Porsche 911 GT2 RS Record Lap at Road Atlanta - Highlight Film with Randy Pobst Onboard Camera

Enjoy another lap record with the GT2 RS! The most powerful 911 ever made completed the 2.54 miles of the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in just 1:24.88 minutes. Congrats to the driver Randy Pobst and the entire team.
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Combined fuel consumption in accordance with EU 6: 911 GT2 RS: 11,8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions: 269 g/km

[@cvn6555]

GT2RS is so badass. Looks so planted and stable.

[@dafrasier1]

it jumps and just sits. no bounce. wow. New Cayman Gt4 MR, following BMW around Ring and the BMW bouncing along. not good. July 2019, new BMW M2 Competition, I hope I do not bounce off the Ring.

[@TheDarknessConsumesMe666]

John Malloy 0:59

[@productdesign9626]

@@TheDarknessConsumesMe666 just eats it up

[@twinturbo3470]

Randy Pobst is the only reason I signed up for Motor Trend on Demand and his hot laps on ignition........to me, he's the working mans racer. He Porsche, Why don't you set our man Randy up and give him a shot in your 919 LMP1 car or the 911 RSR?

[@Imleocalm]

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[@twinturbo3470]

@@Imleocalm what a respectful comment

[@gizamlukeable]

Randy Pobst & Porsche. Whats not to like?

[@DouEditz]

The engineering makes Randy Pobst look like he's just late for work....and not setting a lap record

[@croissantleclerc8650]

Breaking the lap record in auto mode and sliding the cars around, bouncing off the rev limiters... legend

[@softhotty]

Porsche is King...and I'm getting one this year.

[@iamnickmartin]

Randy is a legend!

[@Scramblerkidd]

No turn 7 shuffle. Full bore drift. Sweet!

[@seanhart7185]

1:28 Sick power slide there Randy.

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Well done

[@arbendaci1]

It was, It is and It will be My Dream Car.

[@AUTOTVO]

Very Nice!

[@pauldelio3139]

Good job CHAMP! I watched live waiting to be staged and let in for IGT race. Noticed the KPAX helmet. Very cool. And yea, Porsche makes one hell of a car. Best part for me was that you beat Donahue too as he was also there trying to best the record in the same car. Good on ya!

[@AlterDieg8]

J. F. musial! Work is awesome!

[@rahulshah1408]

That car must be super loud fir the mic to keep clipping. And he got to showboat a bit too. Love Randy.

[@billsmith5960]

4 seconds faster than the GT4 Cayman in IMSA trim. Who knew that the Porsche street cars were faster than the racecars.

[@stefans4562]

Well... still a cayman

[@darwinLee81283]

Power difference?? 400 to 450 cayman vs 700 hp gt2 rs?

[@billsmith5960]

@@darwinLee81283 - Maybe they should do this at Barber. That way, all that power doesn't mean as much.

[@darwinLee81283]

@@billsmith5960 that wld be awesome. Road atlanta is a great track too. Was the gt3 rs able to beat the cayman race car around Road Atlanta?

[@billsmith5960]

@@darwinLee81283 - It was by the GS lap times where the Cayman was 4 seconds a lap slower and that was with a driver with better abilities. I think they made up the difference on the back straight. On the other hand, I bet that GT2 couldn't run that pace for 4 hours straight and having to draft behind other cars puking out all of their heat.

[@smminco]

We need to recognize this is a RWD rear engine, not mid engine car, with regular strut suspension and not some trick suspension. Of course it'll get beat by the Valkyrie, likely the Senna, and the Mercedes One, but it's kind being what the GT2RS has done, especially the Manthey Racing (GT2RS MR), which is only suspension and tires, and no horsepower modifications.

[@alisoleymani3987]

Manthey Racing has also tweaked the aero on the GT2 RS MR, rear diffuser, bigger wing, and some aero parts for the front bumber, but OMG what an absolute beast it is😍😍

[@smminco]

@@alisoleymani3987 yeah, forgot to add the aero. But really, it's pretty close to the same car. Not like the NISMO GT-R on the list, which had as much money in upgrades as the car cost. I'll bet the GT2RS MR could have taken the ring record with just the Sport Cup 2S tires and just suspension adjustments from Manthey (and not the KW suspension). It just blows me away that a 911 is crushing all of these supercars. Just a beefy 911.

[@alisoleymani3987]

@@smminco Yes absolutely!! Porsche has done some serious engineering for this Gen of the GT2RS which is just mind blowing!! Nissan will never ever be able to do what just Porsche did. I mean seriously, after 35 years not even a single car could get close to the record of the 956,but Porsche itself, has demolished their own record by an enormous 51 seconds. This is history!!! actually Manthey Racing driver himself said that Nurburgring did let them have only 1 lap to set the record and they crushed it! Also he said that tires was not the secret sauce for their achievement, which means you won the bet buddy😉🤘🏼 Well done Porsche!!👌🏼👌🏼

[@trort2714]

There is no substitute!

[@BJK1715]

Who's faster? Randy Pobst or Chris Harris?

[@joetacchino4470]

When he said “Porsche to Road Atlanta....”, I swear the guy who answered “copy....” was Jonny Lieberman. Seriously.

[@gtrguyinaz]

In 2013, a TSM tuned Nissan GTR ran 2:13... today you can build that exact GTR for 50k plus a GTR ... The GT2 is great but does it make financial sense when you can beat it for 50 cents on the dollar ???

[@nirjitcheema9770]

Why was he driving with one hand

[@z4ynRx]

I'm not a big fan of porsche but this probably going to change my mind

[@picardmadeoff1068]

Once you take a Sunday morning drive on a twisting, winding road with that horizontally opposed 6 cylinder humming in your ear you'll change your mind. Trust me, It happened to me 39 years ago and 8 Porsches into my life I can say they are better than drugs, old world reds, scotch and most women. Better than tequila? NEVER!

[@BananaSlayer_]

But Nurburgring tho 😔😭

[@DavieDrum98]

1:27 SURELY that wasn't during the actual lap... C'mon LOL

[@kabirbehera469]

Hi I am Kabir Behera

[@MrAwsomeness777]

He beat a lap record with the transmission set to auto. guess manual is truly dead

[@marcusyoung2870]

Obsolete does not mean dead

[@MrAwsomeness777]

sorry, let me rephrase, obsolete and slow. @@marcusyoung2870

[@perpelle]

@@MrAwsomeness777 Are you still not getting the deal with manual transmissions? You may shift slower which results in less performance but I promise you that it's more fun. A gt2 rs in manual would be a better drivers car but not faster then an auto.

[@MrAwsomeness777]

@@perpelle Ive driven and owned manual cars, from little Econo boxes to a gt350 to a cayman gt4. they are "fun" as you say but to me, a race car should go fast. I think "drivers" cars are a waste because they aren't fast on the track, nor very fuel efficient on the street. they are in no mans land and kind of pointless so having a manual is nice to someone like you but in reality, serves no purpose other than causing the driver more work having to think about other things to do in the car. Now, I will say, the freedom with shifting is nice on a manual but that benefit does not outweigh all the cons it brings compared to a PDK or most other DCT transmissions.

[@perpelle]

@@MrAwsomeness777 A manual is not slow on a track, it's just a little slower then a good auto. How many race their sport cars on the track to benefit the auto? How many drivers can push the limits on their sport cars? What do you loose in driver involvement (that will say, less fun)? Having fun and enjoying driving sports cars isn't about one second here and there on a race track, that is hyper car territory. If that wasn't true every sports car that isn't as fast as the top dog of 2019 would be a bad sport car. There would be no "classic" sport car because your new standard is that it must have an auto to be enjoyable. Having to "think" what to do when you have a manual in a sports car, is that a problem? They are not made for daily driving in the city anyway (I wouldn't have a problem with it though).

[@tom4139]

Only Porsche could make a lap record look boring.

[@clubsport9334]

Randy? Will you please be my Dad?

[@picardmadeoff1068]

Production car my ass! Ok, I feel better and am headed out for a drive in the snow in my Carrera 4. As soon as my youngest graduates from college I'm buying that production car and my boys can fight over my less powerful Porsches!

[@erichhonneker3181]

Congrats...but not clean...amazing car...

[@trance9158]

Not clean??

[@erichhonneker3181]

@@trance9158 yep: aprox. 1:25 sideways...so it should go faster...but anyways f***ing nice

[@trance9158]

@@erichhonneker3181 your not going to find another car do it cleaner then a Porsche.

[@juliclips]

He looks so chill while driving on the straight :D

[@d3extreme]

being relaxed while on the limit is a common trait among racers

[@darwinLee81283]

Being relaxed.... while a COMPUTER selects the correct gear, provides proper rev match and has a sewing machine like upshift and downshift is important.! Cool car. FAST as lightning but...

[@d3extreme]

Darwin Carey so your saying anyone can achieve that laptome and be relaxed because of the mechanics of the machine? I guess we could all be Lewis hamilton then.

[@darwinLee81283]

@@d3extreme lewis hamilton is racing a car against other racing drivers who also have the same electronic aids. Besides atleast they shift the car. The PDK basically does all the dynamic things a human wld do in a manual car but with a superprocessor and sensors as a brain. So when a computer is taking care of all the dynamic imputs of the car then yes it makes it easier. Throttle, braking (abs linked to traction control linked to the rev match and gear selection) ,clutch input and shifting are all computer controlled. Imagine driving a lil kids Power Wheels toy car. That wld be equivelent dynamically😀

[@d3extreme]

Darwin Carey f1 cars don’t have a clutch pedal, they rev match for the driver also. Seems pretty similar to a gt2 rs. My point is that being relaxed behind the wheel has nothing to do whether the driver is manually operating a shifter and clutch pedal or the technology of the car is doing it on its own.

[@maritnmetal]

Now give Randy a GT2 RS MR

[@flyingphoenix113]

@Sincity Chris, who?

[@Cinsals4819]

Randy Pobst I’m assuming

[@exoticsonroad1238]

Congratulations!! I love Porsche, The best brand

[@ApplePryor]

Congratulations Randy and Porsche! Lap Record - Too easy!🎉🏁🔥🏁🔥🏁🎉

[@dalilrafi]

1,7 seconds faster than the almighty Viper ACRe 👌🏽

[@gtperfection1596]

True and unlike the viper and the ZR1 one of us could get closer to randy's time than in those other cars

[@dalilrafi]

@@gtperfection1596 Probably true but if I had the money....I'd definitely get the Viper 😍 and a manual GT3.

[@darwinLee81283]

@@dalilrafi agreed. Viper all day. And guess what. I can say i actually drove it. Not a computer

[@nikomoin7604]

Well the viper has a 8 litre n/a engine and a manual gearbox. I think it is insane how fast it is

[@gtperfection1596]

@@dalilrafi I bought a 991.2 GT3 with a manual but there is 2 problems with this car 1 after driving it you forget about all other sports cars 2 your broke and you eat is ramen noodles for the next decade!!!!

[@jstoli996c4s]

Road Atlanta is very much a like a mini Nurburgring with all elevation changes and blind corners. Awesome track.

[@thof8287]

I think it's by far the best track in the USA. It's also beautiful looking. Nürburgring ist herrlich ;)

[@adolfadolfvich3253]

Zuffenhausen +Porsche ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍🎥👍👍👍🤝

[@calestog2162]

Randy is a machiiiiiiine 🙌

[@hahaLOLhaha72]

yeah l realise this is faster, but the *GT3RS* looks and sounds soooo much better！

[@BensweiaRD]

Yes with sound looks eh

[@idave4900]

Looks? Based on what? I'll give you the sound as it's NA, but looks? Come on!

[@BensweiaRD]

@@idave4900 I think the gt2 RS looks better imo

[@idave4900]

Ben Doverbitch l think so too!

[@karlsalnoske7465]

What a nice 4 wheel drift going through T7

[@ilemg82]

Wonder what time he could get in the GT2 RS MR

[@SDAspra]

I see one-handed steer…Do i need to get my eyes checked???

[@gutze101]

He drives in auto? If it's good enough for randy I guess it's no need to change gear yourself. I'm pretty sure Walter röhrl prefers to leave it in auto as well

[@axiomic]

it wasn't paddle shift?

[@eddiegray793]

Sport mode is faster than shifting on the track min 3200 rpm

[@renderyours510]

At the end of the day the computer that has spent a few hundred million dollars learning how to shift can probably do it better than you. But paddles are still fun.

[@pistolpete5189]

Randy keeps his boot well on it!!!

[@Vrdavila67]

The only reason that I'm disliking this video is because they didn't allow Randy to talk. It would've been amazing if he had given us a little insight on how did the car feel and how did it compare to the Vette. Because in the motor trend series he showed us he does good on the tube.

[@ziggyfreud5357]

That Randy P is one hell of a driver! Respect :)

[@onelapracer]

Randy is an incredible driver and one of the nicest people you could ever meet!

[@TheMlee44]

Wonder why he only uses his right hand to drive?

[@laurenz3039]

Porsche ist the best

[@adolfadolfvich3253]

💯%👍👍👍💪💪💪🤝

[@thedatroxde]

is*

[@xaverpeppmeier]

Aber erstmal im Profilbild ein Mercedeslenkrad!

[@prototype0808]

Love Randy!!! Great guy, nice to see him work with Porsche!

[@GizGaz52]

Very, very cool! You're a driving legend Randy.

[@zman360auz]

Stick him in the GT2RS MR for another run

[@goldenfloof5469]

Gotta admit that faster than the ZR1 not denyin that. though it is $300k compared to $130k

[@myallroad]

Compare the value 5 years from now. Porsche- prob still around 300k. Zr1- Teenagers will have them.

[@goldenfloof5469]

Value over time doesn't matter when it comes to speed. A 30 million dollar vintage ferrari would be smoked by a $70000 performance car now. I doubt your guess is close to accurate, but even if it was, it wouldn't matter anyway as long as the car wasn't driven into the ground. The corvette is still less than half the price for a marginal increase in performance.

[@captainchaos6812]

The performance and integrity of the car shows why it costs as much as it does, the zr1 can only perform at high speed tracks. It’s a a fuckin joke

[@e99783]

Randy is incredible

[@thof8287]

Now let Walter Röhrl take it out!

[@hiraiwan911]

すべるように走るだな👍

[@brianmessemer2973]

かっこ良すぎるでしょう！

[@jonathanli6106]

Good job randy

[@MARKCHAPLE]

Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR faster still ????

[@holymolys7692]

GT3 race cars are still light years ahead

[@BJK1715]

Serious question. Randy Pobst is 61 yrs old, given SAME car, was he faster at 31? or 41? Must have been, right? NO ONE is better or faster at 61. They may be smarter with experience, but not faster.

[@mrbookends]

That's really cool and it's a beautiful car and the technology is impressive but........ I'll take the "slower" manual transmission variant of any performance car, every time. Call me old fashioned, but rowing your own gears > lap times!

[@racingislife15]

the fastest i've done yet in my 1.6l spec miata is a 1:50, and to see a production car go 1.24.88 is insane!! congrats! amazing lap!

[@testdirver]

if you upload the entire nord lap record why cant upload this one??

[@Kiwi_Voodoo]

Need Manthey Racing & their GT2 RS to reset that lap time!

[@haydenlawrence402]

Would be good to see what Kevin Estre or any of the factory Porsche GT guys could do by comparison.

[@jmarkr100]

Only place I’ve done track days. That’s FAST!

[@Pirosbor]

Not even paddle shifting - is it like a fully automatic mode?? Don't like that :/

[@maykelsach795]

Amazing car got the chance to drive it full power at las vegas, it makes your heart pump hard.

[@captainchaos6812]

Just goes to show zr1 high speed only and Porsche can perform anywhere. That’s why it’s as much as it is. Performance everywhere. Congrats Porsche

[@fastdreams]

That makes little sense. If ZR1 is "high speed only" then the same achievement (ZR1 lap time) could be made by land speed record car, or drag car etc. I can't argue that Porsche is amazing. But for much less cost, ZR1 is pretty amazing also.

[@captainchaos6812]

Kevin Boykin so you’re saying it doesn’t make sense that there’s high speed tracks ? Ok gotcha

[@fastdreams]

@@captainchaos6812 Haha no I misread you. I thought you were basically saying the ZR1 is only a straight line car.

[@captainchaos6812]

Kevin Boykin oh no. My comment probably should of been a little more specific. I respect corvette I’m a huge Chevy fan. Got a great racing heritage that goes with them. But I have just noticed zr1 performs well at high speed tracks. When it gets more technical and tight that over steer kills it’s lap times. Too much power to the rear. Hoping their mid engine models correct that

[@JMartinni]

Randy Pobst is awesome

[@SantinoRBX]

It such a cool car❤️❤️❤️

[@huseinamin8903]

let Randy do Laguna Seca Hot lap on one, or let him do it on the MR.

[@TheBlkzenki]

Doas Randy still compete?

[@anotheran]

So happy to see Pobst here. Too bad Porsche didn’t like him talk in this

[@B_M_F_710]

Cloth door pulls, but leave the heavy license plate on. That is Porsche for you,

[@RCostaAtleta]

The best car

[@e36s54]

Cheater tire FTW. What does it run a regular (non-R) Cup 2?

[@lateapex9420]

Rubbish... I can do a 1:18 in the Merc GT3 in iracing. :)

[@robertjurkovic]

Randy is a really cool guy

[@tiresandtriggers]

Really surprised he or Porsche decided to run it in automatic.

[@KingDowgg]

He needs to go back and do it again so that they can re-record that awful audio.

[@laurenz3039]

Nice

[@andreim841]

Can't wait for him to tell this story on VinWiki.

[@artagain8977]

R.P. Like a seasoned surgeon transplanting a heart. So skilled.

[@daVUXe]

WAHNSINN innigst perfekt abgestimmte Verhältnisse, wunderschöne Körperbewegungen. Leider brüchiger Sound, würde aber sonst die geschnittene Strecke verraten, klar. Danke, dass wir hier zusehen durften.

[@Gabe_Fe]

Just did 1:24:200 on forza haha

[@mar7pinheiro]

Randy Pobst is the best !

[@MariposaEdits]

Now lets see the zr1 with the R tires mr. Pobst loves.

[@johnbehneman1546]

GREAT VIDEO RANDY!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

[@WestCoastSupercarsandClassics]

Wow Wow Wow! It just gets better.

[@NDN_FTR]

I just did a 1:26:028 on FM7, does that count?

[@donwarner6925]

Well done Randy and Porsche!

[@JasonBryantGreen]

I love that you guys used Randy. He such a great guy!

[@justicewarrior9187]

Randy Off course

[@marcovanni1851]

Randy is the man; awesome Beast :))

[@LapoftheWorld]

Humbling moments. I'm >10s off that pace even with try-hard pants fully cinched. Grant it, like 400 fewer horses and no aero, but still, it felt fast at the time 😅

[@tylerdurden4096]

I wonder how much faster Randy Probst would’ve went. With the 850 hp & revised suspension of GT2 RS MR.Either way that car is a monster breaking records at various tracks , all over the world.

[@jhoneboy_]

Porsche will leave the Lamborghini with the podium on the Nürburgring track I'm not getting to know you, okay you have already wiped out the Porsche 919 Hybrid prototype but with the street-legal left to be desired : )

[@jonathanchung7209]

Randy pobst! Don't care much about the Porsche.

[@motorbloxx]

hehe, put him in a mustang gt in his lap time will be 30 seconds slower. and you say this on porsche's channel...

[@shubc50]

Randy is so cool man. I wish i could meet him in person.

[@artmchugh5644]

Shubhankar Choudhari meet him at road Atlanta last year, he was driving ON AN AER TEAM !! In a BMW ! Just for fun !! Seems like a nice guy . can really wheel !!!😄😄🍺🍺🇺🇸