Laguna Seca - 1:43.5

[eddiestakes]

a chimpanzee could drive that pacer better, some boring shit there mate

[anttrap321]

how much didit cost you to run this track?

[Jafromobile]

Love this flippin' track! Can't wait to go to the Historic Races this year. Haven't been since Porsche was the featured mark.

What is that cork screw... a 10-story drop in 150 yards? I bet it feels like falling off a cliff!

[lambogeek]

Still did good. Wish all sports car had that noise.

[vivilotus92]

Nice driving and very good video, love the way you get into the Corkscrew - even if i know you lost time :)

[megamanxtc]

That looks like an awesome run. I'm staying at Casa Munras right now...it's less than 5 miles from Laguna Seca Raceway! They're full with Skip Barber for my stay...wish I could get a run in...

[Hambone91528]

I about screamed when he went into the corkscrew. I was like "He's a madman!"

[JackOlsen]

Well, I locked up the brakes, and by the time I had that worked out I was late on the downshift. But the worst case scenario for the corkscrew is you just go over the berms and chew up the underside of your car a little bit.

[virsunen2]

@JackOlsen thank you for the video, I Love it! :D

[jhardy66617]

@JackOlsen in a car ya, do that on a motorcycle and lets see the outcome of going over the berms

[enacrt]

and the question no one is able to answer...

Why isn't this track in the Formula One calendar?

[MoGaDeX]

I think its because its too dangerous...

[ofnir123]

man that would be INSANE!!! but yeah i hope to see it one day

[TemplarOnHigh]

Because F1 is run by people who don't believe first that Americans and Canadians should have a race and second that the run off areas and barriers at Seca are too small. The top of the first turn of the corkscrew, for example, has just about no room to slow a car doing 100mph down if something goes wrong. Part of the way F1 keeps fatalities down is to only pick very safe tracks.

[Nfarce]

"Because F1 is run by people who don't believe first that Americans and Canadians should have a race"

Amen Templar! Finally someone says it: F1 snobbery is rooted in the snobbery of Europe in general relative to North America (US and Canada). We've known this snobbery for 250+ years. As the old saying goes, some things never change.

[PillePalle667]

But why the hell do you want it? todays f1 is sooo boring,...a bunch of jerks,...and its turning away from europe as well, towards even more boring tracks in asia/arabia and so on,....abu dhabi for example,....like a hotwheels track (and a boring one) in the surgery or in some kind of laboratory,...

[FreeFlyFreak69]

Nice driving. Thanks for sharing.

Took my Mazdaspeed3 around Laguna last year. My best lap was 1.56, stock car first track day.

I am going again soon, hopefully I can get closer to your time, my goal is to break into the 1.40s

Its definitely doable, after watching your video I see many areas that I could improve.

Maybe I'll post a video of it after.

Have Fun

FFF

[lmrcobalt]

1:49 in a stock msp3 is going to be super hard. hell the fact that you broke 2:00 is impressive next time record it and put it up

[FreeFlyFreak69]

I did record it. The previous one. I'll find the tape and post it up for you if you like.

[FreeFlyFreak69]

April 09.

1 min 54.281 secs on a damp track

I will post my vid later and a link here

;-)

[HolyToledo0089]

he was in 4th at the top of the quark screw!

[laxtwinz]

can't wait till i can drive so i dont have to play this on Forza2 instead.

[Jonathanowns]

LOL..its much harder in real life! ^^

[vampireknightvk]

much harder in grand terismo 4 ;)

[VEJOTUDOAQUI]

muito boa essa pista, já andei muito nela... hehehe no video game.

[JackOlsen]

Obrigado!

[ppeerrssoonnnn]

the corkscrew is much tighter and steeper on gran turismo 3

[morgan9608]

ive only done this track on gran turismo to cause im only 12 the corkscrew is hard on the game its hardest to do the corkscrew in a viper on the game

[PseudoScienceb20]

Great driving, but talk about late braking at the top of the corkscrew--scary!

[studiog]

I drove my Lotus Exige around it this past weekend. What a blast! My time was only 1:49 since i've only been on a track a few times. Your video is excellent.. i now realise so many mistakes i made.

[slungbungdungclung]

I drive past Laguna Seca twice every weekday but I've never been inside after 16 years of living in the area. I've only driven it in Gran Turismo.

[oldironnow]

You've gotta go in. Drive in. Wander around. Take a look at The Cathederal! :) Watsonville motorcycling fan doing it all the time.

[MisterSmartalick]

Nice lap! What kind of car are you driving?

[MisterSmartalick]

Oh, sorry, I see your last comment. A Porche, really? Those things usually bounce up and down until your teeth fall out. Otherwise, you die when you lose control because you hit the breaks too hard when you are going in a straight line.

[JackOlsen]

Thanks.  They say that if you can drive an early-seventies 911 well, then any other production car is a piece of cake. As an instructor, I've driven a lot of different types of cars. To me, there are more similarities than differences. They're all fun.

[JackOlsen]

But an early 911 is my favorite.

[JackOlsen]

Thanks. It's not bad. But I think I could get below 1:40 with a little more time on that track. Aside from the particular mistake I make going into the corkscrew in that lap, I wasn't doing 2 right, or 6, or 9.

[soygamer]

hell of a good time with that car

[JackOlsen]

The car is a 1972 911 with a 247-hp 3.6 liter motor from a 1993 911 in it. It weighs 2500 pounds without the driver, and has a handful of suspension mods. I was on Toyo RA1s, 255/275.

[Pro60modman]

What are the modifications?

[cryogeneric]

Man, that looks like fun!

[splendman]

W The corkscrew ( cavatappi ), la curva più bella in assoluto di tutti i tracciati esistenti

[jshhmr]

I would like to see one of the NASCAR losers do this track! They'd crash on the first turn! And I'm from Texas! HAHA

[ChocolateThunder24]

no...your a fool..they race at sonoma so they could do it. The car just needs to be set up right

[aelange]

First time I ever saw a stock car was on this track, it was at a MotoGP event and since then I've respected stock cars very much.

[zanick]

they run every year in the historic races. And, in unlimited classes with SCCA they can run as well. they can be pretty quick here.

[P0iS0NEER]

looks like a lot of understeering...

[sinister066]

only experienced it on playstation....great track.

[tmebutuoy]

Dam that guys fast...

[otraju]

1:26:600 with bmw m3 race car

[rodneystar]

so damn slow after watching a kart go round there...

[Keelllee]

Haha! I just thought the same :P

[Gavin756]

that was class, fast and nice lines!=]

[dojohansen123]

Great lap. However, I believe a bloke in a Toyota went around in just under 1:07...

;) (watch?v=I_bWOdY6mbU&NR=1)

[radaarsenal]

a toyota f1 car

[dojohansen123]

Spoiler

[bobrec3GTI]

haha yeah i was there. it was sweeeet

[vuetube]

Woah, WAY wide at the Andretti hairpin...that'll cost ya some time. Forget the corkscrew, as long as you're moving and heading downhill regardless of orientation..haha!

[turvovo]

Pretty good video! 3 seconds faster lap time than my stock Miata.

[kchild010]

Miatas cant keep up with Porsches!!

[turvovo]

Not usually... unless the famed Dr. Kyle Von Childerhausen is driving

[nativebrother]

lmao!

[djcheff]

1:29.375 PORSCHE GT2 (996)

[clearancedelivery]

wow 1:43, my best is 1:55.2 in a 04 BMW M3, what was your top speed clocked in at.

[Rivelution]

nice diving bro, i wish i can do something like that

[countess16]

What a blast to watch! Great line thru the corkscrew!! This was a treat for me to traverse the course with you as I've been to the Red Bull MotoGP for the past 3 years...would love to take my bike on the course some time! Thanks for this post!!!!!!!!!

[yuletak]

The line for a motorcycle would most likely be different, no? Use it as an example?

[countess16]

Oh, of course, but when you compare street drivers to this or bike riding, I mean, c'mon...LOL! I'm all about the skills in both autocross (BMW's, actually...) and my Suzuki SV650 or Ducati! YeeHa Boys!!!!!!!!!!!

[XxKornFanxX]

love it!

[73rs]

You just blow past some serious machines. Very nice.

;)

[Mr911Carrera]

Very nice thanks

[Sherlocksbumstead]

the clouds r in rows.

[malakius]

Wtf happens after the corkscrew?

[Ukuleleguy1]

Gotta love the corkscrew, I saw the first 7 Indy races at Seca.

[egutie6970]

very, very nice driving :) -very impressive i must say!

[JackOlsen]

The car is a 1972 911 with a 247-hp 3.6 liter motor in it. It weighs 2500 pounds without the driver, and has a handful of suspension mods.

[egutie6970]

what kind of car is tihs ?! any mods ?