One Of The Most Difficult Laps Of The Nordschleife That I've Ever Driven

This is more difficult that the X2010. Genuinely.
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[@WilliamFisher1]

"The front wheels are only there to make it a car". My fav Jimmy quote ever.

[@djordjeblaga7815]

Shifting from 3rd to 4th at 300kph *Alright then*

[@woddow]

*g e a r r a t i o s*

[@RYNOCIRATOR_V5]

Jimmer shoulda put more length on top gear, that monster can reach 245mph

[@Kasmuller]

6:17?

[@waitasecond5366]

@@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 i've tried that in AC but it Just stops at 370 kp/h in Highlands/Monza Oval...

[@waitasecond5366]

And I was expexting IT to that It could do 400

[@michaeld.uchiha9084]

Reporter: So how much power do you have. Porsche: Yes

[@aTTaX420]

Reporter: So, how much power do you have? Porsche: All of it.

[@finnament8855]

All the way

[@aTTaX420]

@@finnament8855 aaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaalthewayaaaltheway

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

Reporter: But really, how much power is available to your driver, come on. Porsche: An adequate amount.

[@bullracing1]

Porsche *+ Audi*

[@kihordanifuvarozokft]

So how many cylinders do you have? *YES* And how much power does it produce? *ALL OF IT*

[@7StevePrice]

It's a fusion reactor on wheels

[@somechanneloverthere1190]

No its 400k falcon heavy rocket engines

[@edifier40]

The Porsche 917/30 biturbo boxer engine of 5,374 cubic centimeters yielded 1,580 horsepower with the two turbos running at 2.7 bar pressure. This added to its weight of just 820 kilograms makes its weight / power ratio of 1,967 horses per ton. The problem with this huge engine was that it could only roll with the turbos running to the maximum in classification, having to reduce the power to 1,100 horses and 7,800 revolutions per minute in the race to keep it. The estimated maximum speed was 400km / h while the acceleration from 0 to 100 was barely two seconds. The most incredible fact is that the car reached 320 km / h in just over 13 seconds.

[@andymb601]

@@edifier40 so it's a fast boi, to put it simply

[@emulsifi3r]

Im gonna ruin your 666 likes.

[@paulbyrne04]

The 917/30 is the most terrifying car I've ever driven. Using the throttle is like stepping on the trigger of a bomb.

[@JayPee570]

Have you ever used the baseline setup of a LaFerrari on GT Sport?

[@paulbyrne04]

@@JayPee570 Yeah, that's not far off the Porsche. Crazy loose.

[@motof1fan137]

Scuderia Paul I'm agree

[@RobertCT86]

The throttle is a hyperspace button, press and you are in another dimension.

[@jackthomas1959]

@@RobertCT86 Could've sworn that's a Clarkson Quote but said wrong. When he reviews the P1 at Spa I believe.

[@yenel1843]

Can u pls lap the Nordschleife in a Drag racer , that would be halarious I think

[@KXF41]

Excellent idea...

[@willphillipsmusic]

I just imagine him fighting all the way through, then binning it on the long straight. :D

[@idkidc1233]

Yes PLEASE do this Jimmer! Funnily enough when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a Funny Car, silly me. But this would still be a hilarious lap.

[@DaSeppii]

True

[@woud3404]

Top Fuel Dragster

[@KXF41]

Respect to the men that drove this in anger in real life.

[@truantray]

They didn't drive it like this. They were slow in the corners and basically just blasted on the straights away from the competition.

[@aldogjipali2835]

@jonny j there is always that expert

[@Michael_Lorenson]

In the spring of 1972, Mark Donohue, the Penske team's primary driver, had flipped his Porsche 917/10 over backward coming over a sharp rise on Road Atlanta's back 'straight'. His leg was broken and he was out for the season. So he went to Weissach, Porsche's R&D facility, and dedicated himself to the development of the new 917/30, which was to be run by Penske in the 1973 Can-Am championship. These circumstances allowed him to spend many months on the project. Now, the 1972 Porsche 917/10 was already a monster. With its big turbo 12-cylinder engine making something like 900 HP in a state-of-the-art chassis, it vanquished the previously unbeatable McLarens, ending their five year domination of the series. Knowing that their ~750 HP aluminum big-block Chevrolet engines were outclassed, McLaren did not return for 1973. The aluminum Chevy was a simple, readily available, normally aspirated bargain of a race engine that was already stretched to its limits. And Porsche's budget and in-house resources dwarfed anything the Kiwis could muster. But the mighty 917/30 was far more advanced even than the 917/10, and had its remaining Can-Am competitors in an absolutely inescapable death grip during the 1973 season. Truthfully, Porsche could have quite comfortably dominated Can-Am in 1973 once again, using the 1972 car. The almost unbelievable 917/30, combined with the Arab oil embargo of 1973 (Arab oil-producing nations, led by the Saudis, cut off oil shipments to the U.S. in retaliation for its support of Israel during that year's Arab-Israeli war) effectively ended the glory days of the original Can-Am. No other manufacturer was prepared to commit its resources to challenging Porsche's wunderkar for 1974 and beyond, in that very depressed and uncertain economic climate. Porsche subsequently withdrew as well, choosing not to return for 1974. The Can-Am series was dramatically overhauled to reduce costs. But the Turbo Panzers had already ushered in the 'turbo era' of road racing. This was an extremely sophisticated race car, in every way allowed by the rules of the time. The complicated turbo engine technology was a major milestone in racing history. Jim Hall's high-wing Chaparrals of 1966-1968 were arguably more sophisticated aerodynamically. But suspension-mounted, driver-adjustable wings were banned after 1968 so Porsche was limited by the rules in that regard. Still the 917/30's aero design was absolutely cutting edge within the regulations. The car would have been impossible to drive, otherwise. Tires and brakes also had to be improved just to cope with its performance envelope. I believe I'm correct in saying that the 917/30's engine is still the most powerful racing engine ever approved for an FIA-sanctioned circuit racing series. Can-Am cars were the ultimate race cars of their time, far quicker than even F1 cars, and the 917/30 was the ultimate Can-am car.

[@sp1nrx]

I really doubt that many reading these comments were around during the height of the Can-Am series. The cars, except for the occasional Ferrari or 3 liter Porsches racing in the series, literally shook the ground as they idled. The monster 7+ liter normally aspirated engines were monsters already. Then Porsche came along and did the "hold my beer" thing. For those who weren't there, you just had to be around these monsters to appreciate them. They really did shake the ground. The open thinking and unlimited engine rules was both the reason for success and failure of the Can-Am series.

[@crommontski4563]

@@sp1nrx When they shifted, the sound it made sucking in air was like an ungodly vacumn cleaner. At the completion of the shift, the fuel would ignite with a bang and the car would launch like a rocket. You definitely felt them in your chest as they went by.

[@TheSilverShadow17]

The Chaparral 2J was the most forward thinking and innovative Can Am car, but such engineering novelties of creativity get banned by the conventialists

[@Michael_Lorenson]

@@TheSilverShadow17 Yes, well I chose to skip over that because my previous post was already very long, and because the 2J employed a radical and controversial new aero concept. So I mentioned Hall's previous revolutionary, and ultimately banned, wing-based aerodynamics (used on the 2E/2F/2G cars) briefly and moved on. I thought it was a more appropriate comparison, because Halls wings revolutionized racing, and they were the concept that led to the aero design of the 917/30. The 2J was quickly banned and became a footnote in racing history. The 2J was a 'fan car', like the later, Gordon Murray designed Brabham F1 car. These two cars each had a large fan which, combined with skirts to help seal the car's underside to the ground, made tremendous downforce, even at low speed. Each was almost immediately banned on the grounds that the fan constituted a 'movable aerodynamic device'. In both cases, this was in response to protests from other teams. Jim Hall had actually presented the concept to Can-Am series tech officials before the 1970 season began, and received approval to use it. When the season did begin, it was immediately obvious the car was far quicker than any competitor, including McLaren. Chaparral ran it in the first two races, but it failed to finish either. There were protests from McLaren and other teams, and it was banned after the second race. Jim Hall was so disgusted that he promptly quit Can-Am forever. The Brabham F1 car showed up at the first race of the season (either '77 or '78, I can't remember), not having been shown to anyone prior. Murray claimed the fan was for 'cooling'. Unlike the Chaparral 2J, which had a separate (small, two-stroke) engine driving its fan, the Brabham's fan took power from the main engine, IIRC. Anyway, nobody bought the notion that this giant fan, sticking out the back of the car, was for cooling. Mario Andretti (Lotus) claimed it threw so much debris, stones and such, out the back that it was dangerous to follow. Bernie Ecclestone owned the Brabham team, and was also in the process of establishing the influence of the Formula One Constructor's Association (FOCA), at the time. After much political wrangling before the race, it was agreed that the car would be allowed to compete this once, then be banned thereafter. It's pretty clear that he made a strategic decision to relent and sacrifice his team's competitiveness for that season, in order to maintain political harmony within FOCA. Not long after, he sold Brabham to concentrate solely on FOCA.

[@TheSilverShadow17]

@@Michael_Lorenson The competitor race teams were 'jealous' of the Chapparal and the Brabham because the 2 cehicles were excercising the concept of how much safer the Fan Cars are in reality compared to cars that don't have giant fans attached to them.

[@cyaanghoost]

The car was so powerful that Porsche couldn't build a differential that would resist. So they built a 1200hp car without a rear differential.

[@yosyp5905]

what... really?

[@SpocksBro]

The Porsche 962 in the mid eighties had a spool diff too. According to Norbert Singer, they used a spool because back then it was the faster solution (compared to a lock diff) on that specific race car. They managed to set up the car well enough as to not get too much understeer if equipped with the right tires.

[@sawspitfire422]

We need to bring back Can Am, or at least a formula like it. Imagine what technology would be developed, so that in 40 years everyone would be like "the cars were so powerful they use X instead of Y". You won't find that in F1, not nowadays anyway. 20 years ago for sure radical innovation in F1 was a thing, but not anymore. The rulebook has gotten so thick and restrictive the only innovations are in new ways to cheat the rules with old technology

[@truantray]

@@sawspitfire422 I hate these idiot comments. No one could afford to race in an unrestricted formula. Even with restrictions, the sport is dying due to costs.

[@americanpride9733]

@@truantray Cost caps??? 4 wheels, closed wheels, 2 seats, only so much surface area of metal to be used for downforce. 50 gallons of gas per race

[@newcastlegeorge]

18 seconds faster than an F1 car from a similar year, impressive!

[@jako1234567890jako]

Not only that, but the 917/30 is based off of the 917 from 1970! Think about how much progression there was in F1 in the early 70's This car is mental

[@newcastlegeorge]

@@jako1234567890jako 50 years old next year!

[@1320crusier]

@@jako1234567890jako Its like how the A10 was built around a giant gun. The Porsche was built around a mental engine.

[@scottmichaels6624]

Yeah this makes me suspicious... on more open GP tracks (which would suit the Can-Am car more), this car in quali trim was roughly the same speed as a top F1 car. I can't see it being 18 seconds quicker at this track. Anyone got a theory on what causes the difference in this case?

[@Vamppas]

​@@scottmichaels6624 Difference comes from the insane straight line acceleration & speed. What it loses in corners it takes back on the fast flowing sections and straights. This track has quite a lot of long & fast sections and straights. In 3:55 jimmer brakes at 310km/h, with ferrari in the same spot he brakes at 250km/h. Alone In the long straight (döttinger höhe) this thing also wins a good amount of time being + 80km/h faster most of the time. So this actually is perfect track profile for this thing against slower opponent that corners better. On your average GP track this insane straight line speed is not as huge advantage since they usually much less/shorter high speed sections. Pretty simple when u think about it.

[@achimhanischdorfer3403]

In the words of EmptyBox: "It looks like its booged down and it sounds like its booged down, but when you look at the speedo, you realize that it is increasing rapidly. Often a lot faster than you'd like."

[@maffew25]

Achim Hanischdörfer is empty box still around?

[@achimhanischdorfer3403]

@@maffew25 I don't know, but he did make a video about the Turbopanzer.

[@theoneandonlyfish6455]

This car is also known as the most powerful car everdriven in an actual race (dragsters are not included). Funnny fact: it needs exactly 100 liters of gas per hundred kilometers (or 26.4 gallons of gas per 60 miles) and his fuel tank was 400 liters (=105.7 gallons)

[@BotulinSpikedMarzipan]

That's a damn guzzler and three quarters

[@jackthomas1959]

McLaren MP4/4 Please. Pretty Please?

[@nickthecynic587]

Mp4/6 to pls

[@Sephiroth5200]

"The front wheels are there to say it's a car" Brilliantly describes CanAm in a whole. 🤣

[@coimbraracing]

Huge boost in the green hell. What could go wrong? Good one Jimmer, great video!

[@GreggCesaroni]

I think the 1200hp was race trim. Qualifying was close to 1600

[@DomHowardsFluoPants]

Aye - 1580 bhp. Fucking unreal

[@J_StLou1s]

Insane 600 hp more than f1 with 70s downforce 70s grip and worst of all 70s brakes I can't imagine driving that

[@GreggCesaroni]

@@J_StLou1s my dad was on top of a bridge crossing the track at Mosport in Canada and he heard it go by at wide open throttle. He said it was the most insane thing he’s ever heard.

[@aqdzhr]

@@GreggCesaroni the turbo spools must sound crazy

[@nickh1193]

I've been waiting for this. Thank you, Jimmer. Mark Donohue was a hell of a racer and engineer.

[@nickh1193]

@@tomanderson6335 It was this: "If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower."

[@kingsamson9146]

Willi Kauhsen took then federal president Gustav Heinemann (highest ranked person in the German government) for a lap in "his" 917/10 back in 1973 on the Nordschleife. It was spring, but snowy. SO in jumped Heinemann, with a spare Helmet from Kauhsen, no real seat, no seatbelt, no roof, holding on to dear life while only wearing his black suit. Kauhsen took it easy ("We went to the limiter in 3rd on the Döttinger Höhe - how fast was that? - er, still real slow, just shy of 260kph"). When they went through Brünnchen, the Secret Service Opel Blitz truck they sent out before had slid into the ditch, making Kauhsen spin the car. The federal president just gave a thumbs up and had the time of his life. When they returned to the pits, Heinemann wanted to go again but the Secret Service said to Kauhsen they'd arrest him if he even thought of starting the beast again :D Just imagine, most powerful man in Germany sitting in the fastest car in the world, 1100hp of brute power, on the most dangerous track in the world, in the cold, partial snow on the ground, in his black suit without a seatbelt, only a rollbar to hold on to. Such a mad story!

[@colincman]

Jimmy have you ever considered actually driving the Nürburgring in real life? The prices for the rentals aren’t too outrageous.

[@BotulinSpikedMarzipan]

If i'm not wrong, you Can basically Enter the Nordschleife with anything that Has wheels as Long as there is no track day planned.

[@squidwardo7074]

yes

[@gabormiklay9209]

i enjoy jimmy's videos much more than 2019 formula 1.

[@motof1fan137]

Gábor Miklay Of course..... !!!!!!!!#

[@edwardburek1717]

Goes without saying...

[@BotulinSpikedMarzipan]

The driver is the commentator. How can you not like subjective, unbiased narration?

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

You don't really drive this car.. You just hang on..

[@LukeParsonsMusic]

The car drives you

[@jakeconlon877]

That’s an utterly beautiful car, I wish engineers were still able to push the boundaries to stupid lengths like this (1600BHP is an utter madness), especially with the safety elements we can add to the machines we build nowadays

[@TL98]

Jimmer to control tower, request clearance for takeoff seriously, the turbo can make this car fly

[@mammoet1133]

Thicc Brit pounds Big Boosted car in German forest.

[@FURGens]

It's more like Big Boosted car pounds Thicc Brit in German forest

[@CD-Gaming]

*cough Chapparel 2D cough*

[@dielegende9141]

More power than an F1 car and as much grip as a GT car * Definitely Clarkson approved *

[@87TIG]

LOVE that machine masterpiece, the '70s answer to the question "how insanely fast can a car be?"

[@0oMECOo0]

Mark Donahue when developing this car with Porsche said his aim was to be able to spin the rear wheels down the entire main straight. This aim was cut short. If it had been able to reach its full potential before being banned it would have been even more insane. Those massive silver drums either side of the car are the fuel tanks. There is no front crumple zone, just the drivers legs!

[@bobistoykov1394]

That is why I love driving this cars in simulator they are so raw and brutall driving modern race cars sometimes feels like like driving a blind car with no character.

[@colincampbell3878]

The thing is that the handling only feels bad because of the absolute POWER of this beast, when in reality, it actually handles pretty well for cars of its time period.

[@starshippower88]

2:17 Bestt part of the video 👌

[@bblocker68]

1580 BHP, what a wonderful car. They took 2 flat 6's and welded them together. Saw Bruce Canapa drive one and was chirping out of every gear in the gear box. Have only driven the 917/10 in PCars2 and I swear I get dazed when everything in my peripheral view turns blurry! I think the 0917/10 only had 1 turbo, so the lag was crazy. The 917/30 has two smaller turbo's, so it may be a tiny bit more manageable. This car creates the biggest smiles in Sim racing! Nice job in trying to tame the beast, Jimmer!

[@hamdanali2036]

jimmer i really miss these simple vids tbh. you, a car, a track, a hotlap/race. VR. no edits, no cuts, just you continuously talking and driving

[@martinxXsuto]

reporter: so... how much fuel does this drink again? engineer: *yes*

[@zrspangle]

~1l/km

[@Anon24052]

This single race car has almost certainly doomed the ice caps. I bet every gear change killed a polar bear.

[@nsupi]

I have watched a good amount of videos of you now and especially this time I have still no idea how you handle it talking like a waterfall while driving this beast. Awesome man!

[@pirozcontractor6006]

It's not going to be the most popular vote but can you take the RSS 3 V6 Formula 3 car on Nords, that thing is a beauty!

[@moshepinchevsky8750]

Dear Sir, You should try the 917-30 at Le-Mans! Let's see that speed at the proper setting!

[@renereiche]

It's 2(!) fuel tanks actually, 106 gallons. One left, one right of the driver. At higher boost (100% boost was more of an overtake button), the milage was ~2.9mpg. This car wasn't really outlawed in the next season, but they regulated the fuel economy in CanAm, allegedly because of the oil crisis in the early 70s.

[@truantray]

I don't know who started the idea that the 917 killed CanAm, but that's wrong. Before Porsche, CanAm was dominated by McLaren for years. Can Am died because the main series sponsor, Johnson Wax, pulled out leaving the series with no promotional efforts. If lack of competition and dull racing kills motorsport series, then explain F1.

[@crommontski4563]

In 1973 I watched Mark Donahue blow away the competition at Edmonton International Speedway in this incredible car. It was my first exposure to a road course and left me with a permanent addiction to roadracing. The drivers and cars of the CanAm era were a special breed indeed.

[@TheMovingChicane]

Two years ago, the Long Beach Grand Prix had a historic Can Am exhibition race and even as an exhibition these cars were so thrilling to watch. Wish I could’ve saw them live when the series was still around

[@ghostdog688]

Rfactor2 has the complete 1986 f1 carset. Pop in a Benetton on quali pace - or the “grenade” as it was known.

[@ghostdog688]

Tom Anderson if it’s going through lots of heat cycles, it’s basically been tempered. That makes them hard but fragile, like glass. They can take high pressures, but when/if they went, it was spectacular. Like, bits of the gear box and engine out the exhaust spectacular....

[@irrsinnrainer]

"If you crashed you died very quickly..." - Jimmy Broadbent, 2019

[@spikepsych]

Why is no one talking about how great Jimmy's commentary is? It honestly sounds like someone commentating a big sports event on TV and the voice is absolutely perfect.

[@IlPolemistaMisterioso]

This machine is a coffin on four wheels .

[@KXF41]

I'd still have a go in it 😎

[@jasonn4397]

Im starting to think you're a masochist, Jimmer

[@juanin200]

He likes pain.

[@guitarguymi]

Mark Donahue drove this car. He said something like. As a driver you always want more power but being in a car that lays black lines from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next might have enough.

[@yushanchen4193]

It's incredible how far along we have progressed in motorsports. Porsche's 919 EVO also has around 1200hp, but the laptimes between that and this is way bigger than what it should've been, at least on paper

[@zrspangle]

Aero

[@duncandehulst2016]

What if they'd run this thing with 4.5 bar like the qaulifying trims form the 1986 season of f1

[@alexhndr]

Engine: *WHY LIVE??*

So, now imagine some guys in the 70s wanted to drive this car for deamn 24 hours man!

[@xtherealhughesy]

New viewer here. That was some insane car control!

[@Hammerhead547]

Mark Donahue took one of these to Talledega Super Speedway (the longest fastest oval track in the world) and set a closed course world record speed 221 M/PH (he hit 241 M/PH at the end of the straightaways) which stood for decades. Incidentally Bill Elliot set an official lap record speed of 212 M/PH during qualifying for the 1986 Taledega 500 ( a record which still stands to this day) and then came back from being 2 laps down to win the race setting another speed record of 208 M/PH and making series history by becoming the first driver to achieve that feat while under green flag conditions..

[@MadRaiiden]

Dude, You should try the H2R in Ride3 Should be fun to watch you try to handle 326 bhp for 194kgs on a vehicle you're not used to! (Or even more, if you max it out in the game) (I did a 06:24 lap with some big mistakes with that bike, so I need to go back to it. But that should give you an idea of how insane it is. It's basically this car but on 2 wheels)

[@Karl-me4mh]

I came here after I tried it out in AC. The first time I went full throttle I hit a wall to my right. After I knew what was going on I actually didn't spin it another time. After a few laps I even played with that grip limit and found it quite entertaining to lose your back ever so slightly before catching it again. In my opinion this Porsche 917/30 is way easier to control than the The Ferrari F40 on 90's Tires, which I spin all the time.

[@skynet0912]

These laps are so much fun to watch! I'm still hoping for a comparrison video where you test a car with what you think is the best setup for a track, put a time in, and then set up the car to be as terrible as you can, and then do a lap to see how close you can get to the good setup!

[@nikkas117]

Poor Rebel Tree™. Hasn't seen you in a month and you fly past it at 300Km/h :(

[@glynpaton3062]

"Powered by the Type 912 flat-12 engine of 4.5, 4.9, or 5 litres, the 917/30 Can-Am variant was capable of a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time of 2.3 seconds, 0-124 mph (200 km/h) in 5.3 seconds, and a test track top speed of up to 240 mph (390 km/h)," according to Wiki. Compare this to the Bugatti Chiron with its 8 litre W18 producing 1500hp with all the bells and whistles a 2019 car can muster, including four wheel drive, 0=97km/h (60 mph) in 2.4 seconds, 0-200 km/h in 6.5 seconds and ultimately topping out at 289 mph or 465km/h. For a 47 year old car the Porche is an insane piece of kit! Congrats to Jimmy for keeping it on the track!

[@djbadlt]

Jimmy i have been WAITING for you to do this combination since you started this series

[@braytonc6574]

Omg I have work to do. I just set a 6:58 no mistakes in this beast. Jesus you're fast

[@shawntferrer9265]

Take a shot every time Jimmy says, “Lifts the front wheels off the ground.”

[@vonerics7711]

4:15 "The front wheels on this thing pretty much just there to make this a car; ..."

[@GS300Aaron]

I saw one of these at the NEC Autosport Show this year and I was such a fanboi. I saw it and made a B-line for it.

[@jr-qj6xw]

Jimmer - would love to see you do a lap in the 917K, as well. Especially with the excellent sound and skin mods available.

[@ICKY427]

i drove this around that terrible isle of man mod. because apparently i hate myself lol. it was....fun isnt the right word, but i dont regret attempting it. driving that car is an experience you tend not to forget

[@Villoresi]

As crazy as this is, what's crazier is that, thanks to Interserie, these cars actually raced on the Nordschleife in period, along with some other Group 7 beasts and some hotted-up Group 6 screamers. As tough as the Porsche 917/30 is to handle, I'd imagine a McLaren M8F Turbo or M20 Turbo would be even more difficult to keep on the road.

[@aidans4588]

6:36 when your car won’t start

[@martinh88]

Jimmy "I'd have shat myself 5 times by now" Broadbent.

[@doktorkraesch9402]

In the year Porsche introduced the 917, they didn't race it on the Nordschleife, they used the more nimble and more driveable 908 for the 1000KM of the Nurburgring that Year. Their logic was that they developed the 917 for the long straights in LeMans.

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

CanAm was the shit when i was a kid; the only asphalt racing I followed at the time. We lived by "dirt is for racing, pavement is for getting there".

[@Dave4291]

Loved this, what a car, great drive Jimmy

[@CD-Gaming]

There is only one other CAN-AM car that I know about, featuring in Gran Turismo and it is the same type of car as one you've already lapped the Nordschleiffe in! It is the Chapparel 2D, basically a fridge... with a turbine sticking out the back! Yep! It's a fan car! Same as the X2010 and X2011! And X2014 Fan Car! Yeah, there's another two of those things and the X2010 is the tame one! Well, "tameR"...

[@WoddCar]

The car without boost: hmmm seems pretty drivable with plenty of downforce The car when the boost kicks in: OHHH SHIT OHHH FUCC AAAAAA

[@fox71racer]

Taking Flugplatz flat in this is hilarious because the car stands up on it's rear bumper and proceeds to wreck spectacularly.

[@allaboutracing8447]

You have no idea how long I've been waiting to see this video thank you papa Jimmer

[@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...

[@connordimaggio5908]

Great video Jimmy! What a beast

[@Snowfireblues]

Ok... I know Streamers are often REALLY good at what they do, but you got me impressed taking turns in the Nordschleife at upwards of 150Km/h!!! Sure it's an F1 car, but those are deceptively difficult turns even at reasonable speeds!

[@Lord_Verminaard]

I have tried for many hours to get a clean lap with this car on the Nordschleife and I can't do it, well done sir.

[@SamAspden]

Can we see maybe a silhouette racer like the zakspeed Capri or the Tomica Skyline?

[@onlysaabsandcycles7126]

B R U T A L I T Y - just getting that turbo to spool anywhere here looked like a challenge!

[@FORZAPOTENZA]

Would be intrigued to see how some of the junior racers do. Could do the new Formula 3 (GP3 replacement) vs the old Formula 3 (the Macau ones)

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Fast & difficult car to drive : *exist* Jimmy 🅱oi : *I WANT THAT SHIT*

[@blueflags599]

Now imagine doing a whole race in this thing

[@BotulinSpikedMarzipan]

The car does 100L/100km

[@Andy81287]

Yes, took my suggestion, along with others am sure, it's a beast and a hard drive for sure

[@MrJuggernautishere]

will come back to this in future

[@Slahinki]

Got any other CanAm cars? Like one of the McLaren M8 versions or something?

[@xXeXpl0r3RXx]

Just tried it myself and I gotta say I totally fell in love with the car

[@RegalCobra097]

Since the turbo spins up at 6-7k RPM, it must be one absolute unit.

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

I still don't understand, how do you not get sick playing a driving game in VR, especially with so many direction changes?

[@truantray]

They rarely used this car at full boost in CanAm racing. Despite the crazy power,no one actually died in one. They call it the car that killed CanAm, but that was because fans wanted competitive racing in the 70s, they would not tolerate F1 the way it is today. Jimmy should try the same era McLaren.

[@Neo-Midgar]

Jesus fuck, on the straights I was almost having palpitations, lol.

[@Kuchenblech_Mafioso]

This thing was so thirsty that they decided to include a 400 liter tank in it

[@Sloppykop]

Nice video man, Hope you have had a nice time in Denmark

[@Mach1048]

Porsche also had a Flat 16 twin turbo version of this car in development for CANAM as well, but, they had aero issues with it so it never actually raced. With a couple more years of CANAM it probably would have seen a track.

[@kaitoanderson2845]

I saw this car in the recent evo magazine. My jaw was on the floor

[@MrTripsJ]

So how safe is this car in an accident? Porsche engineer: *Yes*

[@LasherTimora]

Actually, I think he answered "No".

[@vladivosdog]

@@LasherTimora r/woooosh

[@LasherTimora]

@@vladivosdog Fuck if I remember what this was about 2 years ago, but I'm pretty sure I got it and was trying to reference something else :P

[@allthehandlesweretaken]

the mad lad actully did it

[@robbnutter4665]

I got to see Mark Donahue drive that beast at Riverside in 1973! Needless to say...he won.

[@davonmulder5272]

I have been waiting for this!🦀

[@ranchu8385]

*this car looks like the mix of a 935 and 962*

[@abysss91]

The real HP/tonne during the race was actually 1:1, not 2:1, since the driver's massive balls added a lot of weight and mechanical grip to it.