The R35 GTR is undoubtedly a work of technical perfection.
It is the fastest production car at the 'Ring at 7:27 (the old timing of 7:29 was broken a few days ago)
But after watching the R35's hot lap above, contrast that with the icon that started the 'Ring production car time attack craze, the Ruf CTR Yellowbird.
Yes, the technologically advanced GTR is a whole 30 seconds faster than the 1987 Yellowbird, a non-electronic-assisted-anything, twin-turbos, rear-wheel-drive battle chariot.
But tell me, which footage makes you clench your fists, sit at the edge of your seat and pray that the car don't crash? And amazingly, it doesn't.
Yes, I will never drive even one-tenth as well as Nissan’s Chief test driver Toshio Suzuki.
But that doesn't stop me from being in awe of the steel balls of the unknown maniac that drove at eleven-tenths for 8 minutes. In traffic.
18 April 2009
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The man behind the wheel of the "Yellow Bird", was none other than Mr. Stefan Rosser, RUF's then Chief Test Driver. It was said that he had accumulated over 8000 laps of the Nurbergring, and he would 'eat' a set of tires after just 2 laps of the ring.......my kinda guy (",)
well Denis, you ain't a shabby driver yourself. :) thanks for popping by.
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