This car won Le Mans, and it changed the sport FOREVER

Whenever group C sports car racing is talked about, the image is that of insanity, distilled down and blown up in hundreds of cylinders across dozens of cars as they fought for some of the greatest accolades in motorsport. And while group C may not have always been quite so ridiculous, our subject today certainly was. So fast was this machine, that the most famous motor racing track in the world was changed to ensure it could never happen again. This is the story of the Sauber-Mercedes C9.

#mercedes #lemans #racing

[hughjainisis]

Man the 80s were just the peak of racing. Massive turbos in F1, Group B in WRC, and Group C.

[Ferariiman]

Even in idle that Mercedes V8 sounds absolutely menacing

[Hurbie_]

Fun fact: The "C" in the name of Saubers cars has nothing to do with group "C" those cars were racing in, but is the first letter of Peter Saubers wife Christiane. A tradition that Sauber started with his first designed racing car chassis and even though Peter Sauber stepped back in 2016, this tradition is still going and today Alfa Romeo - Sauber races the C42 in F1 with the helm. I truly hope that the Sauber team/brand will be going strong and successfull in the future and that the partnership with Audi will boost their performance in F1 as they are already helping Audi on their aerodynamics for their e.g. LeMans racing cars.

[saymyname]

I was at LeMans in 89. I will never forget seeing and hearing those silver Mercedes thundering around the track all through the A truly awesome experience."

[agsxdsm]

And that's how AEG was burned into all of our brains until the end of time. Love this car on sim racing titles. Great video!! Thank you sir!

[technologic]

Group C was the most incredible time in motorsports, bar none. The amazing C9, 962C, XJR9, 787B, TS010, R90C, state of the art automobiles.

[HaubaLM]

You definetely need more This is quality, great narration and the facts that you present are actually researched. Great work :)

[jir]

Love the GT4 music in the background! Combined with learning the original legend of legendary cars in GT4 makes for a very pleasant video!

[keso_de_bola]

A lot of fanboys always brag about the Mazda 787B being "too good" but it was actually rubbish in race pace, having the next best result as 5th. When Group C dominance is discussed, only two cars come to mind. Sauber-Mercedes C9 and TWR-Jaguar XJR9.

[ronin]

That C9 is such an awesome looking car. The C11 as well.

[simonkevnorris]

I was at Le Mans in 1989 and was awake for 22 of the 24 hours sleeping from around 10am to noon (in a tent on the inside of the track). I can confirm that the Sauber Mercedes were the best sounding cars out there. Mind you I could still hear the Aston Martin on Monday afternoon.

[fastcarsnfreedom]

Am I the only one who realizes you’re using Grand Turismo 3 music lol
Or is it grand Turismo 2? 🤔
Keep up the good work love your videos

[project_ej]

I always hated racing against this car in Gran Turismo, It was the only car that could keep up and give me a challenge. "Hopefully I can get through this pit stop fast enough!!!" lol

[mroshfosh]

Seen the number 62 car up in the Mountains on a Sunday drive.. beautiful

[richardbossman]

Awesome channel, you cannot imagine how fond I am of seeing some of these cars that filled my GT3 and GT4 garages. As an idea for a video why not do a mini-documentary on the appearance of wings and spoilers in race cars. I remember reading that the origin of the rear wing was actually to keep exhaust gases from reaching the driver and it ended up benefiting the car aerodynamically.

[lucashoffman]

After watching ALL the videos of your channel I can certify that this is clearly one of the most amazing channels I EVER seen on youtube. Thanks a lot for your crazy work and also for your good tastes in music (thanks GT ;) )

[extremedrivr]

Ah the Glorious C9!!

That could have been the king of speed had the Chicanes not been installed at Le Mans but its understandable why that happened.

As a Mercedes owner I can tell you they don't mess around with their engines.

They know horsepower. And man that was the glory days of pure speed.

But also safety was not what it is today though which is also why we don't see monsters like that on the track anymore.

Great vidoes sir, you know your history very well.

[unclebuck]

Nice to see some of the history behind the C9. I have a 1/12 scale die cast of it and it looks like the real car in every respect. Thanks.

[lesterwakens]

The gran turismo music + the content....💣💥💫

[DukesterNation]

i love the Gran Tourismo Soundtrack in the backround. :D