Ruf CTR "Yellow Bird" full laps on Nürburgring Nordshleife 1987 (Option Auto)

Faczination on Nürburgring (Nordschleife)
Stephan Rozer on Board
Ruf CTR1 Yellow Bird :
Flat6 3.3 l, Twin Turbos KKK
469 ch / 5 950 tr/mn
56,4 mkg / 5 100 tr/mn
1 222 kg
0-100 km/h : 4.2 s
400m D.A. : 12 s
1 000 m D.A. : 21 s
Max Speed : 342 km/h

[@Soknik01]

You spend years behind the wheel and eventually are able to get your vehicle performing at what you assume must surely be close to the limit. Then one random afternoon you stumble upon some 1980s footage of a real driver taking corners at literally twice the speed you can, in a car that's orders of magnitude more difficult and dangerous to drive than your own... Feast upon the humble pie -

[@1312_PV]

@@budlit1854 probably, why would it matter? So many woman drivers are LEAGUES above you.

[@budlit1854]

@@1312_PV and your leagues under me.. judging by your channel pic. Fucking pussy hahahaha

[@1312_PV]

@@budlit1854 I put my channel pic when I was like 14, many years ago, but you are still below 14 mentaly, considering all your arguments are lame failed attempts at trying to offend someone.

[@1312_PV]

@Ryan Davidson I barely understood you, sorry, I'm not native.

[@1312_PV]

@@budlit1854 Oh and also, BUD LIGHT is like drinking water, a 14 year old here drinks harder stuff than that shit ahahajahhahaha

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Front axle: k let's take this turn Rear axle: I WANNA BE FIRST

[@littledramaboy]

This is one of my favorite comments on KZbin. Bless you.

[@JMB-gt6of]

@@littledramaboy does this car have a front axle lol? its kind of dumb tbh

[@littledramaboy]

@@JMB-gt6of good point, it would make more sense with "wheels" but it's still very funny.

[@JMB-gt6of]

@@littledramaboy indeed don't let me ruin it tho XD

[@joshjackburns]

@@JMB-gt6of well, the axles connect the wheels to the car so a car can’t drive without them

[@estebanhernandez9165]

Two legends, one's a machine, the other a car

[@chrisS19019]

That’s really good. I’m stealing that to say about myself wherever I can

[@IloveGodGod]

Bro my name is Esteban Lopez Hernandez

[@porrito66]

​@@IloveGodGodcredit card digits? just to check if they're the same too

[@PaulWashington..]

@@IloveGodGod Hello i also love God . Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@ianportnoy4746]

I want to like this comment, but I don't want to disturb the devil.

[@TheOneandOnlyGodHydra]

The steering wheel spends more time pointing to the outside of the turn than the inside. Absolute legend

[@FearlessLeader2001]

Just a little kick into the corner, then holding opposite lock, guiding that pendulum. Insane skill.

[@marcusxenon]

@@FearlessLeader2001 Turn left to go right

[@pedrosaulys9569]

That's the engine put in the rear

[@arahok7675]

if was good, he would hold the world record even today, but no, instead to keep in track, these cars of that times wasted too much tire and TIME making the pilot compensating the angle. i really not miss these times, i'm glad that this lack of performance finally ended and today most cars obey our plan.

[@arahok7675]

@@FearlessLeader2001 that is true, this pilot deserve all the respect

[@CarlosPanades]

No helmet, no gloves, no fear, just a couple pair of balls and skills! This is one of the greatest videos I've seen!

[@cybertree]

No kidding, perfect example of A *REAL* DRIVER! HE EVEN DID IT IN HIS SLIPPERS HAHA! XD

[@CarlosPanades]

cybertree LOL

[@gregv3920]

Carlos Panades NO SHOES!

[@CarlosPanades]

Greg V LOL true!

[@derkeiler6811]

Greg V Still shoes but only slipper.

[@j.d.3181]

Engineer: “Sir, here’s your helmet. Do you feel ready for this?” Driver: “My what?”

[@zentaur966]

Weight reduction bro

[@alexm566]

"Never wear one, it's a distraction"

[@matttondr9282]

Are we driving through a construction zone or something??

[@discombob93]

This was 1987. Almost guaranteed he didn't even have a seat belt 🙃

[@BillyBob-qf9th]

I'm glad to see he was wearing his safety socks.

[@tbg008]

It must be Ayrton Senna and his mocassim shoes.

[@IrLosin]

This is the opposite of what Dutch people mean when we call someone a hero in socks

[@jds6206]

Nomex safety socks....

[@moody1353]

hahaahahahvavaahaahahhjykkdsha made my day

[@Sean_Farmer]

One of the best comments ever!

[@N0thingIsTrue]

Downforce provided by the sheer weight of the balls...

[@malteins]

LOL

[@TheRguru1]

That must be why they didn't add any more aero bits or a bigger wing to the car. It just wasn't necessary ;)

[@50037]

And no Helmet !

[@soplim8632]

They are very big and heavy steel balls

[@sux2bu883]

As much this thing is almost out of control, it must have street tires on it. He probably says soft compound tires takes the fun out of it.

[@jez_77]

7:04 is such a great moment too, his rear suddenly snaps while exiting the Carousel, but instead of lifting or panicking he just keeps his foot to the floor and powerslides through the entire next corner completely sideways. This video is an absolute definition of perfect car control

[@istvanlorinczi2817]

It's rear engined, had he lifted there, he would've hit the inside wall

[@jez_77]

@@istvanlorinczi2817 Yeah, I know. Thats why its great that he kept that powerslide whilst being under full control of the Yellowbird. And it looks badass af

[@xphxntomx]

Powerslides are so satisfying.

[@Andrei-cp5jr]

Had he lifted, he would dhave spun. All Porsche 911's do that. He really knows that car.

[@sushimementomori7239]

@@Andrei-cp5jrmy guy that’s not not just Porsches. If your rear is swung out with no corrections being made you’re gonna spin regardless.

[@marioskoutras6583]

This video gives me more adrenaline than any Ken Block video. It's real, not staged, this car is trying to kill you constantly, no tcs, no abs, nothing! It's like fighting a mad dragon and Stefan Rozer is the man who gives the finger to that dragon!

[@CardizoneSemblance]

What stefan is doing is driving. Not being driven as most cars do for you.

[@46467878]

Ken Block never claimed his videos aren't staged. They're both entertaining videos, no need to compare.

[@Artel295]

Ken Block just child))))

[@46467878]

Artel295 Artel295 just fetus))))

[@FEGTTTSDH]

if that is just "driving" well the new porsche 918 or zr1 or p1... stefan is only playing if he drives it. This ruf is not a car made for normal people

[@MrUltraworld]

470 HP with a 500 pound pendulum hanging off the back. As stable as a waterbed.

[@yeahnahsweetas]

...balancing on a rocking horse

[@cattcameo]

His 500 pound cast-iron balls balance the weight

[@DrBIeed]

Fred Garvin In the cars defense some of those slides were intentionally induced.

[@TheGoodChap]

And it doesn't even have the big tires, and I think this used an engine configuration where the engine was farther back which had already been abandoned by porsche lol

[@ghomerhust]

yeah think about tires from the mid 80s putting up with this kind of torture. the skill it takes to keep this monster between the grassy sides is insane

[@98-SR5]

Wow, I never realized how beautiful the scenery around the ring was, I've always been to busy watching E36 BMWs bounce between the walls.

[@puntoni]

Well it’s name is the Green Hell after all.

[@RocketPropelledWombat]

Nice

[@petesliwa9316]

There are 173 turns in the Nürburgring Nordschleife. That car attempted murder 174 times. God damn good driving though. Seeing newer cars (albeit lapping faster) looks boring because of all the driver aids and well tuned suspension, tires, etc. This lap was all driver input and no mistakes.

[@viktort8229]

I'd take being faster over bragging about "hurr durr driving aids and good tires make it too boring" I'm sure pro drivers of that era would do the same.

[@exsappermadman25055]

Its an absolute animal!....

[@lucastekkan]

I would take a well tuned car with good tires over a death machine anyday. Not only I will be faster, but also safer

[@michaelczesnozki1671]

You know they turn all the aids off right? That’s why Track Mode on cars almost always turns off ABS, Traction Control, Steering Assist, etc.

[@Car1osDanger]

@@michaelczesnozki1671 false... adaptive steering is never "turned off" also the ecu and overall "brain" if you will is much more advanced. These days its extremely rare to see a manual 6 speed gearbox. Some have sequential manual transmissions with up to 7 or 8 gears. That means no heel toe, no rev match, no moment where you have to let go of the wheel to shift. You put Lewis Hamilton in a formula 2 or formula car from the Hunt, Lauda, Regnezonni, Moss era hed be toast... id love to see Lewis Hamilton battle it out with James Hunt... poor kid would be so frustrated only to find out that James Huntt wasnt even trying.

[@robertwaffel8248]

The problem with having such a capable test driver is no matter how lethal the car is (like the CTR) he will always say "No it's fine. Easy to handle. I had no problem tossing it down the Nordschleife." - Result: EVERY CUSTOMER WILL DIE! :-) :-)

[@volvo245]

Lol indeed. But i have to wonder if this guy actually thought that....That cabin is full of arms and legs every second of the drive.

[@shaft9000]

LOL...the gap between truth and fantasy

[@jjhpor]

Anybody who thinks he can get in a car like that and drive like that without years of practice and unnatural ability is a good candidate for Darwin's sideroad.

[@Marauder1981]

Then he is a rubbish test driver. But I get your point.

[@Kmancanada]

😂

[@MrButterInaCan]

Crazy how he doesn't lift After the big straight and doesn't panic when he's on the grass at ~200mph. Absolute mad lad

[@TheGoodChap]

Every time he got remotely close to the grass I winced. If one wheel goes into the grass in a porsche with the weight in the back you're going to find yourself driving backwards at 100mph into a tree like all the others that have been widowmaked

[@donblub]

he lifts, just to get some weight on the front tires so he can turn, but he lifts, and the topspeed with this car at the end of the dottinger höhe is more like 180mph, maybe less

[@tormentorxl2732]

If you lift you spin out. Typical older 911 characteristic.

[@donblub]

@@tormentorxl2732 if you don't know what you are doing, yes. but that guy knows how to drive a car. on an old porsche, you don't have a lot of weight on the front wheels, so if you want to turn, you need to shift weight

[@swishfpv821]

@Bread And Circuses he recorded a speed of 211 mph on this lap

[@flammenjc]

Notice how he hoons it like a madman, but slows down to pass other road users safely and respectfully. How it should be done at the ring... How times change...

[@CardizoneSemblance]

How it should be done at any track

[@Icepacalapse]

"hoon" implies that it was staged and practiced while wrecking a bunch of cars. This is real.

[@0xsergy]

@J.D. Turner barely sideways at all, tires were quiet

[@thatoneweirdkid7385]

Seems like people have got that backwards.

[@SpaceyCortex]

Turistenfahren or Free laps for anyone that pay the toll ticket, should be for responsible fast driving and not about lap times. Overtaking during these rides is allowed left side only, just like german highways. Stupid things get you banned for the day, dangerous things get you banned for life.

[@kelly00000111111]

How have I gone 30 years without seeing this video. Unbelievable driving.

[@marcelk3847]

Where are you from?

[@stenovitz]

@@marcelk3847 30 years walk from here?

[@clockhanded]

As legendary as this performance is, it makes me wonder the amazing driving that happens all the time on Nurburgring and elsewhere and never gets recorded.

[@dazzledonkey]

Nowadays any fool can go round the Nurburgring at a fast pace. Back then, and even now, only a true maestro could weave a furious "widow maker" around there and come back home to dinner.

[@digitalcamaro9708]

​@@dazzledonkey You're right. But these monsters will always exist, and they drive like this guy all of the time.

[@yeetusdeletus9]

driver slows down after completing first lap* rear tires: "ITS FINALLY OVER, THE TOTURE IS FINALLY OVER..." driver: "but wait there's more..."

[@kostman23]

Are, Are you, are you talking about porn?

[@Robert-Cinque777]

Tires: here we go again

[@unrealeck]

30+ years later, that's still FAST.

[@ChrisJones-yu9rz]

That set a record for a long time actually, but yes you are correct sir! That shit is still fast

[@The-KP]

Drive it like you stole it!

[@alphatrion100]

Sliding often means you are losing time. F1 cars don't slide

[@hustlerfour]

@@alphatrion100 man shut up

[@mikblues_146]

@@alphatrion100 Depends, if that were the case, rally cars wouldn't slide

[@rootsmanuva82]

They didn't call it the Widow Maker for nothing. Absolutely insane.

[@tapsofosiris3110]

Nobody called the yellowbird the widow maker.

[@Goobermint]

@@tapsofosiris3110 because they are all dead for taking their foot off the gas.

[@sjk6097]

Stefan Roser....legend. What a drive....skill WAY beyond us all.

[@JoCo480]

Thank you for the name, I was wondering. Thats one to remember.

[@sethmorton1856]

Can you imagine being one of the cars he rips by? This would be the equivalent of seeing a next-gen Koenigsegg drift by you on the track. There was nothing else that could match this car in the 80s.

[@moejr1974]

It took the McLaren F1 to break the yellowbirds ring record in 94.

[@jonsku321]

really? not even a f40?

[@sethmorton1856]

jonsku321 Yeah I doubt it. F40 wasn't nearly as fast.

[@moejr1974]

The official Yellowbird time on the ring is 8:05. I cannot find the F40 nor F1 times for the full ring. I did find one for the F40 for the smaller ring config at 7:40. I made an error. It was the Jag Xj220 that broke the yellowbirds ring record

[@Beolex]

True, I wish I could go back in the 80's and see what "exotic" and "supercar" must've been like. Today they still, perform and sound amazing, can you imagine back in 1987?

[@rustyATV]

13:17 Never noticed, before, you can hear the helicopter crew talking and laughing as he exits the carousel.

[@Berchol]

😂

[@UNO279]

What a time

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

14:49 I mean, are you kidding me?

[@herberthans7015]

you don't see much stuff like this anymore. that's because it's forbidden to upload sexual content to youtube.

[@von...]

@@herberthans7015 I see you too were recommended this video recently lmao

[@benzintrinker5821]

@Timothy McSweeney Yes they do... damn algorithm have become smart but they will never be genious enough to drive a car round the ring like that. holy shit

[@TheCorrectionist1984]

And 4:11. That much counter street at that speed. Insane.

[@Adam-FR]

That driver blew my mind. Masterful. 🤯

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

No traction control. No abs. No torque vectoring. No helmet. No shoes! All skill, and nerves of steel! It's been awhile since I watched this incredible display of REAL driving!

[@Ignacio.Romero]

In 1987 both ABS and TCS already existed

[@buckorooster]

Ignacio Romero TCS and ABS were both rarely used in cars though around that time, and the CTR definitely didn't have either

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@buckorooster All premium cars at that year had, at least, ABS

[@buckorooster]

@@Ignacio.Romero It's funny you mention 1987, that's the year of my Starion ESi-R which does have rear ABS, but most cars definitely did not have TCS. This CTR though was based off the Carrera 3.2 which never came with ABS.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@buckorooster Well, I did a bit more research. Like I said, most premium cars had ABS, but the yellowbird, f40 and others aren't premium cars, they are supercars. My wrong for assuming they would be equipped with ABS since other luxury cars (from Mercedes and BWM for example) did have ABS

[@elkey1000]

Example why no car movie with best effects can match reality. One of the very best motor video ever made. Raw power and skills.

[@GregoryShtevensh]

Oh so well said mate!

[@opmike343]

This guy has two sets of balls running in SLI.

[@quintin359]

opmike343 Sack linking interface

[@SneakySandhu]

+Whatsit Tooyah LMAO

[@sieve5]

EPIC LULS

[@lucywucyyy]

sli sucks tho

[@iaial0]

@@lucywucyyy but the jokes on it do not

[@Soonzuh]

That sound at 14:51! It's like the anguished scream of a frustrated evil spirit.

[@madmax2069]

Lmao, well said. It's screaming because it's trying as hard as it can to kill him but is in anguish because it's unable to.

[@BpgaMusic]

hands down the best clip. they needed more of those angles to catch his insane drifts.

[@Bravo21]

Back in the 80's my Dad's best friend had one of these. I was at his house with Dad and remember him showing me the new exhaust he had just gotten for it. It did sound wonderful. I dont think he drove it a dozen times... for him it was a trophy with bragging rights. RIP Luke. Hope you and Dad are fishing in the Bahamas of Heaven.

[@demontwashington5388]

That's a hell of a piece of driving. Man, the transitional behavior of that thing is just pure evil, but he's clearly mastered it. Amazing skills.

[@BollocksUtwat]

+Demont Washington I assume its the boost that's making him fight it.

[@SquillyMon]

+Demont Washington They arent evil...they got that reputation from Green or no driving skills of Lawyers and Doctors who thought they could drive. The tail happy character of 911's is well known. After that you use it to your advantage...no car communicates what it is doing or about to do better than these 911's. Not the cars fault if you dont speak its language.

[@ianwilmoth]

It's for people who know what they are doing but it's still dangerous. And that's why we all marvel at the results. Like a lion tamer!

[@TheRguru1]

It's probably to do with how most people simply aren't used to the way they handle. After all, 911's are the practically the only cars with a rear engine placement (some exceptions, but most of which were discontinued long ago). Most people might be trying to drive it like a front or mid engined car, but the 911 has always required a completely different driving style.

[@TheRguru1]

Ian Wilmoth I think a lion would be a lot less scary than this car XD

[@NEKROSE_]

8:41 drones were really noisy back then

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Ah yes, we called those "Helicopters" … it's one of those weird drones with only 2 propellers, very strange!

[@afilleduptaco]

Grumpy ol' Boot r/wooosh

[@JHX1]

And fast!

[@eoinsweetman9263]

@Obese Taco double whoosh.

[@GewelReal]

@@Grumpy_old_Boot it's not even a propeller

[@carlosmartin1995]

This is art guys, remember it for generations like a Beethoven symphony.

[@wernotdonewithu3132]

The 80's really *were* crazy. People lived by mottos like "Nothing succeeds like excess." , "The sky's the limit." and "What can't be acquired with money can be with more money." The cocaine they sniffed embodied all those mottos perfectly both figuratively and literally. Ruf CTR - and outrageous car for an outrageous era.

[@signs80]

WeRnotDone WithU Damn I sure wish I was alive back then. It was peak America basically

[@thelessofyouthebetter7002]

word!

[@CallMeMrX]

Not to mention Group B :D

[@ile911]

@King Brilliant why ? Did you live in soviet union ?

[@seanm.collins9888]

@King Brilliant transformers, gi joe, masters of the universe,...............

[@benoit1335]

i love how the trees grew so much since then hahaha

[@olliemorgan974]

This might be some of the most skilful driving I have ever witnessed. It is car control on a whole other level, how he didn't make 1 mistake I have no idea. As remarkably unbalanced as that chassis is, the way driver predicts it's movements and winds the oppo' lock on is absolutely mesmerising!

[@RST9413]

is not unbalanced,lol. This is the purpose. He use the weight of the car for turn in. if it was an 50 50 ,it will slughish like hell . thats one reason why Porsche is one of the best.

[@ianwilmoth]

The dude seriously flicks it into every single corner and then countersteers, even at 150 mph. I'm in love.

[@bryanfle]

114 times. Thats the number of times that I counted when he should have lost control and binned the thing. At least he had proper safety equipment. Gotta be hard to work the pedals like that with balls the size of church bells.

[@wizedo]

Well, that's the stuff with those rear engine cars. Indulge in the pendulum effect, make it do the work instead of fighting it and tame it by loading the rear tires as soon as possible. All sprinkled with smooth steering inputs. Stephan Rozer, a real master of that art.

[@TheMediaparc]

@bryanfle Hahahahhahah 😂 lost it with the “church bells” 🔔 😂🔔

[@lotusesprit38]

😀😁😂

[@Paulman50]

But the more traction you loose on the rear the slower your lap time.

[@FOH3663]

@@Paulman50 Showmanship

[@gerdhermann752]

I've watched this about 100 times...the driver is a MACHINE! This is 'changing direction with your right' foot at its best....🤩

[@GregoryShtevensh]

Yep, he hold such a drastic slip angle, which is why he is able to corner so damn fast. Amazing to watch when you realize what he is doing. He fully understands the typical Porsche characteristics, clearly

[@bradman7281]

7:07 Jesus, it just won't quit oversteering!

[@tankiller9638]

Thats the lovely turbo reminding the driver that it will kill him if he gets too cocky lol

[@Anaxarxes]

the amount of mechanical grip of cars being increased over the years is astonishing. This looks more rallying than track driving. Amazing skills, what a great driver!

[@Bobsofax64]

Full send on the straights and "easy" corners, drifting around the "slower" ones. All that in a fully analog, bright yellow axe murderer. The amount of skill, balls, track knowledge and luck to perform this masterpiece of driving, on an open Nordschleife no less, is hard to comprehend. WOW!

[@SuperLeafyman]

Luck? You had me until that

[@Bobsofax64]

@@SuperLeafyman Luck with the traffic

[@dryjointdave]

at 4.05 he takes his right hand off the wheel while doing about 150mph to re-adjust his LARGE kahunas. great vid

[@playingretro3636]

I didn't notice, seems that he usually does readjusting on the edge LOL!

[@TheMediaparc]

dryjointdave «Kahunas» 😂😂😂

[@GewelReal]

He was just shifting the ballast

[@FOH3663]

@@TheMediaparc 👍 yes! ... cajones But yeah, funny either way

[@FOH3663]

@@GewelReal Exactly! ... ballast Gewel ✔ = Genius

[@Hempflakes]

This video is a great example of how difficult it can be to drive these rear-engined, rear-wheel drive cars. It also shows how bumpy nordshleife is, lol.

[@TopiasSalakka]

This car came to Assetto Corsa and it is indeed very hard to drive, even in a simulator :/

[@Hempflakes]

I have to admit, I didn't know about this car until A.C. I knew about the 911 though. A rear-engined rear wheel drive car is bound to be hard to drive xD but very fast and efficient.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hempflakes Same here. Its a tough old bugger to drive fast in AC but they have nailed the sound.

[@calom4823]

Those car was realy rear engine , recently porsche have start to cheat a little by getting the engine closer to the middle and still calling it rear engine :P . Annyway im not against little moer stability when i seen that lol .

[@stressbizzle]

Topias Salakka I took about an hour trying over and over to finish a single lap of the tourist circuit in it on the default setup/tyres, finally managed a 7:56.36. Ragged as hell and a real monster to drive, great fun though.

[@pan17awa]

this video alone is the living embodiment of "Turn left to go right." what a fucking legend.

[@derlandvogt11]

I had the luck to know Stefan Roser and to drive 2 or 3 times with him (even the Yellow Bird :-) ) He was the Ken Block of the 80´s, but, without Internet and KZbin he was not famous. There are cars, wich are easier to handle than a Porsche, but he "felt" the car perfect... I will never forget it!

[@jamesshunt5123]

Ken Block is a stunt car driver, not a racer. When he tried to compete in the WRC (World Rally Championship) he was nowhere near the special section times of the world's elite. Ken Block is famous *exactly because of internet and KZbin* not due to his *actual* skill as a racer.

[@316creative2]

@@jamesshunt5123 True, but to his credit, his failure at WRC and at World Rally Cross had much more to do with the car than with him. Ford couldn't field a competitive machine.

[@Lewis.Alcindor]

@@316creative2 Pretty sure if you spoke to Ken, he would admit that he was the problem, and not the car.

[@bagelitsandila4611]

I am officially jelaous of you, sir!

[@twincammike8329]

@@316creative2 lol he can't drive for shit...he crash every car he gets in... useless...

[@AMERICANPSYCHO73]

This might be the best driving video around the Nordschleife ever recorded. In a today's world where high-tech computer systems makes anyone a 10X better driver than they really are, this video is all balls and pure skill. Stefan Roser - wherever you are, I tip my hat and raise my Pilsner to you, good sir. No one will ever make a 911 dance like you did. #blackbelt

[@Hyp33rX]

Word! Absolutely

[@46467878]

Oh please, I'm tired of this "back then everything was better" bullshit, with all due respect. If the current regulations allowed this, I'm 100% sure a nut pro driver would attempt to do something like this. I like current cars better, why? They have the best of both worlds. You have insane performance with enough driver's assistance tech to keep your ass alive. I guarantee you those folks form the "golden age" of cars would do anything to drive these new cars instead.

[@AMERICANPSYCHO73]

Stop your clucking, little chicken... It appears you completely mis-read my post. I'm not making a comment about which cars are better (modern versus old-school); rather, I'm simply making a comment about Stefan Roser's driving skills, especially considering the absence of various traction control systems, chassis control systems, double clutch transmissions, etc. It takes 10X the skill and 10X the balls to drive that Yellow Bird, than it does a modern GT3RS. The debate of which car is better is no different than arguing apples and oranges.

[@46467878]

"It takes 10X the skill and 10X the balls to drive that " No it doesn't. It's slightly harder, not as safer, but definitely not as challenging as you make it seem. Pro drivers these days can definitely drive like this if not much better. The only reason it doesn't happen is due to new regulations. I guess what I'm trying to say is, drop the elitist attitude and quit sounding like a neckbeard. Ex: "I tip my hat and raise my Pilsner to you, good sir. No one will ever make a 911 dance like you did."

[@Chewygsxr]

AmericanPsycho73 for sure, he was on the edge every second, he was correcting his steering constantly with precise precision.

[@quackers4207]

this is just beautiful! a terrifying dance between man and machine. you can see the wheel being tossed back and forth from the front wheels and him fighting it back in line. just awesome, love 80s Porsche. those were real sports cars. race cars on the road

[@AdventuresWest]

No motorcyclists were harmed in the making of this video

[@stevebell4853]

.....but local underwear sales were up considerably.

[@theonlynontrollhere]

A few of those corners had brown hazards after some of those drift passes though

[@RanLinlayrian]

Probably the most counter steering needed I've seen on the ring. The true widow maker, hands down.

[@OxBlitzkriegxO]

a lot of that counter steering was forced. the car didnt need to be turned in like that on many of the corners.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

I find myself doing the same thing playing RaceRoom lmao. Afterwards I say “wait I didn’t need that much countersteering, Jesus” and then I wince in embarrassment.

[@putinski666]

​@@OxBlitzkriegxO these cars are butt heavy and notoriously understeery if you try to enter corners the traditional way. But yeah this dude's thrashing it around like it owes him money.

[@thomas9794]

Pas d’électronique pas de boîte auto juste du talent comme on en fait plus A l’époque on pilotait vraiment! Bravo et respect!!!

[@smokeyrandy7572]

16 minutes of glorious driving followed by 2 hours of laughing my ass off at the glorious comments!!!!

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

These shitty comments always make the experience worse. Isolating the video itself puts me in a better mood until I move on to the cancerous comment section.

[@smokeyrandy7572]

@@dividedstatesofamerica2520 Um, you realize you don't have to read the comment section?

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

@@smokeyrandy7572 Suck it up and take some fucking power dumps.

[@leepicgaymer5464]

@@smokeyrandy7572 No but i have to scroll down and the only things my eyes see are the comments

[@sepplmeier6637]

Zitat Walter Röhrl: „Am besten ist ein Mittelding zwischen untersteuern und übersteuern mit der Tendenz zum Drift!“ Nach diesem Video weiß ich was der Walter damit meint! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 Das ist eines der besten Videos die ich je gesehen habe 👍

[@ledzeppelin27]

you know you're playing too much forza when you know every single turn on a track that is 14 miles long. what a driver, what a car

[@musewolfman]

+ledzeppelin27 Soooo true! Got my start on that track in GT4, moved up to Forza, now I'm honestly tired of it.

[@mro9466]

+LegacyMuse Time to do it in real life :p

[@_TimTurb0_]

@@musewolfman blasphemy!

[@heamees4822]

Based on Assetto Corsa and this amazing footage, this car is one of the rawest and craziest driving experiences you can have

[@69kiyo69]

yep, still my favourite car in Assetto corsa with Street vintage tires ♥ love that car,you cant hassitate on one second ! cause you are dead :D and thas why i love this car.. You have to give it all you´ve got...Im driving it on like 110% :D

[@highoffgunpowder]

In project cars this car is mental as well 😂

[@nicogentz4588]

Gallardo SL Step 3 on street tires joined the chat

[@ghomerhust]

seriously one of the greatest Ring videos ever made. this guy hangs it all out! in a bone stock Bird. stunning and beautiful!

[@MrCavemanDave]

This car is crazy, drives like it's on ice with the engine so far back. Sideways on straightaways. If I was one of those guys on a motorcycle seeing that thing coming up beside me, I would be terrified he is about to take me out.

[@GewelReal]

13:42 OMG YES BABY!

[@dominickruiz1240]

Hell yeah! I love that still shot, see the CTR flying through that corner sideways...

[@pyklwheostanzan6901]

this is just.... INCREDIBLE the amount of skill he has is just sickening... hats off to you sir! Everything about this is perfection... the track.. the car... the shifts, and drifts.. the countersteers... your a god among mortals at driving.

[@MrHungrySimon]

Came here straight after watching Yellowbird featured on Jay Leno's Garage. Really amazing car control, I would've binned it after 2 corners.

[@DrTheRich]

same

[@Sindor33]

So do I.

[@RiesterMeister]

I would have binned it milliseconds after turning the ignition key

[@mihajlovucinic011]

I would go straight in t1. :D

[@jeremclean4668]

Likewise lol

[@G0ML333]

No fear for his own life or the car, this is the definition of balls to the wall. Holy Sh*t!

[@lloyd324]

That is more impressive than the newer faster times to me. Lively would be an understatement. Great driving.

[@identiticrisis]

This is a golden video. When I first saw it, it cemented in me the understanding that a good driver can anticipate the dynamics of the car and perfectly time their inputs to match. He would of course always be waiting for the car if he weren't timing the transitions so they end when he needs them to for the next input. Naturally he is still having to react to the car and road surface, but he does so in a way that returns complete control to him quickly. Also, you know you've got it sussed when the steering wheel is mostly straight going around corners!

[@Scott19x]

4:30

[@jasonnandu]

He is assisted by lack of power steering, tc, abs. Just the raw driving experience, basically.

[@nuckels188]

Rear engine explains the straight wheel. Old (pre 1995) porsche explains the car trying to kill him

[@m1co294]

The wheel moves according to where the car wants to go, it's not all totally calculations.

[@riquelmeone]

@@m1co294it’s a bit more complex than that in a car like that. your sentence makes sense when he is on the straights, the moment he enters the corners, your sentence goes out of the exhaust

[@TheGoodChap]

The amount of adrenaline in his body during this is probably enough to kill most normal animals.

[@BlonnyBoy]

This guy must've gone through a real ruf devorce. Risking it all for the nurbürgring biscuit. And he sure got that biscuit

[@jellene4eva]

driving on nordshleife like a rally stage

[@ItsJustMetrion]

Well, before they decided to renew the asphalt it was very comparable, like one big asphalt rally!

[@Munkenba]

0:45 is probably the most ballsy part of the video, even on playstation I'm too scared to go flat out on that blind hill

[@yerrie1908]

thats Flughplatz, fly place, it has that name with a reason ( ; But for race cars with ground effect it's flat out trough flughplatz

[@Munkenba]

I think I'd evacuate my bowels upon landing g forces and shear terror every time

[@TheGoodChap]

to think that if his grip was weakened and the wheel jumped out of his hands he would be gone in an instant. The stress of doing what he's doing here is what makes this driver so incredible, he was doing this lap just for fun and not to set a good time. His response to critics saying he was slowing his time while drifting in the corners was something along the lines of "When my wife and I have sex we're not always trying to have children".

[@Munkenba]

TheGoodChap Never heard that one before, that's hysterical!

[@yerrie1908]

TheGoodChap you don't always make love to have baby's he said, but i guess its the sqme

[@microbuilder]

Man, you could almost feel the car get nearly weightless at the top of some of those crests, all that weight up in the air just flying...amazing run!

[@turboslag]

Under twitchy in the dictionary it says, "see RUF Yellow Bird"!

[@Dez456]

Hahaha

[@edwardburek1717]

Obviously not the Coventry English Dictionary... 😄

[@petesmith9475]

well it is still 911 meaning there will be that oversteer to understeer thing going on because weight distribution that gets us normies often off the guard, but it's not biggie for guy with this skill set drifting away.

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

@@edwardburek1717 It's the Nurburgring English dictionary.

[@mx_nana_banana]

ruf ctr "yellow bird" - the most efficient way to get rid of tyres.

[@painxxxl]

probably to get rid of yourself as well...:D

[@leomux2004]

Driving in Nurburgring with the Yellowbird without any type of helmet and overall... This guy is a absolutely madlad!

[@youmustbethatninja]

I was visibly sweating just watching this video.

[@dopeymark]

tr comet mee too

[@Trades46]

Near 470hp in a very unstable machine (early 911 turbos were VERY temperamental) and with 80s rubber compounds driving flat out on 'the Green Hell'... It is as if God of Racing himself was driving.

[@NvrchFotia]

Trades46 The green hell is the Südschleife.

[@volkswagenk7017]

the Venturi 400 GT made 70 horsepower less than the them, but both are good cars (the Venturi is more stable but still a very powerful car)

[@nalabear97]

thing was, this wasn’t a Porsche, it was a RUF. It was lighter than a porsche, and a VERY conservative rating of 471 horsepower, with all of the power and most of the weight in the rear.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

470 was the lowest output they could find in production, so that's the numbers they sent to the TÜW. Real output figures should be in the 550 region.

[@eatdirt13]

Still arguably the best Nurburgring video. This is a guy who knows the car 100% and knows exactly what it’s going to do with every input. Fantastic!

[@thefourthwall9022]

This guy is at one with his car, probably some of the most impressive skills I've ever seen.

[@aaronwoodcock4715]

You have to take an oversteer turn with constant throttle. It's a scary thought, but if you let off the gas, kiss what stability you have goodbye, and say hello to possibly the wall.

[@neilanderson891]

That's what creates "lift-throttle-oversteer" ... that's why the C4 was invented. Porsche needed a less risky car for the masses. I'm one of the masses.

[@ChristophersGopro]

To me what makes it so impressive, is he is truly using the natural oversteer to his complete advantage. No time for E brakes, he trusts the heavy rear (and grip) of that car. As well as his lack of gear lol. Truly one of the best videos I’ve ever seen

[@wiLdchiLd2k]

As often luck is mistaken for skill...

[@mchockney3664]

Most legendary onboard footage ever captured at the Nürburgring!

[@RoadRunner1980]

Amazing! Is this driver even human? Sick skills.

[@Saabpatrioten]

some says...

[@gansente9446]

Andreas Karlsson it's a stigg

[@jamesb8028]

I love the speed wobble’s at 200mph going straight. This guy is bad ass

[@ripptorr]

How do you know what speed he had?

[@michiel2722]

This car is an wobbly oversteer disaster and he handles it like it's part of him. Amazing.

[@jasonc32amg]

That 911 seems like a very easy and forgiving car at the limit.

[@Sindor33]

It seems, just jumping inside it and it's already at the limit...

[@Ausc42]

Since some of the hardcore porsche versions from this era are nicknamed "widowmaker" I wouldnt be so sure about it..

[@jasonzenobia4459]

O god no!! Even set up and perfect day and everything so unpredictable I mean they skip around and you have to really know what you're doing and I know this driver and he is an animal. They are scary cars. Nowadays they are a joke

[@hubertkowalczuk1993]

@@jasonzenobia4459 I think that was a joke

[@pricklypear300]

@@jasonzenobia4459 why would so many people drive the Porsche when it's supposed to be notorious for being difficult and killing people because of it. I can hear this driver deliberately hooning the car, its not just 'this car is that difficult'. His feet are smashing the pedals at every corner entrance. Cars do that when abused like this.

[@Housesider]

This driver is insanely talented, obviously. Driving this car in video games would make you think the absurd oversteer is exaggerated even just a tad, but this video reaffirms the pure lunacy that is the reality that this car ever made it to market.

[@pacocandano]

the driver must be Stephan Roser...Ruf`s test driver....THIS IS THE BEST LAP OF THE `RING....IN THE BEST CAR BY THE BEST....THIS IS THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF!!!!!!

[@michaelhorton1350]

Thanks for the info. It helps to understand his near-perfect understanding of what may well be home track. Such mastery of a course presumes long (very long) time spent in practice and, of course, great skiill. And the machine with turbo lag lends an even greater variable. Hats off to you sir!

[@JezzaN1]

Jesus christ, this thing would be completely undrivable for 99% of people. Looks like that car is trying damn hard to put him into the wall.

[@daveevans4356]

One of the best pieces of car control I've ever seen, all done on the world's most unforgiving track. Whilst wearing white socks!! Balls the size of spacehoppers

[@colind9638]

Watching a 32 year old video, that was uploaded nearly 6 years ago and I'm loving every second of it. Bravo driver, bravo 👏🏻

[@frankcree980]

I have watched this a dozen times over a dozen years, & it is just as impressive as ever. Stefan Rozer's car-control is incredible, & the car is an absolute rocket-ship. All done with mid 1980s technology & (especially) mid 1980s brakes & tyres. I am amazed that the back tyres lasted a lap considering that 30% of the time they were going sideways as well as forward. Wonderful stuff.

[@themr.bigpig7709]

Kdo je tady od Koza Bobkov? 😂

[@appgu3d]

Jaaj kozička naša😂😂

[@tomassemetka6587]

Kožený muž musí byt nanas hrdý 😀

[@themr.bigpig7709]

@@tomassemetka6587 no to áno 😂

[@Sadprince298]

na zdraví všech kozenek

[@vyvialmartin]

Jááááá Koza jedem

[@gouryellaTENSHI]

What a car, what a circuit, what a DRIVER! Respect!

[@zawzero]

+Petju Tenshi Germany at it's best.

[@heinzweber7642]

It s TheRing my friend .. the reason, german cars have no need for cupholders ... they are ... driving machines

[@thomasgreen1557]

Stephan is 100% in sync with the car during this run. He knows exaclty what she is going to do and wont do.

[@iAPX432]

This is not "clean", this is absolutely beautiful, incredible! Agressive!

[@Terradyn86]

The driver: The car constantly tried to kill me... Also the driver: Let's do one more lap...

[@madgamer574]

This car is undriveable. The roll is crazy, weigh distirbution is far to much to the rear, every slight movement of the car results in sliding, and without power steering, I bet this guy's arms got a hell of a workout. Amazing driver. Just look at that countersteering.

[@Mr1986camaro]

Thats a 930 Turbo for you xD they didnt call those era of Turbo Porsches and RUF Turbos 'widowmakers' for nothing ..

[@paulhudson231]

There is at least one upside - drivers will see you sliding all over the road and get out of your way, so passing will be easy.

[@bigredc222]

He wants it to slide, you can take a turn faster that way, like rally drivers on dirt, as he enters the turn he gives a quick whip to get it sliding, it's normally never done on pavement.

[@gnashings]

@@bigredc222 No, you actually can't... smooth is fast. Rally drivers slide around on loose surfaces because of dynamics specific to those surfaces: you can actually scrub more speed that way and be facing the right way when you're done. On tarmac they only slide in corners never found on a race track, like 90 + degree turns and hair pins that literally fold on themselves, etc., on tarmac, rally drivers are clean and tidy unless they can't be, because that's how you go fast. On a race track, any competent racing driver would have gone faster over all by being clean and tidy. This guy is a wonderfully talented driver, and has balls the size of texas, but... he has never raced on any kind of high level. I'd give my left arm to be half the driver he is, but in the bigger picture, Ruf hired him as a test driver due to his engineering background first. It's hard to find a guy who can drive like this, and tell you why the car is doing what it' doing. Any Formula 1 or WRC driver of the time would have gone faster, and it would have looked far less dramatic. One example? Walter Rohrl. And if you think this car was somehow evil beyond human comprehension, check out Can-Am cars and the guys who drove those, just to put things in perspective. The CTR was outrageous because it was a street car. There were lighter, more powerful rear engined porsches competing on circuits around the world for literally decades by this point (LeMans winning 935's as one exxample). So the whole "racing drivers were too scared to drive this" is a bunch of bull crap. And I have to wonder, if the 911 platform was so unstable and horrible to drive, how come it won more races than any other car in history? It may have been difficult to master, but obviously very capable, since that's what history shows us... over and over... pretty much to this day.

[@bigredc222]

@@gnashings I'm not one of the people saying the 911 was unstable, I don't know enough about them to have an opinion, but since you forced me to think, I believe the guys on top gear did a test on track, were they went around the track once like the guy in the video, and then again not sliding, and I think the lap they didn't slide went faster, it's hard to accept, so I guess I blocked it out. We do agree the car was sliding because he wanted it to, not because it was unstable.

[@santosinio1]

Best Nürburgring fpv video. Great video. Thanks for uploading

[@48dirtfarmer]

That "Yellow Bird" was the baddest ass car on the planet in 1987. The skill shown here is breathtaking!

[@giacomofilippin12]

And then came the F40 lol

[@JJ-wc9wp]

@@giacomofilippin12 it was still faster than the f40

[@azeQify]

@@JJ-wc9wp so was the 959

[@McLarenMercedes]

@@giacomofilippin12 Road & Track tested the Ruf CTR at a *genuine 211mph* (342km/h) in their top speed shoot out of all supercars in 1987. Google the issue of this magazine and you can still read the article. No owner of a F40 ever saw more than 190mph (304km/h) and the claimed 201mph (324km/h) is widely believed to be a *theoretical top speed* . This was btw common for many supercar makers of the 80's and 90's. FEW really could PROVE their claims in top speed road tests. But the Ruf CTR did. End of story.

[@ghoulbuster1]

When you take an already dangerous car and crank up the boost to Ludicrous speeds.

[@musewolfman]

This car is MENTAL! Only word that I can find for it.

[@RtB68]

The balls. Holy mother of everything - this guy just impressed the hell out of me. Seriously opposite locked for almost half the lap.

[@barsaf9989]

Out of all the nurburgring lap vids out there, this is by far the most entertaining to watch. This driver is a mad man and I love it!

[@pololedodo7981]

This guy is not an amateur. He is a professional driver piloting one of the more powerfull car of the time. Incredible skills! There are only 28 RUF yellow bird and they worth $$$$