Well, Walter Roehrl did it in a stock car? How, if there weren't any stock cars available by that time?
Or could you buy a GT3 when Walter Röhrl did the testing?
Same stock as AMG's SL55 was stock in Nardo?
A car which isn't available for buying isn't stock to me. It is a prototype or pre-production.
There is even a "conspiracy theory" that Walter Röhrl never did the Nordschleife in under 8 minutes in the GT3. Which would make Ulf's time even more unbelievable.
I'm also not sure you can name Ulf Karlsson an amateur.
The Corsas are good but saving 10 seconds vs. the GT3's P-Zero N3...I don't know. Especially not on the Nordschleife.
Most GT3 drivers I know are happy to beat the 9 minute "barrier". And they're good drivers, maybe not pros.
BTG times are a bit tricky and doing a calculus from them even more.
Again, don't get me wrong: Ulf did a marvelous job, the video is very very nice and I enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure I'd never do this time in a GT3 on the Nordschleife and I have great respect for Ulf. But the time sounds a bit exaggerated to me. Nothing more, nothing less.
BTW: didn't the Ringers have a deadly accident in the past on the Nordschleife? Maybe I'm wrong but there was a story...don't remember the details anymore.
Regarding the Ring Taxi: highly recommendable to anyone who intends to drive on the Nordschleife. But don't be scared.
A last thought on the Nordschleife: I know there is a certain myth and I can fully understand it. I've been only twice there (well, there were no rallyes on the Nuerburgring
) and it was impressive. But what impressed me most was the fact that it was actually looking like a normal street through the woods and not like a real race track. I can't explain this feeling too well but the Nordschleife is completely different from other race tracks. And I guess this is one reason why it is so dangerous, every year there are deads and seriously wounded and people driving there should be aware of it. This is no playground but the fact that there are Turbo monsters driving at the same time as 100 HP compact cars and motorcycles makes the Ring even more dangerous.
So again, no offense taken...just a few personal thoughts.
The Nordschleife is not worth losing your life.
BTW: the picture shows my "old" 996 C4 with powerkit at the Nuerburgring.