An Unbelted President in a 1100hp Porsche 917 on a snowy Nordschleife - A Winter Special

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  • Let's have a closer look at a very unusual lap on a snowy Nordschleife in 1973.
    What's the background of the story?
    Who was the famous passenger?
    And what were they thinking?
    Let me know how you like this Winter Special in the comments below and see you at the next video!
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Комментарии • 276

  • @ryang8349
    @ryang8349 Год назад +375

    Every german president should do that once a year. It needs to be a tradition.

    • @danieldorn9989
      @danieldorn9989 Год назад

      Looking at the current leaders and what they do, I think their goal is rather to destroy the country.

    • @BassistUndStolzDrauf
      @BassistUndStolzDrauf Год назад +11

      If I'd be president I probably wouldn't be doing anything else than this

    • @SSHHABBA
      @SSHHABBA Год назад +2

      Nice apart from they have a chancellor

    • @danieldorn9989
      @danieldorn9989 Год назад +6

      @@SSHHABBA They have both

    • @SSHHABBA
      @SSHHABBA Год назад +2

      @@danieldorn9989 oh

  • @test987665
    @test987665 Год назад +379

    "Yes, of course, we have winter tires on our 917"... 😅
    Haha, brilliant!

    • @r.blacky341
      @r.blacky341 Год назад +7

      I think there have rain tires but never ever snow tires!! So big snow tires have no one built i now!1😉

    • @Nitramrec
      @Nitramrec Год назад +13

      @@r.blacky341 They used rain tyres as "snow tires", because they had a coarse tread and snow was only expected at 2 or 3 sections of the track (length of the Nordschleife is 20,832 km (12,94 mi), vertical high is 300 m (984 ft)).

    • @r.blacky341
      @r.blacky341 Год назад +3

      @@Nitramrec yes! my home is very next to the Nordschleife 50km away from my home Koblenz! I drive 40years in pass with my 50ccm moto bike over the Nordschleife! Than with my Opel-Manta,and next year with my BMW 323i i race the Nürburgring,but i dont now the track with so much curves,but it was very dangeres for me and my car,but i have no crash,but it was only Lucky for me,that i dont crash my BMW 323i!!(now my age are 58 years) sorry for my bad english best wish Reiner from Germany

    • @StudioVRM
      @StudioVRM Год назад +1

      That is probably the most German response to the most sensible question in utterly absurd circumstances.

  • @yeahnahsweetas
    @yeahnahsweetas Год назад +144

    How did they expect that 58 hp truck to get around a snowy and bumpy old Nordschleife in under 20 mins?!

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад +48

      I think they just didn’t want to wait for too long in the cold.

    • @yeahnahsweetas
      @yeahnahsweetas Год назад +4

      @@BSport320 Thank you for this video, very well made 👍

    • @spifer2326
      @spifer2326 Год назад +8

      possibly as excuse that it's not safe enough since they went off and that they should leave

    • @r.blacky341
      @r.blacky341 Год назад +6

      I think there need 30-40min around the track!😉

    • @writerconsidered
      @writerconsidered Год назад +5

      Don't knock off that 58hp. Its the torque that matters on a truck.

  • @8888swatt
    @8888swatt Год назад +32

    I once worked on Super Trucks and witnessed them running on a snowy Dijon circuit and thought that was impressive. But 1100hp round a snowy Nordschleife with your president in the almost passenger seat is just something else. Brilliant story!

  • @martinfisker7438
    @martinfisker7438 Год назад +214

    Complete madness, I can't believe this happened in Germany. Had it been Italy, I wouldn't be surprised

    • @simonb6982
      @simonb6982 Год назад +18

      Those were the 1970s. Glorious days. Germany has changed drastically since then

    • @Brommear
      @Brommear Год назад +4

      Yea but they would have crashed!

    • @steviechampagne
      @steviechampagne Год назад +5

      @@simonb6982back when we still had imaginations

    • @carlsaganlives5112
      @carlsaganlives5112 Год назад +1

      @@steviechampagne ...and schnapps.

  • @stijnpaspont
    @stijnpaspont Год назад +60

    ive seen the pictures of the 917 in the snow before, but never knew the damn president was the passenger. awesome

  • @flyingmerkel6
    @flyingmerkel6 Год назад +19

    I've had a bad day. This story cheered me up immensely

  • @BastardX13
    @BastardX13 Год назад +6

    We need this type of leadership today. No seatbelt, no traction, no problem. Thanks for recounting the tale.

  • @AR_434
    @AR_434 Год назад +40

    Never heard of that great story, big thanks! Didn’t know what a savage Heinemann was…

  • @gafrers
    @gafrers Год назад +83

    This was brilliant.
    Thank you for retelling this fantastic event

  • @MilkDrinker218
    @MilkDrinker218 Год назад +64

    German President sees his security officers in a truck in a ditch scrambling for their weapons, driver slams on the brakes, whole car spins 360° and he gives the driver the thumbs up. Man.

    • @BluSTi
      @BluSTi Год назад +15

      The guy has TWO doctors in his name!

    • @AsinineComment
      @AsinineComment Год назад +2

      The guy listens to the video narration - just like we listened to the narration - and then repeats in his comment the key events of an incident from the video.
      🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @MilkDrinker218
      @MilkDrinker218 Год назад +1

      @@AsinineComment ok

    • @smhorse
      @smhorse Год назад +1

      @@BluSTi : there's loads of "Doctor! Doctor!" jokes

    • @BEdwardStover
      @BEdwardStover Год назад +1

      @@BluSTi Germans. People all over the world have multiple doctorates, but only Germans insist on saying Dr Dr.

  • @bobmcl2406
    @bobmcl2406 Год назад +44

    That was an amazing story! Thank you so much for sharing it. I really wish there was movie footage of the 917 driving in the snow. Cheers from Canada.

  • @RacingHardTV
    @RacingHardTV Год назад +27

    Die waren aus einem anderem Holz geschnitzt. Danke für die tolle Anekdote.
    Deine Erzählweise macht es zigmal lustiger 😁

    • @ungezognee
      @ungezognee Год назад +10

      Schau dir die Geschichte bei alter Schule motorsport an wenn der Willi krausen das im Original erzählt und das alles mit rheinischem Akzent

    • @RacingHardTV
      @RacingHardTV Год назад +1

      @@ungezognee Danke für den Tipp 👍

    • @karlhubben8009
      @karlhubben8009 Год назад +3

      Mit Oecher Akzent😉!

    • @jeffryblackmon4846
      @jeffryblackmon4846 Год назад

      Ja, in der Tat. 1973 waren die Timer anders. Wäre es nicht auch toll, Videos anzusehen?

  • @Inazuma68
    @Inazuma68 Год назад +19

    I heard that story the first time in an interview with Willy Khausen. He is such a funny guy

  • @griffn14
    @griffn14 Год назад +14

    What a great story! Driving that beast of a car in the snow, on the Nordschleife...wow

  • @TestarossaF110
    @TestarossaF110 Год назад +18

    WOW!!! wow wow wow wow wow.... WOW!!!

  • @batelmo2779
    @batelmo2779 Год назад +39

    I'm so happy that I found your channel. Awesome content!

  • @particlewaveduality
    @particlewaveduality Год назад +1

    "Can we drive another lap?" I love it.

  • @Miata822
    @Miata822 Год назад +5

    What a wonderful story! Two thumbs up for the President!

  • @KayJblue
    @KayJblue Год назад +22

    How haven’t I heard of this.

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад +18

      I guess it’s not really known in the English speaking motorsport world, so now you have it😅

  • @PPekka
    @PPekka Год назад +5

    Awesome story. Just imagine that today. The no seatbelts part just takes it to a totally another level! Crazy! 😅

  • @jessebrown2100
    @jessebrown2100 Год назад +3

    ... Both are Men of my own heart .... We Live !

  • @elektro3000
    @elektro3000 Год назад +4

    This is the most heartwarming automotive story I've heard all year. Thank you!

  • @cirian75
    @cirian75 Год назад +11

    The driver and the president are Gigachads

  • @rjung_ch
    @rjung_ch Год назад +7

    It's a great story, they both had big balls, what great guys!

  • @robertharrison1601
    @robertharrison1601 Год назад +9

    I love this STORY.

  • @jimohara4796
    @jimohara4796 Год назад +8

    This story made me literally "lol" - thank you so much for sharing - what a President!

  • @adamcichon6957
    @adamcichon6957 Год назад +3

    President Gustav Heinemann was 74 years old at the time of that ride, and he was 46 years old in 1945 when the WW2 ended. Those two facts are making me not wonder at all, why he enjoy the ride so much, despite being unbelted in open top 917, on snowy Nordshleife.

  • @primus.interpares
    @primus.interpares Год назад +9

    Der Porsche 917 und eine Limousine aus der Vorkriegszeit gleichzeitig auf der Nordschleife.....das hat was! Die Story mit Heinemann als Kauhsen's Beifahrer war mir bisher nicht bekannt, daher vielen Dank für's Erzählen!

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад +9

      Gerne! Du findest das deutsche Original Interview der Alten Schule mit Kauhsen unten in der Videobeschreibung.

    • @primus.interpares
      @primus.interpares Год назад +2

      @@BSport320 Schon gefunden, das höre ich mir heute Abend in Ruhe an (während der Arbeit geht das nicht so gut 😉).

    • @ameise1956
      @ameise1956 Год назад

      @@BSport320 lohnt sich !!!!willy kauhsen zuzuhören,einer der noch "eier" hat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @r.blacky341
    @r.blacky341 Год назад +7

    What a very cool Story,the Nürburgring is 50km from my home, but this story i never now! Thank you to share with us!! Sorry for my bad english best wish Reiner from Germany

  • @basilb4733
    @basilb4733 Год назад +26

    What a totally different time and just a few decades ago. Brilliant.

    • @VideoDotGoogleDotCom
      @VideoDotGoogleDotCom Год назад +3

      Now they won't give strong enough painkillers for a 96-year-old, because they might become addicted... Different times indeed.

    • @Jimmy_Watt
      @Jimmy_Watt Год назад +3

      A better time in many ways.

  • @THESLlCK
    @THESLlCK Год назад +7

    That car is genuinely stunning. Unrestricted engineering.
    I miss can am so much.

  • @doubleT84
    @doubleT84 Год назад +6

    Willi Kauhsen is a legend.
    Seems like you're familiar with "Alte Schule" where you can listen to several multiple hour long interviews with him (in German). Some of his stories happened in Canada, some in Italy. But the best happened at the Nordschleife.

  • @Brommear
    @Brommear Год назад +6

    The world needs more presidents like that!

  • @NINEWALKING
    @NINEWALKING Год назад +2

    Those were real man. Don’t know whom to admire more, the President or driver. 917 was OG car called The Widowmaker. Even on dry tarmac it was almost impossible to drive full throttle. Imagine it was n the snow and with that responsibility. Driver was the origin of the GigaChad. That President asking for another lap while freezing and giving the thumbs up after full spin was super cool. I was born in 1971. I remember cars and man from 70’s. Pant sleeves covering shoes and redicilous facial hair. But very macho and real man. Driving bikes with no helmet. Remember family member coming to visit us in the Ford Capri 2.8. He was dressed like a pimp and his girlfriend was like woman from the recording of the original Woodstock. Every time he would go with his car he would peal off and leave the tire marks. Both laughed. I was little boy in the aw.

  • @caribman10
    @caribman10 Год назад +2

    Fantastic story, the President was a REAL MAN, and this is true history.

  • @mikebartoli4755
    @mikebartoli4755 Год назад +4

    Yes!! That is an amazing story! Thank you for sharing that.

  • @wallymcguire2033
    @wallymcguire2033 Год назад +3

    What a bad ass president and what a cool driver! Thumbing their nose at bureaucratic BS. It’s beautiful.

  • @trance9158
    @trance9158 Год назад +7

    Excellent story I'd never heard before!!

  • @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044
    @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 Год назад +4

    Doctor Doctor Heinemann sounded like a wild man. I love him.

  • @alcopower5710
    @alcopower5710 Год назад +2

    Awesome story. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

  • @AfroMyrdal
    @AfroMyrdal Год назад +2

    Wow that's fascinating! I've always wondered about that picture, it made no sense!!

  • @Homer0711
    @Homer0711 Год назад +2

    Nice. I have the 1:18 Modelcar❤️
    Happy "Weihnachtszeit" 😂

  • @Gram72534
    @Gram72534 Год назад +2

    Lol, great story!!! I bet those old dodgy suite's we're messing there proverbial pants!!!!!!! But I must say I was a bit shocked when you said they hit 155 mph that's fast on a dry track and no belt.?.? Sounds like the president was a brave soul!!!

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад +2

      Yes, I mean it was his birthday wish.

  • @AsinineComment
    @AsinineComment Год назад +3

    Knowing the president was going to be sitting in this vehicle, I wonder why nobody at the time had the seat altered, or at least some belts fitted?

  • @m1t2a1
    @m1t2a1 Год назад

    Can Am cars were amazing. The most powerful road racing cars to date. Racing tires of the day didn't have the grip of a modern all season tire. I went to every Can Am, and F1 race weekend at Mosport. Despite being in Canada, there was never any snow.

  • @BobGeogeo
    @BobGeogeo Год назад +8

    That was fun, thanks.

  • @miatafan
    @miatafan Год назад +2

    Insane, that must have been a hell of a lap

  • @leebatt7964
    @leebatt7964 Год назад +2

    Sounds like a freakin’ blast to me!

  • @robertrishel3685
    @robertrishel3685 Год назад +1

    Wonderful story!!

  • @lefturn99
    @lefturn99 Год назад +2

    Excellent!

  • @LooseNut099
    @LooseNut099 Год назад +5

    What a great story. Thank you so much.

  • @mynickwaspirated
    @mynickwaspirated Год назад +1

    Nette Geschichte, danke dafür.

  • @vxyz5219
    @vxyz5219 Год назад +2

    Legendary.

  • @68thelzeppelin
    @68thelzeppelin Год назад +1

    Thank you very much for sharing, that was beautiful and amusing to know.
    Cheers

  • @zahidbabakarkhil5392
    @zahidbabakarkhil5392 Год назад +1

    Great story!

  • @emanuell5926
    @emanuell5926 Год назад +1

    Tolle Geschichte!

  • @MalcolmCir
    @MalcolmCir Год назад +1

    Half way into the video, my reaction was:
    "The President-- of the whole country??"

  • @dennyliegerot4021
    @dennyliegerot4021 Год назад +1

    Outstanding!

  • @mogelkaiser1876
    @mogelkaiser1876 Год назад +1

    wie geil ist das bitte? und vor allem wie dicke eier muss man für sowas haben?! ^^
    frohe feiertage!

  • @JxH
    @JxH Год назад +2

    0:20 "Dr. Dr. ...". Nice nice.

  • @1980VINZ
    @1980VINZ Год назад +2

    What a so cool story !!!!!! Love it !!!
    I don’t know this President but I like him 😃
    Thanks for the video !!
    Salut 🫡 from France,
    ViNZ.

  • @laprepper
    @laprepper Год назад +1

    Awesome man, awesome story!

  • @motorclaimguru
    @motorclaimguru Год назад +4

    fabulous story, really enjoyed that , thank you

  • @borisdraak9582
    @borisdraak9582 Год назад +1

    im going to listen to these stories before going to bed from now on

  • @HappyDaysNI
    @HappyDaysNI Год назад +3

    Brilliant. Health and safety would never allow that these days. 👍👍👍

  • @mgcharoudin
    @mgcharoudin Год назад +2

    Amazing story!

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад

      Hey Misha, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @bruceboatwright7488
    @bruceboatwright7488 Год назад +1

    Marvelous story!

  • @Jakuzziful
    @Jakuzziful Год назад +3

    Amazing.. but what I really can’t understand is that they even send a truck to check the track and forest for terrorists (!) but started anyway before its arrival or report haha..
    Großartiger Channel ;)

    • @asymsolutions
      @asymsolutions Год назад +1

      Because the president said so. Even as a bodyguard, there is a point when you stop arguing with your boss and let him take the risks he will take

  • @plap.
    @plap. Год назад +2

    That was a very cool story. I have never heard about this and I have loved racing since I was a little kid and I hate other sports that kids play football, baseball, soccer,etc. So I am pretty dedicated to motor sports, dangerous and amazing machines. Big brass balls to take that car with the president of the country around the green hell and at some point going 155mph, just nucken futs

  • @zachzimmermann5209
    @zachzimmermann5209 Год назад +2

    Who knew President Dr. Dr. Gustav Heinemann was such a legend?

  • @Jarlefinken
    @Jarlefinken Год назад +1

    Wow, crazy story! Very interesting.

  • @user-nw6vl4gj6g
    @user-nw6vl4gj6g Год назад +1

    Great story! 😊👍
    Thank you very much! 😉

  • @leslienordman8718
    @leslienordman8718 Год назад

    Love this! Thank you!

  • @shawnchartrandva3gfy720
    @shawnchartrandva3gfy720 Год назад +1

    an old friend had a race car like that when he got drunk he would race it around the farm fields .

  • @basementracer7622
    @basementracer7622 Год назад +1

    Epic! Thanks for sharing

  • @jareknowak8712
    @jareknowak8712 Год назад +1

    Im speachless :)
    Thank You!!

  • @IronMan3582
    @IronMan3582 8 месяцев назад

    I love everything about this

  • @Fester_
    @Fester_ Год назад +4

    Proper winter story.

  • @GpunktHartman
    @GpunktHartman Год назад +3

    You tell willy's alteschule story 🤩

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад +1

      This needed to be told in English :)
      Original interview linked in the description.

  • @NLBassist
    @NLBassist Год назад +3

    What a great vid and story!

  • @donzmeuheu6153
    @donzmeuheu6153 Год назад +1

    I love this story🤣

  • @calsurflance5598
    @calsurflance5598 Год назад

    Simply awesome!!
    The security guys are party poopers!

  • @christophersmithsonian3350
    @christophersmithsonian3350 Год назад +1

    I like the story and I like the fact that the Black limousine that the president was driving in was my exact car a 1967 250 SE Mercedes 108 body with the Einspritzer fuel injection

  • @bobgnarley1
    @bobgnarley1 Год назад +1

    great little story, thank you.

  • @crowntug
    @crowntug Год назад +1

    Keep em coming!

  • @rodneypratt4324
    @rodneypratt4324 Год назад +2

    You got to admit that's f****** badass hello from Texas

  • @JohnDoe-vy5hh
    @JohnDoe-vy5hh Год назад +2

    Great story. Thx

  • @botiduran344
    @botiduran344 Год назад +1

    Fantastic anecdote!

  • @joetacchino4470
    @joetacchino4470 Год назад +2

    Insane. Love it.

  • @ocrOPK
    @ocrOPK Год назад +9

    Ich muss das Alte Schule Willi Kauhsen Interview nochmal schauen, der Typ ist der Knüller 😁

  • @61936
    @61936 Год назад +2

    Like a old turbo Porsche race car isn’t extremely dangerous already

  • @travel1071
    @travel1071 Год назад +3

    You deserve 1 million subscribers

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад +1

      Thanks! Let’s work on it😁

  • @chuckclark6162
    @chuckclark6162 Год назад +2

    Oh, he’s a Doctor doctor…makes perfect sense now.

  • @Shift2Movies
    @Shift2Movies Год назад +1

    This is a great story!

  • @marcelhofman9360
    @marcelhofman9360 Год назад +1

    nice, great story

  • @chickenpopper
    @chickenpopper Год назад

    Shame there isn't video footage. Cars sound amazing in the snow and this bad boy makes a very special sound indeed

  • @AussieClogWog1955
    @AussieClogWog1955 Год назад +1

    What a great story

  • @OneSingleBreath
    @OneSingleBreath Год назад +2

    To the german viewers,… check the Podcasts of „Alte Schule“ with Willy Kauhsen. Pure Gold.

    • @BSport320
      @BSport320  Год назад

      Yes! Link is in the description!

  • @wfomph1435
    @wfomph1435 Год назад +2

    yes i liked it very much, thank you .