The cornering performance of these Volvos are incredible. Volvo really needs to get back to racing. It will never happen of course, but it would be amazing to see them join back in these types of touring car championships.
Wyatt Foster no worries, the Porsches competed in a different class. I had the pleasure to win eight out of eleven Nordschleife races that year incl. the 24 hours in our class. Two more wins of my team mates made the Volvo the most succesful car at the Ring in 2004.
This is true but that’s the nature of the race. You have to use the advantages you have. And the Porsche has more power but the s60 came through the corners better so of course they will try to hold them up😅 not to say it isn’t frustrating though. I totally agree with that.
I visit this video many times because this is just one of the most astounding sounding Volvos I have ever heard in my life and because I also have an S60. It's nothing like this though, just a street car but I have to ask you because I'm doing a tune up. What type of spark plugs do you use? Thankyou again for this fantastic Race. I listen to this Motor like it is a Beethoven Symphony...
Nicolas Burylo no worries, the Porsches competed in a diffeent class. I had the pleasure to win eight outof eleven Nordschleife races that year incl. the 24 hours in our class. Two more wins of my team mates made the Volvo the most succesful car at the Ring in 2004.
My S60R loves this shit.. you said NA, no Turbo - nuts! Once you hit 3rd the 2005 R is a rocket of a Volvo, even on the stock K24, 40 to 120 will suprise the opponent.. I wonder what suspension they're on.
Jared Richardson we had no ignition cut, so I had to lift. I also had to use the clutch up and down with blip. I had the pleasure to win eight outof eleven Nordschleife races that year incl. the 24 hours in our class. Two more wins of my team mates made the Volvo the most succesful car at the Ring in 2004.
kyzmitch2 We only had some 290 hp and the Porsches competed in a diffeent class. I had the pleasure to win eight out of eleven Nordschleife races that year incl. the 24 hours in our class. Two more wins of my team mates made the Volvo the most succesful car at the Ring in 2004.
Is this AWD drive or FWD? AWD would explain the lack of speed on the straights I guess due to power restrictions. S60R was AWD back in the day wasn't it?
Tim Wyatt exactly, the Porsches competednin a diffeent class. I had the pleasure to win eight outof eleven Nordschleife races that year incl. the 24 hours in our class. Two more wins of my team mates made the Volvo the most succesful car at the Ring in 2004.
TDx ibr no worries, the Porsches competed in a different class. I had the pleasure to win eight out of eleven Nordschleife races that year incl. the 24 hours in our class. Two more wins of my team mates made the Volvo the most succesful car at the Ring in 2004.
Simply put - if I would have been alone, I would have used the entire track width of course - I always do (even though in some places at the Nordschleife it's better not to do so, because you can safe some 40 (!) meters per lap. The thing here was that after a bad start I was quicker than my team mate ahead and the Porsches as long as we didn't hit a straight line. So I was trying to bother them a bit by using a different line. And as you can see, I didn't lose out on the cars ahead. In the end, I did win that race, so obviously I must have done something right in the end ;-)
