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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFjHjm0O5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFjHjm0O5M

by NVRM 8y ago

sbierwagen 8y ago
He spent a fair amount of time bouncing off the rev limiter on the straightaway. Car could have used an eighth gear.
- deleted 8y ago
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- arghwhat 8y ago
  Eighth? Slow down there. The car comes with 4, 5 being an add-on package. It could also use more than 52HP. I suspect you might be commenting on the video in the article, rather than this comment with a video of a 1993 Citroën AX 14D. Regarding the Porsche, I doubt it would have been useful. The car maxed out at 369km/h, and was unable to maintain the speed for long. I doubt it has the torque to pull further ahead in an eighth gear. Furthermore, the heavier gearbox would weigh the car down for the entire race, and the shift to eighth would by itself cost the car a little bit of time. It seemed like everything was actually quite well balanced. It was only maxed out for a tiny moment, so it seemed to be the perfect balance between lightweight and brute force.
  - sbierwagen 8y ago
    Whoops. I had assumed the comment with a youtube link and no other commentary was just hosting the youtube video from tfa, rather than posting an entirely unrelated video. How annoying. Far too late to edit or delete my reply, of course.
    - kbenson 8y ago
      That other video is well worth watching though. Flat-out balls-to-the-wall for the entire length, with no braking, in an old beater. It's impressive.
    - arghwhat 8y ago
      It's far from entirely unrelated. It's really quite entertaining. But yes, it might be good to click links in the future before assuming what their content may be. As the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its ISBN."
lisper 8y ago
What is that "7 years 30 days" countdown in the lower right hand corner?
- RickS 8y ago
  >I have been chasing the 'perfect lap' for 7 years with no traffic, no road works, fresh air, dry track, no driving mistakes and a reliable drivetrain. Sounds like that's how long he's been chasing a sub-10-minute lap
  - lisper 8y ago
    Ah. Thanks.
jacquesm 8y ago
Hah, that's more impressive than what the Porsche did. Pure passion, and nice to see him keep up on some stretches with cars that should have gone much faster.
jaytaylor 8y ago
Info about the backstory: https://jalopnik.com/this-might-be-the-craziest-lap-of-the-nurburgring-youll-1512419630 https://jalopnik.com/this-might-be-the-craziest-lap-of-the-n... "Observe how he never brakes, even when you're certain he should"
kbenson 8y ago
To some degree the car shape, type and age, and to some degree the driving style and using the course itself as a way to regulate speed, remind my of Initial D, an older anime series about racing from ~20 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFjHjm0O5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFjHjm0O5M

by NVRM 8y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFjHjm0O5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFjHjm0O5M

sbierwagen 8y ago

He spent a fair amount of time bouncing off the rev limiter on the straightaway. Car could have used an eighth gear.

deleted 8y ago
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arghwhat 8y ago
Eighth? Slow down there. The car comes with 4, 5 being an add-on package. It could also use more than 52HP. I suspect you might be commenting on the video in the article, rather than this comment with a video of a 1993 Citroën AX 14D. Regarding the Porsche, I doubt it would have been useful. The car maxed out at 369km/h, and was unable to maintain the speed for long. I doubt it has the torque to pull further ahead in an eighth gear. Furthermore, the heavier gearbox would weigh the car down for the entire race, and the shift to eighth would by itself cost the car a little bit of time. It seemed like everything was actually quite well balanced. It was only maxed out for a tiny moment, so it seemed to be the perfect balance between lightweight and brute force.
- sbierwagen 8y ago
  Whoops. I had assumed the comment with a youtube link and no other commentary was just hosting the youtube video from tfa, rather than posting an entirely unrelated video. How annoying. Far too late to edit or delete my reply, of course.
  - kbenson 8y ago
    That other video is well worth watching though. Flat-out balls-to-the-wall for the entire length, with no braking, in an old beater. It's impressive.
  - arghwhat 8y ago
    It's far from entirely unrelated. It's really quite entertaining. But yes, it might be good to click links in the future before assuming what their content may be. As the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its ISBN."

lisper 8y ago

What is that "7 years 30 days" countdown in the lower right hand corner?

RickS 8y ago
>I have been chasing the 'perfect lap' for 7 years with no traffic, no road works, fresh air, dry track, no driving mistakes and a reliable drivetrain. Sounds like that's how long he's been chasing a sub-10-minute lap
- lisper 8y ago
  Ah. Thanks.

jacquesm 8y ago

Hah, that's more impressive than what the Porsche did. Pure passion, and nice to see him keep up on some stretches with cars that should have gone much faster.

jaytaylor 8y ago

Info about the backstory: https://jalopnik.com/this-might-be-the-craziest-lap-of-the-nurburgring-youll-1512419630 https://jalopnik.com/this-might-be-the-craziest-lap-of-the-n... "Observe how he never brakes, even when you're certain he should"

kbenson 8y ago

To some degree the car shape, type and age, and to some degree the driving style and using the course itself as a way to regulate speed, remind my of Initial D, an older anime series about racing from ~20 years ago.