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These moments when you are driving your race motorcycle around the track an you are being overtaken in a curve by a drifting yellowbird. Let’s guess how that felt
He was sawing on that steering wheel like a toddler in his dad's lap sitting in a garage. ½ turn corrections at triple digits! Insane driving. CTR did have a back seat, its where this guy strapped in his ball-balls.
@German Retro Guy My bad, I actually meant a roll cage, and Im not even sure it doesn’t have one. I just really enjoy how casually he is handling that machine :)
It's not a Porsche though so that's kind of a moot point. If there was someone who'd take a ferrari and added 50% power they would probably have matched or surpassed that top speed too. I mean imagine an F40 with 700 hp..
Stephan Roser is the driver (if my memory is 11% as impressive as this 33+ year old (original) video)... Notable Quote from him when asked about Sliding ('Drifting' might not have been a car term back then) not being the fastest way around a track, his response was (something to the effect); "sometimes when I am with my woman, we are not trying to make babies..." #PointMade... (plus, slight Drifting - just past the smoothest/fast line without *Sliding* - *Is NOT Slow*...)
@@104thDIVTimberwolf Nah man this car looks without control even in straight line, always in third gear the guy is moving the steering like crazy, because the low weight in front, probably he feels the car is "float"
@@KingLich451 Yes, his name is Donald Arthur. He was an American who moved to Europe in the 1960's. He also voiced Kent Brockman in the german version of The Simpsons. Unfortunately he died in 2016.
One of the most difficult cars in the the world to master. This man has done it. And on the most technical track in the world in my opinion. Very well done.. whew! I’m worn out and all I did was watch.
I used to own a 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa 1977 model . I bought it in Germany in 1986 with only 54 thousand kilometres on the clock and only one previous owner , and it was the most fun car i ever had and drove. I was 20 years old and 4 month shy of my 21rst birthday when i bought it . Most young people would have killed themselves in it . If you dont respect it it will bite you. im an old far now and drive a 3.5 Mercedes coupe. Nothing beats a 911 . Its driving it its purest form. It feels so alive . Pure joy. I miss it !
Me too!!!! I’ve spent some hours on gran turismo on Nurburgring and I was viewing myself playing during some of the moments… imagine in real life… it’s insaneeeee what is happening here!
@@karimmaamar7782 With cash . Its was a well kept 2nd hand. Bought it in Bavaria , left hand drive and took it back to London. Only had 52 thousand kilometers on the clock and had one previous owner . I bought it with 500 Deutschmark bills in the mid 80s when cash was king and no questions were asked. You could not do that now. That Carrera 3.0 Targa was 32 grand but because it was paid for with cash , the guy took 2 K off and gave me a squeeze . Most enjoyable fun car i ever had. Now i am a 59 year old fart and drive a classic Mercedes coupe . I would look a bit silly now in a sports car with my paunch and slowly reseeding hairline . Growing old gracefully can be depressing as much as it might be a tripe boring .
I lived/worked in Germany in 1996 and the RUF workshop/showroom was approx 50-70 meters from my guesthouse and this 'Yellow Perol' was on display in the showroom, which I'd walk past every day on my way to work. Didn't realise the significance of this car at the time. Shame on me 🙄
That has to be up there with the top 3 driving performances on the nürburgring in a streetcar, one other probably being Lars Kern's record in the GT2 RS MR. The skill feel and nuts that lap took will make Stefan Roser immortal to anyone who gives even the slightest shit about cars. Absolute masterpiece! Stefan Roser ich ziehe meinen Hut vor ihnen, sie sind ein Meister ihres Fachs!
The Yellowbird has the perfect proportions, coupled with the iconic RUF wheels and it's just the coolest car around. I remember Road & Track had an article sometime in the early 2000s where they assembled a bunch of cars for several performance tests. They included the Yellowbird amongst them. It still stood up well, despite the passing of time.
not only is the driver a very talented fellow, you shouldn't forget that back in the day camera gear was really heavy, this was at least another 50-70kg in the rear seat, that's three people's weight including the driver. just to control the car with obviously contemporary tires is a real challenge.
This video is a masterclass in edge-of-control driving: Stefan Roser pushes the RUF CTR "Yellow Bird" to its limits at Nürburgring, showcasing why this car is both a legend and a challenge, even for the most skilled drivers. Incredible skill!
Great drivers won't get in a car that makes them feel unsafe. They won't risk it. This guy not only was having fun, he felt safe inside that crazy car.
I wouldn't even go flatout up the hill in Assetto Corsa in a more controllable car, not even in real life in a RUF CTR that is very twitchy. Only Stefan can do that.
Awesome video. Amazing driver. Now 30 + years later, he is probably in drifting competition somewhere today. 😂 I know it was 1987 when filmed, but it would have been great to have some telemetry accompanying it.
This video is to racers as "coffee is for closers" is to people in sales. Just required viewing that we all must take in multiple times a year just in awe of it.
No doubt about it, Chuck Norris must be the driver! My butt-chicks still hurt from the tension while watching the CTR going round the NOS. WOW! The car continuously screaming "I will murder you, mortal man!!!"
I have never tried *chicks* in my Buttocks... nor gerbils... not roosters... nor *anything*... (Well, I guess a colonic camera is "something"...) Nvrmnd... ignore my comment...
Awesome video, just searched it after Lois Ruf introducing Ruf CTR in Jay Leno's Garage. The obvious favorite part is, when cool driver power sliding in dangerous car around the clueless motorcyclists.
I've had some history with ruf, not just with the two vhs videos that I own. But also my older brother sat in the yellow bird when he was a few months. Not to mention I have an uncle on the German side work at the ruf car company at one point. Ahhh good old memory's.
This car came out when I was in high school. I had no idea it was this unstable to drive. Like, when you’re flooring it down the straightaway and the steering wheel starts wobbling... I remember another notable car for this era: the AMG Hammer.
On center vagueness in the steering, long and unprecise shifter throw, rolling suspension, no adjustable steering wheel, non slideable sun visors, bad infotainment. Car journalists on youtube these days vs Stefan Roser :-D
On center vagueness? Apparently the steering is just about flawless in this thing. Gearbox doesn't look sloppy at all. Don't need adjustable steering wheel, infotainment is blasphemy in such a car.
Just like Ayrton Senna about a year later testing the Honda NSX, driving an extremely capable car at the limit, with penny loafers for driving shoes. WOW!
*RUF* is a German Manufacturer... (Yes, based upon a Porsche unibody, but otherwise it is NOT a Porsche... Not offense intended nor taken, just information shared...
The fact that this is done when the circuit is open to the public is extra nuts. I’d love to manually clean up and upscale from the best copy of this that’s around. It’s already so incredible to watch but upscaled well? It would be even better
The legend for me is not the car itself, this car made good drivers to legend drivers if you can drive this over limits every second you are a elite driver.
From above, there is no indication of the chaos that is going on in that cockpit. It just looks like a Sunday drive. Negative Ghost Rider! Think of that? No driver assistance of any kind. That’s a master at work. A pure driver. God I love my 911❤️
An indirect indication of the speed is that the steering wheel is constantly moving for the entire lap, even on the ‘straight’ sections. No stability control, traction control or ABS. No helmet, fire suit or gloves, either. It wasn’t that long ago but it still seems otherworldly👍👍👍
@German Retro Guy yea that is a monster engine. Since I’m from the states we got robbed of having Toyota diesels. The US thinks diesels are not good unless they are in full size trucks. It’s a shame. Diesels should be in way more small vehicles here.
I thought the first RUF ctr was 5 speed? I realise this is the prototype to the 29 original yellowbird cars, so perhaps it was only 4 speed. Jay Leno posted a video recently with this car.
Thomas Smith Perhaps! I'll need to look at a newer video of a ctr1 with cameras inside, as this is no good for seeing the gear changes. The 911 Turbo of this era was only 4 speed until the very last year of production, so it's not impossible I suppose....but when you remember the ctr did 211 MPH then it's pretty unlikely to be only 4 speed
