mercedes benz c11 lemans 2012 310kph qualifying blowout
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Wow, nearly tipped 340 km/h a couple of times. Imagine the speed without the chicanes. Those were the days. That tire blowout was really scary and could easily ended in big tears. Skilled driver for sure!
@2stroke4me11 жыл бұрын
400-410kmh
@diegomr6969 Жыл бұрын
Old mulsane straight ❤❤❤❤ love the old lemans setup❤
@Sassenhaim4 ай бұрын
Ma il punta tacco no?
@antoniogardelli799120 күн бұрын
249 mph was the unofficial record, Porsche 917. Officially 246.
@johnbower745214 күн бұрын
You can learn what to do when a tire blowout happens in driver safety courses, and there are also race driving courses as well.
@AnnatarTheMaia12 күн бұрын
And he went that fast while in zero gear. Imagine how much faster he would go if head cranked into 1st gear.
@ALSPEHEIR4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@eriktruchinskas37474 жыл бұрын
@Dane look at the gear indicator it always says 0
@eriktruchinskas37474 жыл бұрын
Lololol
@AxelBitz4 жыл бұрын
REKCEP 😀😂😂😂
@Skillbombe4 жыл бұрын
CVT!
@dudley75403 жыл бұрын
How the driver controlled that I don't know, but it was fantastically well done.
@fraserbest46910 жыл бұрын
Anya: that is just insane.
@ThePerpetualStudent7 жыл бұрын
Once, 416kph with a WM powered by a Peugeot engine, in 1988. It was in a test drive. 405km/h in race.
@TheTheolm7 жыл бұрын
Too easy if you're a good pilot.
@hoarcodop7 жыл бұрын
It was actually 407. They said 405 to promote the Peugeot 405. ;)
@sidewalkere7 жыл бұрын
Fraser Best race cars are more sensivel than street cars, so if you wanna be a racer, you need to know the control of your car practecing on other type of racing, and you need to know how is the track. thats why exist the qualafiting think
@lucia193976 жыл бұрын
Driving one handed down the Mulsane like a total boss.
@triptechable8 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the Mulsanne straight used to be fully straight and the bends had to be added because the Sauber C9 was consistently reaching 400 km/h
@chitranchakrabortty7 жыл бұрын
They thought about adding ballast, but the 100lb balls of steel the drivers had was enough :P
@TheBluBalls7 жыл бұрын
I was going to ask if that was the Mulsanne chicanes...
@KD5XB4 жыл бұрын
even speedo is not sure how fast is it
@a.d49114 жыл бұрын
300 310 330 Kmh idk man
@ashtonjames71663 жыл бұрын
@@ashtonjames7166 340 km
@yaseinmas78203 жыл бұрын
I had a blowout in the same place the other month, no big deal. I simply reset to game.
@davidallen79774 жыл бұрын
This is funny lol
@domwaller73914 жыл бұрын
If your a real car guy, you gotta love video games 😁🏁🏁
@duggancruz4 жыл бұрын
Well, if you play online in simracing you can reset nothing.
@bestopinion92574 жыл бұрын
@@bestopinion9257 bruh its a joke
@SeanCampbell_iRacing3 жыл бұрын
@@SeanCampbell_iRacing bruh?
@mrbenz61272 жыл бұрын
Great save from oversteer at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a> very quick reaction!
@tiagonestiago10 жыл бұрын
Reflexes and reaction time are two different things. His reflexes can only improve so much, and the brain can only become so quick to process... he was expecting it, he knew the car well through that corner and tentatively got a little earlier trying to see if he could get away with it, then quickly adjusted. He must have read something before he felt the rear go, because that's just beyond Ayrton Senna reaction times....
@acruzp10 жыл бұрын
Andres .C Great explanation, I like it even more now!
@tiagonestiago10 жыл бұрын
Hit the nail right on the head there. These cars are going so fast that you can't just go off reactions alone. These drivers know exactly how the car will react to the inputs it receives. He knew accelerating that early in the chicane would have a good chance of breaking the rear loose. So when it did, he was ready.
@BeanDip96_9 жыл бұрын
Andres .C Brandon Ryan Tiago Jorge Anything involving hand-eye coordination is, by definition, a _reaction_ and not a reflex, no matter how fast you are going.
@thethirdman2259 жыл бұрын
TheThirdMan I know, that's what I said. It was a reaction not a reflex. A reflex is bumping your knee with a hammer and kicking in consecuence.
@acruzp9 жыл бұрын
no traction control, just skill is what you witnessed.
@ZMCarsandMore10 жыл бұрын
that explains why it accelerates like an out of control demon thats about ready to kill the driver yet the driver has full tame
@fargeeks2 жыл бұрын
How exciting it must have been to reach 400 km/h in this, especially at night
@SRAMEK10 жыл бұрын
It looked like it maxed out at 330 km/h
@benryder994710 жыл бұрын
Ben Ryder Yes, today. But back in the times it was in full condition and the Mulsanne straight was an actual straight without the chicanes, Sauber C9 reached 400 km/h in qualification, while ti was definitely a bit slower in a race mode, it still repeatedly reached about 380 km/h in the race, which is tremendous if you consider the fact it is a 24 hour race. Those C11s were even a bit faster then those C9s, but I don't know the precise number, maybe about 405 km/h. Nowadays, these cars are historics, they are still very fast but they never reach the speeds they did when they were in full condition. Real beauties and moster in the time
@SRAMEK10 жыл бұрын
SRAMEK Yes yes. I know the old LM had a massive straight without the kinks. But the car looks like it is stuck between mid 320s and 330s due to the gearing or something.
@benryder994710 жыл бұрын
Ben Ryder gear ratio
@SRAMEK10 жыл бұрын
SRAMEK Ben Ryder Firstly, the C9 reached 400km/h _once_, driven by Kenny Acheson in 1989. Secondly, it did not happen at night. Not ever. This was the last time the old 5 kilometre straight was used. From 1990 onwards, chicanes were introduced and nobody has been anywhere near 400 km/h since. The highest ever top speed on the Mulsanne Straight by any car was the Peugeot WM88 in 1988 which reached 405 km/h. Anything about the C11 reaching 405 is speculation because it never raced on tracks where that sort of speed would be possible. The practical limit for this C9 would probably be somewhere north of 340 (which you can see just before the first chicane). The highest speed recorded in 1990 was a Nissan at 366 km/h, which is amazing considering how little distance they travel. There would be no point gearing them any higher. Even as it was, it would have taken probably 2/3rds or even 3/4 of the length of the old straight to get up to 400 km/h. The drag at that speed is enormous. For the record, the FIA no longer sanctions tracks with straight lengths over 2 kms.
@thethirdman2259 жыл бұрын
My arms are sore just by watching that heavy steering. Oof
@panderz_gg4 жыл бұрын
For him to be driving the c11 like this in 2012 makes this pilot my hero! This is how they are supposed to be driven. Who is driving here?
@MathewMorrill8 жыл бұрын
Bob berridge
@AlfieBriggsRacing7 жыл бұрын
Proper driving in a proper car, manual gearbox, more power than traction... Respect...
@kobuserasmus29344 жыл бұрын
Even though the Mercedes was either turbocharged or supercharged it had the sound of a big American or Australian V8
@@luxuriousmindset1906 You can see driver with right hand change the gear.
@igorljubas5931 Жыл бұрын
These cars have no problem doing 390km/h or 242 mph. Amazing
@thunderheads41032 жыл бұрын
yes - shifting at 303 kmH to the next gear ;-)
@kt35pw754 жыл бұрын
kt35 pw fast and furious
@Leopardhound4 жыл бұрын
That was an amazing save. No overcorrection and instantly away from the throttle. Nerves of steel
@dragontouched68487 ай бұрын
That was a very nice safe sir, well done! Oh these old group C cars, nothing else will never come close to them. Gotta love em'!
@KasperStoltze9 жыл бұрын
Yeah, nowadays le mans cars are a total joke next to these
@Behemoth_002 жыл бұрын
respect....proper natural racing driver with reactions to match....superb
@martinchandler718 жыл бұрын
Manual gearbox! I miss that so much!
@jclafi4 жыл бұрын
Julio Cesar all race cars are manual??
@jacksonsims26854 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonsims2685 old days yes, by now no one left
@jclafi4 жыл бұрын
Julio Cesar every car in NASCAR is manual, every F1 car is manual, every Le Mans/WEC car is manual
@jacksonsims26854 жыл бұрын
Jackson Sims I guess he means it's an H shifter with clutch (no sequential stick, no paddle shifters).
@DavidAguileraMoncusi4 жыл бұрын
David Aguilera if he means that then he would be correct but I don’t know if that’s what he’s talking about.
@jacksonsims26854 жыл бұрын
That is one of the sweetest sounding V8s I've ever heard.
@grindsman223 жыл бұрын
amazing stuff, and beautifully controlled that blowout
@verdeboyo8 жыл бұрын
Great video! I like how you can see the throttle and brake on the green and red bars. It's amazing how much of the driving is done on full throttle, and how quickly he gets back to full after cornering.
@poly_hexamethyl4 жыл бұрын
310kph? Windshield wiper: “hold my beer.”
@Ferreal924 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="176">2:56</a> New underwear time.
@daleedwards97514 жыл бұрын
Good GRAVY that engine sound is ORGASMIC.
@Hitherto908 ай бұрын
I'm not into cars at all, but from what I've heard over my entire life thus far, this is the best engine sound of all time.
@toximan20082 жыл бұрын
This is in the top five for me easily. You should also check out Georg Plasa's BMW V8, Jozef Beres Audi Quattro 5cyl, and Mazda 787B 3-rotor flyby videos. Heres my favorite 787b flyby kzhead.info/sun/ash7mbSSeXupp2w/bejne.html
@followtheciaence2 жыл бұрын
@@followtheciaence4 rotor ;)
@dragbeast6 ай бұрын
The C11 is an amazing sounding car, another good on board video of this Beast.....Good driving well before the blow out, then an excellent save, Great Stuff....
@ADRIAN-fb9xj7 жыл бұрын
That beast is difficult to drive even in Gran Turismo Sport
@JJSideshowBob4 жыл бұрын
In Assetto Corsa with the turbos turned all the way up, it's borderline undriveable below 4th gear. Absolutely badass machine.
@jazzbassrocker4 жыл бұрын
Fav car in GTS from a pure enjoyment standpoint
@Bramon834 жыл бұрын
Husaberg R Except its not
@drazenbudis78814 жыл бұрын
in real Group C race cars were pretty easy to drive race cars other than japanese games try to tell us... you need a easy to drive car if driver should push it over 24h too the limit or close to the limit... u can build a hard to drive endurance racer but the chances that it will be successfull tend to zerro... best way to judge that is to watch semi pro driver getting the chance to drive such cars ...they all tell you they are impressed how easy the Group Ccars are to control...that is exactly what you need if you drive 24h under hard competition. The less stress the car put on the driver the more energy he could put into driving at the limit without exhursting... the 787B is a good example how to make it wrong.... their lucky win at LeMans was so exhursting for Johnny Herbert in the last stin that he could not go to the podium to celebrat with the other driver the one and only victory of the car... the noise and heat level in the Mazda 787B was borderline suicid level...
@nagmashot4 жыл бұрын
Awesome control!! That's why he is there and I am here!
@haroldh800010 жыл бұрын
Amazing catch!! Love the spool-down of the turbos as he coasts..
@jez3506 жыл бұрын
It hits 340 kmph mark.
@diegocortez540010 жыл бұрын
I can't believe 212 mph, Jesus chirst that is a fast motor lol
@andrewwakeling78463 жыл бұрын
nice engine sound!
@improvisu9 жыл бұрын
***** For sure!
@improvisu9 жыл бұрын
What an engine!!!!!! What a sound!!!!!!!! That thing is beyond awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@giannistsoukatos42054 жыл бұрын
Engine sounds brutal! Acceleration wow!
@davidbarth804 жыл бұрын
This car was (and still is!!) such beast!! I love it
@NMAV1115 жыл бұрын
This sounds like NASCAR, but much, much, better.
@lcarpetrondookmariot76208 жыл бұрын
Le Mans compared to NASCAR. Absolutely barbaric!
@chitranchakrabortty7 жыл бұрын
You idiot, many of the American cars like the Panoz was using a NASCAR engines.
@MatrixDiscovery6 жыл бұрын
Much higher RPM's. Much more interesting with left AND RIGHT TURNS and speed ups and slow downs.
@garyhope26 жыл бұрын
garyhope2 Wrong- NASCAR engines actually rev much higher than this. The typical stock car redlines at ~9700rpm. In the 2014 season (when power wasn't restricted), they were making 950hp out of a naturally aspirated 5.8L PUSHROD v8, turning at over 10,000 rpm. You may criticize the tracks and the fans, but NASCAR engines are a wonderful thing.
@SoI_Badguy5 жыл бұрын
Gᴜᴛꜱ • ᏖᏂᏋ ᏂᎧᏬᏁᎴ Ꭷƒ ᎴᏗᏒᏦᏁᏋᏕᏕ NO THEY ARE NOT
@kodakwhite16965 жыл бұрын
What an wonderful car,brutal sound,acceleration and design! Handling out of corners be careful 😉
@floor9934 жыл бұрын
One of the best sounding cars.
@neil.s42874 жыл бұрын
Wow, the roar of the MoTec exhaust is amazing!
@westsenkovec4 жыл бұрын
simply amazing! Especially in neutral gear... :D
@LoockSkywalker10 жыл бұрын
holyshit great car control
@apache123465710 жыл бұрын
man this car is a monster !!!! I think it's the fastest Mercedes car of all time
@mohammadalfattal29028 жыл бұрын
Im pretty sure this might be the fastest lemans car of all time, this thing was just beyond powerful and agile. The c9 was already a monster but this c11 is a souped up c9.
@augustortiz8 жыл бұрын
+Augusto Ortiz totally agree with you 👍
@mohammadalfattal29028 жыл бұрын
S. W. 400, with the two chicanes ? Come on.
@alexisroppert27475 жыл бұрын
@Stefan W. It never did 407 km/h.
@thethirdman225 Жыл бұрын
Brutally beautiful One of the best looking GC cars as well
@fenixrising63304 жыл бұрын
Monster car for a monster driver... love it.. so raw and angry
@vancehibberd75444 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a> scares the shit out of my ass. Man’s a living legend to control that...
@pheasant1393 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="180">3:00</a> !!! WTF? Piss my pants. Need the huge balls of those heros. Massive respect.
@soundmaster196619 күн бұрын
Thats called Racing! Not modern F1! Fack them, as J. Clarkson said :)
@MitjaBonca4 жыл бұрын
top gear would have been funnier if they all spoke like that lol
@JohnBest4 жыл бұрын
BRUUUUUUUTAL sound.....
@garrettgordon52798 жыл бұрын
Much better than the glorified screaming F1 V12
@randompalmtopgaming75414 жыл бұрын
It's a.close battle...really close battle.
@milesr46093 жыл бұрын
Best Group C car for sure, and definitely my favorite! Wish we had it in Gran Turismo 7!
@RennsportRacer18 күн бұрын
You can see the understeer of those older cars so well, it looks like it hates those apexes but somehow he finds them
@PicnicAtTheTesco3 жыл бұрын
Saw this car winning on the Nürburgring yesterday at "Eifelrennen". Great to see how freakin fast these group C cars are :)
@Remy1612199311 жыл бұрын
Wicked smooth gear changes!!
@extremedrivr6 күн бұрын
Phenomenal levels of control, and what a brute of a car!
@s19145 жыл бұрын
Good ole' group C. The cars are badass to look at, fast on the track, and scary as fuck to drive compared to every other class.
@yazansakran332610 жыл бұрын
more badass than that 1990 nissan r92cp and i noticed these cars were the fastest things i seen racing on the track unlike racecars these dats
@fargeeks8 жыл бұрын
+fargeeks those weren't race cars, those were devils on wheels!
@EvanR6S8 жыл бұрын
it boggles the mind how fast that really is. seeing the fences and curb stones go by in an instant.
@guitarguy00074 жыл бұрын
Amazing !! Thank for posting ! I have just watched Onboard Audi Etron Quatro, and can't watched it moe than 10 seconds......Look how the driver is battling on the steering wheel ! compared to actuals race cars.....manual gearbox, no assist whatsoever, and big balls !
@1970vlad10 жыл бұрын
Could not fathom heel toe shifting a monster w/ so much speed and power
@DJSt3rling Жыл бұрын
UNBELIEVEABLE! GREAT SAVE AT THE END WHEN TIRE DOWN! :O
@joshtheblutentaspy49589 жыл бұрын
A brown trouser moment if there ever was one!!
@TheThejpmshow6 жыл бұрын
I was saying shit shit like I was in the passenger seat. Thanks Evo. These drivers are true gladiators!
@kcranny937510 жыл бұрын
Blown tire? Excellent save.
@g3user1usa9 жыл бұрын
Not a tire, he has blown an engine.
@richardgg28894 жыл бұрын
Blown engines dont steer you into the grass tho you can see he was going right even with countersteering
@bernardomelo20604 жыл бұрын
What recent car sounds like this?
@thewanderer5124Ай бұрын
That must feel AMAZING.
@party4keeps284 жыл бұрын
man- you lucked out there- - glad you saved it. - nice machine.
@Bob9308 жыл бұрын
Its loud, its fast - i like it ;)
@schwalbstar11 жыл бұрын
may have touched 340 kph or about 210 mph before the first chicane. this was a vintage group C race
@brown97089 жыл бұрын
Huge respect for saving that! He is going 290 kmh when he goes onto the grass after the blowout! I've seen Nigel Mansell save an F1 horror smash in the Australian F1 Grand Prix in the 80s, which was on a par with this one. Well done that driver!
@Chris.Davies11 жыл бұрын
Auatralia 87, he lost the championship there, who goes to Prost.
@milesr46093 жыл бұрын
@@milesr4609 It was 86', Prost came 4th in 87'.
@RefreshingCanOfCoke9 ай бұрын
Wow love a go. Great job well handled
@garydeandeery4 жыл бұрын
Great SAVE by the driver!!! :)
@emmanouildag776010 жыл бұрын
It is actually nice to see that even though such cars are not for "everyday use" the owners do not hesitate to push them
@supergetz9010 жыл бұрын
That looks like a hand-full! An hour or so in that beast would be brutal!!
@matthewbyrd23294 жыл бұрын
Hell yeaahhh 🔥this sounds like a race car,goes like obe and the driver drives it like obe..👍👍
@mikebadcossi25836 ай бұрын
Superb save by the driver!
@CJ-zz9ts4 жыл бұрын
I'm most impressed by the window wiper that stayed put
@Jons_broken_toe4 ай бұрын
Love the noise and speed
@markjolyn945 жыл бұрын
sweet jesus ive never heard a merc sound like this. Awsome!!!!!
@jarvismakesmusic9 жыл бұрын
Eric Jarvis i did in need for speed carbon. Unbelieveable. It sounds literally the same. Wish i could find street legal like this.
@alojzijejozinovic95244 жыл бұрын
insane fucking car, the way it just reels the opposition in with every straight stretch mind boggling, when your car is doing 310 and u have a blow out, you grip that wheel and keep it straight no matter what.
@azura3277 Жыл бұрын
WHAT A SOUND 😊😊😊💪💪
@bammargera9275 жыл бұрын
That is the best sounding race car ever
@seelow125 жыл бұрын
whats turbocharged suspension??????
@AlfieBriggsRacing11 жыл бұрын
yeah i see this car running first time is the c7 in 1987 and in 1991 when mazda win le mans Groupe C has the craziest category in LMP cars ever
@RadioAkuAku11 жыл бұрын
Ngl I wish the Mulsanne straight had been run without the slowing down corners to see its top speed. I mean it went up to 335 eventually!
@midnoob16504 жыл бұрын
rapide et effrayant!
@psmithmg11 жыл бұрын
great save!
@d1want3411 жыл бұрын
I find it the most exciting and looking C group car.
That is so intense. I would be so exhausted after this that I would probably sleep for three days after qualifying. It takes a special kind of individual to do this..
@MrKnoxguy101 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see the steering wheel on the right side of the car
Wow, nearly tipped 340 km/h a couple of times. Imagine the speed without the chicanes. Those were the days. That tire blowout was really scary and could easily ended in big tears. Skilled driver for sure!
400-410kmh
Old mulsane straight ❤❤❤❤ love the old lemans setup❤
Ma il punta tacco no?
249 mph was the unofficial record, Porsche 917. Officially 246.
You can learn what to do when a tire blowout happens in driver safety courses, and there are also race driving courses as well.
And he went that fast while in zero gear. Imagine how much faster he would go if head cranked into 1st gear.
Lol
@Dane look at the gear indicator it always says 0
Lololol
REKCEP 😀😂😂😂
CVT!
How the driver controlled that I don't know, but it was fantastically well done.
Anya: that is just insane.
Once, 416kph with a WM powered by a Peugeot engine, in 1988. It was in a test drive. 405km/h in race.
Too easy if you're a good pilot.
It was actually 407. They said 405 to promote the Peugeot 405. ;)
Fraser Best race cars are more sensivel than street cars, so if you wanna be a racer, you need to know the control of your car practecing on other type of racing, and you need to know how is the track. thats why exist the qualafiting think
Driving one handed down the Mulsane like a total boss.
Fun fact, the Mulsanne straight used to be fully straight and the bends had to be added because the Sauber C9 was consistently reaching 400 km/h
They thought about adding ballast, but the 100lb balls of steel the drivers had was enough :P
I was going to ask if that was the Mulsanne chicanes...
even speedo is not sure how fast is it
300 310 330 Kmh idk man
@@ashtonjames7166 340 km
I had a blowout in the same place the other month, no big deal. I simply reset to game.
This is funny lol
If your a real car guy, you gotta love video games 😁🏁🏁
Well, if you play online in simracing you can reset nothing.
@@bestopinion9257 bruh its a joke
@@SeanCampbell_iRacing bruh?
Great save from oversteer at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a> very quick reaction!
Reflexes and reaction time are two different things. His reflexes can only improve so much, and the brain can only become so quick to process... he was expecting it, he knew the car well through that corner and tentatively got a little earlier trying to see if he could get away with it, then quickly adjusted. He must have read something before he felt the rear go, because that's just beyond Ayrton Senna reaction times....
Andres .C Great explanation, I like it even more now!
Hit the nail right on the head there. These cars are going so fast that you can't just go off reactions alone. These drivers know exactly how the car will react to the inputs it receives. He knew accelerating that early in the chicane would have a good chance of breaking the rear loose. So when it did, he was ready.
Andres .C Brandon Ryan Tiago Jorge Anything involving hand-eye coordination is, by definition, a _reaction_ and not a reflex, no matter how fast you are going.
TheThirdMan I know, that's what I said. It was a reaction not a reflex. A reflex is bumping your knee with a hammer and kicking in consecuence.
no traction control, just skill is what you witnessed.
that explains why it accelerates like an out of control demon thats about ready to kill the driver yet the driver has full tame
How exciting it must have been to reach 400 km/h in this, especially at night
It looked like it maxed out at 330 km/h
Ben Ryder Yes, today. But back in the times it was in full condition and the Mulsanne straight was an actual straight without the chicanes, Sauber C9 reached 400 km/h in qualification, while ti was definitely a bit slower in a race mode, it still repeatedly reached about 380 km/h in the race, which is tremendous if you consider the fact it is a 24 hour race. Those C11s were even a bit faster then those C9s, but I don't know the precise number, maybe about 405 km/h. Nowadays, these cars are historics, they are still very fast but they never reach the speeds they did when they were in full condition. Real beauties and moster in the time
SRAMEK Yes yes. I know the old LM had a massive straight without the kinks. But the car looks like it is stuck between mid 320s and 330s due to the gearing or something.
Ben Ryder gear ratio
SRAMEK Ben Ryder Firstly, the C9 reached 400km/h _once_, driven by Kenny Acheson in 1989. Secondly, it did not happen at night. Not ever. This was the last time the old 5 kilometre straight was used. From 1990 onwards, chicanes were introduced and nobody has been anywhere near 400 km/h since. The highest ever top speed on the Mulsanne Straight by any car was the Peugeot WM88 in 1988 which reached 405 km/h. Anything about the C11 reaching 405 is speculation because it never raced on tracks where that sort of speed would be possible. The practical limit for this C9 would probably be somewhere north of 340 (which you can see just before the first chicane). The highest speed recorded in 1990 was a Nissan at 366 km/h, which is amazing considering how little distance they travel. There would be no point gearing them any higher. Even as it was, it would have taken probably 2/3rds or even 3/4 of the length of the old straight to get up to 400 km/h. The drag at that speed is enormous. For the record, the FIA no longer sanctions tracks with straight lengths over 2 kms.
My arms are sore just by watching that heavy steering. Oof
For him to be driving the c11 like this in 2012 makes this pilot my hero! This is how they are supposed to be driven. Who is driving here?
Bob berridge
Proper driving in a proper car, manual gearbox, more power than traction... Respect...
Even though the Mercedes was either turbocharged or supercharged it had the sound of a big American or Australian V8
Proper sound, proper manual gearbox, proper driving!
Its manual didn't know that
@@luxuriousmindset1906 You can see driver with right hand change the gear.
These cars have no problem doing 390km/h or 242 mph. Amazing
yes - shifting at 303 kmH to the next gear ;-)
kt35 pw fast and furious
That was an amazing save. No overcorrection and instantly away from the throttle. Nerves of steel
That was a very nice safe sir, well done! Oh these old group C cars, nothing else will never come close to them. Gotta love em'!
Yeah, nowadays le mans cars are a total joke next to these
respect....proper natural racing driver with reactions to match....superb
Manual gearbox! I miss that so much!
Julio Cesar all race cars are manual??
@@jacksonsims2685 old days yes, by now no one left
Julio Cesar every car in NASCAR is manual, every F1 car is manual, every Le Mans/WEC car is manual
Jackson Sims I guess he means it's an H shifter with clutch (no sequential stick, no paddle shifters).
David Aguilera if he means that then he would be correct but I don’t know if that’s what he’s talking about.
That is one of the sweetest sounding V8s I've ever heard.
amazing stuff, and beautifully controlled that blowout
Great video! I like how you can see the throttle and brake on the green and red bars. It's amazing how much of the driving is done on full throttle, and how quickly he gets back to full after cornering.
310kph? Windshield wiper: “hold my beer.”
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="176">2:56</a> New underwear time.
Good GRAVY that engine sound is ORGASMIC.
I'm not into cars at all, but from what I've heard over my entire life thus far, this is the best engine sound of all time.
This is in the top five for me easily. You should also check out Georg Plasa's BMW V8, Jozef Beres Audi Quattro 5cyl, and Mazda 787B 3-rotor flyby videos. Heres my favorite 787b flyby kzhead.info/sun/ash7mbSSeXupp2w/bejne.html
@@followtheciaence4 rotor ;)
The C11 is an amazing sounding car, another good on board video of this Beast.....Good driving well before the blow out, then an excellent save, Great Stuff....
That beast is difficult to drive even in Gran Turismo Sport
In Assetto Corsa with the turbos turned all the way up, it's borderline undriveable below 4th gear. Absolutely badass machine.
Fav car in GTS from a pure enjoyment standpoint
Husaberg R Except its not
in real Group C race cars were pretty easy to drive race cars other than japanese games try to tell us... you need a easy to drive car if driver should push it over 24h too the limit or close to the limit... u can build a hard to drive endurance racer but the chances that it will be successfull tend to zerro... best way to judge that is to watch semi pro driver getting the chance to drive such cars ...they all tell you they are impressed how easy the Group Ccars are to control...that is exactly what you need if you drive 24h under hard competition. The less stress the car put on the driver the more energy he could put into driving at the limit without exhursting... the 787B is a good example how to make it wrong.... their lucky win at LeMans was so exhursting for Johnny Herbert in the last stin that he could not go to the podium to celebrat with the other driver the one and only victory of the car... the noise and heat level in the Mazda 787B was borderline suicid level...
Awesome control!! That's why he is there and I am here!
Amazing catch!! Love the spool-down of the turbos as he coasts..
It hits 340 kmph mark.
I can't believe 212 mph, Jesus chirst that is a fast motor lol
nice engine sound!
***** For sure!
What an engine!!!!!! What a sound!!!!!!!! That thing is beyond awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Engine sounds brutal! Acceleration wow!
This car was (and still is!!) such beast!! I love it
This sounds like NASCAR, but much, much, better.
Le Mans compared to NASCAR. Absolutely barbaric!
You idiot, many of the American cars like the Panoz was using a NASCAR engines.
Much higher RPM's. Much more interesting with left AND RIGHT TURNS and speed ups and slow downs.
garyhope2 Wrong- NASCAR engines actually rev much higher than this. The typical stock car redlines at ~9700rpm. In the 2014 season (when power wasn't restricted), they were making 950hp out of a naturally aspirated 5.8L PUSHROD v8, turning at over 10,000 rpm. You may criticize the tracks and the fans, but NASCAR engines are a wonderful thing.
Gᴜᴛꜱ • ᏖᏂᏋ ᏂᎧᏬᏁᎴ Ꭷƒ ᎴᏗᏒᏦᏁᏋᏕᏕ NO THEY ARE NOT
What an wonderful car,brutal sound,acceleration and design! Handling out of corners be careful 😉
One of the best sounding cars.
Wow, the roar of the MoTec exhaust is amazing!
simply amazing! Especially in neutral gear... :D
holyshit great car control
man this car is a monster !!!! I think it's the fastest Mercedes car of all time
Im pretty sure this might be the fastest lemans car of all time, this thing was just beyond powerful and agile. The c9 was already a monster but this c11 is a souped up c9.
+Augusto Ortiz totally agree with you 👍
S. W. 400, with the two chicanes ? Come on.
@Stefan W. It never did 407 km/h.
Brutally beautiful One of the best looking GC cars as well
Monster car for a monster driver... love it.. so raw and angry
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a> scares the shit out of my ass. Man’s a living legend to control that...
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="180">3:00</a> !!! WTF? Piss my pants. Need the huge balls of those heros. Massive respect.
Thats called Racing! Not modern F1! Fack them, as J. Clarkson said :)
top gear would have been funnier if they all spoke like that lol
BRUUUUUUUTAL sound.....
Much better than the glorified screaming F1 V12
It's a.close battle...really close battle.
Best Group C car for sure, and definitely my favorite! Wish we had it in Gran Turismo 7!
You can see the understeer of those older cars so well, it looks like it hates those apexes but somehow he finds them
Saw this car winning on the Nürburgring yesterday at "Eifelrennen". Great to see how freakin fast these group C cars are :)
Wicked smooth gear changes!!
Phenomenal levels of control, and what a brute of a car!
Good ole' group C. The cars are badass to look at, fast on the track, and scary as fuck to drive compared to every other class.
more badass than that 1990 nissan r92cp and i noticed these cars were the fastest things i seen racing on the track unlike racecars these dats
+fargeeks those weren't race cars, those were devils on wheels!
it boggles the mind how fast that really is. seeing the fences and curb stones go by in an instant.
Amazing !! Thank for posting ! I have just watched Onboard Audi Etron Quatro, and can't watched it moe than 10 seconds......Look how the driver is battling on the steering wheel ! compared to actuals race cars.....manual gearbox, no assist whatsoever, and big balls !
Could not fathom heel toe shifting a monster w/ so much speed and power
UNBELIEVEABLE! GREAT SAVE AT THE END WHEN TIRE DOWN! :O
A brown trouser moment if there ever was one!!
I was saying shit shit like I was in the passenger seat. Thanks Evo. These drivers are true gladiators!
Blown tire? Excellent save.
Not a tire, he has blown an engine.
Blown engines dont steer you into the grass tho you can see he was going right even with countersteering
What recent car sounds like this?
That must feel AMAZING.
man- you lucked out there- - glad you saved it. - nice machine.
Its loud, its fast - i like it ;)
may have touched 340 kph or about 210 mph before the first chicane. this was a vintage group C race
Huge respect for saving that! He is going 290 kmh when he goes onto the grass after the blowout! I've seen Nigel Mansell save an F1 horror smash in the Australian F1 Grand Prix in the 80s, which was on a par with this one. Well done that driver!
Auatralia 87, he lost the championship there, who goes to Prost.
@@milesr4609 It was 86', Prost came 4th in 87'.
Wow love a go. Great job well handled
Great SAVE by the driver!!! :)
It is actually nice to see that even though such cars are not for "everyday use" the owners do not hesitate to push them
That looks like a hand-full! An hour or so in that beast would be brutal!!
Hell yeaahhh 🔥this sounds like a race car,goes like obe and the driver drives it like obe..👍👍
Superb save by the driver!
I'm most impressed by the window wiper that stayed put
Love the noise and speed
sweet jesus ive never heard a merc sound like this. Awsome!!!!!
Eric Jarvis i did in need for speed carbon. Unbelieveable. It sounds literally the same. Wish i could find street legal like this.
insane fucking car, the way it just reels the opposition in with every straight stretch mind boggling, when your car is doing 310 and u have a blow out, you grip that wheel and keep it straight no matter what.
WHAT A SOUND 😊😊😊💪💪
That is the best sounding race car ever
whats turbocharged suspension??????
yeah i see this car running first time is the c7 in 1987 and in 1991 when mazda win le mans Groupe C has the craziest category in LMP cars ever
Ngl I wish the Mulsanne straight had been run without the slowing down corners to see its top speed. I mean it went up to 335 eventually!
rapide et effrayant!
great save!
I find it the most exciting and looking C group car.
No paddle shift that's a race car driver skill
Nice save at the end!
What a save!
Great video
What does that zero between those gauges mean?
Just driving that looks hard work
Great driving...
Mercedes Benz 5.0 M119 4 Valve V8 Twin Turbo Sound 😍
That is so intense. I would be so exhausted after this that I would probably sleep for three days after qualifying. It takes a special kind of individual to do this..
Nice to see the steering wheel on the right side of the car
Amazing
Manual shifting?
What a monster
Its just perfect.
Mmmusic to my ears!🎼🎶🎵👂🎧🥰👍