Posted May 19 2009, 08:35 AM by Mike Garrett with 16 comment(s)

 

This is one of those car videos that you just have to watch - a GT3 Viper and a GT3 997 dodging traffic as they battle their way around the Nürburgring. I imagine it'd be pretty scaring cruising down the ring in your mild-mannered Euro hatch when you see these two coming up behind you...

Thanks to the Twins Turbo guys for the link!

 -Mike Garrett


Comments

Bob Was Not Here said:

I love 3:16 with the BMW he must need a new pair of shorts

May 19, 2009 8:47 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Iv said:

The driver in the Porsche is awesome!

May 19, 2009 9:33 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Hundredpercent said:

this video is from the VLN long endourance trophy i like the sortiment of cars Porsche viper audi R8LM

normal bmw and peugeots and vw and hondas of cours that s realy nice !

May 19, 2009 9:53 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Adam said:

I have added this video to my blog.

It took me a while to gather up my jaw from the floor, I might add.

I have not seen a video this intense for a while. It really encapsulates racing at its best.

Epic video is truly epic.

May 19, 2009 10:02 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Rikismo said:

awesome!!

May 19, 2009 10:11 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Cypher09 said:

Great Video.  It's amazing at 6 mins in, how much faster the Porsche and Viper are over the GT3 Reiter prepped Gallardo.

May 19, 2009 10:22 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Swerv13 said:

great video! love the ring, got it memorized thx to forza! time to move to germany!

May 19, 2009 10:24 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Jup said:

Porn!

May 19, 2009 10:28 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

jdmbugeye said:

more please

May 19, 2009 10:44 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

ryoga81 said:

Oh god, the unholy noises coming from the Viper are AWESOME.....I like how evenly matched the two cars are with the Porsche's amazing handling and the Viper's raw, beastly power (though still pretty damn nimble itself).  Awesome, AWESOME video!  (^_^ )

May 19, 2009 11:53 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Alex said:

Great great race. Thanks for posting it up Mike.

Despite the Viper's huge advantage in torque, I'd take the 997 GT3 any day of the week.

The dude in the Gallardo thought it could hang.....haha....not a chance, those two fools were moving !

On the last straight away, I couldn't believe the 997 could catch up, but it did....awesome.

May 19, 2009 11:59 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Val_N said:

This is why I love racing!

Thanks for posting the video, it's truly inspiring! I need to hit the karting track this weekend or my right foot will get really itchy...

May 19, 2009 12:38 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

om1kron said:

oh lookie there, aerocatch hood latches.

May 19, 2009 4:53 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

JC Denton said:

Watermark clearly says it's race-media.tv video. Why posting links to redecoded low quality video when you can freely watch and download original?

It's here race-media.tv/.../vulkan_viper.html

Great site btw with lots of professional racing video.

May 19, 2009 6:30 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Christian Skelton said:

Fantastic stuff! Can't wait for the 24hr this weekend

May 20, 2009 8:03 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

worker bee said:

Wow!! the Viper was faster but just couldn't outbrake the Porsche. When they get onto any straights the Porsche driver used traffic to his advantage. It was pretty funny when they got onto the longest straight on thr ring and the Viper finally got past, only to be slipstreamed by the Porsche...epic stuff! btw what class was that Gallardo in?

May 21, 2009 4:30 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters