150MPH+ on the straight at Lime Rock in the 3 Rotor is intense! Keeping my hands on the wheel

[@rb26xs14]

Love the track content!!! Scared me many times as I thought you were going to shift lock the car lol. Gotta practice rev matching to keep you safe!

[@kcdesignconcepts5216]

I was thinking the same thing. Especially when he was going from 5th to 3rd going in the one corner.

[@BrendanEvan]

Scary for sure

[@WildEngineering]

I was just about to comment this - he is going to get hurt doing that. Either he needs to learn how to revmatch or he needs a DBW throttle body to do it for him

[@74JO52AO1]

Thinking the same thing! Plus going into corners with the foot on the clutch is a big nono! Small improvements, he'll get there.

[@cumbob]

Yeah car gonna slide if he does that going any faster

[@7_au]

I think with where rob is at driving wise for the moment, I feel like some paddle shifters and sequential with all the perks that can come with it will really make a difference. Either that or he should definitely be tracking a slower car to get the fundamentals down a bit better. That car is absolutely mental and would be an absolute handful on track without a good solid base and track experience.

[@7_au]

Also please please please start rev matching, or do some computer wizard shit and do something to auto rev match on downshifts, it hurts my soul. If you’re doing 150mph into a corner and downshift without it, you will upset the balance of the car and end up in the wall. We love you rob I don’t want to see you or the car in the wall🙏

[@connorcampbell5274]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed. Dude I'm amazed he never locked the wheels up. When I was learning manual 3 months ago I feel like it was about once a week I'd fuck up a rev match and lock the wheels up on a downshift. Rob is an incredible tuner. No one can take that away from him, but lordy if he's gonna be tracking these monsters I hope he specs more into his driving ability. Some of these downshifts are straight up fucking scary. And I'm not an experienced h-pattern driver at all.

[@7_au]

@@connorcampbell5274 oh 100% man, I love him, and his content. He’s build incredible cars but he’s not a driver that can handles the cars he builds yet. Even some driving lessons on a track day would do wonders for his performance overall. Driving in a straight line is one thing, sending it around corners in a 1200hp+ monster is another and super dangerous without proper technique.

[@24kNick]

nah fundementals first especially after almost hitting the s2000

[@thebrelon]

Was thinking paddle shifter too

[@mfenmor]

Rob, first of all, love the channel. keep it up. Second, maybe invest in some driving school. You'll really feel more comfortable driving and it'll help your lap times. Best of luck.

[@madscientist6843]

This Rob. I am sure you have some mates who can help

[@llljustcallhimdave]

He needs to invest in a race suit and gloves

[@madmod]

​@@llljustcallhimdaveHes got a full setup already

[@arestide7028]

Yep totally agree, lessons will really help.

[@scotty305]

Rob I enjoy your channel and really appreciate how much you've learned about building things, but your track footage makes me really anxious. 😰 That shift from 5th into neutral at 10:17 is a shockingly bad habit that needs to be un-learned ASAP. Every moment spent fighting to get it back into gear at 10:23 was time you couldn't have used the throttle to control the car's behavior. My advice is to get a very underpowered manual-trans car like a Civic or a Miata, drive it daily in an area with 40mph speed limit and lots of stop signs that force you to slow down, and learn to rev-match downshift every single time you slow down. You should never be in neutral or riding the clutch when the car is moving.

[@kevinsellsit5584]

You should *NEVER BE IN NEUTRAL* or ride the clutch when the car is moving. Copy and paste from scotty305 with added bold and yelling! Word scotty305!

[@Jmherbert7]

I love Rob's "I'm learning" approach and how he puts the learning moments in the videos. Most of us love his cars to a point that we want to see them properly driven and Rob definitely has a lot to learn there. I would love to watch Rob Damn goes to skip barber racing school content.

[@webb2800]

I see American's online doing this so much. I have no idea where they are getting this 'shift into neutral while driving' habit from.

[@kevinsellsit5584]

@@webb2800 America, home of straight racing, left turns, and neutral driving. Not all of us, I can even turn right! :)

[@NDP.VEGAS3484]

You need to rev match on the down shifts if you let the clutch out without rev matching can spin you out if going fast enough love the content rob 🔥💯🤙🤙

[@sunnyblumen3807]

Love how you don't sign off your videos. Always leave a sense of uncompletedness that keeps me hooked to your channel

[@Bmw_Z3R]

Hey rob great content man, enjoying it as always. I want to recommend learning the heel toe downshift it will help you tremendously when braking into corners

[@connorcampbell5274]

Bro forget the heel toe. Just please rev-match, Rob. I'm actually afraid you'll spin out. You don't need to nail it. Just be safe ;_;

[@wotever99ninynine]

yeah, surely he can afford a sim setup at home, that is perfect to learn heel toe, a great start would be the touge union servers in assetto corsa, the cars are fairly arcade and there are a LOT of tight corners to slow down for. but any sim/ track would be good. this is a skill that takes a lot of muscle memory to learn, it doesnt have to be in a real car to start with.

[@dejotachamo]

i was about to say the same @@connorcampbell5274

[@Chill_Please]

​@@wotever99ninynine100%, I practice on my sim every day. Pretty damn realistic with full Simagic direct drive setup. Pays for itself pretty much with how much a real track day costs. Best investment I've ever made in my opinion

[@Smartywap]

Please start rev-matching your down shifts Rob.

[@xieper]

and do them a little earlier!

[@NathanaelNaused]

Agreed!

[@Bassalicious]

He's coasting in neutral not knowing what to do, then decelerating and upsetting the rear axle a lot while taking forever to engage the clutch again - it's a bit rough to watch yeah. It might just be me coming from a country where manuals are the norm and I heel-and-toe pretty much on the daily but still. It feels like waiting for him to spin off due to a bad downshift on corner entry any minute while he's on track. I absolutely love the fact he went with a manual transmission in the first place but his lack of skill with it will become more and more dangerous as he and the cars get faster and faster.

[@joonchoi1191]

He needs to really know to be in gear at all times and in the right one too as well…

[@ctrlv6196]

It just needs to maintain a higher gear to maintain a constant speed and change when Speeding up, or maintain pressure in the same gear, I don't know how the car's clutch + engine can handle it.Leaving gears makes it very easy to lose traction or even cause wheel speed to be disturbed.

[@Grouiiiiik]

Hey Rob it's great to see you rip the 3 rotors and having lots of fun! But please please please do not put your car in neutral (clutch engaged for long periods of time) and do something for your braking and lack of heel and toe. It feels very sketchy and it costs you an insane amount of time while also putting you on the wrong lines for almost every corner which also makes your own experience less enjoyable. Don't get me wrong though: all in all for the amount of seat time you've got it's not bad at all!

[@lukebrennan5780]

Looking forward to the induction Ethan is doing for the 12 rotor!

[@furkadurka]

I've been watching youtube along time... hits different when you watch someone build a car, than actually use it. absolutely love this. keep being amazing guys, i love everything y'all are doing.

[@JaredR1996]

Rob always killing it with the content

[@ryanfinlay5308]

good content, just not often lol

[@vertsabre7543]

@@ryanfinlay5308 Take time .

[@tomevers6670]

I love his OF content the most

[@LFshlevin]

yea killing his clutch lol dudes an amateur

[@mitchellreul]

Rob: "That's my first time ever hitting something in a car" Rob driving on slicks in the rain years ago: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@simenk.r.8237]

@Rob Dahm, i love you man, and so does everybody else. -AND i know you know the mechanics behind automatic throttle blips, so PLEASE learn it yourself manually😩❤️

[@harmeetgp]

Hey Rob. Loved seeing the OG blue wall, definitely unlocked some memories. Hey mate, you want to be in gear before you enter the corner (before you start turning the steering wheel). Additionally, rev match your shifts, it stabilises the vehicle as well as easier on the mechanical side of the car. I can see the 3 rotor is a bit of a handful and there’s heaps of ducks to get in a row while driving the cunt. Maybe for safety, step down to a less powerful car and get the track fundamentals in ya pocket then jump back into it. You’ll get there mate, but your safety comes first. And lastly, put a cage in that car cause if (hopefully never) shit hits the fan you’ll need it, especially if your hitting those speeds. Someone said above about checking out some racing schools? Might be a good idea if you can find some. Best of luck mate. Love from down under. ❤

[@twanheijkoop6753]

He should honestly grab some more trackdays in the formula car.

[@joecosta3416]

Looks like a blast! Rob, is there a reason you're not heel toeing? I assume you'd be in the know, but just in case you're not or anyone else who cares: when braking into a corner, you want to rev match so your car doesn't jerk and gets into power faster and smoother. This'll also help you know faster whether you've shifted into the right gear or not. You brake with the front part of your right foot and simultaneously reach over and blip the throttle with your heel when downshifting. It's a super natural movement after you do it a few times. I do it in normal driving all the time. After you get comfortable with it, it just feels like the right way to drive.

[@Sprier]

Yeah as other have said im not even half way through the video yet, you gotta do SOME throttle blips on these downshifts at least man. Its not even about the clutch wear but yes those high speed entries into corners with fuuuuuullllll clitch slip to speed is nuts 🤣 asking for it every time

[@boost3d831]

Really unsafe

[@R03333]

10:24 is nuts, I thought there was an engine fault and for sure it was 180 spin time when those revs came in YIKES

[@Bassalicious]

Literally clenching my butt cheeks every time he reached for a downshift. Without some major manual transmission practise it's an accident waiting to happen, I totally agree.

[@arrivendrive6831]

Nice to see you learning to drive such a special machine. It woukd be great to see a more experienced driver in the seat to see what the three rotor can do. Thanks Rob for the content and continue to push. There is alot of car under you.

[@kaloyanrangelov2785]

There is nothing more Rob like then setting up your heavily modified rx7 that you didn't test before the event just to mop half of your competition on your "shakedown lap" and still not going all in just insane dude live the content.

[@jdmmike7225]

I was wondering when you were gonna drop this. I was so happy to see you guys at Lime Rock last month. It was a dream come true to meet you all & check out the 3 rotor. Hopefully next year you'll be able to bring the 4 rotor out here to CT again. Great video guys. Can't wait to see what you do next 🤙

[@DeweyWRX]

You did it bud! You got your first wall hit out of the way. Happy it wasn't worse. I went 155 on the straight there and you aren't getting out of the last corner as good as you could so you are there on power for sure. I hope you work on yourself and sort some low hanging fruit on the car. GET SOME GOOD DATA! Get at least an AIM Solo my guy. It will go a LONG way. Offer stands if you want to chat about it! Love having you out there and keep at it! See you at Laguna!!

[@AngieMeadKing]

That thing RIPS!

[@dankallish5998]

The out of car audio, that 3 rotor sounds like a WW2 fighter plane. Insane!

[@ThatKoukiZ31]

Uggggg love the sound of 3 rotors. Absolutely amazing.

[@JohnUftring]

The car sounds great when it's fully fueled. Definitely love me some spinning rotor noises. :-) I'm well north of the 40 year-old mark, and I've spent many a night in my pick-up truck bed at SCCA events over the years. Almost prefer it to a hotel when the weather is nice. I also have a lot of memories of tenting it at Lime Rock for both club and pro races. Keep up the good work man!

[@Boumanauto22]

Hi Rob . Love the content. If you're going to do a lot of roadrace events you should get a gear ratio between 2nd and 3rd gear, and with all that power you don't need more than a 3.90 rear gear. I'd run a 3.73. Also a massive engine oil catch can with a back flow back into the lower part of the oil pan. Until you get the dry sump that is. Also with big brakes the stock master should be replaced. Hard to heal and toe without a rock hard pedal. 2010 Nissan GTR bolts in easily .

[@tappajaav]

Are you suggesting he adds another gear between current 2nd and 3rd? Or changes the gearing altogether?

[@webb2800]

I've personally realised Heel Toe is actually quite easy to learn (definitely different to master!) My initial breakthrough cane with realising the blip doesn't have to be literally done with your heel. Sounds obvious but I was fixed on trying to use my heel as the name implies. Once I just started having a go with using my foot more comfortably it came along quite quickly. With the ball of my foot on the brake I tend to use the side of my foot just above my heel to blip the throttle.

[@dianvanniekerk2805]

Finally, the MUSIC is on point with the car content. I would say this is now the coolest car yt channel EVER 😎 "We are at a competition event practicing." Sounds like a true car guy ❤

[@blindfoldedmissile]

This thing is a BEAST on straights

[@TexasVexes]

Just getting out there and driving bro that’s what this is all about!! Hell yeah Rob

[@GeenIdee2]

You gotta change something on your driving: Down-shift and release clutch. DO NOT release clutch when you are already turning, it will bite you one day. Just don't keep clutch depressed when braking, only when shifting. Combined with heal-toe the braking area will go much better.

[@justinjohnson6780]

Love the track content as well! Need more videos Rob!

[@alexelrod242]

Yes! Back to the good sounding motors

[@Tora1337]

My thoughts on this are two fold; First Rob should be refining and mastering his footwork in the car. Heel-toe will take him tens of miles further in his capabilities, not just for throttle blipping, but other applications as well. H-pattern is where he's going to learn the most in this regard and he should have that on lock. Paddle shifters and no lift sequential systems are not going to help his driving from my perspective. It will be a crutch rather than actually improving his raw, base skills. As for his downshifts, I don't know if anyone noticed his clutch drops weren't really drops, and the engine RPM did not increase significantly on full engagement. He was feeding clutch in under a small amount of power. Still not as good as blipping it, but at the speeds he was going, the torque wouldn't be enough to upset the car. The torque of a rotary tends from my experience to be a shadow of its torque under power. The danger down the road is him not learning to heel-toe the throttle for RPM match. Because he's going to push limits and better than breaking the drive train lacking that mechanical sympathy (which Rob doesn't really lack), or locking the rears with one of his rough shifts and losing control potentially, I agree he needs to better his footwork. Just the two cents from own experience with my own rotary doing things I shouldn't in places I shouldn't have. All that said, mine wasn't pushing 1200-1300 whp.

[@Kenshin_Tran]

i think your car would love some rev matching in its life but as always it’s good entertainment to see you getting a feel for everything

[@functiongarage]

Not gunna lie, really disappointed you were out my way and I didn't make it to the event... she looked great on track!

[@jackinreallife]

Dude limerock was so fun!!! Hearing you start up your car for the first time and seeing everyone's heads just turn to see what that sound was coming from was so funny. It was nice to see your 3 rotor in person for the first time.

[@ApoqTF]

Is revmatching the downshift hard in the 3 rotor? I forgot what clutch it is but its probably agressive af. Just seems like you are dropping the clutch with no revs judging by how hard it kicks ya.

[@nineninesixteensixteen2386]

Love when we get 3 rotor content !

[@SucculentSaguaro]

Such a sweet project, love all the content and can't wait to see what you continue to do! That 3 rotor sounds absolutely badass

[@UnawardedGamer]

Hey Rob, great video and I love your content. But I didn't see you wearing a HANS device? Please always wear one with bucket seat+harness. And as others have said rev-matching downshifts, especially in corners. I'd also love to see your 3 or 4 rotor on the Nurburgring (noise would be an issue though)

[@davidleguizamo7755]

Favorite part of my day is watching Dahm!

[@thomasnwilcox4537]

Great job on the video and keep it up, every time I watch Rob drive I wish I had my own shop and car's to drive, keep it up Rob

[@cutegamerboy]

Rob you can rev match downshift, i know you can do it you just gotta try it please I believe in you!!!

[@jamescollins9716]

The fact that more and more rotaries keep popping up at events like this bring happiness to my soul😆 I know you dislike the Rx8's but just saying that red one in front of you was hauling ass 😁

[@Batesboards]

Yooooo!!, this is first time my photo's have ever been used for a youtube video. This made my day! Can't wait to do more epic stuff with ya at Laguna homie 🤘😁🤘

[@xJayteee]

Someone has GOT to implement a rev matching feature for Rob man . Dude's been taking lessons and tried road racing for so long and it amazes me he still can't do a simple rev match .. it's one of the most basic things to learn when tracking a manual car . Just go auto or a sequential at this point if you wanna even get semi-decent at track racing at this point lmao.

[@Mrwouter1231]

You have a beast of a car there. Dont hold yourself back you are able to keepup and catchup to the others. Just focus o’ your line youll be leading soon

[@vintagespeed]

that crazy long power band is so cool. 👍 at least you wont get tired from shifting!

[@jguin9142]

Yes! ... back to rotary action!

[@ArthurSperotto]

The day this man learns how to heel-toe... I'll drive to the shop to shake his hand.

[@devinej8411]

Was so cool to see you for the first time at Lyme Rock and the 3rotor such a good time I hope all you guys come back it got my son and mom into circuit racing and drifting I will say the Tesla races were crap and you never seen a crowd leave so fast but I get it they didnt vibe with it

[@paradad999]

A dual clutch auto would be great in this car because the revs climb so fast. I'm also concerned that your down changes could unsettle the back end because it sounds as if you are letting the clutch do the matching rather than hitting the throttle momentarily as you downshift!

[@04WELLYDEEP]

2 many experts on here knowing better than Rob! Good job brother 👏

[@coldshiver1]

Great being out on track with you at lime rock!

[@smithjohn3080]

Rob, need to get a good simulator setup and put in the time bro. The sim practice will help waaaay more than you think for realworld 👊🙌

[@craigstewartStif69Myster]

great content! great videography! did i mention Rob's knowledge? i would binge watch this channel!

[@Mister.swaggger]

whenever you do incar footage i always wanna ask.. why no revmatch downshifting? it always kinda bugs me lol

[@2404charles]

It doesn't sound like you're REV matching on downshifts. At times you were even multiple seconds coasting with the clutch disengaged at the end of the straight, only clicking into gear in the corner. Is there a reason you were doing that ?

[@shufflix4036]

We dont even need an on screen G-force meter, we have the laptop in the passenger footwell. Rob is always two steps ahead, im proud of him.

[@michaellongford871]

I love the power band of that car!

[@ctskifreaks]

So glad you came back to Circuit Legends this year!

[@kcdesignconcepts5216]

I just did a truck day and fuelfest in New Jersey. If I knew you were at lime Rock I would have shot up there. Would have loved to meet you and see that badass car.

[@chensueher1393]

This reminds me when I used to ride motorcycles. Guys in front always pushes you to catch them, but also do it at where you're comfortable

[@Barton_Motors_Ltd]

Nice driving! Car sounds amazing

[@jaymorrison2419]

That left side of the front straight is 'exciting', and I drove it in a stock SHO. But I love that track.

[@santinoharvey4555]

The day Rob spins off track will be the day he stops racing. Breaks both thumbs when steering wheel snatches

[@smudger6461]

Hey rob fantastic stuff from all your crew, something really great about the content, from someone who has started from the bottom with cars and grown and still growing, learning all the time. Thanks a million... can i just add please be careful on track, im no one to give advice or criticism. Please Be careful man..

[@junglisticbob]

rob you need to dramatically change your driving style on track, couple things you should work on is stop holding in the clutch, when you do that and come off the clutch during a corner you are massively unsettling the car........ another thing would be to learn hell-toe when downshifting and left foot braking, buy a lil steering wheel setup for your pc n just start practicing on iracing or asseto corsa it will massively help you feel more comfortable driving at high speed n especially around other drivers, other than that im loving the content buddy

[@johnt.848]

I was going to comment about those sketchy down shifts, but others have said it all already. Do something about the oil burning and back draft into the cabin though, for your health and safety.

[@petej_2]

Yo that shot with the fc passing in front 🔥🔥

[@ElMosqito]

18:40 Rob forgetting about that spin on drag radials in the rain 🤭🤫

[@MrBoomer513]

Thank you for not adding music during the driving. I just want to hear the car. Much appreciated

[@HeavyDave997]

You should upload a 12 hour ASMR video of idling and reving the 3 rotor, I swear I would fall asleep to that video every night it sounds so good 👍

[@terrydunnett]

When I do not want to spill oil for want of a funnel, I just fold up some paper in a cone shape. Easy to do and no mess!

[@natepeterson7145]

That was really cool rob. Your car sounds epic!

[@dakavanagh]

Looks like so much fun! This event seems a bit casual. OK not having a cage or racing suit. Laptop loose on the floor.

[@samkostka126]

I'd imagine he was running one of the HPDE classes rather than anything competitive, in which case the only thing that raises an eyebrow for me is the laptop on the floor.

[@Ak-xe1fw]

Rob. Can you add an auto blipper. Those downshift need a rev match. Love the videos!!

[@q3znw6j88aywnwy]

That kit looks great

[@NovemberFoxtrotRC]

Hey man i might suggest at least rev matching for downshifts at that speed. You’re going to shift lock the car right into a wall.

[@NaviYT]

Been starving for some more Dahm content 😂

[@billyking722]

Sounds awesome looks great

[@00Donkey00]

Rob, man, you have great content. You're obviously very good at building and tuning awesome cars. Can you please address your refusal to get better at driving?? Surely you can see in the comments that you're driving us crazy. It'd only take a day with an instructor to improve a lot and then you can build on that with more practice each time you're at the track. You could even get more content out of it.

[@Wiggiwan]

Great video driving with you around the track. Sorry we didn't get to see your crash! LOL

[@beradorbebad]

Why no rev-matching?

[@MrGiomig]

His 3 rotor is top dream cars for me just on sound alone

[@Endisupertramp]

Sometimes I think Rob needs to get a reliable beater track car that does the job but isn't overpowered like most of his cars and just turn a bunch of laps in it on a regular basis. I might be in the wrong, but his track riding makes it appear as if he doesn't have a load of experience in this area and learning on generally very powerful machines is not the best way to do it. Sim racing also translates a decent amount so that's a decent option as well. Just to note that this isn't meant in a preachy way because at the end of the day, whatever makes him happy is what needs to be done. However, if he wants to genuinely get good at this, practicing on a regular basis in cars you're comfortable with genuinely leads to honing your skills and developing those small habits that are crucial for track driving.

[@jaispencer-gray553]

Ive been waiting for this for so long

[@xprettylightsx]

It’s amazing how Mr. Dahm literally never has a sorted car. Goes to show you how complicated performance builds are.

[@gamegoodman9064]

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[@protectionoflifeandliberty1314]

Not to distract from the channel in anyway, but I’m super stoked to see a Mitsubishi starion pass by. That would be fun to have a rotor swap.

[@olsonartstudio3026]

Finally back to the rotarys

[@theglitch_713]

That dent removal had me laughing my ass off! 💪😂

[@ineedmymodfixed]

A real friend will bust your balls, and then help you do it correctly. Always nice to have people around who are willing to get their hands dirty to help keep you safe.

[@zimble]

That thing was moving!

[@paweszczepanski6738]

the 3 rotor is just the best

[@DerekThorpe294]

Reallocate some of your fabrication time to learning heel-toe! It'll make the experience on the track all the more enjoyable and sweet! How you've made it all these years driving all these manual cars without learning it I don't know, but now's the time

[@tappajaav]

Don't even have to heel-toe, just some basic revmatching would help plenty. Maybe he got excited that everything is working so well and just... forgot...

[@DerekThorpe294]

@@tappajaav 100%

[@peterbonnez]

Would rev-matching on the downshift help?

[@connorcampbell5274]

Yes, it absolutely would

[@peterbonnez]

@@connorcampbell5274 He seems to unbalance the car by not doing it.

[@BettysGarage]

5:17 thank god for tech guys who wanna let you race. Got a story to tell about my kill switch. Finally got it right, but two really nice tech inspectors let me race twice beforehand. 🙏

[@majorgaming2126]

Best channel on YT