The FASTEST Lexus IS200 Has ONLY Basic Mods! -

Yes, this is the fastest 'STOCK DRIVETRAIN' Lexus IS200 to ever lap the Nordschleife but the title only tells you half the story! A very interesting and unusual story. Want to know why someone that owned a Lotus Elise S1 and an Integra Type-R decides to 'downgrade' to a theoretically slower IS200? What is the unique approach Andrea has when it comes to risk management and driving the Nordschleife? Educate yourself on a RWD platform that makes a great Ringtool and isn't a BMW or a Miata.
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Find Andrea at:
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0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Why Gatti Is A MACHINE
6:54 - When To Stop TF and Go Race
9:55 - Why A Lexus IS200
11:39​​ - Build Breakdown
15:48 - Nordschleife Lap
23:57 - First Nürburgring Experience
25:08 - Final Thoughts!

[@serxiocapri]

The FASTEST Lexus IS200 Has A Driver Mod!

[@GabrielePiana]

*MAD

[@dgalcaide_]

"i tell you, the car is fast". -A Nürburgring freaking legend, 2021

[@GabrielePiana]

Gatti is a legend in so many ways.

[@MyRealName]

@@faizaanalap4 man you've got some really bad problems and frustrations, don't you

[@speedacademydave]

I got all excited when you showed a IS200 with a Beams 3SGE engine in that sweet PlayStation intro, but that low stress 1G-FE is probably a way better engine for the Ring and sounds sweet. And what a nutter Andrea is...smashing curbs at 190-kph! Love it!

[@ThexGreatxLTS]

He's all gas no brakes DP!

[@speedacademydave]

@@ThexGreatxLTS my wife says the same about me *shrug*

[@timocallaghan4408]

@@speedacademydave She's no VIP LS430 but she gets around the ring ok!

[@speedacademydave]

@@timocallaghan4408 dammit, now I need to ship the Flexus to Germany just to prove it's the greatest Lexus of all-time :P

[@deigima]

Is200 and as200 are 1gfe. The 3sge cars are RS200

[@Tiaan90]

WHAT a lap! 😀 I was awaiting every full speed corner like "will he do it?!" and of course! That is more attack than on my virtual laps..! Andrea is a legend!

[@GabrielePiana]

Commitment level over 9000. I believe he should get his ass into a competitive enviroment as the risks are more controlled. We don't condone imitating this kind of banzai attitude in TF or Trackdays

[@Chris200]

Watching this Video thinking like: "yup, would've crashed there, here, again and over there as well"😂 Fantastic driving! Hopefully get to meet him this season. We just greeted everytime we passed each other aside from the track :D

[@didac_vtec]

Impressive driving by Gatti, this past 2021 I was able to enjoy a co-driver lap and it was an incredible experience, the fact of having the same car and seeing how capable it is, makes it even more incredible hahaha 🔥🔥🔥

[@GabrielePiana]

He has good amount of talent and bravery, that's a surefire combination for impressive laps :D

[@ismamlg]

just got this video in my recommendations and i absolutely loved it, the way you guys made this video was amazing and the way you talk about cars and the Ring translate a very strong passion for the motorsport ❤️ i hope one day i’ll do a lap around the ring too !

[@raquelmirman1508]

FUCKING LEGEND. And he didn't destroy the car ❤️

[@GabrielePiana]

yet

[@civic44]

I love this channel and among the great videos on it, this is my favourite. Of course, the lap is great to watch, but I also loved hearing Andrea's philosophy about the car (it is disposable, it is fast enough with these mods) and about trying to achieve a great lap... I also have the feeling that sometimes, it feels like "work" when you are trying to beat your personal best time on a track you know well, but when I look back on the days when I was struggling to be fast, I still remember those days as great fun, and as a move forward towards my goal of that "dream lap". Well done OLH.

[@GabrielePiana]

Glad to bring back some cool memories

[@dodgyharo2]

Real racing skills and passion for speed showing through here ... awesome vid!

[@GabrielePiana]

It's a raw diamond.

[@vincentlaurent8998]

Impressive commitment on the track ! Perfect impersonation of the expression "Drive it like you stole it"

[@givemeajackson]

8:09 BTG. that is absolute madness!! love mine, the is200 is a fantastic car

[@GabrielePiana]

lots of work, lots of laps, talent and commitment.

[@ringmiata9792]

Absolute Maniac Andrea 🥰🏁

[@GabrielePiana]

word

[@arturturcu]

Full in attitude and no regrets. Love it!

[@GabrielePiana]

It's a very impressive laps but we don't entirely condone this do or die attitude as we feel it does not belong in TF or Trackdays.

[@LeoZanardi]

Legend! Or leggenda 🤌🏼🤌🏼

[@johanserko2719]

what a banger dude

[@dominikv6221]

I like that type of guy. Great driving style and also cornering speeds :) As always great content OLH.

[@GabrielePiana]

Impressive lap for sure, we don't entirely condone or support such full attack driving in TF or Trackdays.

[@MrRyanTrott]

Seriously impressive and great attitude.

[@GabrielePiana]

The lap is impressive. As mentioned in the video we feel this kind of "do or die" attitude belongs more to a full racing enviroment than to track-days or tf.

[@paulwells3084]

so much fun... gets me excited for the weather to warm up and to hit Summit Point and Mid-Ohio, nothing like the Ring but still... I get it, track time is my happy place. Awesome video

[@GabrielePiana]

Glad this inspires you to do more of what you love. Get your ass to the Ring asap.

[@sesh3508]

I’ve never seen such a perfect sequence of corner entries

[@andreamonti1528]

Bravo! Conosci bene il Ring, bene il tuo mezzo e lo sai mandare scorrevole e veloce :) Un piacere vedere il tuo video!

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

Insane driver, using the whole track! And the car seems to be set up very well, with more than just "basic mods" in my opinion ;)

[@johnmcdonnell81]

Fantastic!

[@GabrielePiana]

fantasticly bonkers

[@MaksimVaisarau]

Спасибо вам за это видео ! Это то, что я искал .. IS+Nürburgring= awesome.. Привет из Беларуси!) Hi from Belarus!)

[@theperceptionofmymind9431]

Yes Gatti! 💪😎 Awesome video, good driving!

[@GabrielePiana]

glad you enjoyed the video!

[@theperceptionofmymind9431]

@@GabrielePiana Yeah I really like the format and am always in tears hearing Kostas and you discussing 🤣👌 And Seeing Gatti drive more or less in control is just amazing, I wouldn't have believed it before 😎👊

[@TWOstroka]

Grande andrea!!!!💚

[@GabrielePiana]

a bomba

[@gpajic1987]

What a legend!

[@GabrielePiana]

What a madman

[@leliotadeu5175]

Great driving 👏👏👏👏👏

[@59vaughn]

Delightfully exhilarating...well balanced...a pure example

[@midnighttgt1]

Love it 🔥 🔥 🔥 bravo

[@r0b0b92]

Finally met him at the end of the 21 season, such a friendly and passionate cool guy 👍

[@GabrielePiana]

the guy is made of passion, for sure.

[@rewantasubba5180]

Just watching midway, this guy doesnt beleive anything others have done. He does in his own way.

[@boblast5582]

nice fast and furious intro you got there

[@Qwertyuiop-123]

Nice!

[@prokrastynator7125]

what a legend

[@GabrielePiana]

a mad legend!

[@stefanescurichard773]

Awesome

[@Druze_Tito]

I have this car and I approve this video!

[@rolkabolka]

Great driver who knows the car's limits. He barely goes on the edge: the tires doesn't scream often so there are a 'safety backup' for him and the car. I have an IS200 for daily use with coilovers, stronger sways and a front lower reinforcment. Wish i could drive like this on the Nordschleife...

[@stephaneroger686]

Beau pilotage !

[@swoosh974]

Magnifique 👍🏿! Même si le 1GFE est à '' mourir d'ennuis '', les montées dans les tours sont d'une tristesse incroyable. Avec un Turbo et une puissance de plus 300hp😍, tu tombe le chrono à coup sûr avec un pilotage similaire à celui là ! Bravo mais svp, donne à ton IS un turbo 😊

[@bOzO8vt]

Go Gatti go!!! TOP 🏁

[@Naneychevelu]

Jeeeeesus Christ the stability of that car

[@monkeystyle90]

Χαχα από τη προφορά κατάλαβα αμέσως πως είσαι Έλληνας. Μπράβο ρε πατρίδα, σκέφτομαι και εγώ να πάρω ένα εδώ στη Γερμανία. Thanks για το βίντεο 👍

[@Donvatain]

We need a video where we can see steering input and the track. Please! Looks really fun.

[@GabrielePiana]

If you knew the struggle to get him to film THIS.... we would have loved a full camera but was impossible to arrange.

[@deagt3388]

Love this man, like to met him some day. He rally pushed to the max this bucket! ;-)

[@GabrielePiana]

Come and meet him! Careful what you wish for tho

[@deagt3388]

@@GabrielePiana Not love in that sense. ;-)

[@santalfredos17]

Bravo Andrea. Quando vengo su magari mi dai qualche dritta:D

[@GabrielePiana]

OLH non accetta responsabilita per auto lanciate nei boschi a seguito di emulazione :D

[@santalfredos17]

@@GabrielePiana sisi, ci abbiamo già dato un po' di tempo fa quando non era su in Germania 😂

[@maxwhite6621]

always 100% Job and driving. Awesome mechanic and driver

[@GabrielePiana]

that's a good way of describing Andrea

[@timocallaghan4408]

The original video of this IS200 putting in a super aggressive lap of the ring was how I found OLH, it's great to learn more about the car and driver as I am also building an IS, seeing him hit 1.5+ Gs in the corners is inspiring! Would Gatti still recommend the same spring rate front and back if the car is still at full weight? I am guessing the balance is changed a lot with stripping the interior and going to a fibreglass bonnet

[@aaabbb9953]

Im using similar setup but with full interiot - decided to go 18/16. It is pretty good balance, but what gave me more handling feeling is sway bar

[@warrominator]

Have you guys considered using roll centre adjusters? It should allow you to soften the sway bars and increase overall grip

[@iisreallughtkingsun4360]

Good DRIVING brother ✌✌✌👍

[@horayman]

Great drive. It must be really hard to become a pro driver.

[@GabrielePiana]

Yes and yes

[@florian_montuzet]

The fastest PAPAMOBILE in the world ❤️. Crazy lap ! On the edge almost every corner.

[@GabrielePiana]

crazy

[@CarKingdom]

Where did you get the bonnet from ? Website please . Thank

[@geluix69]

The chassis on these cars were very good.

[@BillerProductions]

He straight up drove like takumi edge of the limit and no braking specially after the carousel 😨 Madman!!

[@uncivilised7M]

any links in regards to the fibreglass bonnet from poland?

[@JgE1995]

I would love to know where did he got the fiberglass bonnet... What a legend!

[@deboxonline]

Andrea where have you bought the base brackets and rails for the seats ???

[@ttinnovations3310]

nice ( the way the seat belt is mounted, 100% will crush your back , guess it make you not crash ! )

[@lufo5]

Che sia un bel rottame, ok... Ma evita di farla diventare sul serio un rottame, dai!🤣 Comunque applausi!👏👏👏

[@GabrielePiana]

giro kamikaze, forse persino un pelo troppo kamikaze :D

[@cristianr3712]

Wow, that's a commited lap!

[@GabrielePiana]

Indeed it is

[@Druze_Tito]

@OneLapHeroes Do you know if the car has the stock or aftermarket anti-roll bars front and rear? Also - does it have a strut bar in the rear? Thanks in advance

[@guillaumebedu3448]

❤🔥

[@babak9526]

thats almost 10 sec faster around the nurb than a stock isF for comparison. crazy car and driver

[@GabrielePiana]

Hmm I think you are referring to Industry laps which are inclusive of the main straight, so add approx 30s to this lap

[@Dino-krfe]

è palese siate Italiani, quindi fatemelo dire in Italiano: magnifico! dal video alla Lexus, complimenti.

[@PostMortemor]

Per chi? Per il paese delle hatchback a 3 cilindri?

[@Dimakos1239]

I had a feeling it was a Greeklish accent! Wraioi malakes xaxa

[@speedacademydave]

Also, is that Golf shift knob there just to piss people off? LOL

[@GabrielePiana]

probably yes :D

[@boblast5582]

you know there are a lot of pads between ebc whatever and Endless that are much cheaper than Endless but still really good pads...

[@GabrielePiana]

Andrea tested many and he feels happy with Endless, probably the only expensive part on the car with the tires. Good places to spend money anyway.

[@jonathanrabbitt]

Hittin' all the apexes...

[@GabrielePiana]

quite literally

[@deboxonline]

Did he also do something to improve throttle response and rev hang of this motor ? He seems to be able to shift fast... Which is unusual for this car...

[@stanavery8729]

Most likely lighter flywheel

[@albertopersico3636]

What is the wheel and tyre setup on this Lexus is200?

[@GTFour]

What spring rate front and rear?

[@12345678939218]

For a stock engine is nice.

[@TMRDAM]

Gatti the unstoppable!!!

[@GabrielePiana]

Magilla

[@ozzikmaks]

Wow! So fast car an the driver. And I complain that I can not do under 8 with m3rs 320hp?! :)

[@GabrielePiana]

Max, you could probably go under 8 quite easily given enough work and time. The question is, is it worth to risk so much for that?

[@ozzikmaks]

@@GabrielePiana good point. Probably not. But you know how it works, you start to drive, think of lite lap and then something switches on in your head and you go laptiming :)))

[@wurslegumage]

Not sure if i missed it but what weight is this IS200?

[@andreagatti8575]

1250kg

[@user-rf1ou9sw5x]

If this car have 3sge swap it will be faster than 1gfe?

[@andreagatti8575]

1gfe

[@romb1818]

It looks like a Tin Can 😂😂

[@bobmylo]

turbo it. I love my turbo IS

[@grobigrobsn5512]

Ardennenoffensive!

[@GabrielePiana]

is that a thing?

[@andyschulze8854]

Ganz ok

[@GE55UM]

200 clicks on the over take👌 'Or a fucking mx5' 🤣

[@marjuspelivani6729]

Respect man but take care of your car. I have 99 is 200 manual i just bough its crap condition over 580000 km but i do agree that it drives so predictable and gives a joy cruising on the curves but not good power though

[@Theyefull]

Basic mods = Car full stripped

[@warrominator]

Schwedenkreuz at 190... 🥵

[@u_weldurban_weld_9011]

Kokokokokoko

[@electricrock1029]

How fast could a Formula One driver do a lap in that car ?

[@notimetoexpIain]

I feel confident in saying not much faster if at all, guy knows the car, knows the track and seems to be pretty close to the limit

[@GabrielePiana]

@@notimetoexpIain I would argue that no F1 driver worth his salt would drive ANYWHERE near the commitment of Gatti due to the skewed risk-reward ratio. The nurburgring is a track that rewards bravery over technique as most corners are very fast. Having said all this, a F1 driver is still a better driver than Gatti, me, Kostas and even Serxio

[@BLITZKRIEG1]

The thing is stripped to nothing

[@GabrielePiana]

Nah, he could trim some weight if he went on a diet! Oh you mean the car... yes, it's stripped.

[@rolkabolka]

Not at all... You can shave more weight if you cut up the chassis. Like sparewheel well and size pocket, door reinforcment etc...

[@GabrielePiana]

First?

[@raquelmirman1508]

You also came here for the girls?

[@GabrielePiana]

@@raquelmirman1508 for you

[@fernandoyas3642]

No 3sge

[@zivacmarko]

Guy is drivig like there is no tomorrow 🤙

[@GabrielePiana]

yep.

[@SebastianBaumann1337]

"Basic" mods... For sure

[@GabrielePiana]

Basically it works like this. If the drivetrain is stock or mostly stock then it qualifies as basic. Although the car is extensively modified in other areas.

[@professorofficer9609]

This driver is faster than his own car. Easier to achieve a fast time with slick tires, good suspension. No need for this extreme weight reduction. The carpet could be onboard and help insulating the cold, the noise from the engine and road.

[@jose_s_bam7938]

He doesn't get cold driving like that on the Nordschleife...

[@GabrielePiana]

This car is used almost exclusively on track and slicks are generally not allowed. Beside, all things being equal a stripped out car on slicks will be faster than a non stripped out one on slicks.

[@GabrielePiana]

@@jose_s_bam7938 He sweats like the ravaging beast he is