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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Hits Nurburgring Tourist Session, Destroys All

With more and more owners of the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS taking delivery of the beasts, we can constantly bring you real-world adventures featuring the rear-wheel-drive special. And the most recent adventure of the sort takes us to the Nurburgring, where such a Rennsport Neunelfer attended a Touristenfahrten (Tourist Days) session.
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The feat took place earlier this week and, as it usually happens during such events, the Ring traffic was nothing short of fierce - in fact, Ring traffic is one of the major causes of Green Hell crashes, even though the title of a driver's worst enemy has to go to fluid spills (more on this below).

Then again, the 700 hp animal made its way through Nordschleife traffic, with the driver appearing determined to tap into the potential of the car.

After all, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS continues to hold the Nurburgring production car lap record, with the rear-engined machine having blitzed the track in 6:47.

Returning to the Neunelfer spotting we have here, the machine was caught on camera while talking the Brunnchen corner, which is one of YouTuber's favorite bends.

Then again, flying on the Green Hell inside a Porsche 911 GT2 RS isn't all fun and games. For one thing, the Porscha has had its first crash on the Ring, with the accident having taken place recently.

To be more precise, an example of the twin-turbo monster that had been lapping the Ring for a few days met the guardrail in what appeared to be a rather light crash. And while the details of the unfortunate happening were scarce, the rumor mill talked about the driver having encountered a coolant spill right before the crash.

P.S.: Those of you who are in a hurry can find the said 911 GT2 RS moment at the 25:43 point of the clip below (the beast makes more than one appearance, though). Nevertheless, watching entire Nurburgring videos has been (more or less scientifically) proven to relax aficionados, so you might also want to check out the rest of the action. For one thing, you might have a Lamborghini Huracan Performante surprise.

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