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You can have your Yellow Bird. I'll take mine Black.
Beater or Sleeper? GT6 Car of the Week Thread
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Where to start with the YellowBird? 
It was the fastest street legal car you could buy back when it came out in 1987, only 29 YellowBirds were built from scratch whilst others were customer cars that were converted.
Packing 469hp from a 3.4 Flat Six with two turbos ( the only twin turbo 911 in the world at the time.) in a car weighing less than 2600 pounds made the YellowBird zoom to a top speed of 211mph at a Road & Track speed shootout in Germany.
The Transmission was RUF's custom built 5 speed manual ( normal 911 turbos of the time had 4 gears) and the suspension and tyres were upgraded to handle the extra power.
The 'YellowBird' nickname was coined by Road & Track for the bright yellow paint on the car they had in Germany and the chirp of the blow off valve sounding close to a Canary.
Today, genuine YellowBirds are rising in value, one was for sale 3 years ago for 279,000 Dollars so it could worth be a lot more today.
The YellowBird also set a lap of 8.05 at the Nurburgring which at the time was unheard of, especially when you see how it was driven at the Ring.
Finally, as @McClarenDesign shows, it was the arch rival to the Devil Z in Wangan Midnight.
I'll probably talk about the real life Blackbird later on which has some pretty crazy facts to go with it.
I'll be looking forward to going sideways with this beauty. 👍
Also @Baron Blitz Red , the RUF was actually the Macho choice.
It was the fastest street legal car you could buy back when it came out in 1987, only 29 YellowBirds were built from scratch whilst others were customer cars that were converted.
Packing 469hp from a 3.4 Flat Six with two turbos ( the only twin turbo 911 in the world at the time.) in a car weighing less than 2600 pounds made the YellowBird zoom to a top speed of 211mph at a Road & Track speed shootout in Germany.
The Transmission was RUF's custom built 5 speed manual ( normal 911 turbos of the time had 4 gears) and the suspension and tyres were upgraded to handle the extra power.
The 'YellowBird' nickname was coined by Road & Track for the bright yellow paint on the car they had in Germany and the chirp of the blow off valve sounding close to a Canary.
Today, genuine YellowBirds are rising in value, one was for sale 3 years ago for 279,000 Dollars so it could worth be a lot more today.
The YellowBird also set a lap of 8.05 at the Nurburgring which at the time was unheard of, especially when you see how it was driven at the Ring.
Finally, as @McClarenDesign shows, it was the arch rival to the Devil Z in Wangan Midnight.
I'll probably talk about the real life Blackbird later on which has some pretty crazy facts to go with it.
I'll be looking forward to going sideways with this beauty. 👍
Also @Baron Blitz Red , the RUF was actually the Macho choice.
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Well, now we are talking about danger. If you thought the Carlton was a handfull... I say "Ha. Ha." THIS is the real handful, a car meant for manly racing drivers and people who feared nothing on the racetrack. Not even death by oversteer. And believe you me, you'll be visited by said type of death quite often with the CTR...
Why Brad, I never pegged you as a Wangan Midnight guy, color me surprised. And yes, a Blackbird is even better than a Yellowbird, because if you see one, you know straight away that it's badass to the core. Beware of trying to emulate the same amount of power though, lest you want to fly without the aid of Red Bull.
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Funny that you should mention Red Bull. They've banned me on Google+. Apparently I was a little vocal (and by "a little vocal" I mean there is now an entire bus) in my disapproval of Multi 21. Also, getting wings from Red Bull isn't always a good thing.
Full disclosure- I drive and maintain the Boo Bus. This bus makes frequent stops.
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Looks like there's another reason to despise Multi 21, I think. Also, I wasn't aware that you hate with a passion. And yes, I know getting wings from Red Bull isn't always a good idea:
Fun fact: I actually drank my very first Red Bull recently. Not really a bad drink all things considered, but I didn't really feel that out there after drinking it. I didn't feel that much "oomph" from an energy drink...
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- Norman, OK
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I wouldn't call it "hate". More like "productive criticism with colorful language and increased volume". Hate is what I set aside for the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars. Hate is where I keep Republicans, anti-vaxxers, religion and Oklahoma.
This isn't hate, it's disappointment, and that's much, much worse.
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"Productive criticism" it is, then. I feel ya; being disappointed hurts a lot more than being angry, because disappointment only lets you down. At least you can bounce back from being angry...
And I guess when being American, hate needs to be saved for sports teams.
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I wish it were that simple. Google Westboro Baptist Church. Our retardation is not easily explained nor repaired. If anything, it's increasing at an exponential rate.
Consider this my S.O.S. for me and my family. If anyone can get me out of the U.S.,
Please take next slip road (exit ramp, for those that still believe that Texas is being invaded by Obama), on the left, and merge back onto the original topic at hand.
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I'm afraid that things aren't that much better in my own country. I mean for God's sake, a team celebrating a championship managed to turn into a major riot, that injured more than 100 people. And no, I am not kidding, Benfica's 2015 Liga Portuguesa victory celebration in Lisbon was a downright street fight between policemen and "supporters". Not to mention that the politicians are dumb, and have a heavy focus on stealing from wallets. OUR wallets, to be more precise. Granted, it must be the case for many countries, but that doesn't make it better for me to live...
At least in America you get unlimited refills and Coca-Cola machines with multiple flavours. And Popeye's chicken...
Now, back to that Yellowbird. Did it kill any of you yet?
- 2,817
- Lincoln
- Victory_Reign93
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Well, now we are talking about danger. If you thought the Carlton was a handfull... I say "Ha. Ha." THIS is the real handful, a car meant for manly racing drivers and people who feared nothing on the racetrack. Not even death by oversteer. And believe you me, you'll be visited by said type of death quite often with the CTR...
Why Brad, I never pegged you as a Wangan Midnight guy, color me surprised. And yes, a Blackbird is even better than a Yellowbird, because if you see one, you know straight away that it's badass to the core. Beware of trying to emulate the same amount of power though, lest you want to fly without the aid of Red Bull.
I did emulate the same power, in fact my CTR nicknamed 'MatteBird makes almost 800hp and is my go to drift car.
I also bought another YellowBird for sharpening my skills when I've felt abit rusty. 👍
That time was set long ago on comfort hards, totally stock and no SRF.
Might have to go after that time again at some point.
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I did emulate the same power, in fact my CTR nicknamed 'MatteBird makes almost 800hp and is my go to drift car.
I also bought another YellowBird for sharpening my skills when I've felt abit rusty. 👍
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That time was set long ago on comfort hards, totally stock and no SRF.
Might have to go after that time again at some point.
Drifting with a 800-hp RUF... You sir possess the mightiest "brass balls" in all of England. Who else does not fear death by oversteer with a drift RUF? Not many, I believe.
And doing a Nordi lap with Confort Hard tires, no SRF and around 8 minutes... Yes, there is a reason why we fear you in COTW's own lobbies.
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Drifting with a 800-hp RUF... You sir possess the mightiest "brass balls" in all of England. Who else does not fear death by oversteer with a drift RUF? Not many, I believe.
And doing a Nordi lap with Confort Hard tires, no SRF and around 8 minutes... Yes, there is a reason why we fear you in COTW's own lobbies.
I forgot to mention the bottle of nitro I installed on MatteBird as well.
Fear? I'm not THAT intimidating.
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I forgot to mention the bottle of nitro I installed on MatteBird as well.
Fear? I'm not THAT intimidating.
Oh, it has nitro as well? Of course, you just had to turn up all the danger to 111 (not 11 because that's too mundane for the MatteBird, apparently).
You are when you're in a car, mate. A fearsome racing driver.
Late edit: In the meantime, my B-Spec Bob ran into (quite literally) a familiar face during a test race in Trial Mountain...
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3.4L
462 hp / 6,000 rpm
408 ft-lb / 5,000 rpm
1,150 kg (2,535 lbs)
526 pp
Top speed reached at Mid-Field on CS tires: 160 mph
It's yellow, but sure as hell ain't mellow.
Cars within +/- half a second:
1:18.872 - 526 - Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) '14
1:18.987 - 499 - RUF RGT '00
1:19.200 - 496 - Ferrari 365 GTB4 '71
1:19.270 - 526 - Spyker C8 Laviolette '01
1:19.452 - 522 - Ferrari California '08
1:19.454 - 558 - Ford Shelby GT500 '13
1:19.460 - 477 - Opera Performance S2000 '04
1:19.461 - 526 - RUF CTR "Yellow Bird" '87
1:19.475 - 516 - SRT Viper GTS '02
1:19.573 - 497 - BMW M3 GTR '03
1:19.593 - 486 - Shelby Series One Supercharged '03
1:19.598 - 513 - BMW M5 '08
1:19.612 - 521 - Aston Martin V12 Vantage '10
1:19.743 - 493 - Lotus Esprit Sport 350 '00
1:19.880 - 490 - BMW M3 CSL '03
1:19.890 - 483 - Spoon S2000 Race Car '00
Interesting to note the Spyker and C7 Corvette also have 526 pp prior to oil change.
This car is capable of so much more than the average, or even above-average driver, could ever imagine. It's a Porsche at heart, so I really can't call it a beater or a sleeper. It's a great drivers' car nonetheless, if only because it is impossible to tame. A car that's easy to drive can't teach you anything or make you a better, faster driver overall.
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The Spyker (without oil change) is also a very interesting rival for the CTR; they are both products of sheer insanity, powered by rear-mounted engines and eager to kill their drivers via overwhelming oversteer. The RUF moreso than the Spyker, granted, because it's a car that has everything in the rear (minus a coffin for anyone who dares to talk back to it). It's more than just a Porsche 911 Turbo, oh so far more...
And the fact that it can outrun M3s and even a damm Viper is proof that it can be a sleeper compared to some modern sports cars. I mean, the Viper is a 516 PP car, for crying out loud!
And the fact that it can outrun M3s and even a damm Viper is proof that it can be a sleeper compared to some modern sports cars. I mean, the Viper is a 516 PP car, for crying out loud!
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The Spyker (without oil change) is also a very interesting rival for the CTR; they are both products of sheer insanity, powered by rear-mounted engines and eager to kill their drivers via overwhelming oversteer. The RUF moreso than the Spyker, granted, because it's a car that has everything in the rear (minus a coffin for anyone who dares to talk back to it). It's more than just a Porsche 911 Turbo, oh so far more...
And the fact that it can outrun M3s and even a damm Viper is proof that it can be a sleeper compared to some modern sports cars. I mean, the Viper is a 516 PP car, for crying out loud!
And when it came out, no street car could touch the top speed of the YellowBird, until a year later when the one off built Callaway Sledghammer TT hit 254mph unofficially.
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And when it came out, no street car could touch the top speed of the YellowBird, until a year later when the one off built Callaway Sledghammer TT hit 254mph unofficially.
Ah yes, the Sledgehammer... When 390 hp wasn't enough for Reeves Callaway, he decided that 900 would be a much better number for a twin-turbocharged 'Vette. It is only fitting that such a car would be a C4 Corvette; it's a downright pack of explosives. But really, there's only one of them. At least Ruf made 29 CTRs, although that number may have diminished over the years...
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Ha, I was wondering what car I could test tomorrow. Guess there's a Ruf batch incoming at Trial Mountain !
By the way, following two of the previous posts :
- I suggest you to try the following combo with the Yellowbird : comfort tires, no ABS, Streets of Willow.
- A lot of things have been said about Blackbird from Wangan Midnight, but here's the full story : http://oppositelock.kinja.com/wangans-infamous-blackbird-porsche-930-turbo-1520243773
And now you can realize how mad this car really is !
By the way, following two of the previous posts :
- I suggest you to try the following combo with the Yellowbird : comfort tires, no ABS, Streets of Willow.
- A lot of things have been said about Blackbird from Wangan Midnight, but here's the full story : http://oppositelock.kinja.com/wangans-infamous-blackbird-porsche-930-turbo-1520243773
And now you can realize how mad this car really is !
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- Lincoln
- Victory_Reign93
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Well that was the post I was going to talk about, the insanity of not just the car itself, but the very environment it was born out of.
👍Averaging speeds higher than most hypercars of today for very long periods of time and doing it nearly every night.
The part about the turbocharger is the cherry on the top of the crazy cake that is the real life Blackbird.
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The GTPlanet AUP specifically states: "Should you or a member of your team become apprehended/detained/missing-in-action at any time, the staff of GTPlanet will deny any knowledge of your existence."
At this time, GTPlanet can neither confirm nor deny that any of you currently or have ever existed, nor that any of you are who you claim to be. When asked for comment, an un-named GTPlanet spokesman quickly replied "Ain't nobody got time for that (expletive)."
I don't know about you, but the rumors of my death have been exaggerated. Or have they?
Start holding your elected officials responsible like we do, and watch how quickly it changes.
PROTIP- We don't, and it doesn't.
While we may have those things, please ask yourself at what cost. Is refillable soda worth invading, ruining, and repeating a sovereign nation using trumped up intelligence and a couple of Benjamins. Although the price says $.99, how many countless sacrifices had to be made, just to make the label that goes on the $.99 cup? Is Popeyes worth secretly intercepting electronic communications from both friend and foe? Does locking up Chelsea Manning become permissible simply because you gained a few flavors that you could've just as easily mixed at home with ingredients that you already have in the fridge?
And when it came out, no street car could touch the top speed of the YellowBird, until a year later when the one off built Callaway Sledghammer TT hit 254mph unofficially.
And then, a few years later it's record gets beaten by a Civic Type-R, and the driver lived, and nearly anyone can buy the car because production is better than what it used to be. Then note that the Type-R didn't just simply beat the 8:05 mark from nearly 30 years ago, it also gave the record a Brazilian by shaving off nearly 15 full seconds.
The only thing it didn't do was to put that in your pipe and smoke it for you... but they're working on it.
So which are you a bigger fan of: smile-inducing
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I... guess that must be true. Or something along those lines. I leave the universal existence gig to confusing pieces of media.
And if you haven't died, you have either great safety measures, or the teachings of Chuck Norris. One of the two.
Holy conspiration theory, Sauberman! I bet the CIA thrives on that s:censored:t (no insult meant), no wonder they are given so much power. Still, some things are worth having, even if the means used are... questionable at best. In my dear city of Valongo, the previous president of the Valongo area found himself ways to rig construction deals with a certain man, while using the city's funds in the process. In short, one big, cumbersome debt. And the city of Valongo actually didn't even receive half of these construction deals, because our "beloved" president was also the president of a city within the area of Valongo, therefore rigging this whole thing even furtherer.
Lovely world, this politics world, huh?
You have a point, but let's face it; Rosser wasn't even really intent on setting a record. Have you seen the video? The CTR does very few corners without kicking the tail out like a happy dog after seeing its owner. All Rosser was doing was showing off, and one can't even imagine what would happen if there was no traffic and if he was more serious about the whole thing. I mean, the man wasn't even wearing a helmet! That is a sign that he was just in there to feel the adrenaline rush. And if he wanted, I'm sure he'd get a pair of sunglasses and a cigar to smoke during the trip.
Also, a Nurburgring record is mostly used by people to show off in bars and look like arrogant gits in the process. Not to mention that the rules for said records are blurrier than a censored porn movie. Living is great, granted, but acting like the king of the world over a hard-to-verify record isn't really all that great...
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I'd pick smile inducing RUF fun.
Even if my last ever thought is, oh 🤬, this is it. Why the hell am I laughing? I'll be fine with that.
Even if my last ever thought is, oh 🤬, this is it. Why the hell am I laughing?
I'll be fine with that. 
Thomas__633
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call that a super lap?
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I'd pick smile inducing RUF fun.
Even if my last ever thought is, oh 🤬, this is it. Why the hell am I laughing?
It like they say, we all want to go out of this world backwards, on fire, and with a smile on our face!
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I'm going to miss the racing again tonight. Going out of town in the morning for the week. I was looking forward to this week. I had some time with the yellowbird and really love it. Have fun guys. I will be watching the thread as well.
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I've had some great fun with the Yellowbird in GT6, Wangan racing on SSR7. The Yellowbird, BTR, Supra RZ, Z31, Z32, Ferrari GTO, RX7 FD, Esprit V8, and a few others are all really well matched when tuned to 690hp. R32, R33, R34, and R35 can all hang as well, but require an extremely precise transmission tune, use of some sneaky tactics...and will always suffer at top speed (my guess is due to the downforce you can't remove). The GTRs are much more competative if they're allowed to go up to 710-720hp.
I've done quite a lot of racing with these cars in Japanese rooms, and it's a ton of fun. Usually on SS tires...the hardcore guys go for SH (and still run away from me lol). Over a full lap, the cars are all pretty damn even - each having strong and weak sectors. Maximum corner exit speed is the main key.
Of all those cars, the Yellowbird gives one of the most special feelings. It takes some tuning, and some feeling out, but man is it fun when you get it right. It actually feels quite stable at high speed. You can also pull off some amazing high speed drifts at 180mph and up going through the kinks before and after the tunnel.
And none of the other cars I mentioned come close to matching the sound! Well, maybe a toss up with the GTO
I've done quite a lot of racing with these cars in Japanese rooms, and it's a ton of fun. Usually on SS tires...the hardcore guys go for SH (and still run away from me lol). Over a full lap, the cars are all pretty damn even - each having strong and weak sectors. Maximum corner exit speed is the main key.
Of all those cars, the Yellowbird gives one of the most special feelings. It takes some tuning, and some feeling out, but man is it fun when you get it right. It actually feels quite stable at high speed. You can also pull off some amazing high speed drifts at 180mph and up going through the kinks before and after the tunnel.
And none of the other cars I mentioned come close to matching the sound! Well, maybe a toss up with the GTO
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The night (or morning) of racing was brilliant, very smokey, but brilliant. 👍
I'll have a review up later on, but for now let me leave you guys with this.
Cut about 2 seconds off my old CH tyre record.
) of racing was brilliant, very smokey, but brilliant. 👍I'll have a review up later on, but for now let me leave you guys with this.
Cut about 2 seconds off my old CH tyre record.
