AC - Nordschleife - Porsche 917/30 CanAm 1973 - 1 lap 

Zacheryah Much appreciated! Thanks for watching.

volvo245 Thanks. I don't really know how anybody would drive such beast in Nordschleife in real life... A license taken on the sim. Other thing is Spa or Lemans, although still a fantastic challenge considering the unbelievable acceleration of this car...

Willi Kausen drove his 917/10 here along with other Can-Am carsand I'm pretty sure they used the complete track:- Sudescheife and Nordschleife in Interseries racing. I think Ralph Kellners in his March 701 took the lap record for the complete lap that is North and South loops combined in 1971 I think, this was the last time the complete lap was used until they demolished the Sudschleife to build the Nurburgring GP circuit

John Phillips Thanks for the info. How interesting would be if Assetto Corsa built the historic versions of both loops... Perfect addition for the range of historic cars already available and more to come...

It's like committing virtual suicide. Can't imagine what would have been the feeling in real life...

It is the deadliest car (race drivers actually wept with relief when it was put to pasture) on the deadliest course...

Tires not warm / Track not “warm” (no rubber accumulated on the racing line) maybe???

@@elundjdmba no more like 1000-1500 hp depending on setup, cars an animal. Alresdy got nearly 400s on the back I think😂

A car for men. Not for nowadays gays.

Hi zeus 5029, I'm not sure their insurance (or current teams) would allow them to do this for real! ;) Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel... And sorry for the late response.

@zeus 5029 - I'd rather see the driver this car was designed to be driven by - Mark Donohue, but unfortunately, that can't happen. Mark spent time in Germany helping Porsche design and engineer this car. He probably had more technical expertise than any other driver at the time - he earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Brown University. He reportedly said this was the only car he had ever driven that could spin the massive rear tires at 200 mph!

Do you want them killed? 😂

Mark Jepson This is certainly a tough combo, but it delivers as much fun.

It's great to see simracing developing so well and being able to evoke and to play its part in bringing those great times of motorsport in some shape and form. Yes, not all is back but, hey, we can be protagonists of it all!

Thanks for your kind words Mark. It was a fun drive for sure. Plenty more in the rest of the channel btw. All the best.

Thanks. It's a tricky one. Extraordinarily fast on straights but not easy on corners... But I'm sure the master would get there. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

JO Simracing if I'm honest, you made it look easy, I was genuinely scared just from looking at it, kinda envy being able to drive like that

The 956 was so more advanced in terms of Aero, so I don't think this car could beat that time.

j black possible, but it had less power and more weight, but yea it wasn't as aerodynamic as the 962

Jaden Bates I think they both had similar weights. But the 956 had over twice the downforce of the 917/30. And the ground effect was crazy.

Thanks!

Jo Simracing awesome driving! do you race cars on the track? looks like you have the talent

Thanks for the kind words and for watching. I don't I'm afraid... I started simracing already quite late, let alone real racing... I would love to try though, but I'm sure the real thing is a different thing altogether.

Thanks a lot wackomanx. Indeed, I can't imagine what would be driving that beast in reality in Nordschleife... Power is brutal but, perhaps, this is one of the cars where simracing can't make a fair representation of reality. I am not sure how you will replicate such accelerations! Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

Think it had a twin turbo flat 12 technically a v12 in some ways.this thing was known as a cam am killer and i presumed they had v8 turbos

Thanks again Adam. Plenty of practice and learning from my simracing colleagues that have much more experience and know far more than myself. I hope you also enjoy the rest of the channel.

Thanks for watching. I would say I am simbrave... Wouldn't do that for real! XD

Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

Thanks Darren. It wasn't a special filter. Just AC defaults I believe.

Ein weiteres außergewöhnliches Auto aus den 70er Jahren in der besten Spur der Welt. Ich habe über hunderte Videos in der Nordschleife ... Meine #StudioNords mit allen möglichen Autos. Obwohl die Klassiker die lustvollsten sind. Hoffe, dass Sie sie genießen.

Thanks for watching and the compliment. Still learning a lot with this fantastic thing that is Simracing.

alan shoemaker Thanks for watching

Thanks!

SnowyOwl Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts. I’m glad you liked it and I hope you also enjoy the rest of the channel.

David Grason ... and the best of all is that, even with the well documented limitations, simracing is enabling the many that would have never had a chance to enjoy racing, to thrill and be thrilled about it. And without dying, being hurt or bankrupt after it. There is plenty more in the channel, hope you enjoy it.

Thanks jakubkrcma. I have another one a few seconds faster but not as fast as 6:04. I might give another try now that I have a bit more experience... ;)

Indeed. Great fun taking this beast to the edge...

Thanks deco983! Much appreciated.

TheBill930turbo Thanks for watching and for your thoughts. Much appreciated. I suppose short siding this engine beast in real life would cause serious engine damage and possibly car control issues... What would be a more realistic regime? Thanks.

Thanks for watching and commenting Tireshredderjoe. The older Nordschleife version don't have them and, indeed, was more dangerous without them. Of course, you don't lose so much in simracing when you misjudge a corner ;)

Hi Santo888. This is AC (Assetto Corsa). I use most, if not all, of the sims (rF2, iRacing, AMS, AC, R3E, pCARS2, LFS, ...). Hope you enjoy the channel.

I'm sure you will enjoy it Luiz Fernando. All the best. And thanks for commenting.

Indeed! Thanks for watching.

1100-1500hp (depending on boost setting) 5.4 liter flat 12

Indeed. The classic's are certainly the real deal. Where I get more satisfaction driving. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

jeff williams Thanks. It was my third ever lap in such mighty combo... Looking for my limits within an untrained situation. Answer to your question: Over 370 km/h... You can see that in this lap: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wulX-X5zuwc.html It is overall faster but maybe not as espectacular...

Regarding the BALLS remark, you could say so within a simracing context... But the most you can lose is a few minutes, then back to pits and another go. A real life driving context with the 917 at Nordschleife would be a different thing altogether... I guess I would be a little bit more cautious ;-)

Decathlon is typically where I get that sort of gear...

The most American Porsche ever exist

Mark donohue ..r.i.p.

Thanks Ricardo.

I don't think they did. One of the pros (in addition to not dying in the attempt) of simracing! Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

I'm not sure about that. Other cars more clearly show the turbo lag. Where is it that you are getting it? Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel... And sorry for the late response.

GREG 998 Thanks for the kind words

Thanks Hans. I’m sure you will enjoy this combo. And hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

José Maria da Costa Coelho Filho Thanks for watching. You are right about tyre screaming. My knowledgeable friends always tell me how important is to avoid having any. The challenge is to get as close as possible to it without having it... I'm sure less of it is both desirable and possible with the right practice. Most of my videos are recorded with no pre-practice at all... Just as much as I can afford. Thanks

Thanks!

In the straight the car gets over 370 km/h... You can see that in this lap: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wulX-X5zuwc.html with a lap time of 6'19. I did 6'28"56 on the lap in this video. I'm sure aliens can do it much quicker. lol

Thanks Chirstophe. I have the perfect FOV configuration for my 3 screens but I cheat with the bezel... I remove it at video post-processing. I'll send you the link to how I do it in a follow on comment... And hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

This is how I remove the screens' bezels: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Of_Zqm8iK_w.html

Alright! Well it’s been an hour I’m looking for such thing but can’t find any so I’m actually glad that you « cheat »... super enjoyable anyway, I hope to reach the same driving level one day! You deserve way more followers btw!

Thanks again Chirstophe. Have you seen this? facebook.com/verge/videos/1682121378490865/

Yeah I’ve seen this, that would be a nice solution for a triple screen. To be honest I’m still hesitating between buying a single screen for backup/normal gaming and play with the Vive for the racing games as it’s incredibly immersive but tiring too. So checking every possibility. I’ve been looking for every single details for months now ans I can’t wait to get going. Starting from scratch btw, all new.

Thanks for watching. This is Assetto Corsa.

I think I understand what you mean. Modern cars are all electronics... I'm always for the classics although, from time to time, a modern car can also be fun. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

Indeed!

This is the PC version of AC.

This is Assetto Corsa. I prefer calling them sims rather than games though ;). Thanks for watching!

I have this other video where it shows: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wulX-X5zuwc.html Being the tourist version, you have to break before you reach top speed but I was already on 373km/h. I'm sure that we suitable setups you can get closer to 400km/h on the full straight at Nords.

eatthisvr6 It’s a tremendous car. You can’t never be in full control of such thing. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

JO Simracing what I meant was even at well over 100mph with full boost it was still trying very hard to make me headbutt the scenery! I hadn't touched a driving SIM for a while now but iirc I was more aggressive with it than you which I'm sure is the problem lol, I only really use stock setups too which might not help

eatthisvr6 Yep, this don’t take aggressiveness very well. It hits back with more than you can normally handle 😂 Regarding the setup, I don’t tend to change them much either. Defaults are typically good in AC.

Hi there. Thanks for your kind words. This is simracing taken seriously, or at least trying hard to achieve a good level of realism. From system to technique, approach, etc. The 917s are absolutely in a different level. Extraordinary machines.

HiZ RedShift Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts.

Best I've managed is a 6:19 but I'm sure some aliens out there must do far better with this car and get close to, if not better than, the 6:11.

JO Simracing 5:43

Not a chance, Bellof had ground effects on his car, the 917/30 will loose every power advantage it has because it can't corner as fast.

911s73targa This car suffers from low grip when cornering, that's for sure! Thanks for watching.

Hi Rick, sorry for the late response. I still have the G27 around but I've replaced them with the Heusinkveld. I did invert the G27 anyway and that was much better than before in their standard position...

This is AC (Assetto Corsa) and the laser scaned Nordschleife. Thanks for watching.

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That's the original Kunos Nords.

I'm not sure Erik. I'll have to investigate it...

@Erick Truchinskas - As far as I know the car only raced in the US and Canada in the now defunct Can Am series.

@@Loulovesspeed ah okay. Also by "race" I mean drive the track for any reason be it time record attempt, testing before given to penske, etc. From my research it never did unfortunately...

@Erik Truchinskas - It did set a closed course speed record at Talladega Speedway of 221.160 AVERAGE speed, proving its top speed was over 240 mph. No other road course machine has even come close to that and that was 46 years ago! It was so dominant that it caused the demise of The Can Am series in the U.S. and Canada. The car had enough horsepower to spin its rear tires at 200 mph!

Yes. In interseries. With 1000 hp 5 liter engine afaik

There must be a video of the real one somewhere in RU-vid. It must have been extremely difficult to extract the full potential of this car at Nordschleife... At least without being killed.

If it wasn't a sim, I would indeed have. XD

Yes, Dashmeterpro from sensadigit. Thanks for watching.

MrCaterchen 6'28"56 on that lap. I'm sure aliens can do it much quicker

6'19 here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wulX-X5zuwc.html

I think I had it configured to extract the maximum of the car... Although I wasn't running the turbo at 100% all the time to avoid breaking the engine. ;)

This is Assetto Corsa. Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel. There are many other sims featured there. Although AC is the most frequent one...

Thanks for watching. This car was excessive in all senses. Totally unbounded. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel as well.

4 gears only... :-) My top speed ever is 410 km/h. www.radiators-champ.com/RSRLiveTiming/index.php?page=rank&track=3610&car=3680&rank_type=all&tyre_type=all&controller_type=all&community=all&friends=all Also did 409 at Highlands Long. But that setup was useless for regular driving - just top speed...

Sure it is FFB wise... I'm sure that being in the real thing is a different thing altogether... Perhaps I would do a few more seconds... minutes... around Nordschleife with it ;)

I've never been able to reach that speed with the 917/30. It must have been brutal in real life. All the best.

MrThumbsofThunder I think so. At least on the sim.

JO...I know the real car was the first to have that turbo adjustment knob available to the driver on the fly. I'm a fellow simmer and a physics modder myself and have built this car for a Can-Am mod I did a couple years back. In researching this car I found it apparently hit 240mph on the back straight of Daytona running at full boost. I still prefer GTR2 for the physics of the game over the newer games. Just sucks that the Race 07 series lacks the content of GTR2 or I'd be playing that. Most everyone in the sim forums I'm at have the same comment/conclusion that after trying all the newer sims like AC and Rf2 etc, the newer games are far prettier graphically and the sounds generally are better but the physics are kinda generic feeling by comparison to the older Simbin titles. Can't say personally but this seems to be the typical comment from those who have tried them. Awesome videos and even better driving! Nice rig.

Thanks again and for your contributions as a modder. I think it is not properly recognised the great work and contributions that modders brings to simracing. It wouldn't be the same without you all. And as for the feeling of newer vs. older sims... I liked a lot my GTR2 sim but the limitation on number of controllers make it difficult for me to play it in my main rig. However, I prefer the FFB of rF2, AC or R3E. From my perspective they are more evolved and perfected. But, I'm sure this is very personal and subjective. It will be great to meet you on the track and I wouldn't mind having a bit of a better understanding on modding... Where to start?

aw thanks mate. I'm currently working on something called Absolute Le Mans Part 2..it encompasses the years1970 through 1983 I think it is. It really helps that I enjoy the researching aspect though so many cars were one-offs and rather obscure so sometimes it's really difficult to get legit. Other more well known cars on the other hand have all the needed specs to make the physics spot on. There's so freaking much to learn though with the nuances that can be done in the hdc and tyr files, it's always a learning curve lol.

JO Simracing is driving (or, at least, trying :)

hero H Assetto Corsa

Thanks for watching

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thank you!

Thank you!!

Indeed.

smokechok I think it is the camera... one of the cheap bullet ones. Driving me mad. Have had to reduce to minimums both monitor's brightness and AC exposure. I believe I use the 'cinema' (or is it called 'movie'/'film'??) filter in AC. Have also had good results with the 'natural' one. Despite the difficulties it's giving good results now.

Sure those were different times and a different breed of drivers...

Kneedragon1962 So whats the reason in those days comparing to present?

kyle norris That would be quite a thing...

@@JOSimracing yeah true.amazing machines cars can be

Yep, it has a brutal acceleration...

Lots have changed on motor racing since these beauties where around...

Top Secret indeed, the front takes off. ;)

They serve me well. Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

Thanks Michael. It was the Tourist version and the straight was cut halfway any way. You can find a full run on the straight in a different video that I'll link in the next comment.

Nun, ich bin mir sicher, dass das wahre Ding in einem ganz anderen Maßstab gewesen wäre ... Obwohl für viele sogar die Nordschleife in den Augen von Ursula Andress, Elke Sommers oder Hedy Lamarr verblasst ;)