Interview with Nürburgring Head Marshal in his Audi RS5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- A very special onboard where the Nürburgring Head Marshal Oliver Schmitt and I talk about the track's safety and other fun facts.
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I loved this video. It is wonderful to hear more official views concerning the safety questions asked. I learned some things I'd never thought about and I was a marshal at a large Road Race track in the U.S. for some years. Great stuff and I do hope we get to see more like this.
He was very informative. I worked for about 10 years as a Safety Marshal with SCCA on the west coast and much of what he mentioned is similar to what we watched for on Laguna Seca, Sears Point, and Thunderhill, in California. Obviously, priorities on Race Days were quite different than track days but we're still trying to discourage drivers from killing each other. It never changes though... over enthusiastic paired with under-experienced seldom ends well. I suspect these guys at Nurburgring see that factor much more often than we did on the SCCA tracks.
Things like this show how good your relationship with the Nurburgring is 👌🏻
Well deserved and enjoyable to hear what the official standpoint is on things 😎
_"Oh... just another GT3"_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Police usually has some variant of 'Protect and Serve' on their vehicles, marshals should have 'Just another GT3' on theirs
"Would a passenger be allowed to wear a HANS system?" - Misha having flashbacks to all the accidents while instructing 🤣
A very educational insight in the safety of the Nürburgring! Thank you!
Keep up the good content man. I've known a bit about the nurburgring and the cars that you drive but now that I've been watching your videos I get a WHOLE other side of it. Thanks man!
I seldom make comments but, Misha this is one of the best contents. Very informative.You should interview Marshall often. I don't have any Abs, Asc, on my car. As the Marshall said, cars are better than the driver. 'Just another GT3" ;-). This guy is just too logical. Thank you both.
If people ever say to you: “no, I can’t drive fast/my car isn’t fast enough for the ring” show them this video. Check your mirrors, stay right and we all enjoy the ring.
So true!! A real must watch for anyone who is insecure about going slow on their first laps
Thank you, I would love more of these type of videos about the people of the Nurburgring. From the Marshall's to the people at Devils Diner, etc.
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50k views: check
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Streckensicherungs Ford Focus: here we come??
Just been today,
did 2 laps.. and when i arrived at the finish.. the track was unfortunatly closed..
It was porsche experience and trackday for bikes 2-3aug.. seeing some crashes.. the way they act/react is very awesome to see up close!
And now this video... Nice!
Would you be able to do a Meet the Marshals video? we see them all the time would be cool to get to know them. (and their feelings about people stopping to swap drivers in the car park in the middle of the road lol)
Sounds good!
Very informative, thank you Oliver and Misha!
- Ed on the Ridge
Gotta say, I'm jealous of how neatly organized that Focus is. This makes me miss doing more around the local track here, ha.
This might not have been fast, but as someone who lives in the states and can't go to the ring. This was the most Informative video on it I've ever seen and the experience was awesome! Thank you!
What an amazing content today, so muxh videos at once. I'll be watchin it till the start of the F1 probably
Exactly my Sunday plan
Awesome video! Loved the lap, the info and the "airbrake" on the Ford.
ive been running nurburghring in sim only forza motorsport 7 which is a pretty good representation of the track but i can see from yur videos it would be much harder in real life and there are so many more variables you dont get in a game, one day if i have the money i would really love to come see it! i can remember the corners easily in the game because it always looks the same but watching the dash cam i have more trouble identifying the corners i think because of the changing light and conditions but i would pick it up fairly quickly after a couple of laps, you have the best job in the world and what a beautiful place!
Zonder Marshals en andere vrijwilligers bestaan er geen evenementen waar ook ter wereld. Goed dat je in het licht zet Misha.
That's a very important point. I was mentioning a bit, a few comments ago, about track staff at the SCCA tracks that I've worked on in the past. Probably the most important detail that needs to be mentioned is that nearly ALL of the staff on track are volunteers, except the tow trucks and the ambulances. Equally important is the fact that without those volunteers nobody gets a track day, practice laps, or any race days. In my experience, the course workers are very well cared for but nobody gets paid.
Thank you for mentioning that Michel. Your comment is a very important point.
Speaking of helmets and heads going around, i am just gonna watch the onboard video from dakar rally team kamaz, shaking heads. You reminded me of that and it makes me laugh every time i see it.
Thankyou both, responsible fun!
Came for the Audi, stayed for the information!
Very interesting video Misha. 👍
You could probably do just a video of interesting things Ollie has experienced over the years (like the tractor trying to enter the track).
Misha, bro! I think it's time for the Ford 😜
On verra bientôt Bjorn dans le véhicule 58,000 vues et 3,300likes
Very interesting. Nice guy and what a great service he provides. Please thank him from your fans the next time you see him.
Great content.
But surprised the fire extinguisher is stowed in the back, with less urgent stuff in front of it. But I am just here, and not in the field/on the track.
Thanks for marshalling !!
Yeah, I thought it was weird at first, but then it came to mind that if the cone falls because I'm reaching for the extinguisher, it's far less of an issue than the extinguisher falling because I was reaching for a cone.
@@rodrigolj I was thinking that they have the extinguisher behind because it helps secure them in place but also because they probably use the cat litter more often.
this was cool Misha chatting to the head marshal. wat other officials can u access to learn more bout the inner workings of the day to day running of TF n track days. these days wud be full on for the officials n management.
Video quality spot on 👌
Awesome questions especially the HANZ device! Respect for the marshals...as they are the first responders and see too much of what can't be unseen.
From what I understand you should never wear a helmet without the HANZ especially with a 4 point or more harness; as the added weight of the helmet can aide in breaking the neck as well as a 4 point or more harness can focus the energy of an impact on your neck many times more...?
It's on Mute, But Ollie has U2 on the stereo....cool guy 🤩🤣
well, we got the 3000 likes... just 5000 more views for Bjorn to be featured in a video!!
Great video Misha! Good stuff!
Very informative video, thank you Misha 😊
Thank you for that interesting Video Misha 😊
Ending joke laid so good xD
I like this videos so much so ive subscribed😊
Good video! Nice information about helmet/hans system tnx!👍👍
The HANS situation makes sense - the driver needs to be able to see -- But I am interested in knowing their stance on passengers wearing HANS.
I mean, there are street cars that it would make sense for helmets & HANS, the porsche GT cars (when optioned with the half cage) are an example.
Either way, having more safety for the passenger isn't an issue in my book, and the passenger doesn't need to look over their shoulder or at the side mirrors... So I don't see an issue with it.
Very interesting insight!!! Please more!
Can you stop the roof sign half way and use it as a wing? ;)
Really great and informative video
Great video!
Very informative video and content.. 👍
Great video very informative 👌🏼
I have a question. How "expensive" is it, to crash on the ring, not counting the actual damage on the car. But everything else. Transport, cleanup, repair of barrier(s). etc.
Misha I think did a video about that in the past if I'm not mistaken. But otherwise. Type : "How Much Does It Cost To Crash At The Nürburgring?" in TH-cam search bar It should give you a video from 2 years ago but at least you'll be able to know better.
Interesting video about the backstage faces from the ring. There are many people worth to introduce closer to the ringcommunity. Bernd&Magret,Lenz with his well known driver thomas,Devils Diner with the fantastic Crew..The Ring itself with gülden and the green beast.. would be cool to see these peoples in interviews or behind the scenes.
What a cool dude!
good stuff! Oliver is great!
sometimes marshalls make a narrow strip with pylons on track to guide cars around where someone has crashed.
what is the max speed allowed when passing the marshall in such situation?
50 officially, but probably even 20 sometimes
those are some good pointers for safety.
Very cool video I liked that a lot 👍🏻
Misha, I hope you see this. I have a safety question. I am building a track car and now have a quick release lightweight steering wheel, bucket seats and I have retained the original seatbelts for convenience + will buy harnesses. Was it a mistake to remove the original steering wheel with airbag seeing as I can not use HANS on TF? Or maybe on TF I go with no helmet? (I only have a half-cage).
Also, should I use 4 point or 6 point harnesses? I will only do track days and TF, I am not a professional race driver.
I prefer a 6 point harness as it prevents you from slipping underneath the harness in a heavy crash, and it makes the seating more firm.
On airbags ... Normally we disable airbags on trackdays, that's a common rule. I would disable them on the Ring as well, and to be honest they never worked for me when I crashed my car into the barrier 😅
If you only go for a half cage then you probably don't even need a helmet. The helmet is to protect your head from smashing into the bars when you crash. No bars == no helmet.
@@justincase9471 Thank you!! The car is a phase 1 Clio 172 and so far has been fantastic, I can't wait to get it on the track.
I have no airbags now anyway as the car has a quick release steering wheel.
I'll get a 6 point - will buy helmets but maybe won't wear them on the ring!
Is it just me, or is the engine temperature on this car too high, going to 116, and he wasnt even pushing?
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Taiwan 🇹🇼 Tracks needed a experience guys like him!
Juxtapose...
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
5:50...was the moment It just popped out at me....A title........You Too? lol
"Making sure people don't sleep on the job"... nervous laughter... I'm sure there's a story there...
Thank you
Hello Misha, I watched one of your videos where you and mates seen a guy who you called the fastest man on two wheels…Have you ever interviewed him and does he have any footage on YT?
Nice one. Safety first. 👍
La créme de la créme! 😍😎
one of the focus tuniers definitly needs some belt (?) fixed...always sounds like a bee swarm :D
But thanks to the Marshal! (Ollie?)
This was a great way to start my day!
I’m assuming the oil clean is plain non kitty litter, but the weather looks great!
Good video
Good comment!
German vibes are strong with this one
sad they didnt let misha send the car XD
I think the sign was about 28 seconds.
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Did Oli now really muted U2 during this lap??? :(
This video has more than 50,000 views and more than 3,000 likes. Let's see that Focus! 😅
Wat voor auto rijd je zelf eigenlijk?
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Very interesting vidéo, thank you.
Good ad investment for Audi to get a free rented car for the head Marshall. 👍
It seems to me that if the "Tractor Incident" is the first thing that comes to mind for the gentleman as far as interesting moments at the Nürburgring, It seems to be a bit boring there (except for the racing and car accidents, of course...hell, he might have a bad memory, who knows). Just an observation.
best video!
Yes i have to go home 😉😄😄😄
lets bump up this number so we can see a lap in the ford!
Save the manual diesel Focus.. Full Send!
Oh, a bit understeery?
It's a very heavy car
No, that's just a typical Audi then 🤣
5:11 like clicked, make the video, and that, know?
(If I click it three thousand times would that work? No?)
Are people from the UK really known for stupid wings?
Everyone outside Germany is
Wings are easier than diffusers I think.
@@mgcharoudin I'm incredibly disappointed in my fellow brits. I dont blame you guys for taking the p*ss out of them, because I also do
Careful you don’t crash it 😬
Gave a like for the video in the ford ;-)
Safety car deployed
Just another GT 3......actually it was an wanna be GT 4:) and on they Cruise....lovely:)
RIMAC ON NURBURGRINGGGGGG
SLAVA UKRAINI
Someone had a clown for breakfast 🤣🤡
to drive like this go outside on normal road thats not even having fun ...