car!

[@yazansakran3326]

Good ole' group C. The cars are badass to look at, fast on the track, and scary as fuck to drive compared to every other class.

[@fargeeks]

more badass than that 1990 nissan r92cp and i noticed these cars were the fastest things i seen racing on the track unlike racecars these dats

[@EvanR6S]

+fargeeks those weren't race cars, those were devils on wheels!

[@guitarguy0007]

it boggles the mind how fast that really is. seeing the fences and curb stones go by in an instant.

[@1970vlad]

Amazing !! Thank for posting ! I have just watched Onboard Audi Etron Quatro, and can't watched it moe than 10 seconds......Look how the driver is battling on the steering wheel ! compared to actuals race cars.....manual gearbox, no assist whatsoever, and big balls !

[@DJSt3rling]

Could not fathom heel toe shifting a monster w/ so much speed and power

[@joshtheblutentaspy4958]

UNBELIEVEABLE! GREAT SAVE AT THE END WHEN TIRE DOWN! :O

[@TheThejpmshow]

A brown trouser moment if there ever was one!!

[@kcranny9375]

I was saying shit shit like I was in the passenger seat. Thanks Evo. These drivers are true gladiators!

[@g3user1usa]

Blown tire? Excellent save.

[@richardgg2889]

Not a tire, he has blown an engine.

[@bernardomelo2060]

Blown engines dont steer you into the grass tho you can see he was going right even with countersteering

[@thewanderer5124]

What recent car sounds like this?

[@party4keeps28]

That must feel AMAZING.

[@Bob930]

man- you lucked out there- - glad you saved it. - nice machine.

[@schwalbstar]

Its loud, its fast - i like it ;)

[@brown9708]

may have touched 340 kph or about 210 mph before the first chicane. this was a vintage group C race

[@Chris.Davies]

Huge respect for saving that! He is going 290 kmh when he goes onto the grass after the blowout! I've seen Nigel Mansell save an F1 horror smash in the Australian F1 Grand Prix in the 80s, which was on a par with this one. Well done that driver!

[@milesr4609]

Auatralia 87, he lost the championship there, who goes to Prost.

[@RefreshingCanOfCoke]

@@milesr4609 It was 86', Prost came 4th in 87'.

[@garydeandeery]

Wow love a go. Great job well handled

[@emmanouildag7760]

Great SAVE by the driver!!! :)

[@supergetz90]

It is actually nice to see that even though such cars are not for "everyday use" the owners do not hesitate to push them

[@matthewbyrd2329]

That looks like a hand-full! An hour or so in that beast would be brutal!!

[@mikebadcossi2583]

Hell yeaahhh 🔥this sounds like a race car,goes like obe and the driver drives it like obe..👍👍

[@CJ-zz9ts]

Superb save by the driver!

[@Jons_broken_toe]

I'm most impressed by the window wiper that stayed put

[@markjolyn94]

Love the noise and speed

[@jarvismakesmusic]

sweet jesus ive never heard a merc sound like this. Awsome!!!!!

[@alojzijejozinovic9524]

Eric Jarvis i did in need for speed carbon. Unbelieveable. It sounds literally the same. Wish i could find street legal like this.

[@azura3277]

insane fucking car, the way it just reels the opposition in with every straight stretch mind boggling, when your car is doing 310 and u have a blow out, you grip that wheel and keep it straight no matter what.

[@bammargera927]

WHAT A SOUND 😊😊😊💪💪

[@seelow12]

That is the best sounding race car ever

[@AlfieBriggsRacing]

whats turbocharged suspension??????

[@RadioAkuAku]

yeah i see this car running first time is the c7 in 1987 and in 1991 when mazda win le mans Groupe C has the craziest category in LMP cars ever

[@midnoob1650]

Ngl I wish the Mulsanne straight had been run without the slowing down corners to see its top speed. I mean it went up to 335 eventually!

[@psmithmg]

rapide et effrayant!

[@d1want34]

great save!

[@floor993]

I find it the most exciting and looking C group car.

[@gregbennett4254]

No paddle shift that's a race car driver skill

[@hipcat13]

Nice save at the end!

[@notomatoesbbq]

What a save!

[@saadaniyann]

Great video

[@MDDeGrande1994]

What does that zero between those gauges mean?

[@EugVR6]

Just driving that looks hard work

[@johnyandell8100]

Great driving...

[@meporfo66]

Mercedes Benz 5.0 M119 4 Valve V8 Twin Turbo Sound 😍

[@MrKnoxguy101]

That is so intense. I would be so exhausted after this that I would probably sleep for three days after qualifying. It takes a special kind of individual to do this..

[@MO_OKAYU_GU]

Nice to see the steering wheel on the right side of the car

[@CarsAmazing]

Amazing

[@islandaerial3414]

Manual shifting?

[@ThiagoAbelhas]

What a monster

[@hoarcodop]

Its just perfect.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Mmmusic to my ears!🎼🎶🎵👂🎧🥰👍