We all could feel your smile through the helmet, Mike. And I'm sure many of us had the same grin on our faces.

It's lovely to see how emotional cars make make you , well done Mike. Fantastic memories for you.

We all felt that overwhelming happiness radiating off of you dude ! Almost shed a year for you . Absolutely amazing ❤

The Group C cars are the era that brought me into endurance racing and Le Mans. You and the team at Drivetribe deserve moments like this 👍

That Nurburgring old 956 record by Stefan Bellof was absolutely insane. It lasted for what... three decades. I mean that is just completely crazy to even think about... at the pace cars and technology otherwise developed during that era. I think Keke Rosberg (the Formula 1 World Champion of 1982 tried to break it with a F1 car but couldn't get even near). In my opinion, it was much more impressive that anyone can achieve today (even Porsche). In relative terms of course. What a legendary car. If I understand correctly, this 962 was pretty much just a "developed update" of the 956, right?

This was one of the most genuine reactions I've seen of someone in a race car, I think only Matt Gallagher was more emotional when he drove the Renault F1 car.

700hp must feel amazing on such a light car

We could hear the inner child excitement oozing through the helmet padding, what an amazing car, what a great video. Props to all of those involved.

You could see the smile on his face even with the helmet!

Don't let Hammond drive it.

Fabulous cars, as were their older siblings the 956. I saw them race at many 1000km races in the Group C series in the 1980's.They were always on the pace,particularly in the hands of Bell,Stuck, Ludwig,Mass and the late great Bob Wollek.

The first form of motor racing I remember being exposed to as a child was sportscar prototype racing and I clearly remember watching two cars dominating. One was the Nissan IMSA GTP and the other was the Porsche 962 long-tail.

Along with the legendary 917, the Porsche 956/962 were the iconic sports cars of my generation. Impossibly beautiful

that was my favorite race car to watch when i was a young man. still in my mind as you cannot forget such legends. your video gave me chills and goosebumps. thank you, sir 👍👍👍👍

12:58 I’m sorry but this part is so funny, it sounds like he’s trying so hard to speak but it comes out like mush 😂😂😂

A few years ago when Mike took Tiff to the Nurbergring he said if the video got enough likes they'd put Tiff back in a 962. That was just before the rona hit, and it was delayed indefinitely. I even nagged him on his DMs for if they were still doing it, but he told me to be patient as something was in the works. Sure enough Lovecars put Tiff in the Porsche 962 he raced at Le Mans in 1992 a month ago and I was just so happy that someone did it. But then Drivetribe came back with this absolute banger of a video. I could tell Mike was as excited as a schoolboy to get behind the wheel of that Porsche. It goes to show that your patience will often be rewarded. I'm so happy for you Mike and I've been watching this channel since that Jaguar XJR9 walk around and it really made me happy to watch back then, just as happy as I am now.

I wish it was me! I am jealous! Owning or driving a Porsche has been my dream. My Father was a Porsche/Volkswagen Specialist and he was a fantastic man and I miss him dearly. Every time I see a Porsche on the road, in a video, or at the dealer, I think of my father and his passion for excellence and striving for perfection. RIP!

12:56 Can anyone decipher this? Congrats, Mike - looks like you really enjoyed your time with this car. That engine noise was wonderful, especially that turbo flutter.

Ik I’m a little late to this party, but it’s been fantastic watching your journey, Mike. So happy for you man. The 962’s probably my favorite endurance racer ever, and getting to see you be genuinely moved by it, brought a little tear to my eye.

Drive of a lifetime, what a machine. One of my favorite race cars.

What an episode. Could feel the excitement and yes have not given LeMans a proper look, or endurance racing in general. You’ve done your duty. Off to Google to check these in detail. Thank you. 😎💪🏼

That is an amazing experience, I'm glad mike is just as much as a nerd and enthausiast as we are because he can express exactly what we all feel about a thing like this

You are one lucky man. I have been driving my Porsche 74' 911 since 92'. Driving a 962 would be my greatest dream. Thanks for sharing it with us.

No doubt one of the most beautiful looking race cars I have ever seen! Down to the blue and yellow and short tail. The emotions on boost was so fun to hear!

Great to see this be driven again! Harald Huysman now manager for Red Bull F2 driver Dennis Hauger have driven this in Le Mans 24 back in the day :)

Dude I’m so happy for you!! What a magnificent experience 🙌🏼 getting into a Porsche race car is def life goals 💙🤙🏼

(hears Fernie's reaction to the power of the Porsche 962 at about the 11 minute mark) "Do you need a moment alone with the supercar Mike?"

Fantastic video! Great stuff, Mike!

I could feel your joy Mike! I'm sure you had dreams of it that night.

Absolute bucket list drive. As close as you'll get to the car Stefen Bellof drove to the ring lap record. Brilliant video

Finally someone said it. For too long this car has existed in the shadow of cult cars like the Sauber C9 - undoubtedly a great car - and - inexplicably - the Mazda 787B. And while making customer cars undoubtedly improves the odds, few other manufacturers even attempted it. Spice tried and succeeded but sportscar racing in the 1980s was totally dominated by the 956 and 962.

You are one of the lucky few who have now driven a Machine like that. I was rooting for you Mike.

The Norwegian 962. Norwegian company Hydro Aluminium as the main sponsor, and Norwegian Harald Huysmann as one of the drivers ❤

Amazing video, and amazing content. Really liked this one!

Lovely to see your old M5 estate as a chase car! What an experience!!

Proper nostalgic top gear vibes. Great work Mike 👏

Awesome vid Mackellar Mining. Well done Dunc. ❤

I thik that we chatted to you guys (and dog) at the Spa Classic - lovely bunch!

Mate aint got words that can explain the smile and emotion i felt once uz got gears despite clutch dramas. Loved it. 😎😎✌✌👌👌👍👍

I wouldn't be able to sleep at night after a run like that. Cheers Mike!

What always amazes me the most ist that the engine is more or less the same that was used in cars like the 935, 936, 956, TWR LMP1, Dauer GT1 etc. So effectively this engine dominated Le Mans for way more than 20 years!

I was at Le Mans from 1987 till the end of Group C in 92. Heady days ☺

wow, at speed, the car looks noticeably closer to the floor. I guess it's all the downforce and the compression of the suspension

Great video! The StarWars references were absolutely perfect.

Well that's a bucket list moment. Nice one.

Cheers to you! Happy stuff🎉

Oh! The “Norwegian” Huysman-car.

0:03 That turbo flutter 😍😍

I can imagine you and Jimmy Broadbent nerding out chatting about these cars, he's a huge fan of the Group C machines too

Huge thanks to the owner for letting this happen. Mike was a kid in a candy shop with all the jubilation

Nice Job Mike..... welldone!!

Love the video!❤️ The Porsche and Jaguar are my favourite of group C racers!! ✌🏻🇨🇦

Amazing drive plus no race damage, bet the owner was happy 😋 Plus not full of ads 😎

Couldn't happen to a nicer person :D Speaking for all subscribers, we like you, and wish you all the best :D

Those BBS wheels are timeless

10:38 - watch/listen to pure utter joy

Great content!! I still have a model of a 962 in Canon livery 😁

Wasn't the 956 the "gamechanger", and the 962 a refinement of that?

When I saw the thumbnail I was hoping to see the Mazda 787B, but this will do!

That must be the best day at work ever for anybody ! If you ever need somebody to stand in for you I am available 🙂

Pretty much every Porsche changed racing cars forever

Amazing video! Really enjoyed it! What kind of microphones/lavaliers do you use? Thank you!

Love your work 👍

that turbo flutter😮😍

I am just glad Mike didnt crash it on the last run of the day.

EVERY race car post 1986 had to have the pedals behind the front axle, not just Group C, even down to Formula Ford. Before that the driver's feet and ankles were the first to arrive at the scene a frontal accident. After that there were several years trying to balance the cars again with the driver mass moved back. That's why FFord van Dieman RF86 were beating the later RF87 and RF88 and why driver like me (almost 180cm) got more uncomfortable.

What an incredible experience. I'm wondering how fast you pushed it...

@1:16 and when the opportunity to raid your sisters closet for pants comes knocking you say "no"...

Great livery

This is a rocket and as amazing as anything new!

917 still my favorite but the 956 and 962 were what I grew up watching their dominance in IMSA!!

How amazing would it be to see mike in his dream group c leman car, the TWR Silk Cut Jag ❤ Cmon JLR you gotta make it happen

Nice car! What a rocket! Keep it in this condition. Don't let Hammond drive it!

Regarding legendary racing cars, please do a report on the Mazda 787B

Love the emotion

Thats a textbook turbo noise if i ever heard one

No, you’re not going to sleep at all!!😂

TY 🙏🙏

I think that gt3 is well worth doing, I'd say based on the ohter one you did you should offer about 130/40

What about me? Can i have a go?~ R Hammond.

Are they the rear lights from an Austin Metro...?

My favourite era of racing cars though..

Silkcut Jaguar TWR 👌🏼

So these guys were developing the V10 MX5, how's that going? Or have they given up as it's too complicated to make it work?

I saw this car at Phillip Island Historic last year

that looks a lot like austin metro tail lights upside down :D

The reason Porsche dominated for so long is slightly unclear. The brochure things like power and aerodynamics hide something that a lot of people who are new to Group C either don’t understand or have missed altogether. That reason is fuel economy. It’s easy to build an engine that will make 1,000 hp. It’s even possible to build an engine that will make 1,000 hp for 24 hours. But the goal of Group C was something different: to extract the maximum amount of power from a given amount of fuel. Group C mandated 100 litre fuel tanks from the start. In 1,000 km and 6 hour races, you were allowed to refuel 5 or 6 times (someone will clear this up, I’m sure) and for the Le Mans 24 hr race, there was a fuel allocation of 2,500 litres per car for C1 cars. These figures were reduced over the lifetime of the formula. These rules were strictly enforced. I remember Sauber having one of their cars disqualified for being 100ml over the limit for a 1000km race. Have a think about that for a second. 100ml is barely a half a small cup of coffee. Porsche were among the first to introduce computer mapped EFI and electronic ignition and it took the other teams a while to catch up with that technology. By the time they had, Porsche had moved further ahead anyway. The object was the most favourable compromise between power and economy. The drivers had something to do with this too. The idea was to run out of fuel as you crossed the finish line. To do this required a lot of patience and keeping one’s hand away from the boost dial.

It’s a nice car innit

I have a framed poster of that car in my man cave.

Nothing beats the 917 Can Am !

Cool man.

Somebody photo shop a flux capacitor into some of the shots! as it would just fit! (off topic but would be epic)

It is time for you guys to build an Ultima GTR.

The insanity on group C will never come back to enducrance racing, just becasue it is too far developed. But I think the new hypercar formula still comes very close, and will be the best set of rules that we can achieve today. Also with incredible cars.

amazing they made a few road 962s.

Bob Tullius didn't stand a chance.

Is that a flux capacitor over your left shoulder in the back area of the car?

I'd happily daily drive one.

You are a very lucky boy.

Are those BBS the same one on 787B? If I’m a millionaire I’ll buy them just to look at