Sebring Soon , great onboard in GT3 R

[hunter 66]

Amazing onboard with Mike Rockenfeller ......... H patern Box no ABS ..... bumpy ... extreme car control ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73MvmT5C-ik

[Yellow491]

Cant wait,just watched it having breakfast

[HarryW]

Superb, great to see proper gearboxes being used in anger.

[SRT Hellcat]

Makes a very pleasant change from looking at flappy paddles. thank you

[Steve Rance]

Nice post. Very bumpy, Rockenfella one of the very best 911 drivers in the world.

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

What a delight, lovely precise shifter on that thing, and a cracking whine from the cut of that box. It seemed quite short but he even dropped it down to first for one of the bends.
Thanks for sharing

[Slippydiff]

hunter 66 said:

Amazing onboard with Mike Rockenfeller ......... H patern Box no ABS ..... bumpy ... extreme car control ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73MvmT5C-ik

Steve Rance said:

Nice post. Very bumpy, Rockenfella one of the very best 911 drivers in the world.

Rockenfeller is indeed pretty handy .....

But that's Leh Keen on his quali lap for Sebring in '05 ....

"Mike Rockenfeller" is the username of the YouTube account holder who uploaded the video ...

[BobToc]

This is going to sound really stupid, but is it normal for race drivers to drop down through the gears sequentially like that? Amazingly quick feet from him, I always just brake down to the relevant speed and change into the right gear, do other amateurs do it sequentially or is that the preserve of the very best?

[Slippydiff]

BobToc said:

This is going to sound really stupid, but is it normal for race drivers to drop down through the gears sequentially like that? Amazingly quick feet from him, I always just brake down to the relevant speed and change into the right gear, do other amateurs do it sequentially or is that the preserve of the very best?

The driver says he found it enabled him to lose more speed, more quickly by downchanging sequentially.

[Steve Rance]

If you have a good heal toe technique, it's often quicker - especially on big stops.

[Steve Rance]

Slippydiff said:

Rockenfeller is indeed pretty handy .....

But that's Leh Keen on his quali lap for Sebring in '05 ....

"Mike Rockenfeller" is the username of the YouTube account holder who uploaded the video ...

How confusing. Either way, I'd expect Patrick Long to be driving during that period and he is one of the very best.

[Slippydiff]

Steve Rance said:

How confusing. Either way, I'd expect Patrick Long to be driving during that period and he is one of the very best.

Definitely Leh Keen Steve.

[BobToc]

Steve Rance said:

If you have a good heal toe technique, it's often quicker - especially on big stops.

Better than just good I'd say! It's very impressive to watch.

[Slippydiff]

BobToc said:

Better than just good I'd say! It's very impressive to watch.

BobToc said:

Better than just good I'd say! It's very impressive to watch.

Bet his transmission builds weren't cheap mind .... :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wkTuLjkY70

Takes no prisoners either, uses more lines than a City trader.... :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyM-egecTlw&t=...

[Steve Rance]

He's being gentle. If he was flat shifting in sprint race mode you really would be cringing. He's driving it in endurance mode. Nice work

[hunter 66]

Yes I like through the box as well ........ but after watching my lap again ....... I know I lack commitment ....
But like the old H patern and no ABS .....

[Yellow491]

hunter 66 said:

Yes I like through the box as well ........ but after watching my lap again ....... I know I lack commitment ....
But like the old H patern and no ABS .....

Ya big pussy yu

[BertBert]

But it's not like for like is it?
He has more speed than them.
Great driving, but he is in a faster car. Even I could do that.
Bert

Slippydiff said:

Takes no prisoners either, uses more lines than a City trader.... :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyM-egecTlw&t=...

[Steve Rance]

A pre sequential 996R / RSR is no quicker than an early 997 cup. on saying that, id expect a higher standard of driving from the other drivers on the grid.

[Slippydiff]

BertBert said:

But it's not like for like is it?
He has more speed than them.
Great driving, but he is in a faster car. Even I could do that.
Bert

Oh yeh, I see what you mean, he's doing exactly the same here too :

https://youtu.be/9K4xJJZMdAk?t=971

And there I was thinking he was talented. Silly me