Fabulous 1967 L88 Corvette on Track at Sebring 

Everybody passed him including my grandmother!

Donnie Gentile, THANK YOU!!! 99.9999% of viewers have no idea what this is.....the ultimate plastic fantastic.

Epic. L88’s are the coolest factory race motor Warning: Vehicle must operate on a fuel having a minimum of 103 research octane and 95 motor octane or engine damage may result.”

Thanks for sharing this experience. As close as anyone could get to riding in that spectacular example of automotive history. Maybe the clowns commenting on the fact it was only being driven at 60% should do some research on the significance and value of this car.

Steve McQueen WISHES his Mustang had sounded this good ...

Here I thought I'd get to see a Corvette RACING at Sebring. This video should be titled: "Paranoid L88 Owner With No Driving Skill Babies Corvette on a Sunday Drive at Sebring"

Never seen such weird and slow driving on track by a professional! A well set up C2 handles and brakes really well - what was going on here? And yes, I have owned C2s (‘66 427/425 roadster and ‘63 fuelie coupe) since 1991 and driven them hard in various sporting events…

Where has this video been hiding. Hopefully this is the year for my 65 and if it sounds half as good as the one I just watched, you won't be able to knock the grin off my face with a baseball bat. Thanks for taking us along. I enjoyed every turn.

I'm going to leave a note about my 67 427. Under hard acceleration, it was very explosive and violent. Nothing like a big block...

Nice video, that sound never gets old. Rock On .

Great demonstration on how NOT to road race. Not sure which was worse, the cornering upshifts or track positioning.

Looking out across that hood on that track sure brings back memories. I miss those days. Now to the important stuff. This is NOT an original one of twenty 1967 Corvette L88. It is a tribute car built by George Haddad. It is an incredible car, done as close as anyone is ever going to get, so it is worth a lot of money, but it isn't an original. If he crashes it, his pocket will hurt BUT history is not lost. It sounds like he is geared all wrong. When I ran anything there that shifted under 7000, I ran either a 3.70 or 3.55 rear. I only ran the 4.11 with the 9000 rpm 302. Around Big Bend (2:27), I was over 160 and 8000 rpm, and you won't get there with a 6500 rpm motor and a 4.11. He will hit a max of around 130 mph. Now if he isn't running at 6500 the whole time, but something more like 5500, then he is running about 107 mph, much slower than everything else. Don't criticize the driver Kerry Hitt. He has about 130 professional race starts in Trans Am and others. Granted, some made it into professional series with cubic dollars, but those guys rarely stayed. I don't know him, don't remember seeing him race, so I won't judge. This looks like just a chance to exercise the car. Also, most of vintage racing originally was just to put old race cars on the track at speed, rather than sitting in static displays, but in the last 25 years or so, many are really racing them, as most are not really old race cars but new race cars built from old cars. Some of those guys on the track think they are going to make an impact by being fast in vintage racing. If they were fast, they would be in the real racing series. Removal of the Hairpin and putting in that Indy curve 2:42 has really messed up the character of Sebring.

This weekend, January 11-14, 2017 come to The NCRS Winter Meet in Lakeland, Florida. See the Fabulous L88 & ZL1 Race Cars and many beautifully restored Corvettes.

I think I saw a guy pass him on a bicycle!

Awesome video , love to hear her running

Loose motor mounts? Problem with the camera?

Oh My God! WHAT MUSIC TO MY EARS! I Miss My Yellow T-Top 1968 C3 427/390 4 Speed. God I Wish I Had That Back!

Nice cruising

I'm assuming he was breaking in the engine or getting to know the track. His lines did improve the more laps he made.

I was waiting for the warmup to end , but it never did.

Was the audio out of sync by about 4 seconds? Because it sounded like he was accelerating through the curves and then lifting on corner exit.

Y’all should watch Brent Jarvis Qualify his 67 “L88” based car. 700hp and 7100!! He’s pretty good! Or he must really know the track he was on.

Min 103 octane ,got lead?

I have wanted this car since i was Little kid, and now i am 64 years old, as of 2023. So yeah, its not gonna happen, but i keep dreaming !

The Same motor I had in my Nova copo L88 SS 4 speed 💯💯👍👍😎

Innovative driving technique....he shifts UP upon entering a curve!

Thanks for sharing. Awesome Vette.

How frustrating to watch this. I was waiting to see some shifting skill but it never came. The gear was wrong over and over for the turns and he half heartedly accelerated most of the time. Ugh

I would be gone baby and I mean that I'll drive a badass MFR like that believe it 💯💯💯👍😎

Zorzwould love this

Learn how to drive that car.

Waiting for that BBBBLLLLLAAAAAA.... BBBBLLLLLAAAAAA... is frustrating!

Nice job. more racing experience is needed but in this case preserving a 67 l88 is more important than putting it into the wall. Love to hear the engine.... must have been a pisser.

A guy in a race car on a racetrack on a Sunday drive!

Why are the AN fittings on the oil cooler 'NOT' safety wired ?....how does that get thru tech.

this guy couldn't drive a chevette let alone a corvette

She sings beautifully at six grand and higher.

Can someone introduce him to the gear pattern !! Damn it man find a gear

Can't wait to restore ours

i dont blame him for not pushing the car because when you have an investment like that you cant go around driving it like you stole it. it would get destroyed and be worth nothing. but when you take it to the track thats the time to atleast have a little fun. i thought at first well atleast hes warming it up and getting to know the track i cant wait for the hot lap. well the only hot lap i got was the coffee i spilled when the video ended. nice car though and good job taking care of it and atleast letting her stretch her legs where she belongs.

I respect him for driving like that. That car is irreplaceable

By the way, I have two dozen push rods if somebody needs some. Yes, real original.

Savage Horsepower and yenko wanted them on the Street ,,lol im with him

Better not have a radio. Wouldn't be an L88. I had an L68. I sure miss that car.

It’s a 2 or 3 million dollar Corvette if it’s a real one, not a cloned up L88. Yes, he’s trying to preserve it, not wreck it.

2600 pound corvette ?

Too bad buddy can’t drive ....wicked car

He must be breaking in a new engine.

Not an L88.

the guy can drive to save his life

Going for groceries 😅

Great vette but granny foot and granny shifting😢

$3.2 MILLION One sold for last month..Ours will be that much..not bad for a $10,000 Investment Buying just the body..

What's the point of having that car if you're gonna drive it like a grandma?

Boss Mustang laps the vette

Must be the first time he has driven a stick!

Making Vettes look bad. A Datsun passed him for God's sake

She sounds and looks awesome, but what a disappointment to not see her run to full capacity. Why build a race car to get passed by entire field? Honda or Toyota would b much cheaper and same results.

I've got a shifter kart think I could beat that guy .

Well at least the gas in the secondary float bowls is preserved. No need to be a hero out there but at least try and keep up with traffic to lessen chances of getting wacked

103 octane+ 😊

Sad. I had a '64 with a L88 in it that I drove to work faster than that. Ran in the 11s. He should let his mom drive.

Just taking it easy

Is there a man or a woman driving?

Guys are crazy calling him out on his driving. It's one of 20 originally made on a track with other cars, outside of the 2 69 ZL1's nothing Corvette is rarer.

" mum drove !" Laugh

if the car is worth so much why are camaros almost side swiping you?that track is insane

What the hell!!!!!! Is he scared or what????!!!! :-)

625 hp...WTF????

It's a 1 million dollar plus car. You don't want a problem or even a fender bender.

Great car but skilless driver

Mid year Corvettes were good looking cars,63=67,but had high wind resistance up front,they came with 5.5 inch tires, and were very heavy

Wow! U are really pushing it. Look at those 914 fly by. Time to pull the motor. Build a replica motor and Go Man, Go

Could you go any slower?

He's not a, drive it like you stole it, kinda guy

That big block sounds nasty.

Go get a prius sell the car too someone who will enjoy it

Sad display of racing prowess..

I understand peddling that car given it’s value....you don’t want to be an idiot and wad up a good car....but why not let it “eat” on a clean straight? I have a 63 340hp I don’t treat that gently.....

Everybody commenting on the easy driving. You go spend that money on a classic and see if you'd jump in it and beat on it. He's obviously taking it easy and not trying to race.

This guy should not be allowed on the track, he is a menace and will get rare American Cars destroyed.

Hey I don't know what this Guy is doing But from what I can hear .. I would guess this Nebbish doesn't exactly have much ASS time in the L88 .... But then he could very well be just playing around who know's

This guy has no business being on a track PERIOD with anything let alone this BAD ASS ride you make look bad

Driver sucks but if it's a real 67 L88, it's worth near 3 million dollars. It's just too rare. I had a 67 427, but not the true legend.

pretty slow. Nice sound

I can go faster in my 2013 Impala than that come on

Please take this video down it is an embarrassment to ALL corvette owners

Powerful car, weak driver.

Driven by an amateur.

Get off the track! All you are doing is posing a hazard to the other drivers and historic vehicles. Park it or get someone else to drive your penske replica

👎👎👎🥴🥴🥴

Embarrassing.

I've never seen a driver do so much insult to a historic Corvette. The driver is a joke, the car is not... Trump 2024🇺🇸💯