8:05 on the full lap back in 1987 is insanely impressive.
RUF CTR Yellow Bird lap time at Nürburgring Nordschleife Full

1987 RUF CTR Yellow Bird finished a lap of Nürburgring Nordschleife Full in 8 minutes and 5 seconds.
Track | Nürburgring Nordschleife Full |
Type | flying start |
Vehicle | RUF CTR Yellow Bird |
Power / weight | 469 ps / 1198 kg |
Driver | Stefan Roser |
Time | 8:05.000 |
Average speed | 154 kph (96 mph) |
Notes | Slight traffic. |
Submitted | 8 years ago by RDouglas |
Views | 2.7k |
Reference: Faczination on Nürburgring 1987 / The Smoking Tire September 2012 Why the Tail-happy RUF “Yellowbird” is Such a Big Deal http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2012/why-the-tail-happy-ruf-yellowbird-is-such-a-big-deal-video/ / Option Auto July 23, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSMCfPASImQ


Andrew Fleming 2y ago
If Mr sideways had not drifted yellowbird through the corners I believe he could have busted into the 7 minute mark