Porsche Carrera GT: Never Tracked, UNTIL TODAY! | Nürburgring

[@mgcharoudin]

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? And tracks a black Porsche Carrera GT?

[@jib2hey]

Sponge bob square pants !

[@SamAustin]

Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?

[@einautofan6685]

Spongebob is King!😎👍

[@ZaximusRex]

You madman

[@JM00-v9c]

when do you get to drive a lap in that car? 👍👍

[@casual9982]

Respect to the owner for tracking such a daunting/valuable car, I'd bet that was the coolest car on track that day😎

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

What do you think was better out there. The only thing that could beat this car would be C8 Z06 running flat out gapping that granny...I mean classic car.

[@WheelzOH]

@@thereissomecoolstufflol

[@nathanesguerra8745]

@@thereissomecoolstuff cool story bruh!

[@jdsk8914]

Oh by far the coolest!! Hands down!

[@casual9982]

@@jdsk8914 absolutely!

[@izzieb]

SpongeBob went from failing his driving test repeatedly to driving a Carrera GT around Nords. There's hope for us all.

[@alim7502]

Mrs Puff lookin like😡🐡

[@kimjong-un5074]

I got my driving license yesterday 🫣 I am watching misha easy for 2 years and now I can drive the ring on my self! 💪🏽😁

[@damianklaassen8760]

@@kimjong-un5074 great! Congrats on getting you license. But please watch out if you go on track with your own car. Know you limits and ease into the track.

[@cyberspectre8675]

I'm ready

[@tommynobaka]

it only took him 25 years

[@MrMijnaccount1]

It's insane how easy the car builds speeds. It's sounds like cruising around a nice road with some bends.

[@STRmw2]

genuinely looks like a 60mph stroll :D

[@manfromwuhan714]

Hybrids

[@6thsense464]

@@manfromwuhan714 It is not, what are you on about.

[@ewolewol3006]

It’s a full on race engine meant for F1, used in LMP, then shoved in a road car 🤘🏽

[@MrMijnaccount1]

@@6thsense464 I think it was meant as a joke. If so, I like it😁

[@EleanorPeterson]

A lot of the critics in the Comments offering (correct) advice are forgetting the difference between 'drive it like you stole it', 'drive it like you own it', and 'drive it like you can hit the RESET button when you screw things up'. This guy loves cars. He owns a very precious dream car. He'll have seen everything that you've seen about performance driving over the years. He probably knows everything that you know and maybe even a little bit more. He's probably got more real driving experience than you. Do you honestly think that he doesn't know what he could/should be doing to get the best out of this car? Of course he bloody does. But he's also the car's owner, and that makes things entirely different. ENTIRELY. Think about it: in the real world, in a car like this, one hard lap could easily land you with a £50,000 bill (special track-day insurance cover + 4 trashed tyres, brakes, clutch/transmission, a MAJOR service, and the expense of cleaning those nasty 💩stains off the driver's seat). And that modest £50,000 donation to the nearest paper shredder in exchange for a few poxy KZbin Views from bored teenagers is assuming that things have gone relatively well. Push really hard and you could destroy the car's gearbox [price unknown], blow a £160,000 engine, or smack your £1,000,000+ machine into a barrier. Yeah. Smash that clutch pedal. Blip that throttle. Snick those gears in. But be ready to sell your house, wife and kids to pay for looking cool on another one of those KZbin 'fail' videos.

[@mgcharoudin]

Very well written

[@raizonoir2688]

letting the engine equal road speed by letting the clutch later is still more harmful to the transmission and risky because of the risk of skidding the wheels on a turn than properly blipping the trothle as you call it. I rev match my shitty cheap SUV with heavy flywheel and my passengers don't even feel it. I did it once like this driver did and I almost end with their teeth in the back of my head.

[@gen1c8rs88]

@@mgcharoudin 275/35r19 and 345/30r20 fit on stock wheels and would help reduce the scraping heard in the video, even though 10/13 inch wide wheels would be optimal for handling.

[@allothernamesbutthis]

would love to see kubitca to drive one :) but as you say so much cost involved.

[@jackcumins6320]

@@gen1c8rs88 the CGT is unbelievably low that’s why people are putting lift kits just to drive it in the road

[@splashgodrandy]

It's crazy to see how fast the revs drop when shifting between gears, I can only imagine how hard it must be to drive smoothly

[@mantazini]

Only if he could shift properly 🤷

[@Stoleritto]

@@mantazini If only it wouldn't be 2$ million Porsche but a shit pile mx5 I guess shifting would be different.

[@GetOffMyLog]

@@mantazini porsche launched the car literally thousands of times to test the lightweight flywheel and clutch pack. It can take whatever clutch abuse you want to throw at it and come back for way more.

[@blueman5924]

need to drive it like DDE.

[@richardrichbert1889]

@@GetOffMyLog i dont agree with that, a lot of customers face problems with the clutch from cgt

[@dreamcrusher112]

It's crazy how the car drops 4k revs after a second of clutch. A flywheel so light it makes the car pretty undrivable unless you're slamming gears.

[@thatmotoguy7505]

Just very slow shifting, which I guess I understand since its not a 3000 euro shitbox like most cars driving there XD

[@KartingTaiwan]

From the way he's shifting like this, it's quite obvious that the owner seldom drives his CGT, hence he's not used to the its unique throttle response and clutch characteristics. But good for him that he's taking it to the track, and really enjoying the car. This is where this car belongs, instead of driving like a madman on the streets., causing nuisance and accidents. Bravo

[@johnmitchell2269]

No flywheel so even harder to drive. Need to rev match every time you down shift in a car like this.

[@KartingTaiwan]

@@johnmitchell2269 exactly, I'm saying he's lacking real time practice on this particular car. He's shifting way too slow. Just saying…

[@flat6croc]

@@KartingTaiwan No, it's not about shift speed per se. Yes, you could slam the shifts through. But you could also blip on upshifts as well as down shifts to rev match.

[@diegoramdhani2799]

Even though you can tell the car isn't at it's limit it still looks absolutely terrifying to drive. Props to the owner.

[@22Epic]

No trees to crash into around the track, it's safe.

[@4uwuk]

@@22Epic shit, man 😅 good reference

[@partysodown]

If you want to do some reading, check out the original Car and Driver review from 2004. Other than the clutch being difficult, they said the car was easy to drive and basically unshakeable because of the insane levels of grip. These only get a bad rap because of the guy who killed Paul Walker, in my opinion

[@alimustermann5914]

Massive thanks to the owner for sharing the experience with us! ❤️

[@stevetheodore_specialtycars]

The owner is an absolute LEGEND. Nothing but love and respect to an enthusiast who would share that majestic beast with the world in such a high risk manner. I'm extremely grateful that everything went smoothly as we need all the CGTs accounted for. There will never be another car quite like this one!

[@m0rb1d43]

The long gearing and the speedometer scale make it look and sound so slow until you look at the actual numbers. O.O Amazing car and surprised at how much the owner is actually pushing for his first time out with this car.

[@Chicomacheeno]

Especially with crap tires… probably set to street pressures.

[@williamoakes664]

I suspect the owner had a stamp across his face for a reason…pop star or ex race driver, clearly had some skills and some dollar behind him 👍🏼😊

[@r129r16pfl]

He was shortshifting it all the time, no idea why.

[@Galf506]

@@r129r16pfl First time tracking the car... obviously going easy on it.

[@r129r16pfl]

@@Galf506 too easy - harming the car

[@cl4ssychap883]

Why is everyone hating. It's his first time tracking it wtf chill

[@FenderUsa]

armchair experts

[@derbigpr500]

It's the GT7 zoomers who drove this on playstation and now think they know what they're talking about.

[@jurinout8665]

It's no hate, just the rpm drops too much while shifting. The car doesn't work like intended therefore (= power loss).

[@gt2urbo]

its not his first time driving... tracking is friving it... i have one and hes doing a bad job of heal toe / rev matching / shifting

[@Sideways_Singh]

@@jurinout8665 😂😂😂😂 lol u can tell ur 8 years old, the rpms r suppose to drop its a manual hes just not shifting fast enough

[@JoeEngineer]

It is so refreshing to see actual footage of this car in its natural habitat and not just runway racing or stories about how it is to drive. My hat's off to the owner for driving the car how it was meant to be. Thank you so much!

[@hamzasherazi9334]

The weight of the owners balls helped massively with the down force. No but seriously massive respect to the owner for tracking this thing. Not many people drive these things, let alone track them, let alone track them at the 'ring. He did justice driving that too. SpongeBob a proper mad lad for doing this.

[@obi-wankenobi7160]

Massive thanks to the owner, one hell of a ride. Thanks for capturing it Misha and I wish you a speedy recovery. Thanks to the nurbugring for existing. Thanks to God for giving me ears to hear this beautiful V10 scream. Thanks.. ok I have had enough.

[@RMcG109]

By far the greatest car I have driven. I had it up at 280km/h and the sound was unbelievable. Have had a lot of Porsches but this is in a classs by itself. The car feels alive. Of course there are faster cars now, but nothing that feels so communicative.

[@benben071]

Nobody believes that

[@Sexiestmanalive01]

same here. I have 3 of them

[@Nikk8706]

Wahnsinns Fahrzeug auch heute noch. Ein absoluter Traum

[@Andrushe4kanka]

sogar besser als trabi?

[@MrTchou]

I’m surprised at how fast the engine falls down in revs as soon as he’s off the gas and on the clutch, no wonder that car has a reputation as a difficult car to drive, kudos to the driver to get it on the track on such a crowded day.

[@M3PH11]

It does have an engine derived from porsches failed 90's F1 project. So it's basically an F1 engine.

[@cw205mi16]

The shifts are so slow and Rev matching is a mile off , it’s quite off putting and isn’t doing the drivetrain/clutch any favours

[@nvl2691]

Insanely lightweight flywheel.

[@timessix8434]

It could be remedied if the driver had kept some throttle applied during the shift. For instance E36 M3 with ITBs requires the same technique. Insanely cool car though.

[@nvl2691]

@@timessix8434 The E36 M3 (Euro or US) doesn't require throttle to be applied during shifts. The flywheel isn't particularly light, and the ICV creates rev hang in order to "facilitate" shifts and "improve emissions", whatever BMW meant by that.

[@hansdietrich83]

His upshifts are scary (considering the cars clutch reputation). He drops like 3K to low and lets the clutch slip to compensate. You can literally see how much it unsettles the car by how much the camera shakes. Edit: you would think after 5 years of ownership, one would have learned that one of the fastest reacting engines in the world with a super light flywheel needs a bit of gas blipping to match the revs... Edit 2: since there are many commenters calling out other commenters for backseat criticizing: 1. you can be criticized by anyone, if you decide to show you actions publicly 2. you don't need to be Walter Röhrl himself to be able to criticize someones driving ability. I don't understant where this notion come from, that you need to be able to perform something yourself to be allowed to point out someone elses mistakes. By that logic, only Michael Schumacher would be allowed to commentate F1 races where Hammiltons is taking part.

[@memememine1]

I agree. I get that the car has a light flywheel but it looks like he just doesn't get the idea. At no point does he try to shift faster or hold the revs.

[@rupersters]

That was my idea also, he doesnt know how to shift it or wants to be carefull but makes it worse instead.

[@stefanroseEP3]

His heel n toe is pretty shit too but most peoples is lol

[@Drizzyluke]

all of u talking shit, but have never driven one lol

[@hansdietrich83]

@@stefanroseEP3 bro... He is not heel and toeing. 1. Ref matching / blipping is not the same as heel and toe 2. you only heel and toe under braking

[@andreapaglia4255]

Damn, how quick the engine revs down! Very light crank and flywheel

[@siddharthsharma8940]

It's refreshing to see a car without rev hang. Every manual car except Porsches have rev hang nowadays

[@johnmitchell2269]

No flywheel in a CGT

[@doc7115]

obviously the driver was not taking advantage of it tho.

[@Patr1ck2332]

Brilliant video. He obviously knows the track pretty well because of his lines and braking points. Kudos to him for tracking this amazing car!

[@mikev3999]

Awesome! The V10 GT is one of my dream cars. So thrilled for you and your speedy recovery. Thanks for giving this Canadian your advice for my trip to Apex in July. I emailed them as you suggested and got the auto-response from Dyana. Looking forward to their full reply soon. Cheers!

[@532233308]

The Carrera GT is such a wild car! The driver is a real lad for taking her for a rip around the ring. I can believe how guilty the revs drop and the sound coming form that v10 is sublime.

[@Chicomacheeno]

Those, in excellent condition are going for $1M in Canada. The clutch is $50k Love those cars. Real deal.

[@gabrielsanchex]

I'm amazed how much torque the motor has, it never stops accelerating and it carries speed so well.

[@axlerust4388]

Man its so nice to see this beauty on the Track, its the natural habitat of the CGT. Keep on !

[@Fitzsanchez]

It’s amazing how fast the RPM drops on that engine, so used to have some rev hang on most manual cars haha

[@soundwave9373]

Spongebob really got them driving skills

[@AltijdMatthijs]

He got it from Mrs. Puff

[@DuBstep115]

He is just about as good driver as Spongebob is. Painful to watch.

[@renatotoze]

Hey Misha he's being sarcastic :D :D :D

[@lollol2283]

@@DuBstep115 poor dual-mass flywheel and clutch(

[@thewaldfe9763]

I finally get, why the kids like Spongebob so much!

[@lemondrops2395]

I'm sure everyone in the comments could tame this beast first time driving it on the ring from the looks of it...

[@perwestermark8920]

Probably not. But I did visit the chat after listening to the rpm and having seen the rpm. Being able to notice the clutch got some extra work doesn't mean I can do better myself - just that as this car has quite a lot of hp so it's big forces to handle. And a big price tag to replace the clutch.

[@hansdietrich83]

But it isn't his first time driving it... He owned it for 5 years

[@robinw944]

shifting on the ring is not different to shifting on the street, and yes, i would learn to shift it and then go to the track

[@perwestermark8920]

@@robinw944 Shifting *is* different based on how hard you drive.

[@robinw944]

@@perwestermark8920 you dont say sherlock

[@be4tb0x]

very entertaining to watch. The guy clearly knows what he's doing. Very gentle on the inputs, good safety margin, but still quite quick.

[@siddharthsharma8940]

His shifting is horrible, though. His clutch needs to slip on every upshift because he lets the rpm fall too much between each upshift. This guy probably only drove cars with rev hang earlier, and is used to shifting slowly

[@alextasarov1341]

It has such a light flywheel, I can only imagine what it would be like if they were banging gears

[@clippzzorito1420]

Amazing! bravo to the owner for not only driving the thing, instead of keeping it behind closed doors but also for rocking it around the ring!

[@yohanyanev2928]

those shifts give me shivers

[@peanutbutterpadre1519]

Regular over 200kph love to see it! I’d be checking date codes on tires before I got in the passenger seat 😅

[@M3PH11]

also the rear suspension mounts

[@f0rg0rr]

Owner said in video it’s got new tyres, but on the outdated Michelin Pilot Sport tyres that were developed for the car.

[@blueman5924]

@@M3PH11 a nod to the DDE episode. 👍

[@peanutbutterpadre1519]

@@f0rg0rr "before I got in the passenger seat"

[@MrGrazzhoppa]

Oh wow, he actually scraped his $1.5 million CGT and with out care😂 mad respect for tracking that beast!

[@Hopecoury4853]

This car is 2nd to the most favorite car in the world. Its still beautiful and always sounds as good as it looks. Thank you for sharing.

[@04dram04]

The older this car gets, the better it is. Looks so raw with that naturally aspirated drivetrain

[@Ven100]

It's nice to see the car on the track. You don't get too many of these. Also keep in mind, not everyone is going to be Kevin Estre lapping the ring.

[@derjaxxer]

I really respect the fact that he takes a CGT on track, but he has to shift faster. The rev matching does nothing if you wait to long, its pointless and the clutch will wear out fast af

[@jeffreyepstein6823]

At 1:30 Red giulia qv on the right , Do a lap with that car too

[@MathGauth67]

BIG THANKS to people drivin' these legends on track, respect. Lovin' it, carrera gt is the must..

[@paskowitz]

I don't think I've ever seen such a gulf between somebody's driving ability and shifting ability. This guy clearly knows how to take a corner, yet somehow he doesn't know how to shift smoothly/efficiently (even if his objective was to be delicate with the clutch). Maybe this is some different approach that is specific to the nature of the car, but I can't come up with a logical explanation. Also to all the people who are sarcastically saying "everyone in the comments thinks they are an expert race car driver", shifting smoothly is not some special dark art. It's pretty basic. Just about anyone can do a pretty good job with

[@lucasm7793]

Hi! I'm pretty sure it's just really hard to be smooth with it because the car does not have a flywheel so the revs drop really fast.

[@shutianwu5295]

Couldn't agree more. That tempo was probably spot on for a family manual car with 2x flywheels on it lol. But he was able to control cornering speed pretty well and catch slides right on time. That was just like two persons trying to drive one car. I can only guess that he was driving supercars with autos all the time, but barely learned how to shift properly. And probably learned the cornering in sims.

[@Booka3141]

@@lucasm7793 If it has a light flywheel you need to shift faster not slower, otherwise the clutch has to do more work in matching the speeds.

[@scenicswissdrives1264]

Maybe he wanted to avoid money shifting so taking his time to shift?

[@raizonoir2688]

@@shutianwu5295 That was the uncanny thing... he was very respectful of other drivers knew his way around and caught slides very well with orinal carrera tires better than I could ever do on a sim but his shifting... no comment lol

[@heliharris69]

Last time I was at The Ring... 2006....Walter Röhrl was test driving the GT on a couple of my laps at the same time.... He is an amazing driver... and took the time to answer a few questions that I asked him in the Paddock afterwards. Great driver.. Great car... and a nice decent Guy... Made my day something special.

[@RDEnduro]

He needs a heavier flywheel to suite his shifting! Or shift twice as fast and it will be smoother; but it takes practice on a car like that or Any car that drops revs like that.

[@DuBstep115]

He needs to move his hand and lift clutch faster, human hand can move up to 160km/h. He is just slow

[@TleafarafaelT]

someone once told me the clutch in the carrera gt is very harsh to press, idk if its true but can be the reason

[@TomasNov]

Or shifting with a little blip in between, like on old Lamborghinis... Definitely not the easiest car to drive...

[@USARAY1947]

Best lap on the best track in the best car driven as it should. In 2005 I saw/heard one going toward the Porsche store and followed that amazing sound on my bicycle. I will never forget the scream of that motor , the mechanic was doing a test drive.

[@Alcofrisbas]

great example of how auto rev-matching can create dangerous manual driving habits, thanks for the great content Misha!

[@letsgetdoing]

Man this car sound!!! This is one of those cars that MAKES you drive it. I've obviously never driven one but I've been in cars that make you drive them. The engine and sound, the gear box, the rear wheel drive, and no assist makes you want to find and live on the limit sooooooo bad.

[@twflanker]

Kudos for the owner take the car out for a lap ( and come back safely). This might not be the best gearshift ever, but at least he is driving within his own capacity instead of doing something he is not capable of / unfamiliar with and either grenade the engine or end up in the barrier. Driving this car relative fast on the nordschleife is an achievement itself. As for me.... I can't even properly rev-match the F1 GTR in Assetto Corsa.😅

[@Ermz]

oh YES. I've been doing this on Gran Turismo 7. Somehow feels better seeing it in real life 😂

[@kingcarrot6355]

Last real drivers supercar, awesome to see it get used as intended 🤤

[@nogame94]

the power curve of the engine is amazing. revs so free as well. those motorsport derived engines are another level.

[@nEx944]

I am SO jealous! My absolute 1000% Dream Car. No Lambo, McLaren or Ferrari shall come close to this!

[@Amarjit_Singh]

The only other car that I can think of that comes close to this car is the 997 GT2 RS.

[@JelloTypeR]

The greatest sounding engine there has ever been. I used to see a yellow CGT around in north east London and on the north circular in the 2010s, owned by some footballer no doubt. The noise it made in the Blackwall tunnel was unforgettable.

[@MrTchou]

Greatest sounding engine is the LFA one imho ;-)

[@jdsk8914]

@@MrTchou I love both of them so much

[@lexburen5932]

it is up there with the V10 from the FLA 😎

[@JelloTypeR]

V10s scream in a way that even cross plane V8s just don’t. Even high revving V8s, E9X M3 at 8750, don’t scream like V10s do. Harsh and metallic is the only way I can describe it.

[@ringbimmer]

Where is Walter Röhrl when you need him?

[@MrMaseman]

that is the purest video of such a car on this track! thank you very much!

[@c_dubbzz6127]

I feel like this video just dropped the value of the car by a couple thousand. RIP clutch and syncros lol

[@Kipsell]

hurts to watch

[@ZainJafar]

Great video! This brings back memories of going round Yas Marina in a CGT.

[@TeroOhranen]

My absolute favourite thing about the Carrera GT is the way the revs drop down while shifting! 😍

[@cosminmihu9963]

That rpm drop is tremendous. You can see how quickly it revs. I don't remember correctly but I believe it does not have a flywheel. I can't believe it has the original tires. I remember watching Harry Metcalfe's video about the Carrera GT. He stated how greatly a new set of Pilot Sport 4S improve the Carrera GT's original handling and grip.

[@ugabuga5054]

After watching until the end and hearing them talk about the price of a gearbox or a totaled car after a crash caused by a misshift I'm assuming his gear changes were that slow because he was very cautious to catch the right gear.

[@Daddelcrusher]

His gearing was horrible. Even my grandmom is driving a stick better than this dude. Just horrible watching.

[@K0well]

@@Daddelcrusher Sure his shifting wasn’t the best, but you need to understand that this clutch/gearbox is incredibly hard to use, even pro racers stall this car the first time they drive it

[@opmike343]

He wasn't doing the transmission any favors shifting like that.

[@opmike343]

@@K0well The car revs quickly and has a light flywheel. His shifting looks goofy because he's shifting SO SLOW he's letting the RPMs drop nearly to idle. That's going to do more to harm the clutch and upset the chassis than simply driving it like one normally would on a track at a brisk pace. Has absolutely nothing to do with "pros" stalling from a standstill (also a byproduct of a light clutch).

[@matgee8892]

lol ok, when you kids have driven something with a flywheel this light in real life then you can come back and comment...

[@charliekuhn1544]

That Carrera GT sounds so freaking amazing!!! I can only imagine how it is to experience riding on one on the Nürburgring . . . .

[@SuperMMCK]

Learn to shift dude xD. Great experience and thanks for sharing. Good luck with the jaws ;)

[@stoneee1234]

Driving was totally fine and total respect for a guy willing to track his Carrera GT. But shifting indeed was a bit painful to watch, completely understandable that the owner is probably doing it slow to avoid mis-shifting, knowingly reducing the risk of mechanical damage at the cost of accelerated clutch wear(and the ultra light flywheel definitely doesn't help in that regard minus its reduced tendency for wheel lockup), most likely all he needs is a couple more track days to build up confidence and shift as it was intended. Reminds me of my 1st time in an S2000, I shifted it "normally" at first in hope to feel the clutch out and the car obviously did not like it, locked up the rear tires for a split sec going from 1st to 2nd, but as I drove on I started to understand, the short pedal travel and shifter throw were perfectly in sync only when you shifted fast. Afterwards it was a blast to drive, actually required far less attention to precisely rev match since it felt like the car was doing it for me

[@karlvanginderdeuren4009]

That dude owns a cgt. I don’t. But I would blip it when shifting so slowly. Was he saving the clutch? So many questions Misha

[@MrGrazzhoppa]

Do you have $25.000+ dollars for a new clutch? I would baby that clutch also.

[@CrazyPanda688]

@@MrGrazzhoppa clearly you do if you own a careers GT lmfao

[@xyphur]

@@MrGrazzhoppa I don't think you or the owner realizes that his lackadaisical shifting was actually causing more wear to the clutch than if he'd been shifting it faster and not allowing the revs to drop between shifts. The thing that wears/destroys clutches is a difference in speed that the friction material and flywheel have to generate heat to equalize, and allowing that slip to occur over a long duration. Every time the revs dropped, the engine was at a lower speed than the transmission, then he lets the clutch back out and wear occurs as the transmission brings the engine back up to the same speed. Every. Single. Shift. And even worse on downshifts because the difference in speed between engine and transmission input shaft is that much greater. In a car like this, one needs to preload the shifter and execute the shift by swift clutch motion. Obviously it is a much more delicate operation than it would be in most other manual vehicles, but the principal is the same; minimize the difference in speed by executing the shift quickly so the engine doesn't have a chance to drop below the speed of the transmission's input shaft in the next gear, and don't allow the clutch to slip (which is far easier given this engine's relative lack of inertia). If done correctly and at the right speed for the vehicle in question, by the time the clutch is let back out following a shift, the engine will have dropped to the exact same speed as the transmission in the next gear, and there will be zero rotational speed difference, and thus no wear. Unfortunately for him, driving it the way he was is going to cost him more, sooner, which is sad because it is (relatively) easily avoided with proper technique.

[@felixborek]

Massive respect to the owner, he did an amazing job for the first time on the ring with this car! Greetings from Vienna

[@spellman753]

Misha mate 😁👍🏻you are an inspiration big time,love your channel and you👌🏻hope you reply 🏎my question is mate,did you learn to be such a great driver or was it natural like Lewis Hamilton 🏎

[@mgcharoudin]

I don't consider myself great, but all of it was through practice, like everyone else.

[@DennisfromMunich]

Ahh the NFS MW reference. I loved the car in that game. What a treat. So amazing, such a dream car!

[@335ifnx101]

Scary slow shifts

[@racecrashrepeat]

I'm just going to make a slight negative comment here..If your reving to 8000rpm and then pushing the clutch in.. change gear and the revs drop to 2800rpm ..you re-engage the clutch and it goes back up to 6000rpm that's alot of difference in rpm speed that needs to match itself bqck. Sorry but this is a perfect example of where a car is designed to be driven more aggressively. As long as your working the clutch and gear shifter correctly being twice as fast on the gearshifts would mean much smoother acceleration, less wear and shock on the drivetrain, less clutch wear and a much more fun experience. You need be in the next gear much faster and catching those revs before they drop 3000rpm past the next gear.

[@louisebrillo06]

Wow, spongebob has a CGT That V10 tho 🥵

[@maitreyoda7404]

Cool video man !! The gearbox seems to be really tricky to get used to . I see that he is taking his time to upshift/downshift (no quickshift I guess lol) it’s really a crazy car and it must be scary to drive . Hope you’re recovery is going well !!

[@richardthelionheart5594]

There's no quick shifting in this car. Gearbox is sticky esp between 2nd and 3rd.

[@kev199369]

You gotta be lightning fast with those gear changes if you want to keep those revs to match. Looks hard as fuck to drive haha

[@12Flashdumbledore12]

Is there a reason why he is changing the gears so slow? Wouldnt it be better to shift fast, in order to match the revs?

[@Kipsell]

It’s an drivers error, you are right. At no point in the lap he tries to match revs when shifting, his downshifts are even more scarier. You can see how much his shifts unsettle the car by the camera shakes.

[@12Flashdumbledore12]

@@Kipsell but on the upshifts, he tries to rev-match, so he must also be aware of the problem at the downshifts, since he seems to know how to shift in theory - but why is he not doing it then?

[@sparkplug964]

You have to give big respect to the guy taken this around the ring, not sure I would to it. I have always loved the GT, until I found out about the rear suspension problem they all have, which basically turns this car into a death wish waiting to happen?

[@AC-wl7ve]

misha scared as hell in this death trap with a poor driver going all out, but plays it off pretty cool.

[@perwestermark8920]

You don't need to be a poor driver to not have picked up the routine of how to shift this beast in anger. Most probably he never has any good place where it's meaningful to train at sending it. And probably a lot of driving in another car since this isn't exactly the normal commuter car.

[@AC-wl7ve]

@@perwestermark8920 I’m not slamming him for a being a poor driver, I doubt I’d do any better in that car. My point is he’s going pretty hard for someone who doesn’t seem to be very skilled with a passenger in his car too.

[@Jonathabr1]

@@AC-wl7ve He doenst seem to be good at manual transmission, probably knows how to handle a car in track but only aut ones

[@tibozino1671]

It's not a death trap

[@BurtSampson]

Loved hearing the underside scrape at Fox Hole. Straight gettin it.

[@JanTalens]

That was AMAZING. Did not exempt this. There is a first time for everything, this was a great first time. What a car..

[@jdsk8914]

There is no substitute!

[@malmsey1541]

I appreciate it's a hard car to drive especially as he hasn't driven it hard before but he really needs to work on those shifts

[@shaynehuneault1915]

its crazy how fast it is for its time, looks so satisfying to drive.

[@IS300Spartan]

And on that day, not a single shift was properly performed... be it up or down. What a disgrace that was. It’s not like he can’t drive either, he can obviously hold his own on a track. You just KNOW he thinks he’s babying it and caring for it......... what a shame.

[@kantina4765]

Babying it? It sounds like he's tearing that clutch up lol

[@jcsuperstars1100]

@@kantina4765 Thats what ryb is saying, the owner thinks he is babying it but in reality he is tearing up the clutch

[@pete6891]

Since when is driving your own car a disgrace? As title says: Never tracked. Its great that you are striving for perfection when driving, but it doesnt justify the attitude.

[@DOWNTOWN_AUDIO]

Thanks to this owner for showing off his prized possession like this. Tracking that car is such a huge risk, he put a million dollars on the line and spent atleast 50 grand on that one day! I know he wasnt pushing that thing to its limit but would you really want to? That car has killed most of its owners so far. Its awesome to see somebody track one, and drive it like the untameable beast that it is! Be scared, dont drive it like you stole it! Im not afraid of speed, the first time i felt 300km/hr i was in the back seat of my dad's jaguar XFR on the transcanada highway going through saskatchewan. My dad hated Saskatchewan so he did 260-310km/hr the entire way. It was fun, and with all the weight from 4 people plus a trunk full of luggage/ garbage bags full of clothes, that car felt like it was stuck to the road. I would be terrified to attempt that same trip in a CGT. Thats the only car on earth that i would drive carefully. The jag felt smooth at those speeds, but the CGT looks insane at 260!!

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@MacheteK]

Still good comment

[@martinweber3500]

Sponge Bob is driving like a sister (even for the first time on the NBRGRNG Nordschleife...!). Very "surprising and special" gear shifting...! I totally missed the screaming of that superb sports car...!!

[@rereg543]

I wouldn't want my face associated with those atrocious shifts either 🤣

[@aarongordon4836]

Great driving by this guy what a beautiful machine

[@chriskosti1806]

Wow, Misha should drive this car on the Ring. The owner can not upshift...

[@siddharthsharma8940]

His downshifts are almost as bad as his upshifts too lmao

[@Amarjit_Singh]

@@siddharthsharma8940 I bet your granny can do better!!!!

[@lollypop9580]

Conception of this car was in the last century... WOW and thank you for this content. 👍

[@granj0la]

What’s with those gearchanges ?

[@Wayzor_]

That's how that weird little carbon fiber clutch works. No joke. And he's kinda bad at it.

[@WeBuild4Life]

We know why he hid his face lmao

[@mufflejoy]

The dual tone V10 like the 5cyl Audi is a sound to behold :-)

[@AndiWand911]

Damn those shifts are a turndown... man

[@alechall7082]

Would you be slamming gears in a Carrera GT?

[@AndiWand911]

@@alechall7082 there is a difference between slamming and the grampathing this guy does;)

[@KbaltRX]

"When you ask me not to show your face AFTER we shot the video I get to chose how to do it". That line (+ SpongeBob) is trully a masterpiece. Misha, I bow to you sir.. I loved it, best ever in YT. So strong and powerful, like a top ten quote from the Equalizer movies. Carrera GT is an ageless thing of beauty and a very intoxicating supercar to watch. So intoxicating that I wasn't able to keep count of all the SpongeBobs popping out. And I really tried. Anyway I will watch the video again and I really hope to get it right this time. P.S. I think that in 1:21 one SpongeBob has gone awol..

[@vix121]

Love love the car but his driving made it hard to watch

[@Wlodinci]

this gentleman is a legend in a legend. god bless that man

[@timh7021]

Seems like there are many perfect racedrivers here in the comments.

[@siddharthsharma8940]

My granny literally shifts better than him. He will destroy his clutch by shifting so slowly. Ahh well, his money, his wish

[@Amarjit_Singh]

@@siddharthsharma8940 So what does your granny drive?

[@siddharthsharma8940]

@@Amarjit_Singh Mahindra Scorpio

[@siddharthsharma8940]

@@Amarjit_Singh Scorpio ka clutch isse bhi heavy hai. Gear bhi heavy. Tab bhi ek old aurat usko isse better shift kar paati lmao

[@Amarjit_Singh]

@@siddharthsharma8940 Scorpio aur CGT ... Ha bhai thik hai ..Tera dadi mahan hai

[@maticsajovic3142]

This is insane, look how low is the roof. Its up to window line of that Giulia QV 😲.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

That has to be nerve wracking. If you bend that car you will regret it for the rest of your life. Or you make a $1 mil on the KZbin video.

[@badcam70]

It was my dream car once up on a time , but i say it is really scary to see it in action , cudos to the owner to take it out. It is not easy to drive old cars with big engines manual gear boxes and long throw shifters , i know i have a +600hp C6 Corvette Callaway manual gearbox and trust me the less you shift the better driving experience even if i have short throw shifter.

[@kcw9313]

Does this guy have something against rev matching?

[@jimparry3499]

They're notoriously difficult cars to rev match, the flywheel is so light that the revs immediately drop making it almost impossible to rev match in time. It is possible though, just more difficult that most.

[@DuBstep115]

He can't even upshift, you expect him to rev match?

[@Uathankicks]

Rev matching any car is not easy. You can watch him try around 3:40

[@DuBstep115]

@@Uathankicks Rev matching requires two things. 1. Pedals that allow it (not too close or too far apart). 2. Little experience with the car, so you know how much light tap on gas will raise the revs. He fails at number 2.

[@kcw9313]

@@DuBstep115 exactly my point. He’s not rev matching on either the up shift or down shift. At all.

[@konforzone]

There is something wrong the way he used pedals. However, flywheel is also so light that engine drops rpm so fast as well.

[@davidmartel7562]

omg the clutch ..... 😲😲🥴