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00:00 Intro/Specs
03:39 Shifting Excuse
04:03 Preparing for the Track
05:18 Lap 1
14:08 Lap 2
16:05 Let's not kill ourselves
16:17 Imporessions
17:01 Battlescars

[@schaefchen]

Thanks, needed like 3 days vacation after that

[@mgcharoudin]

Good thing you were at the Ring for the BEST VACATION EVER!

[@statesidesupercars]

Time to take you round in the e36 🌚

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

Yeah... Schäfchen ❣️ Ich liebe Deine Videos ❕👌🏼 Deine USA Reise letztens, war so cool 😅 Alles Liebe für Dich aus Berlin, Ramsi 😘

[@stoneeh]

Thank you for making this happen!

[@CAF-te3sl]

😂 Schaefchen hope you come back soon.

[@roberts42]

Schaefchen: "One more chill Lap" ... Misha: proceeds full sending it with 260 towards Bilstein-Bridge 😎

[@GuitarRock86]

270

[@SuperBubba01]

Just perfect

[@jorei3770]

I thought exactly the same 😂😂😂

[@nass419]

He was triggered by the two Porsches 😆😆 he went suddenly so fast

[@PushingDownDaisys]

273, into some hard braking, his face was like bro HAHAH

[@953Nero]

got to appreciate Schaeffchen for letting you drive the car. So many more car youtubers could let Misha drive their cars.

[@stefano0drieh]

cough shmee cough

[@TiagoSilva-rv2ws]

@@stefano0drieh yea I don’t get why he doesn’t let him drive some cars even if taking it a bit easier we would still appreciate that content taking in consideration the crazy cars he has

[@benjaminpedersen6345]

Shmee is so overpotective with his cars you can only look

[@karunnagraj8249]

​@@TiagoSilva-rv2ws because there's no insurance on track and with all due respect to Misha, i don't think he'd be able to fix most of shmees cars if something happens because they are all ridiculously expensive

[@mattaut88]

Vittel with his Plaid

[@hummerltheOh]

"No half sends" - almost dies when Misha sends his car around the ring 🤣

[@hummerltheOh]

It's not like I would fair any better being Mishas passenger, but the irony of the phone cover and the facial expression got me. Also try not to get too upset about a lighthearted joke concerning your internet idol 😉 You even created that account just for that reply, that comment must have really upset you 🤣

[@shsk8880]

@@glf4gti what the hell is your problem?!! LMAOO he didnt even anything bad

[@germanthx]

Don't know why this other dude attacks you in the comments, but schaefchen mentions multiple times in his videos that he is a horrible passenger. And you can see it in a few of his videos. Himself drives crazy as shit but can't stand beeing a passenger :D

[@Jxsey]

@@germanthx this is super common with people who drive their own stuff fast, they know how quickly it can go wrong and being out of control of it going wrong is naturally scary

[@sheldonaubut]

That was wild. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it on this channel. The sound of a V10 is always amazing and if it were actually set up for the track it would have been a whole different story.

[@mgcharoudin]

Biggest disappointment it wasn't now that I've felt what the car could do in normal spec.

[@zlover7777]

​@@mgcharoudin Wasn't the 9.0l stroker set up for track use?

[@mgcharoudin]

@@zlover7777 I didn't drive it :)

[@zlover7777]

​@@mgcharoudin It is not the same indeed🙂

[@motonvipr]

@@mgcharoudin The normal spec would have been amazing. I have a regular gen V Viper and its a fucking beast. An incorrect setup is like running with boots and a back pack on! LOL I hope you get a 2nd chance from someone with a stock spec or even a dialed in spec!!!!!!!

[@ObserverDingue]

"One more lap?" "Umm, a chilled one, yeah" Misha sends it to 270kph 😃🔥

[@ChewsReviews]

It's too bad it was lowered. Would have loved to see a proper full send and not having to worry about bottoming out. That being said, that looked like a wild ride! Maybe you can arrange for him to put the car back to "stock" so you can really go at it! Amazing car.

[@Bi6M4C]

it was still a proper full send lol

[@shvrdavid]

@@Bi6M4C Considering the car is capable of low 7 minute laps and this was 9 ish... No, it wasn't a full send any any stretch of the imagination....

[@Bi6M4C]

@@shvrdavid it was a full send for what the car was capable off :) with a setup like this

[@The_Touring_Jedi]

The problem is not the upgrade of stocks...they should have been set to hard before going to track...

[@namir91]

And the tires, huge performance losses from those. Set of Cup 2RS and a track alignment and this is a completely different lap

[@QuickQuips]

Probably the best US track car that was available to mere mortals.

[@DreamWorkDrive]

I would say a C6 Z06 or C7 Z06 would be the choice for mere mortals...ACRs are super expensive nowadays...

[@3KRacing]

Definitely. Unfortunately it's no longer available without several hundred thousands. It's like the '69 Boss 429, now yours for only 450k... Insane.

[@thomasmiller2395]

​@DreamWorkDrive I'm w you on the c6 Z06 as one of the best American track cars, but the c7 Z06, not so much. They are hairy and not very well balanced. C7 GS is much better for track use, although not near as fast in a straight line.

[@micheljean7845]

@@DreamWorkDrive So sad that too many of them are now sitting in garages without being driven like they should be. ACR always was my dream car.

[@DreamWorkDrive]

@@micheljean7845 I'm not even that picky...I'd be happy with the previous gen ACR, but even those are crazy expensive nowadays.

[@fokko1976]

Like a 5cyl, the 10cyl sound of this Viper is so addictive ❤

[@staLkerhu]

That's why I'm looking for cheap Volvo S40/S60/C30 with the NA 2.4L 5 cyl, because I could have a "baby Viper" (that probably sounds stupid, I know 😀).

[@RedAngelS60R]

@@staLkerhu That sounds stupid. And that's why I like it lol.

[@VinnetouCZE]

@@staLkerhu no i get you, it sound very similar to 5 cyl

[@mohis5664]

@@staLkerhu i own 850 T-5R, the viper has very similar sound but NA's sound more similar than these turbo engines.

[@ChiefFalque]

5cylinders are so, so good. Even our diesel volvo sounds bloody brilliant when I'm overtaking. Despite being muffled to hell and stock standard. Diesel don't even rev high enough for the iconic sounds of 5cyls, but it STILL sounds good! Bubbly goodness.

[@Plokus]

The logo appearing near the redline is the coolest detail ever. Amazing car, it's a shame it couldn't be pushed to the limit due to the tires and suspension travel :(

[@SprayIgniteBoom]

umm…yes. both of which are ESSENTIAL for safety at speed.

[@statesidesupercars]

Sounded insane from the outside!

[@KilIlugh]

Sucks that it was under these circumstances, but cool nonetheless, hopefully there will be a legit track ready ACR next time lol

[@kaileysweeney4240]

The Viper, especially the ACR, is a hell of a track car that deserves respect. Glad you lived through it. Thank you for sharing.

[@UguisuAnko12]

Ikr, and these ACR track cars are 10x much better than 3k HP twin turbo Calvo Vipers imo!!! You'd never seen much Americans driving a track oriented car the way it should be driven instead of going for pure power. Sure maintaining the control of a high powered machine on a straight line is already difficult but to master the full handling oriented driving of a car like this is on another level and roughly it'd take many years to fully master the art of circuit oriented racing whether an occasional track days like this, setting an overall lap record like time attacks, or even an endurance racing!! And lastly, track racing is much more entertaining than straightline gapplebees imo. Especially close track battles!!! It's not always on the machine but the driver's skills!!

[@moze_-]

@@UguisuAnko12 People mistake our focus on power over track as some "we're dumb" or lazy thing. We, do not, have, many tracks. Those we do have are privately owned most times and the ones that are open, it's like 500-1500 a day. It's an exceptionally rich mans sport out here, so the every day man is stuck to straight line pulls on the highway or illegal drag events in more rural parts of the US. Edit: You're better off trying to go for Rally than any other motorsport, and even then since most land is privately owned (and you will be shot here), you can't just go there and practice or get some runs in. The hoarding generation screwed the future of mine.

[@sooofancier]

Might possibly be one of the best laps so far! It surreal

[@Nacho_Too_Macho]

How to get you name with the track map?

[@3KRacing]

​@@Nacho_Too_Macho I'm curious also

[@michaellies1998]

@@3KRacing You get the track map if you're a channel member

[@georgetaper]

It looks like it would be crazy fast on matching semi slicks and good suspension setup.

[@boost800]

yea imagine some really good tires and a proper suspension setup

[@melegattie4116]

It's an amazing machine, on Khumo tires the ACR-Extreme did a 7:01 (full lap) with a lot of places to improve, sadly on the sub 7 attepemt the driver got into a bad accident

[@bloodline6348]

​@@melegattie4116 i would Love to see the full potential of the Car. Image the record Driver from GT2 rs Mr in this Viper with the full skillset of Mercedes/Porsche Maybe IT could be Close to 6:45 Mostly asking my self how fast the koenigsegg jesko would be. ITS realy risky but i want know how fast IT is

[@blazesmooth5573]

​@@bloodline6348yeah I got bad news for you if u think u can save 15 seconds because of some bad corners.. you can't, the viper could prolly reach 6:59 on it's best with the top Porsche drivers

[@bloodline6348]

@@blazesmooth5573 I think its different story, the Viper is also from America and a concourent. You know how much work porsche and MR did put togheter to get the car faster. In no world they would do this for a competition company like Dodge. They wont even do it for Audi or Bmw. So I realy think that this viper could come close to 6:45. with all the background Skillset and Coworkers. Its just not worth it. mate

[@WeAreDriversCar]

try a second run with better height adjustment and the right typ of tyres. One of my very favorite cars next to my Caterham CSR. Interresting to race against this machine. Mischa very nice vid btw.

[@wes.9353]

Great video, and very glad to see a Viper here, but I wish we'd gotten to see a stock ACR. They're basically track-ready from the factory, and it's a dream car for me.

[@deceased._]

By far my favorite car, the feelings this gives me is amazing, from playing with the viper on gran turismo as a kid to a great passion for this car after so much years despite never been privileged enough to see one face to face. Amazing experience Misha!

[@mattvmani]

And also worth saying Misha your driving and technique is incredible. What a beautiful to watch all the magic happening.

[@ilijapetkovski]

Love the Porsches passing by! 12:38

[@S3l3ct1ve]

Yeah, they just glided through like its nothing :))

[@BenjaminStubbs]

One of my favorite cars of all time. Misha you crushed it 👌

[@EpicTrauma]

To the owner I would get the car properly setup and go with Misha again. One of the most capable track cars around, It's a shame to give people the wrong impression of what it truly is.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

It held its own pretty well even in the circumstances, that's impressive! But I know what you're saying for a long time I was thinking e92 M3's were shit, until I drove a stock one 😂

[@AB-80X]

@@LaurentiusTriarius There was absolutely nothing impressive about that, and it did not hold its own. When you do so much crap to the car so that it loses over a minute, you have ruined the car.

[@BillyJupiter]

Was looking for this yeah. Thinking, is it me or is the throw on the clutch ffaaaaaaar. Dude had to step into another dimension to shift

[@zac3758]

@@BillyJupiter Murican truck stuff.

[@julianinesta]

Thanks for bringing the VIPER 🎉🎉🎉 always great to hear it and watch it fly around. Thanks Misha ❤

[@Zarcoil]

Misha, your driving of this legendary car was amazing! thanks for sharing with us.

[@richmacer2108]

A couple of change down over revs at the end of the long straight, had been thinking it could do with slightly closer ratios. That bottoming out cannot have been pleasant at all. However with some fine ride height/damper/spring tuning that Viper would be some serious weapon indeed! Great video.

[@n4styplays]

Noticed it too, seemed to downshift more than needed. Limiter at 6500 and some downshifts were past that haha

[@s4cells4cell7]

He is not used to the engine character.... he try to squeeze some rev out while he should use the sweet pull wide band instead.

[@royliber3824]

One of the best sounding V10s on the Nurburgring. Absolute beast! This was absolute pleasure for the ears and the eyes. I was quite astonished by the amount of downforce this car makes scraping the road all the time.

[@user-pb5fk7lv4t]

The three views are the best for me. I really appreciate seeing him work the pedals. Great video!

[@seli5780]

This has got to be one of the most entertaining videos you’ve put out Misha. Loved it! Such a handful that car.

[@tomrench6979]

No way I didn’t know you two knew eachother, Schaefchen is an awesome guy ! Both my favourite people at my favourite track ! You just made my Friday thank you 👍💚

[@bigbaza30]

Would be nice to see the Viper back with the suspension sorted. Love that V10. Awesome laps, Great content, enjoyed watching as always

[@HandsomePrince321]

When the porches came through and you started to tag along that was such a thrilling visual. Bravo I know that car is a beast let alone a force to be reckoned with.

[@noahbailey8509]

This is the collab i needed today best content from both these guys on youtube for cars

[@silver_q7758]

18:21 You can hear The Other Viper doing a flyby in the background ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@shkyline5198]

thank you guys for this! what a machine and great driving as always!

[@FastLaneGaming809]

Two legends in one deadly Viper, love it 😂🔥❤

[@CatchMeNever]

I’m curious why the owner lowered it so much when he seems to already take it to other tracks. Either way the lap sounded great whenever it wasnt rubbing. The viper acr is one of my favorite cars, and I was actually surprised by how light the clutch and shifter felt when I got to sit and rev one a few years ago.

[@mgcharoudin]

Other tracks won't be THIS problematic

[@Psychedelic-Playground]

the ring is not like other tracks. U need more space between the road and the car compared to other tracks.

[@CatchMeNever]

@@mgcharoudin True, I guess I’m just used to my local track Laguna Seca, where everything rubs unless you have decent ride night.

[@scuph]

He mostly drifts his cars not a huge track guy. But his channel is really cool called Schaefchen. Also, he does not care about hurting the car. He goes on a road trip in his R34 and brings an angle grinder to cut things off that break 🤣🤣

[@CatchMeNever]

@@scuph Fair enough, he seems like a nice guy. I’ll always respect someone that drives their track oriented cars rather than just just bringing them to a cars and coffee and then straight back to the garage afterwards.

[@lordebola9472]

I absolutely love it when Misha takes owners as passenger and blow their minds on the track

[@BlockoStudios]

The viper is and always has been my dream car... as soon as I saw this in my feed I knew that for the next 20 minutes or so, I would be unreachable. Turning up the volume for this one!

[@Driven-Productions]

You inspire me to be a better driver! Amazing content 💯

[@MX304]

I'd love to see that take another lap with the suspension sorted out.

[@Psychedelic-Playground]

Absolute beast. Money/ Performance is extremely good compared to other really expensive cars. I still wonder how this car made such a good ring time.

[@haibaramiyano]

I love it when misha request for another lap, another lap means he's ready for attack mode with what he had😎god bless misha for the genuine tenacity👍

[@ndr3w_b_911]

I'm a beginner driver but I ve always loved cars and I ve been watching your videos for ages now..but idk if it's the video or the car but this gives me the impression like ,for once, u actually sent it big time. I mean I could really "see" the speed thru the video.

[@TheHengeProphet]

Lowering it probably increased the efficiency of that diffusor, which probably really lent to the bottoming into fuchsröhre even more and also the porpoising. Neat, but scary

[@sv3351]

Next time don't lower a well prepped track day car! Fun video though!

[@Benny0910]

Go buy your own and don’t lower it if that’s what you want

[@trujillo71921]

They don't. If you know anything about the ACR you'll know it has so much down force it pushes it down with a whole lot of force.

[@Prodriver33]

I love watching this track in real life. I’ve only ever been on the ring in a simulator. I absolutely LOVE the Nurburgring!

[@MrWinterblade]

That's my absolute favourite car. I have watched I think ALL youtube vids featuring a gen 5 ACR. Thank you so much for sharing

[@mateuszdziewa836]

15:24 that key sneaking around under Misha's feet 🤣

[@ItzMalikYT]

Driving skills are incredible 👏

[@Marcus.V.Menezes]

One of my fav cars of all time, wild car, great sound, love it!

[@user-xd3ij7cw8s]

I saw the 1hr long video Mr.Schaefchen made, which was perfect. And, came to watch second lap and was worth it 200%. Thank you very much both.

[@G.A.041]

Just did the same 😅

[@bmwmsport71]

Me: “This is my second engine,my first engine blew up…” Misha: “Ohh nice!!”

[@Proparkourgamer]

My absolute DREAM CAR. What A BEAST. BEST V10 ENGINE EVER MADE

[@samogst]

YES I LOVE IT

[@gabexvideos7363]

Thank you for sharing with us the foot camera shotage

[@poderosov8]

3:36 El Chueco!!! Vamos FANGIO! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷. Great video my friend!

[@phil_crs]

Otto is actually my fav guy on the internet, always good content and just a guy like us. I love this DUO from u guys

[@martinsudeck5028]

The car key makes an appearance @ 7:04 in the footwell!

[@Bakiza95]

Misha is legendary driver , allways enjoying watching him in any type of car!

[@rickydub6950]

Awesome drive and awesome camera work. Foot cam is like the duck on water analogy; calm up top and feet going like mad 😁👍

[@moparedtn]

You owe it to yourself to find another ACR to try, Misha. This one is not representative of their capabilities, which to be honest in this ones' configuration is perfectly capable of killing a guy. Silly street stances and mismatched tires don't make for a good time. The car is hugely demanding as is - but if properly presented, hugely rewarding too.

[@RCXDerp]

Yeah haha if one car shouldn't be lowered and on mismatched tires its the viper.

[@moparedtn]

@@RCXDerp Truth!

[@mmmoorr883]

Owners kinda a clown

[@TopGear21]

OG Schaefchen seems a nice bloke from the beginning. He has humor and trusted his car to Misha. Even when he was scared, he asked for a second lap. Great car, it is difficult to drive but if driven properly, it is amazing in track. Could the car's lower height destroy its balance? It is already low enough, but now the car was scratching everything!

[@xtnuser5338]

"Could the car's lower height destroy its balance?" Once the suspension reaches the end of its travel - for any reason, including the tire bottoming on something unmovable - then A LOT OF STUFF goes right out the window. Balance specifically, in the context of how evenly the front and rear lose and/or regain grip, could of course change drastically if one end of the car bottoms out more easily than the other end.

[@Michael-rj2sc]

its funny seeing micha get annoyed when drivers have stuff flying around in the car but the fire extinguisher being valid

[@lindgar1981]

Thanks for the awesome video Misha. I can’t wait to see more videos with super fast cars.

[@xXxH8TERxXx]

They do sound awesome 😎

[@sadbuttrue87]

That downshift at 14:22 was too early for sure.

[@NitroNuggetTV]

Winced a bit knowing these are push-rod and fairly long stroke engines

[@sebastianbauer42]

About 200-300 RPM above the actual rev limiter 🤯

[@wolfeman11111]

The Viper slowly growing more and more red as you reached redline is a REALLY nice attention to detail for an old Dodge…

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

That clutch. I've never driven one IRL. I have driven a few Porches and I can tell from the video that the pedal is pretty deep. Great skill on the shifting Misha. And that engine note! Clutch is the only thing I'd change on a Viper. My favorite supercar. Any generation or model Viper, any generation or model Zonda, and the 05' Ford GT. My top 3 cars. Glad to see one get thrown around the ring.

[@G_Ozare]

Im a fan of all machines and only very few American cars but this is an absolute beauty. Monster-spec. ❤

[@ThePwig]

is the owner cosplaying as a Texan? lol it's adorable. the dealership near me in Tomball, TX was like the world wide center for the ACR Viper and I wish I could have bought one when they couldn't get rid of them a few years ago

[@ThePwig]

@@BravoSeven I’m sure he was using whatever he could find. The belt was also a bit weird. But he’s not going for authenticity.

[@robinw944]

Misha: Another lap? Schaefchen: a chill one Misha: i might do the exact opposite till the breaks fail 😂😂

[@biebersydney1999]

Love the camera view of the heel / toe action.

[@rich8314]

I love how the viper appears approaching redline sounds awesome

[@Timmayytoo]

Misha launches a new series "Hooptie Supercars!"

[@TheNismo777]

Looks cool when its lowered, but ruins usage sadly :/ I hope he raised it back up after this.

[@esco1578]

This channel is quickly becoming my favorite channel on KZbin, thank you

[@kwhite145]

Love the sound of the V-10!

[@snozbaries7652]

Would like to see that car with a proper setup do a lap.

[@omedonnie]

That Viper scrapes more than my grandma's walker.

[@sazquacz]

Oooh man i got chills from looking at that beast

[@ShebanFPV]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏻 used to be a dream car when I was a kid ))

[@chrissixfix]

Thanks!

[@mgcharoudin]

THANK YOU!

[@iceb-akap77ice93]

Fantastic lap. Sounds amazing. Shame he lowered it so much. Yeah looks great. But just not practical at all. Jack it back up man.😂🔥

[@chrissalimi8708]

Gotta love that Viper graphics that come up at Redline

[@iblameshanemane9204]

The crazy thing is as fast as you were making it around the track I would had loved to seen it with a proper ride height and better tires I don't care what nobody says these are insane track cars and they get up to speed really fast I'm currently looking at one of these supposed to drive down and go see it Monday afternoon anyways great video man

[@fuzzycuffs]

Let's get Misha a C8 Z06

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@lsvlestudiovaillant5223]

One of the best laps of the Chanel

[@ChevyBM]

That brutal power of the V10 must be wonderful on the track, it just hauls ass!

[@andrerobinson4862]

Awesome, truly incredible to watch! The engine and exhaust were singing beautifully. The undercarriage was like listening to sheep being slaughtered😢 OMG that poor Snake...

[@weazeldark3983]

There's a great bull ride of a car to fight on full send trying stay mounted on it....... Might Wana install rubber bump stops with that suspension settings

[@bobabreath5097]

When he lowered it then added mismatched tires, he hobbled it. Though it was definitely a fun video to watch. I think Misha could get decent performance out of a shopping cart..lol. Great fun.

[@maro2174]

Oh hell yea, i was in expectations for this vid. thanx

[@EmilTheoneandonly]

What a video! What a car..Thank you guys! And poor owner 😅 he had the ride of a lifetime! 😂 congrats to him as well for surviving and sharing!! Keep rocking!! 💪🏻

[@samogst]

YESSSSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO

[@alistairl]

Loving the feet camera again and you dancing on the pedals. Clutch foot rest is cute. Scraping reminded me of when I lowered the suspension on my mk1 Fiesta 😅

[@mainlyskylines]

What a collab. Amazing

[@mgcharoudin]

Still waiting for your GT-R❤

[@stevenakachian7221]

That was so fast and so much traffic my brain got scrambled and I lost track of which ways up and witch ways down. I would have had to back off 😅. Amazing skills 🙌.

[@kevin.h7778]

The footwork is amazing

[@fuzzycuffs]

It's so nice of Misha to machine the Viper's diffuser flat

[@boost800]

insane, with some proper semi slicks and race suspension this car could do a mega lap. the speed just climbs SO fast 😁