February 10, 2010

Possibly the coolest 911 video ever

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Why? Well, beyond the obvious, you can see everything: the hands, the feet, the slip angle, the two wheels off pass on the E-Type Jag... and what it's like to take Eau Rouge without downforce and sticky tires. Amazing.

Historic Racing at SPA, Qualifying for the 2009 SPA Six Hours. You are riding with Roman Caserani in a 2.0 L 911 prepared by Holland's Duel Motorsport

But that's not all, after the jump lets see what can happen when you get Eau Rouge wrong, what it's like to drive this car on the Nürburgring GP track in the wet and more!

UPDATE: Some are wondering about all the sliding, it's not bad tires it's just the way cars had to be driven with tires from that era. remember THIS FERRARI GTO ONBOARD?





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17 comments:

  1. UnknownWednesday, February 10, 2010 12:16:00 PM

    Sweet Jesus someone put 100lbs of lead over the front axle!

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  2. JJWednesday, February 10, 2010 12:30:00 PM

    Wow that 911 is lively! Around Spa no less with a lot of speed. Make sure to check out the uphill portion in car (video 1) and outside (video 2) to see how sideways that car is getting!

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, February 10, 2010 2:21:00 PM

    If in doubt...flat out!

    Awesome!

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  4. b.wattsWednesday, February 10, 2010 4:00:00 PM

    Skinny, probably bias-ply, tall sidewall tires...that's just the way your drive a vintage car on that kind of tire.

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  5. Dan CrouchWednesday, February 10, 2010 5:28:00 PM

    That was a lot of fun to watch -- especially the second clip! That man has some brass ones!

    dc

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  6. RichWednesday, February 10, 2010 6:08:00 PM

    I would like to see more off car footage of that! Nice!

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  7. AnonymousWednesday, February 10, 2010 8:41:00 PM

    HOLY SH*T @ 2:46

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  8. CGWednesday, February 10, 2010 10:41:00 PM

    AC, great find!!! Definitively, exciting driving but not sure if that setup makes for the fastest way around...

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  9. ACThursday, February 11, 2010 8:25:00 AM

    Short wheelbase early 911+"period" tires= awesome

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  10. PeeblesThursday, February 11, 2010 1:50:00 PM

    What a testament to the tried and true original stability control system: EHBF (Eyes, Hands, Butt, Feet).

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  11. AnonymousThursday, February 11, 2010 6:55:00 PM

    Awesome. It must have neg downforce.

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  12. TristanFriday, February 12, 2010 1:18:00 AM

    The intentional slide around traffic just before Blanchimont was the very impressive. Excellent.

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  13. AnonymousFriday, February 12, 2010 11:09:00 AM

    @CG - You might be surprised. On bias-ply tires, a lot of slip angle does tend to be fast. Go back and watch even F1 on bias-ply tires to see how much they moved around.

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  14. AnonymousFriday, February 12, 2010 7:03:00 PM

    I wonder if Porsche engineers are actually horrified watching this video :)

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  15. Fearless FreepMonday, February 15, 2010 4:19:00 AM

    Porsche engineers wake up sweating in the middle of the night after having a "nightmare" that looks exactly like this guy's in-car tape.

    This guy is an Axis hero.

    -Freep

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  16. Mr Motor TweeterMonday, February 22, 2010 10:41:00 AM

    Great footage! Just the way classic 911s should be used.

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  17. intensive drivingThursday, September 02, 2010 5:37:00 PM

    Just wondering how long the Axis of Oversteer is going t manage to keep the identity of the driver a secret...

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