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Posted by: moggy Jul 25 2008, 04:41 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4sP0lJYgB4

Would love to be up against this guy in my rally 914 Just need about another 100bhp

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 25 2008, 04:59 PM

that, and a set of extra large balls ...
Andy

Posted by: watsonrx13 Jul 25 2008, 05:22 PM

WOW.... that was incredible ..... He bounced off the rev-limiter a couple of times...

Really neat video...

-- Rob

Posted by: carr914 Jul 25 2008, 05:37 PM

Let me borrow the URY mobile again and that guy is Lunch.
T.C.

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Jul 25 2008, 05:38 PM

It would be nice to have a 'C P S' like that in the pass seat (Corner Positioning

System). Mine just keeps telling me I am going to fast or I just missed another

parking spot.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jul 25 2008, 05:40 PM

Yes please

Posted by: jimkelly Jul 25 2008, 06:08 PM

drive it like you stole it, dude with red gloves : )

Posted by: ericread Jul 25 2008, 11:38 PM

Other than bouncing off the rev limiter, the guy can drive. Sweet video!!!

Eric

Posted by: TC 914-8 Jul 26 2008, 12:36 AM

WOW,

Try to follow what gear he's in thru the whole video. He's a mad man!!! petal to the metal.

Reminds me of our trip thru Mt Rainer, WCR08. Except 150mph faster, and he didn't get lost.


Tony

Posted by: markb Jul 26 2008, 12:46 AM

I think I wet myself.

Posted by: johannes Jul 26 2008, 01:39 AM

That't italian driving style ! ...

This one is not bad too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7w0HeD0EAw

Enjoy ! ...

Posted by: JRust Jul 26 2008, 02:06 PM

That is one sweet video! I don't think I'd have the balls to drive like that thru there Or the skill for that matter

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 26 2008, 02:19 PM

Thanks guys... we were vacationing in Italy and the wife wanted me to grab some milk.

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 26 2008, 02:35 PM

he makes it look so easy!

nice save around the 4 minute mark ...


but i could have done without the music ...
Andy

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 26 2008, 03:10 PM

...and why you need a RennShifter at around 3:30...

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 26 2008, 04:19 PM

If you've got it, why not use it?

Posted by: ericread Jul 26 2008, 04:28 PM

I don't know..... I see the rev limiter as a protection device, not to be used instead of proper throttle technique. That he bounced against the limiter a few times shows how close to red-line he was throughout the drive. I still think you should respect the red-line and not depend entirely on the rev limiter.

But his driving is insane - in a good way. His wheels are on the very edge of breaking loose on the early turns. And he takes a very aggressive line throughout the course.

Sweet!

Eric

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 26 2008, 06:53 PM

His throttle technique rocks. Many drivers use the rev limited in certain situations vs. constantly watching at tach etc., especially on major twisties like that. Compared to the 7 minutes in the run, he only hits the limiter a few times.

I honestly have no room to critique that guy.

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 26 2008, 07:03 PM

no time to watch the tach on a drive like that. you don't want to take your eyes off the road, even for a split second.

you drive "by ear" (and shiftlight, if you have one) and hitting the rev limiter is not at all uncommon.

in fact, in certain situations, it's *faster* to just keep the rpm up at the limit and maybe bounce on the rev limiter than upshifting. shifting costs time, and if you're close to a slower part, upshifting and then downshifting again will cost you more time than to just "ride it out" ...
Andy

Posted by: johannes Jul 27 2008, 02:39 AM

I agree. 2/3 of the clip is without music.

At 3:50 "poor little fiat 850 sport coupe" ....
At 4:41 " moron Alpine driver !!! ... "
At 5:24 " Wow ! this was hot !!! "

Posted by: Dr Evil Jul 27 2008, 10:36 AM

Reminds me of the drive we all did once on the old hwy 1 in Baja.....my 2.0 was not exactly as thrilling, but the twisties were similar and I shot flames out of my exhaust Ask SLITS, he was there.

I need a valume after that video,YIKES!

Posted by: HeloMech Jul 27 2008, 10:50 AM

So for the innexperienced in the crowd... what type of engine setup is in something like those cars? Are they mod'd 914/6 or something entirely different?

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 27 2008, 10:59 AM

Pharmacopoeia is next semester?

"Valium"

(Between working for the nation's largest drug dealer and married to a Director of Nursing, we get most drug spellings correct...)

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 27 2008, 11:03 AM

The 914.6GT (if this car is trying to be period-correct) was more like a slightly detuned 906 than a modded 914/6. approximately 210HP with the usual factory tricks, but single ignition. 46mm Webers. Redline somewhere in the 8000 rpm range.

Posted by: tat2dphreak Jul 27 2008, 11:10 AM

freakin' awesome!!

Posted by: jfort Jul 27 2008, 06:46 PM

watched both videos. thanks for the links. fun!

Posted by: Zundfolge Jul 27 2008, 07:22 PM

I agree, although its weird, that's the third or fourth in-car racing video with that particular song in it (did it come from the Spinout or Speedway soundtrack?).

Oh well, it beats all the IDPA/IPSC videos that use that stupid "let the bodies hit the floor" song.

Posted by: 6freak Jul 28 2008, 11:26 AM

ONLY IN A SIX CAN YOU GET THAT SOUND

Posted by: rjames Jul 28 2008, 04:43 PM

I dunno, this type 4 sounded pretty good too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uFRrbjy_pM&feature=related

Posted by: bondo Jul 28 2008, 05:11 PM

Actually, the good Dr. Evil found out early on that his handwriting was much too good to be a medical doctor. When that happens you have two choices... start writing left handed (right handed for lefties of course) or spell worse to compensate.

Great videos, but it's really hard to get a sense of the speed without the inertial effects. It looks fast, but I'm sure if I was in the car, I'd realize that it's even faster than it looks! As far as music goes, there's a WRC compilation video from I think 2002 or 2003 that uses Linkin Park's "In the End" for the music. It's synced to the music pretty well, and is still one of my favorites. To this day I still drive faster when that song comes on the radio... It's going to get me in trouble one of these days. That video got me interested in Rally to the point of going to a rally school. I almost started building a rally car, but got into 914s instead.

Posted by: anderssj Jul 28 2008, 05:17 PM

GREAT videos!

I like the one johannes picked out . . . I can't get over all of the people standing around the start area--and at the turns, walls, etc., etc. Pretty sure we wouldn't see anything like that here.

Posted by: championgt1 Jul 28 2008, 05:41 PM

I have to agree with Sir Andy. You have to have massive balls to do something like that. If you make just a very small mistake that could be the last one you make. Awesome video!!

Posted by: Hammy Jul 28 2008, 07:41 PM

So what size engine?

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 28 2008, 07:55 PM

2,0 liters

However, the 914.6 that Hurley Haywood drove to a win at the 1998 Monterey Historics "Tribute to Porsche 50th Anniv" was a 2,9 built on an original 2,0 case, so the real answer is probably "Two-ish" liters ;-)

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 28 2008, 10:59 PM

Most are 2ish. I was at that race and there was griping all around about what was in the cars. "Most" had at least been upgraded to 2.5 to meet new class rules later in life.

Posted by: johannes Jul 29 2008, 04:30 AM

The same pushing harder ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYnSv14Czk

This four sounds even better http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=4691758296819443654

Posted by: TeenerTim Jul 30 2008, 10:22 AM

After I watched the first vid, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_p22wB4pGI came up. An unbelievable 914 crash with lots of air. Watch the backgroud in the first few seconds.