RUF Nurburgring video here

[Zendalar]

Nice driving


http://www.koti.reimari.net/shakal/ruf.wmv

[Fishcop]

Thanks Zen, that was well worth downloading!

[Zendalar]

The connection might be slow, but thats one fast driving He is driving just on the edge, and the way he gets the curves..Phew!

I have another like that (actually part one), but gotta check if I have room in my home directory.

//Zen

[dhamilto]

I enjoyed that, thanks!

[sander]

Jiminy Cricket! I've seen another version of this movie that basically just stays in the car so you can watch his hands.

But I LOVE some of those shots from outside the car. There's one about at about 5:20 where the car comes in from the right and screams through a right-hander. That image will be burned into my brain forever!

Anyone know who is driving, and what he's driving?

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'71 911E with Webers
Golden Gate Region PCA
http://www.geocities.com/edrecinto/

[Rustbucket]

That is Jack !!
Just kidding.

Sander...there was a link to this video in a post a while ago.
Thats supposedly the guy that test drives all the RUF cars for RUF.
I don't think he is a professional racer.
And it was pointed out that the way he slides through those turns is obviously not the fastest way to take the track.

But it is C O O L !

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Clint
73T mfi coupe

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[sander]

Yeah, every time I see him sliding through the corners, I find myself thinking two things simultaneously:

A) That doesn't seem like the best line through that turn.
B) This is the coolest thing I have ever seen.

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'71 911E with Webers
Golden Gate Region PCA
http://www.geocities.com/edrecinto/

[RaF944]

Thanks!
EDIT: I just watched it and OMG....that is F'n awesome. The way he took corners....*sighs* That was amazing

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85.5 Porsche 944

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[RarlyL8]

I happened to watch that video again last night with my 3 year old son. What a hoot! I get excited every time I see it! Junior kept saying "what's the Porsche doing daddy, what's he doing?" My reply was "living my dream job son".

[SeaDweller]

Wish I hadn't seen that...........Now I want those Yellowbird bumpers again!!

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Michael
'78 911SC Euro

[CamB]

Some more anecdotal stuff.

The driver is probably Stefan Roser (sp?) who is the test driver for Ruf. He is also known as Sideways Stefan (I don't know why ). I have read a couple of articles where he drove someone and scared the crap out of them.

What I noticed is it seems to be a slightly over 8 minute run, and the record for "production" cars (which the Ruf is, I believe) is only slightly under 7 mins. So either way he went pretty darn quick.

I get freaked on the one where you see his hands and just how quick he is reacting...

Both videos available here:

http://www.sjrixon.clara.net/

Lap 1 is in car, lap 2 is the external one. I have no idea if the quality is better or worse than the WMV link above (can someone let me know!).

Cam

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[cegerer]

Thanks for that link! I've haven't seen that last lap footage of Gilles Villeneuve and Arnoux at Dijon since I saw the race way back in 1979/80. One of the all-time great laps in F1 history!

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1971 911T - 2.5L Big Bore

[mjc76]

Hey Cam I think the record holder now for the fastest lap in a production car is the 996 GT3. Check out the newest excellence mag under the GT2 article.