Yellowbird has arrived
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some more info:
Peter Egan of Road and Track talks about the "Yellow Bird":
"I buckled myself (with real racing belts) into the spartan interior of the Yellow Bird, which the Ruf people had taken to calling it; the Ruf Twin-Turbo. I held onto the built-in rollcage as Paul Frere accelerated onto the track and I was absolutely astounded by the acceleration (no easy feat after a day in Ferraris, Lamborghinis etc...). At each gearshift, the Ruf went slightly sideways only to straighten for an explosive burst of speed to the next gear, - more like what I imagined a top-fuel dragster to be than a perfectly driveable road car. As Paul hit 5th gear, we blasted past the first timing clock at 311.9km/h - still accelerating from a standing start!
and more:
"We flattened onto the banking and exploded onto the back straight with the tach at around 7000 and the speedometer showed 340. My God, I thought, these are Indy speeds. The yellow Ruf pegged its 350km/h speedometer and howled past the clocks with 336.1 showing on the board: 209mph. Paul looked at me with a slightly manic grin and shouted over the earsplitting roar of the engine. "This is faster than I've ever gone in my life!" Not the kind of thing you hear everyday from a former Grand Prix Driver and Le Mans Winner who test drives every conceivable kind of car for a living."
The use of lighter materials such as aluminium for doors and bonnet knocks a full 200 kg off the Carrera´s body weight.
In 1987 the CTR faced the sports car establishment at the Volkswagen test track, Ehra-Lessien. The Formula One World Champion Phil Hill and the Le Mans winner Paul Frère set up a top speed of 339.9 km/h, thus making the RUF CTR the fastest production automobile.
One year later, Bernd Ostmann, today the chief editor of “auto motor und sport“, even reached 342 kph at the Nardo track in Italy.
Peter Egan of Road and Track talks about the "Yellow Bird":
"I buckled myself (with real racing belts) into the spartan interior of the Yellow Bird, which the Ruf people had taken to calling it; the Ruf Twin-Turbo. I held onto the built-in rollcage as Paul Frere accelerated onto the track and I was absolutely astounded by the acceleration (no easy feat after a day in Ferraris, Lamborghinis etc...). At each gearshift, the Ruf went slightly sideways only to straighten for an explosive burst of speed to the next gear, - more like what I imagined a top-fuel dragster to be than a perfectly driveable road car. As Paul hit 5th gear, we blasted past the first timing clock at 311.9km/h - still accelerating from a standing start!
and more:
"We flattened onto the banking and exploded onto the back straight with the tach at around 7000 and the speedometer showed 340. My God, I thought, these are Indy speeds. The yellow Ruf pegged its 350km/h speedometer and howled past the clocks with 336.1 showing on the board: 209mph. Paul looked at me with a slightly manic grin and shouted over the earsplitting roar of the engine. "This is faster than I've ever gone in my life!" Not the kind of thing you hear everyday from a former Grand Prix Driver and Le Mans Winner who test drives every conceivable kind of car for a living."
The use of lighter materials such as aluminium for doors and bonnet knocks a full 200 kg off the Carrera´s body weight.
In 1987 the CTR faced the sports car establishment at the Volkswagen test track, Ehra-Lessien. The Formula One World Champion Phil Hill and the Le Mans winner Paul Frère set up a top speed of 339.9 km/h, thus making the RUF CTR the fastest production automobile.
One year later, Bernd Ostmann, today the chief editor of “auto motor und sport“, even reached 342 kph at the Nardo track in Italy.
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Originally posted by Z0RR0
In typical RUF style ...
Wasn't it AdamT from here who had bought this car? Or were there more than one just built? Every time I hear "it's THE Yellow Bird", meaning there would only be one ...
In typical RUF style ...
Wasn't it AdamT from here who had bought this car? Or were there more than one just built? Every time I hear "it's THE Yellow Bird", meaning there would only be one ...
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Originally posted by Hamann7
This car is unreal. Puts 996 Turbos to shame, even most of the highly modified ones. Not bad for 1980's technology.
This car is unreal. Puts 996 Turbos to shame, even most of the highly modified ones. Not bad for 1980's technology.
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Originally posted by DrJim
Yeah, but the important question is how does it compare to a GT2?
Yeah, but the important question is how does it compare to a GT2?
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Originally posted by DrJim
Yeah, but the important question is how does it compare to a GT2?
Yeah, but the important question is how does it compare to a GT2?
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Originally posted by Hamann7
Yellowbird is faster. In fact, when Guy ran his GT2 with the Ruf 550 package, the CTR was a bit faster. Now that he has the Nardo engine, it's a different story.
Yellowbird is faster. In fact, when Guy ran his GT2 with the Ruf 550 package, the CTR was a bit faster. Now that he has the Nardo engine, it's a different story.
didn't he say it was still pretty close though?
Can't find that thread. It'd be interesting to see how they handled next to each other
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Originally posted by buddyg
Horsepower: 469 bhp @ 5950 rpm
0-100 mph: 7.3 sec
Quarter Mile: 11.7 sec @ 133.5 mph
Top Speed: 211 mph
Horsepower: 469 bhp @ 5950 rpm
0-100 mph: 7.3 sec
Quarter Mile: 11.7 sec @ 133.5 mph
Top Speed: 211 mph
