The sports of speed as seen through the eyes of a race driver
Film-maker Tom Davey is also a five-time SCCA National Racing Champion, a class winner in the 12-Hours of Sebring and was a competitor in the earliest Baja 1000 races.
His films have aired on ESPN, PBS, A&E, Fox Sports and Speedvision.
American documentary commentators are beyond terrible, and the guy narrating this video is no exception. Freddie on the other hand is intelligent, eloquent and communicates his ideas as he rode his bike - in the simplest manner possible.
Actually not, no. He last rode for Honda in '87. He retired from Grand Prix racing at the beginning of 1988, and there were a couple of GP comeback attempts with Yamaha, in 1989 and 1993.
Got to be a LEGEND to win a 250 and 500 championship in one year. Two different riding styles. Point and squirt or maintain corner speed . Not many riders adapted from 250 to 500.
"Not many riders adapted from 250 to 500." Not in the same season, but practically all the 500c riders graduated via the 250s. Forget "got to be a legend", he absolutely IS a legend.
That was surprisingly interesting and well-made. There’s something about 80’s documentaries, narrators, cheesy music, and older folks that don’t really exist anymore.
Interesting video, and lots of his Marlboro Yamaha footage in it so it must have been from the 89/90 timeframe. I always wondered if it would have worked better for him if Erv had accompanied him on the transition to Yamaha. He had some strong starts, but faded as the race went on, it's a shame he didn't get settled on the bike. It must have been hard for him to see Eddie on his old bike with his tuner.
Great video. I looked up the Runoffs results for 1970 (SCCA Archive) and the results aren't the same as this video. I'd always heard that Skip Barber won the first two Runoffs for FF in 1969 (Caldwell) and 1970 (Techno)
The Super Vees and Formula Fords were grouped together in one race, I won overall in a Super Vee while Skip finished fourth and first in FF. Prior to the race, the cars were thought to be pretty equal (An FF qualified on the pole), but in the race the Super Vees extra HP prevailed. TD
@@SAFEisFAST I never heard that! Thanks for sharing that history! I was wondering because when I did look at the SCCA archive for your name, you were all over the place, including several wins! I have a couple of Vintage FFs from 1971 but I struggled to identify the leading cars, including yours. Now it makes sense that I wouldn't recognize a Zeitler FSV! BTW, I also accidently got a Lola T326 FSV so I will give that a go sometime in the next year or two, after I finish a mild restoration!
Thank you for this post. Bill Wolf taught me to sail on his beloved "Ibis" out of City Island. Usually he had a short cigar and as rough as he could appear, he was very kind. My first Herreshoff experience.
That's a European market M635csi with the M88/3 engine making 286hp. The M6 made 256hp and was only for the U.S. and Japanese market made to meet emission standards with a lower compression S38 engine. The M6 was never sold in Europe . The M635 was the most powerful 1st Gen M car. Also the M5 came in many colors only came in black in the U.S. and receive the 286 HP M88/3 in Europe only. Quite a bit of mistakes in this video.
Tom thanks for a great video, I also raced FF from 73 to 83 and was in the North Jersey Region. In fact I raced against you a number of times. Never made it to the runoff's but did place 20th in the 1978 standings for NNJ. FF class.,. Had a great time . Thanks again, Lou Saker
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A real treat to see these classic Herreshoff designs restored, maintained and sailing. Listening to the most trusted man in America was worth the price of admission. An avid sailor himself, Walter Cronkite was plainly delighted to introduce this documentary. Wouldn't it be something if his voice could once again, reassure us in these troubled times. Fortunately for us, there has been a renaissance in wooden boat building these last few decades with traditional and new designs ranging from dinghies to square riggers being built. I had the pleasure of sailing aboard the HMB Endeavour replica in '98 ... nothing as magical as being at the wheel of such a magnificent sailing vessel while she drove through a North Atlantic swell under a full press of sail! Hold Fast !
I wonder when this film was made. I'm guessing the 80's. I have looked at the film records for both Walter Cronkite and Burgess Meredith and they don't list any documentary subject even close to this one. I also noticed that even though the film talks about the IBIS restoration, the boat itself is currently listed for sale and restoration at Artisan Boatworks. They are looking for someone to restore the boat. Makes sense as its been 30+ years since the last one. Wonder if anyone will take up the task. Would be a shame to see it scraped.
At 17:30 that dude states in a nutshell why America is going down the pipes. "We" care more about our g-d "time and a half" than the beautiful things like this boat or classic automobiles. He probably didn't get off his lazy butt until 4:00! Ibis, Long may you sail!
"It was agreed that they would not compete with other builders but would excel, so that they were there in a class by themselves". I often wonder what Nathaniel Herreshoff would have made from nowadays vacuum bagged carbon prepreg bakes, pvc foam, spectra and mylar ... Abominations like "Maltese Falcon" wouldn't have been of his liking, presumably.
I think that Mr. Herreshoff was intent on making winners. I believe he would have used whatever materials he could get his hands on. All sailboats are pretty but these old one-designs are drop-dead gorgeous!
I grew up in Aransas Pass Tx, my mom was single & we wete very poor, I loved motorcycles, when I was a teenager, but when I came into my early twenties, my love for sailboats & old planes, I was a A&P mechanic. As a teenager I had did some gulf shrimping in a steel hull mostly & once in a wooden hull. It was like, day & night. The wood boat was made in Flordida, the steel hull was like riding in a Vette, the wood hull was like a Cadillac smooth a silk. My stepfather's Dr. took me sailg in Corpus bay it was alright, but I once sailed on a BB 10 Norwegian racing sloop. It was 10 meters/33 ft long all wood except for the maśt was aluminum. Just aomwthing about wood, I often think about Merle Haggard's song "Are the good really over for good", Lord I hope not, but it sure is looking that way.
