Video: ride onboard this incredible Nürburgring lap

You may be familiar with Nürburgring lap videos. Whether it’s people falling off the 12.9-mile ribbon of scary, graffiti’d tarmac, or simply pounding round setting blistering production car records, there’s a weird magnetic attraction to Nürburgring on boards.

So, if you're a fan, sit back and prepare for eight and a bit minutes of madness as you witness Laurens Vanthoor’s crazy qualifying lap from last weekend’s N24.

Piloting the No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 R, Manthey Racing driver Laurens Vanthoor set a new pole-winning lap record for the Nürburgring 24 Hours with a time of 8:09.105 – the first time it's dipped under 8:10 during quali. And that’s not on the 12.9-mile circuit. For the endurance race, both the GP circuit and Nordschleife are stitched together to make a 15.99-mile mega circuit.

But just look at his commitment. The man is on it. Properly on it. The Belgian’s time was enough to beat Sven Muller’s #44 Falken Motorsports Porsche by 0.417 seconds and grab pole.

Now try this for yourself on Forza and let us know how you get on.