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Awesome and thank you for putting this gem on RU-vid. Despite the official race being no more, I think they still have historic rallies and Sim Racing is also keeping the legend alive. You can race the 1967 version of the track in a few sims and there is a 1973 coming soonish. I recently competed in a full length race on the 67 version using the 1967 Endurance cars for rf2. I drove a Costin Nathan 1l, or the cardboard car as the commentators called it😀 Huge concentration challenge but also safe in a sim😀
I believe this version of the track is available on assetto corsa as well - great way to unwind of an evening, as long as one picks something slightly slower than one's talent would generally allow for. Which for me means a pushcart. Haha
Hmmm. I don't know why but I still see her as a Chrysler of appropriate vintage. How would you categorize other leading ladies of the era? This is a fun thought experiment
I think this is your best video yet. All the great history of Group C is covered and I'll be checking out unwatched videos soon. Iteratively improving my knowledge 😉 thank you.
Many thanks - there are a few parts I feel could be improved upon, but trying to balance some semblance of brevity without glossing over anything too essential, this is where I landed. The goal for Sebring Historics this year is to do a few deep dives on the cars in the flesh, actually provide some meaningful insights rather than second-hand research and summaries. But we'll see what happens. Haha
@@lenslr I think you have a very good balance. I'm quite knowledgeable about Sportscar and their history, but you are outstanding, and of course, sardonic. 👍
Seeing this video, for me is A DREAM COME TRUE! During my very first days at school, these videos are what I rushed home from school to watch on television! Thank you for upliading this!
"It's a very deflating circuit. I think it's good to come here once a year and get your sense of proportion correct. Otherwise you might think you're better than you are." Graham Hill with his usual sense of humor and humility. He often struggled here. Even at his peak, between F1 titles, 5 Monaco wins, an Indy 500 and eventually a win at Le Mans, this track humbled him.
He was a fine individual - having driven the route on assetto corsa (about the best way one can do so these days), it is an absolute bugaboo of a racecourse. Beautiful though - I'll put on some Matt Monro or the like, set it for a hazy sunset, and take a 250 California or 300SL for a few laps just to relax of a Friday evening.
Tremendous film of an era so rich in automotive history. Many of these drivers went on to great careers and lived very long lives. Others would not be so fortunate within a mere matter of years after this Targa.
I saw the title and thought, oh, brilliant, a film about one of the least filmed races and one of my favourites, which I know relatively little about. And only then did I see it's by one of the best automotive historians there is. Can't wait. 👍
Dude....I saw this hot wheels in Walmart today and had a brief convo about it with my wife... Same as you, this random video pops up in my feed. The phones are getting BLATANTLY obvious with their snooping
Both President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassinations were orchestrated, covered up, and/or encouraged by high ranking federal agents who felt these two would jeopardize their values and their control of the state.
Otherwise, I enjoyed the video. The 904 looks like someone combined the appearance of a Dino 246 and a GT40, both of which are among my favourite cars, aesthetically.
Two theories for you Lenslr. 1. The CIA communes and interacts with demons through heavy psychedelic usage (LSD, DMT). 2. In the summer of 2020 there was a legit color revolution against the president, that was stopped by Bill Barr calling in loyal federal officers
And I think Porsche spent well over $100,000 to buy a 904 for their museum sometime in the 1990's. Also remember the Gurney for president bumper stickers in 1968.
@@marksulloway5669 it's amazing how easily we forget our recent history only to much later realize it was really rather important. Haha Oh they're still kicking around the Historics Paddock - there's one team, I think it's Olthoff Racing, that has them on most of their cars as well as their golf cart, which also has "our blessed lady of acceleration, don't fail us now" painted across the back
Another great episode. Gurney really DID look uncomfortable in that photo. (Whatever lubricant they used on his overalls to squeeze him into the car, must have been irritating his skin. Lol)
Those Nissan prototypes are beautiful! Nothing beats that style! I have been watching a lot of your races for a long time already and I love each one of them, where do you get them though? Id like to give a look even if they arent in high quality
They are delightfully wedge-y, aren't they? Lola-designed chassis, if memory serves. Oh, it just depends - other video sites on the internet mostly, although I'd love to be able to start getting old VHS recordings and that sort of thing to have some slightly higher quality source material, as that makes a huge difference in final output quality.
This has been up 18 hours!! I've really taken my eye off the ball. Must have been wasting my time at work instead of watching endurance racing. Have to put a stop to that. Have a serious word with myself about getting my priorities right. 😁 Once again, many thanks from Oxford.
Got this for the 1994 Sebring race. Nissan 300ZX GT overall winner. I would love a video to prolife the Nissan 300 ZX if needed. Kinda of a forgotten race car.
I'll add the race to the list - do you know of anywhere that someone is still tracking a 300ZX GT? It's a bit idiosyncratic, but I try to do videos on cars only after I've photographed them, and use as many of my own photos as possible in the videos.
Corvette DP was the perfect hybird of a prototype and a GT car. I loved the C7 rendition especially. The Cadillac hypercar has some features that looks similar to the Corvette DP.
@@WyldStallion-bs9oo Oh, my pleasure. I think the hybrids greatly complicate matters - a large number of the DPi-class vehicles have already made it into private hands and are back racing again, almost as hard as they were in the hands of the IMSA teams
They are certainly more relatable, and the racing more a test of fortitude both personal and mechanical. My favorite of my current cars is a 64 MGB - no use in anything but fair weather, but what a joy it is when the clouds align, such as it is. A 1980 928 would just pip it but for the endless electrical issues
@@trickydicky2908 I always kind of enjoyed the simplicity of the styling. There's something to be said for designing a car with just a straight edge and a pencil, when done correctly. Done poorly, you end up with the Scion XB
Hey, nice vidéo, im from france, so i was at Le Mans where you took these photos, there is actually 4 of "my cars" in your vidéo, im a mecanic in historic competition vehicules, if you look at the 3rd plateau, you have a actual 100s that made the speed record in 1954 that is also part of my team she is number 21 (green)
As someone who saw Frank race in Australia many times, I can assure you that it is absolutely NOT pronounced 'Matik'. It's 'Matich' as in 'Choo Choo'. His hopes of racing in CanAm with the SR4 were stillborn when his main sponsor Repco decided that with the Bruce and Denny show in full swing, any venture by Frank would be of little value. The photo of Frank in the Matich A50 Repco Holden is one that I took on his victory lap after he won the 1971 Australian Grand Prix at Warwick Farm. It was a car that he designed and built using the same people who had constructed the SR4, and it set pole position, fastest lap and won its first race, against a very competitive field. Thanks for the video.
Hope you enjoyed it - that's one of the biggest challenges with doing research primarily through written sources, any linguistic peccadillos are all but completely impossible to discern from the outside looking in. And coming from a primarily Germanic and Slavic language background, it adds a whole additional layer of fun!
He appears to have gone DNF due to a brakes failure near Pescara, approximately 630km into the event. He was driving a 250MM Spyder wearing number 326 with codriver Azelio Cappi, but I can't find much more information than that.
