How NASCAR was FASTER than a Ferrari at Le Mans [BRITISH REACTION] 

KEVINNNNNN, welcome! it sounded like an ANIMALLLLLL, glad you enjoyed

Scrambler! Thank you for the comment! I will admit the 5 lug nut sound is truly iconic, I am excited to see how much faster pit teams can work on cars now, glad you enjoyed

@@Bastard. 😂😂This is true

@@ExploringTheSmoke pit stops on any faster because the catch can that drops the fuel is gravity-fed and it still takes the same amount of time the reason NASCAR said they were going to implement it is because wheels are falling off well if you watched wheels are still falling off. A NASCAR car did not outrun Ferrari because that's not NASCAR NASCAR hasn't been NASCAR in 20 years.🙄

@@joshsmith4512 yeah I get what you mean, it's good to at least see how they're trying to make it a known sport globally on a larger scale I guess

@@ExploringTheSmoke they made a fatal mistake they forgot where they came from. I think they are now trying to rectify that mistake we will see

ECLIIIIIPZEEEEE, Welcome back and thank you for the comment my friend! I'm glad you're still enjoying 💪🏻

Garage 56 had the most displacement.

@@jerrylouis8930 thank you Jerry

And you gotta admit if this is the first attempt, they're making their presence known! Glad you enjoyed Jay

It's difficult to tell if that was even entirely or even partially due to NASCAR this year, as we had a really good grid with huge names like Ferrari returning to the top class, which was something that was even talked about a lot last year and generated massive hype.

@@Thedutchman12 hopefully both sports can only grow from new audience members seen through these races

@@ExploringTheSmoke hopefully 🤞

unfortunatly, the Garage 56 was only given out to special "innovative" cars, and need to be invited to run, so we'll most likely never see it again

Ooooh I didn't even think to play it through my speakers and Sub! Great idea thank you!! And glad you enjoyed the reaction

Thank you Mildcat, I appreciate the information, I'm glad you enjoyed

new cars a good stop is 8-9 seconds (some sub 7s)down from 12-13 last car

got to make sure your sub 10secdons always if you take any longer than that and you might aswell pack up and go home as if its green you need to be in and out nice and smooth sub 9 seconds is the aim, how mad must a driver be as im sure some must count so if they go to long he is not going to be happy wouldnt want to be the crew chief in that moment listing to the driver going mad 🤣

Thank you for the knowledge sniper

​​​@@ExploringTheSmoke With a manual jack and not a pneumatic floor jack too

@@jamescatau4968 arms like CANNONS

I'm glad someone understands why I think it could be a real good thing! Thanks Flash, glad you enjoyed

I mean it's a fun concept but it didn't contribute to the race itself. Personally i enjoyed it there ,but the race wouldn't have been better or worse without it

@@timmynicolas8729 hopefully it's a starting point to have them be taken a little more serious in the "Le Mans" world 😂

Wow thank you for the knowledge Link, pretty sweet knowing you've worked on parts for this beast of a machine

Wow 385 is huge Chunk of rubber!!

Thank you Jonathan! I appreciate the knowledge and the excitement for the car! Glad you enjoyed the reaction too

Thank you for the comment as well. I'm a gear head, and love all kinds of motorsports. It's amazing what weight manipulation can do to the handling of a racecar. Look up wedge adjustments. They're like blocks, one goes left to right, the other goes front to back, that's one of many ways Nascar teams can manipulate a 3500 pound vehicle to turn like a light race car without having to drop weight, now, those adjustments are pretty much Nascar rules exclusively. There's all sorts of adjustments they can make to get the handling of the correct, more so to fit what the driver likes.

That V8....... LORD what a machine! Thanks for watching Andy, glad you enjoyed

Thank you Viking! Welcome back, thank you for the information and I'm glad you enjoyed

Welcome Rob! Thank you for the comment and I do indeed appreciate it trying to push boundaries, and man, have I had some split decisions on here and some seriously butthurt people that clearly can't stand that a "muscle" car is in the "purist" Le Mans. Like I made the damn car myself 😂 I'm glad you're here my friend, glad you enjoyed

Joseph! Thank you for your comment, I gotta admit, it shows that people truly have been in the dark with just HOW good NASCAR drivers are outside of America! Glad you enjoyed

2 of the 3 Driver where european.

@@Kullioking also true, had the pleasure of meeting Mr Button before, nice bloke, you make the point of the drivers being European, but if this is the first outing you can imagine how many full American teams will be bred to compete

@@ExploringTheSmoke Not realy. I only answerd to joseph. The Car it selfe is not even allowed in Nascar with out any major rule change. I hope they come back next year and drive the race as a normal car and not as an innovation car outside the rules.

@@Kullioking well hey. Let's just see what happens, all things considered, a bloody good effort from NASCAR

They only wanted the best I guess! Thanks for watching Echo!

And that in itself is INCREDIBLE, thanks for watching XV, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

Manual jacks are just as fast as air jacks. F1 still use manual jacks.

@@typhoon-7 thank you for the knowledge Mike, I appreciate ya!

I appreciate the lesson in linguistics thank you Host, glad you enjoyed

That V8 sound was INCREDIBLE, Thanks for watching Roughneck

I'd love to see a pack of these beasts battling it out

Thank you for the knowledge Cameron, I appreciate it, glad you enjoyed the video though 💪🏻

back when the rev limiter was set to the lift point on the strait into the corner and the car ran a gear ratio chosen to best get the car accelerating out of the turn. how did we end up going backwards in thinking

@@bravoA-su8xm if only they'd have listened to themselves more I suppose 😭

Cameron---the national association of stock car auto racing wasn't regulated? C'mon People, its called a stock car. Nascar is a ACRONYM only. Calling a stock car the sanctioning body is just stupid...its like saying "along time ago those NHRA'S (drag racing sanctioning body incase some don't know what I'm referring to) Weren't regulated".....

The peak was 2014. Those cars were so fuckin fast.

Thank you Darkness, I'm glad you enjoyed and I agree it was great to see the endurance

I'll give it look! Thank you Luke for the information on the car too! You're a legend, glad you enjoyed

That. Is. An. Incredible. Idea. Thank you Tunda! It makes fantastic sense, those pit teams being fitter than a butchers dog will only improve the output of skills, I think it's a brilliant idea, glad you enjoyed the video 💪🏻

No they bring in mechanics and make them go through a rigid weight training and work out regiment like pro athletes. They don't just bring in some dude straight from the basketball courts or football field and have no knowledge how to work wrench.

@@rdramos13 I gathered, but having an super fit and healthy pit real helps

@@rdramos13 in the cup series the pit crew guys are a separate group that only go over the wall/pit the car. The mechanics that work on the car in the garage do not change tires and fuel the race car during the race.

Most of the over the wall guys are ex athletes now. Hockey players, football (American), wrestlers....and they learn the specific job. If there is any complex work there are three to six garage guys who would come over the wall to do repairs or swap batteries or fix crash damage

Oh I have to agree, nothing beats the sights, sounds and smells of being AT the race 💪🏻 glad you're here Troy, thanks for watching and commenting

No school like the old school 💪🏻 thanks for watching David

Can't beat the roar of a V6 or a V8! I used to have a 67 Camero SS and the rumble she gave out was INCREDIBLE, thank you for watching Delbz, glad you enjoyed

😂😂😂 I think its fair considering they get the ad revenue on the video haha

The sound of that Engine 💪🏻💪🏻

Thank you Sven, I'll have to look that up! The classics are always the best as they say, a lot of fans seem to have a huge dislike for where NASCAR is going, I hope they can bring it back to a balance of what's new and what's been loved timelessly. Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed

@@ExploringTheSmoke it is sad. A lot of the fans have went over to sports car racing and Trans Am. Because now they think they can identify that Cadillac is running Lamborghini Audi etc. It's like in the World Rally Championship Saab gone, no more Mitsubishi Lancers Subaru runs in the American Rally Championship the manufacturers are more focused on SUVs now I don't know how much longer the Camaro or the Corvette's going to last. And since you're a Nascar fan check out the story about the type 49 Cadillac that raced at LeMans in 1951

Thank you for the comment and hello from Houston!! I'm glad you enjoyed

Thank you for the kind words Ryan, curiosity is what keeps us alive! Glad you enjoyed and WELCOME EXPLORER

I gotta say the athleticism on those guys is INCREDIBLE

This is true as most American homes have central air/air conditioning, and American homes are not built to insulate heat like most British homes so it gets huuumiiid 😂 thank you for watching Morg, I appreciate ya

@@ExploringTheSmoke We Americans like to believe we are the only ones allowed to bitch about the tempts... lol

@@RockyNikolashin 😂😂😂 I appreciate you

Wow, thank you Z, what an incredible read, I appreciate it, and thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed

Could you imagine!!! What a day that would be! Love the username YYZ, glad you enjoyed

FTR, the 5.8L Cup car V8 produced up to 900+ HP in the past, but are down-tuned now days, for safety and affordability. @@ExploringTheSmoke

@@xxxYYZxxx yeah....900bhp is just wild!

Good sir, it is far too early to be reading such pornograpy haha, thank you for the comment Bear, glad you enjoyed

@@ExploringTheSmoke LOL 🙂

Alfie! Glad to have recommended something you enjoyed 💪🏻 I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment, glad you enjoyed

It's pretty awesome I have to say

You are truly one of the Lucky one's Myers!!

Jacob! Welcome and thank you for the comment I'm hoping I can get to watch it (time zone differences and what not) it should be fun! Glad you enjoyed

Hopefully I can stream it live!

The full race will eventually be on you tube.

That was a GREAT race!

@@darkriverracing22 I made a video covering the highlights but the sound file corrupted, hopefully I can get it fixed 💪🏻

Welcome Nicholas! What an absolutely incredible comment and I'll be honest you're very on the money with what you like and know, and I'll be honest I am one of the few (maybe because I'm new to it haha) but I'm SO excited to see how NASCAR starts to implement into Europe, especially with how much the NFL is being taken on now

Welcome from Vegas Jeffro! Glad you enjoyed!

Thank you Sally, glad you enjoyed

And improvements are ALWAYS welcomed by me! Thanks for watching Wompa, glad you enjoyed

Mannnnnnnnn could you imagine!! Thanks for watching SPD, glad you enjoyed

MACC Modified American Cup Car

@@liamengram6326 thank you Liam 💪🏻

@@ExploringTheSmoke I was just suggesting a potential name for a new division hehe

@@liamengram6326 I got ya, I like it 💪🏻

Thank you Connor!! Glad to have made you smile and WELCOME Explorer!

Thank you for the knowledge Dom, glad you enjoyed

This is true, thank you Nelis 💪🏻 glad you enjoyed

Tech! Thank you for the incredible information, I'll be sure to check ol Bill out, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

😂😂😂

The sound of it was absolutely ear piercing (as you could see by face 😂) and I hope they are considered for the races in the future, thanks for the comment fathead, glad you enjoyed the reaction

@@ExploringTheSmoke It reminded me of the time when the DeWalt sponsored Morgan 8 Aeros drove in the Le Mans GT class, those thing outroared all the other cars too. I've been to the actual Le Mans race a few times, and that was one of them.

@@CordovanSplotchVT that's absolutely incredible! I forgot about the Aero 8! What a little monster of a machine

@@ExploringTheSmoke out of all the cars I've seen race at Le Mans, the Morgan Aero 8, the Corvette C5R and the Panoz LMP-1 were definitely the most memorable when it comes to engine sound because they just drowned out everything else. Out of those 3 the Panoz and Aero 8 were definitely the most memorable visually.

@@CordovanSplotchVT what a memory to have! Absolutely incredible 💪🏻

It is on RU-vid.

Thank you Antone, I'll look it up, glad you enjoyed

Thank you Jason, appreciate you teaching me, glad you enjoyed the video

5.5 liter v8 similar to one they put in c8 z06.

@@arbiter1 absolute legend

@@arbiter1 I think you may be a little off base here. The motor in the C8 Z06 is a high revving, DOHC. I may be wrong but I believe that the motor that the original commenter is describing is a single cam “pushrod” design. This is getting wordy, but I believe it’s a Chevrolet R07 in the Garage 56 car, and the motor for the C8 Z06 is an LT6.

Enough freedom to make a grown man cry! Thank you for watching, Arctic! Glad you enjoyed

He does as he's watched the Chicago race 😜

Gotta love that die hard loyalty to the Ford-Chevy rivalry 😂 thanks for commenting Greg, glad you enjoyed the reaction

@@ExploringTheSmoke You're welcome my friend. Thanks for for the great content. No shit. I truly appreciate this.

Appreciate ya being here, more to come, I just need to get my voice back 😂

Thank you Bill for the knowledge!! I appreciate you my friend, they certainly have come a long way that's for sure

Could cause a little ruckus haha thanks for watching Bill, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

Like lightnin'!

Can't nobody tell them they don't know what they're doing! Glad you enjoyed, Doc

Glad you enjoyed Death! Thank you for watching

Now that is pushing it!!

Which video is that you're talking about? Thank you scrambler

Thank you Karl, appreciate the knowledge, glad you enjoyed

Last time they used any stock parts was the late 70's?They were using factory hoods and rear trunks And roofs in the 1980's.

Sephuris! Welcome back and thank you for the knowledge about Gordon, is there any reason as to why you don't watch it as much anymore

@@ExploringTheSmoke the rules changes, the political postering, and time

@@sephuris5555 ahhh that seems to be a lot of fans/ex-fans reasons for distaste towards the sport 😂

@@ExploringTheSmoke I think it's because the rule changes have made no since, the political postering came after NASCAR got pushed by online activist crowd one driver using their race as ammunition against the organization.

Thank you for the knowledge Jerry, I appreciate it

They are very close to Australia v8 super cars right now. Hence how a NZ driver that won 3 v8 super car championships came to and 1st race ever in nascar won the chicago road coarse.

Welcome Mike! Shelby is indeed incredible! Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

Thank you for the knowledge Rex! I'm glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

NASCAR and NHRA drag racing is something I need to see before I leave this earth I've been told by many 😂

NHRA 100 percent you need to see ! my friend you can literally feel the pressure and vibration. There’s nothing like it ….. the throttle whacks are god awful loud. These videos don’t do it justice . I go every year and it’s such an experience

@@ericcase5402 hoping to get to Santa Pod here in the UK, I NEEEEEEED to feel my bones rattle inside my skin 😂

That's pretty damned awesome!!

Are you a fan of the new adapted cars they're creating? And thanks for watching Jesus.... 😂, I'm glad you enjoyed

Thank you Donna, I've been lucky enough to see it on stage in London's West end, so much fun!

And it sounds INCREDIBLE, thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed

@@ExploringTheSmoke I know don't get me wrong I love a flat plane crank but there is something to be said about the grunt of an old school v8 screaming down the road at red line

@@earlsmackwife especially compared to European motors that sound great....it just SCREAMS it's power around the track

One pump Jack's may make it "easier" but that one lift you have to have incredible power to be consistent with it! Thank you Coyote, glad you enjoyed

@@ExploringTheSmoke they tend to use their whole body weight and you will see their feet are off the ground. So not much much about strength as using the entire body weight to to do it.

@@arbiter1 hey downward force is downward force I guess 😂

Jenson Button is certainly a tall drink of water 😜 glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

@@ExploringTheSmoke Damn, you made that weird af lol

@@ToxicGamer86454 😂😂😂 I appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

That would definitely be an exciting watch!

And more to come I hope!

Glad you enjoyed Jon

@@ExploringTheSmoke If you have any NASCAR questions for me let me know and I’ll try my best to answer them.

@@jonnewton9747 I appreciate the knowledge 💪🏻

@@ExploringTheSmoke you’re welcome bro

It is something sharp that's for sure 💪🏻

I'm glad you're one of the people excited for the future of this class/car, so many hate it/hate on it, for being a "muscle" car unfit for the likes of something as "prestigious" as Le Mans 😂

@@ExploringTheSmoke Thank you very much. There was a time when American cars did compete at LeMans. With the technology available to make the cars lighter and stronger at the same time I feel it could be done. Given some time I think it could become a reality, I would love to see the Camaro, and/or the Mustang race at LeMans in the GTE class.

@@yankee_tango anytime! And honestly me too, the arguments I've had in the comments alone, people genuinely angry at me like I built the fucking car 😂😂 it's funny seeing all the "purists" getting their panties in a twist at the idea of the beloved Italian supercars being beaten by the American cousin

@@ExploringTheSmoke They fail to realize that the Ford GT40 killed Ferrari in the 60's I believe then again in the 2010's so. I would love to see Camaro's, Mustangs, and maybe even Chargers or Challengers running at LeMans in the future. The series needs some new blood I think.

GT3. GTE is no more after this year. We should get a reasonable idea what a muscle car derived GT3 can do next year with Ford throwing a few Mustangs into the mix. I wouldn't be so quick to assume the Chevy's performance at Le Mans is a sign of future dominance if they did decide to have a crack at a GT3 entry though. That Chevy 'NASCAR' was about as far removed from an actual NASCAR spec car as it is from a GT3 spec car. If Hendricks or anyone else did rock up with a GT3 Chevy, it'd be a very different animal to the one we saw at Le Mans. When you're allowed to throw the rule book away, it's easy to make the competition look slow, but it's a very different game when you're racing to class spec, especially in a BoP happy series, like GT3. Any advantage anyone gets is quickly snuffed out with all manner of BoP tweeking and fettling shenanigans by the powers that be.

Could you imagine 900+ in the modern era of cars??? They would need an air traffic control at races in case any ACTUALLY took off 😂

Thank you Pie!! You're a legend 💪🏻

Thank you Arran, I'll add it to the list! Glad you're enjoying

Thank you Chad, I'll look it up! Can't hurt to look it up, glad you enjoyed the reaction

For a group that "only turn left" they sure showed out! Glad you enjoyed ZZ! Thank you for watching

It's been tried before, but it just doesn't build a big enough of a following here to attract big name sponsors and money printing TV rights on major channels though. We even built a dedicated high speed stadium oval here in the U.K in the early 2000s at Rockingham. It was an impressive commitment to oval racing, a full on dedicated stadium complex that hadn't been shy of cash in its development, was only outmatched by Silverstone and Brands in terms of modern facilities available for teams and spectators and got a bit of attention in its first few years with the CART series visiting for the first year or two and the unfortunately named NASCAR ripoff ASCAR series had a crack (pun absolutely intended) at it for a few years as well. But it never attracted NASCAR itself and within half a dozen years or so, there were no notable oval races being held there at all and the racing that did take place there was confined to BTCC and support series races on the mostly infield section... the style of circuit that we have plenty of already in Britain and in most cases too, already offered a much a better quality of racing than Rockingham's cramped, fairly short, slow and uninspiring infield ever could hope to match. 17 years after opening, Rockingham was closed as a live circuit for good. It just cost too much money to operate a stadium, the oval was seldom used and the BTCC aside, most series that it hosted were low key support series affairs. Even then, the BTCC is hardly an international draw. Rockingham did well if it got one live TV broadcast per year, I don't think it ever saw a capacity crowd in its entire operational existence, it couldn't attract spectators, it didn't offer much for TV viewers, big name sponsorship was mostly absent with its lack of interest or exposure and it sat there empty as a very expensive, rarely used money pit for most of its life. We have the same problem with drag racing here too. Despite having the very well facilitated Santa Pod drag strip, we're a long way out of the NHRA's catchment area over here and very rarely get the big name American teams and drivers. There is still a small but dedicated following for the FIA sanctioned racing here though and the gate for the big races always does well, but it's still very much on the fringes of motorsport in the U.K. Unlike Rockingham though, the maintenance overheads for a drag strip are considerably lower than a full stadium circuit and Santa Pod is able to thrive just from its gate and without much in the way of TV rights megabucks and massive NHRA connected sponsorship deals bankrolling it. Rockingham on the other hand, was dead in the water almost from day one. There just isn't the level of interest for oval racing here that the sort venues you need to host it rely on to survive.

@@bigal3055 Al, I feel like I need a pint with you, your knowledge is astounding, thank you for taking the time to write to me

Damn you're revealing all the magicians secrets to me 😂 I'd be a pretty snappy Jack man I think!

Wow, thank you smoke, (good name 😂) I'll give it a look, glad you enjoyed

Thank you walt and welcome from Ohio, glad you enjoyed

Absolutely incredible

I'll look it up ☺️ thank you again Lynds

It is indeed 🤣

Well thank you Estratos, glad you enjoyed and thank you for the information

Incredible sound! Thanks for watching Christopher

Haha I do indeed Oliver 😂

Welcome Thomas, Welcome Explorer! I've seen some salt flat races....even to a point where I have seen a guy on rollerblades breaking a record....I think 😂 glad you enjoyed the reaction

@@ExploringTheSmoke You have truly lived my friend!

If that ain't the truth!

Probably the only good thing to come out of prohibition 😂😂 thank you Anthony, glad you enjoyed

Incredible

Thank you Gordon! Glad you enjoyed