Onboard Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Spa 24H 2006 Wolfgang Kaufmann

[nacktezwerge]

You guys are amazing. Clever comments...

... the rapid steering movement is somewhat a trademark of Kaufmann and can be seen on many onboard videos. The question whether he is any faster or slower than drivers with calmer steering input pretty much depends on the car, setup and tires.

[golferchin76]

I personally think the RSR and the track is too fast for him. I am surprised about his erratic steering correction and a bit too much time between lifting off gas and on. Spa Francorchamp is a very fast and difficult circuit and he is fast but not fast enough.

[tommyuncle]

Wolfgang has Cojones! my friend he just needs to find a better and faster line. There driver to driver, no put downs and no disrepect, the car is amazing,. I'd be honord to drive that machine. See you at the track !!

[CobraMarty]

Whoa... It really looks like the steering is totally off! It shouldn't be neccesary correcting the wheel that much... I mean, it's a race car, and it should be precise. I know race cars are alive and that you constantly have to correct, but that... Looks like that steering needs some finetuning

[alecalec321]

I'm thinking the same as everyone else, The steering looks super loose. Shouldn't be having to tweak it like that to get it to follow his apex. Probably why that Ferrari 360 that started in front of him, dusted his ass.

[warhawkpro]

looks like he is beating up the car... or vice versa

dang but good driving, keeping that car performing like that

was something wrong with the car, or is it the driver's style?

[learoast]

I dont give a shit who he's the chief pilot for.....this is not normal....he must be fighting an ill-handling car....looks like its pushing. Some of what you're seeing is simply kickback through the wheel. Watch a guy like Pat Long.....few if any better in an RSR. He's light years smoother on his inputs.

[vansoth]

Probably true, although I;ve heard he uses a looser steering wheel then most and thats why he's making such big corrections.

[Preenline]

I here what everyone is saying. But he could be alot smoother on the wheel.

[richiespeedisback]

lol at all these pricks who say this guy can't drive. Why don't you go and do better, you big mouthed muppets!

This guy would out drive you any time of day.

[sdimm]

well if you pay us to drive it I´ll try to beat him =P

[prodigistics]

@richiespeedisback Thats tight, This guy is most deffinatly a hardworker.

[carmad69]

@richiespeedisback +1 mate, Those who race in the FIA GT series are considered the ELITE DRIVERS.

[JCY006]

Yeah get some temprature in those tires, and also the car has alot of understeer.

Typical overcast day at Spa lol

[gonedu71]

PERFECT DRIVER

[RacingPhilNici]

Maybe he wants to get some temprature in those front tyres. There is no other reason for those stupid looking moves

[monegasque]

You're right!

[martin61995]

I meant I`ve never driven a car like this...

[martin61995]

too many corrections every turn... loosing time... ofcourse I've driven something like that... but ...

[RedikCZE]

Very nice

[wowlhassa]

He is actually chief test pilot for Gemballa so I think that he knows how to drive a racing car fast.

Great video and great pilot.

[rodriguesk3]

wow, he lifts way too much going up the big right hander at spa.

[mzperiksz01]

I hope in shift have better sound then grid^^

[silentbuIIet]

Why 996 GT3 RSR? Why not 997 GT3 RSR? Those 997s where killing him....

[Scope951]

An intellegent driver would have set up the car so that they would not have to saw unecessarily back and forth. Smoothness is the key, and this driver is lacking it compared to most others at this level.

I'm no pro driver but did anyone else realize he turns in too early and too sharp on a handful of turns causing him to go over the curb with his inside front wheel?

[FreddieSuperstar]

His hands are really shaky... =/

[rumrich]

The Steering is like that with some race cars.

[martin61995]

too many corrections... I thought it would be less

[gsherlock]

Take a look at his (Kaufmann's) website to see his palms d'ors, his style clearly works. 2.28 round Spa in a GT2 car is pretty quick too.

[APO6]

he's skilled alright but this is probably more of his messier driving. maybe the car setup was funky?

[Strakos0]

i think that he isnt very skilled

[gsherlock]

At this level they wouldn't employ an unskilled driver. Some drivers deliberately employ a sawing action like this in order to prevent oversteer on corner exits.

[FlamerK6]

sanfte bewegungen sind da nicht... lieber fließender... schont reifen und kraft

[zuse151]

wow it looks like a handfull. ya definatly so but id love to race or even drive one. =-)

[JKUnlimited]

He is very busy with the steering wheel for sure..

[hamboyga]

I watched the whole thing, and couldnt help but thinking he was far too jerky on the wheel. id put it down to either not looking far enough ahead thus making him have to make quick adjustments all the time, or theres way too much tow out making it really sensitive to drive. or he has waaay too much money and cant drive at all. the other cars made him look like he was standing still. smoooth grasshopper smooooooth

[RacingPhilNici]

Die Lenkbewegungen aus Kurven raus sehen aber wirklich abenteuerlich aus ^^

[XTR1337]

da stimm ich zu

...wenn das mal keine zeit kostet ständig beschleunigungsenergie so zu verschwenden...

[carrapatoso]

shit driving !

[SSR2k6]

i'd like to see you do better....

[carrapatoso]

Any time , im sure my first lap will be 1 secound faster than you !!!!

[bleaks62]

its not bad...imagine an asian student driving that car!!!

[alzenporsche93]

i´m sure that´s better then you!!!!!!

[emadelta86]

Why does he moves his harms so much and so quickly?Is it just a driving style?

If you see this video: "Spa 24h 17/08/2006",the driver doesn't moves his harms so much.

What's the reason???

[THUNDERDOMEFXXRACER2]

i think its to allow the car to flow thru the corners faster, I dont know i could be wrong mate, But other than that, I think he's good none the less.

[sutyi]

Bit late, but its maybe down to the cars setup, or he ran a longer stint on harder rubber, and those heat up marginly slower, an till they reach their operating temperature its like driving on ice.

[emadelta86]

So you don't think that it might be only a driving style?

Anyway,I' ve never driven a race car,so I've no idea what it feels like.

[sutyi]

Somewhat its down to his driving style, but I think its not down to that, this is not a comfortable way to drive trough an endurance race. :)

[emadelta86]

ahahahahah!!!!Yes,right,not very comfortable for sure!!!!

[mysticalpotato86]

It's as far as I can tell a way of making minute steering corrections through cornering, different set-ups can change how much you do it, but its very hard to corner at those speeds accurately without needing adjustments, and it also seems to make the car 'bite' better on the track. Depends moderately on set-ups to mind you.

[Kingonads]

He was trying to get heat in the tires in the first few seconds.. But the car is setup lose from the reactions he is doing.

[xbox360fan78]

Kaufmann is a fast driver, i like him

[oRambo5]

pitoco !!! vai acelerar essa porra

[sdimm]

Hahaha

Way to go with the steering, learn how to drive a Porsche!

[kalasend]

Me think inadequate throttle control forces him to work harder on steering.

[THUNDERDOMEFXXRACER2]

well som like it hot hot hot, depends on your choice of setup for the car, C ya.

[c2mojo]

Au Rouge - separates the men from the boys

[argh1989]

Seperates the men from the dyslectics.

[THUNDERDOMEFXXRACER2]

yes it does :)

[NismoFreakS14]

At the adhesion limit you can saw the wheel like that and the car won't turn in any more. Notice how the car isn't reacting to his steering angle? That's how he knows he's getting the most out of the corner. I would think that would eat and overheat the front tires after continuously doing that, but Porsches always need rears pretty quick.

[mysticalpotato86]

It looks like its purely his style of driving rather than a poor set up. Hes hardly going to go out to set a time with his car behaving like this if its unintended.

[CobraMarty]

Man... Maybe they should have a better set up for the race... He's contra-steering way too much if you ask me...

[xxwhatevahxx]

This is exactly like GTR 2 !!

[d3boy2002]

except the people and pit realism :(

[monkeypoo1]

No. It really is not...

[xxwhatevahxx]

U know i am talking about the greatest racing simulator right? FIA GTR 2... its based on this league, example you can drive this wolfgang kaufmanns GT3 RSR. This is the simulator that many real Racers from GT1 / GT2 / NGT leagues use to shape up before a real shape up and race! So im sorry to say, YES its similar to Reality...

[monkeypoo1]

Don't be stupid, it's on a computer... This is on a real circuit. I know what you mean, they use the simulator to aclimatise to circuit, etc. But, that is done to enhance the skills, it's called computerized training. We use it too for our drivers, but ask any of them, it's not a realistic example, it's only used as a cheap way of practicing the hand/eye skills needed.

[xxwhatevahxx]

I understand what you mean, but you really need to try GTR 2... its not a kids game and its REALLY tough, its not a Gran Turismo / Forza / Need For Speed kindoff "simulator".

The simulator has been helped enhanced by real FIA GT drivers to make sure its similar to reality... even the advanced settings you can do to a car like toe-in, camber, tires, tire pressure effects, tires and so on and damage effects and aerodynamics and so on and so on. You need to try this "game"...

[Wizerdrix]

Maybe GTR 2 is good but really not real like.

Ihave it . i also have GT 4 on my PS2 but nothing can be compared to reality. Even if you put all the games in the world all together it still would be no mach for the reality.If you say that games are similar to reality then you must have never driven a proper car.

[xxwhatevahxx]

Well ofcourse! Not EXACTLY like reality... haha.

[emadelta86]

That's true.Games don't give you G-forces,you can't "feel" the car moving,sansations on the steering are not so real...

Anyway I think they are really fun and they are a very good way for learning circuits.

[monkeypoo1]

I do use GTR2, but it isn't anything like the real thing, intrinsically it cant be. It's graphics produced by a computer, and is intended as a simulation. The drivers do help develop it to give it some realism, but the fact is that being strapped into a REAL racing car, with REAL G-Forces, and real braking/accelerating/gear changes/setup variations can never be precisely replicated by a game. The game acts as a model of the layout of a circuit, and the general reaction of a car, but thats it.

[THUNDERDOMEFXXRACER2]

I agree with, Wat a better way to train your self before going out for a good long hard race.

[Slappy240]

I absolutely love Spa Francorchamps. Eau Rouge is in my soul forever. Oh , and the Porsche is nice to..lol

[THUNDERDOMEFXXRACER2]

Each driver, Drives differently.

[darkwizard22]

for a car that handles this bad he is one of the best (my opinion)

[porschemaniak]

lEazyE thats not the race.This is the qualification,becouse the porsche 996 RSR is coming out of pits.

[kadirovstas]

he's a very AGGRESIVE DRIVER !!! watch steering .

[d3boy2002]

wouldn't Wolfgang get really tired from doing all that crazy-person steering in the race?

[lEazyE]

not Porsche Cup. RSR racing at Spa 24h race.

[funnyguy015]

Good god who set this car up!! This car is handling very poor the guy has to fight the car thru every turn and gets passed 2 times at the end of lap 1 & even hits the first car that passes him. I have been racing Porsche 996 rsr as an amateur for over 8 years now and I have never seen a guy have to fight the wheel so hard. But then again all my cars are set up by Rothsport motorsports and Jeff Gamroth Alex Job Racings old crew chief.

[Spunkey1982]

It's not a badly setup car at all. If you look at any other video with Wolfgang Kaufmann driving, you'll see it's his driving style. He likes lots of lock, so he can really saw at the wheel to get the feel of the car. Not how I or many other do it, but it obviously works for him.

[freedomsoldier187]

yeah it is unusual you would think that much movement would take the car off line

[vansoth]

The amount of correction that he's doing is pretty extreme, but to drive a car truly at its limit, you need to constantly correct for slight understeer/oversteer. As some racing drivers say- "My driving might look smooth from the outside, but inside I'm constantly making small steering and throttle corrections to keep the car on the track" If you don't have to do this in a car, you aren't driving at it's true limit.

[littlec916]

This guy(wolfgang) likes his steering pretty loose compared to other drivers.

[OlivierV9000]

A bit agressive on the steeringwheel I think, overall good piloting, nice reaction @ the end of blanchimont (1ste lap) getting a quick gear lower to regain motricity at the end of the curve! Thx for the images Spa is such a nice track

[aoseitut73]

awesome driving great sound of the porsche cup