The Hawk at Road America. Heritage Motorsports McLaren M6B Can-Am qualifying race. Onboard with '96 12hr Sebring and 24 hr daytona overall winner jim pace
I was so sorry to hear about the passing of Jim. He was such a good teacher, and a compass of where a motorsports career can lead. Knowing his successes and watching him drive these iconic cars will be his legacy and inspiration for future aspiring racers. Heart felt condolences to Jim's family and friends.
Watched tons of racing videos, this is the best on car in car camera video in EXISTENCE. The old Can-Am cars were also the greatest screaming demons from hell ever made. Great driving.
Looks like the ultimate Can-Am track. At least they let you guys get up to top speed on the straights like the old days. They wrecked the long straight at the Glen by putting that slowdown in the middle of it. We grew up in the 60's and 70's watching at the end of the straight as these beasts came screaming and bobbing from the horizon right at us. Sights and sounds never to be forgotten.
@@billiebones62 Hey, does,nt that engine scream. It seems to be tuned to perfection. No backfiring on over run. Crisp as! Even gearchange up is slick for a big motor. Have seen and heard a M8A on track, It,s something i never forget, just awesome.
@Steve Garcia - You've got a lot of great road racing ahead of you! I've been going to Lime Rock Park since 1963 and love it just as much today as back then. It's in your blood, or it's not!
How did those Can Am pilots fit their balls in the cockpit? Seriously great, cam in the footwell letting us see what I guess must be turn-in braking at ludicrous speeds, and the heel n toe action. Props to everyone on the track. Tragic to lose Jim Pace to Covid, taken way too soon. RIP Sir.
Terrific video !! I saw these fabulous beasts race years ago. I've never forgotten the sight and sound of a pack of big block chevy CanAms snarling at each other around a track. Thanks so much for a well done vid.
Its april 2020 and here we are stuck at home. I hope they get RA open for the Historics in July and we can get to see these again. What a sight and and sound they make!
Great video. I was lucky enough to watch these cars race as a youngster, including Oscar in the Autoworld McLaren; great stuff! Also fun to have in-car footage of Road America, which brings back memories of my WKA enduro and Barber FF days at this grand circuit. Thanks Jim!
Great video and driving. Your video's keep me going over the long Chicago winter while there is no racing and I can't drive my car. Can't wait til July. I'll be at RA for sure.
Just a great pleasure to watch love the heel until work excellent job gentleman driving the video all the above the cars are wonderful and the drivers are amazing God bless you gentlemen many more laps to go
Jim, that has to be one of the BEST in-car cam films I've seen in a LONG time. Love the footwork cam. It was a classic battle of a small-block vs big-block and you can see the extra inches pull the mouse motor up the front straight. Motor sounds phenomenal...how high did he twist it?
Was wondering why this account hasnt posted a video in 3 years. Just found out why. I didnt even know Jim and it still felt like a gut punch. Hate to hear that that happened to him. R.I.P. Jim. You will be very deeply missed by many worldwide.
Agree. Watching that big-block Shadow literally JUMP away up the hill on the front straight is something to behold....probably shifting at 6000 regularly, and 6500+ to stretch it into a corner to save a shift, maybe. The small-block fuel processor simply has to twist higher to put the same amount of "spent fuel on the ground"...so you gear it accordingly. With all the power comparatively "upstairs", the small block doesn't hit the tires as hard, so it's more drivable off the corners.
fw1421 I loved it then, BUT, the competition was actually kind of poor. 1966 wasn't bad but 1967 through 1971 was just variations of McLaren domination followed in 1972 and 1973 by the all-crushing Penske Panzer. There really wasn't a lot of passing in CanAm but it was absolutely awesome none the less. And cars were always breaking down, you never we're really sure who would finish.
Awesome video! I just found this! These cars ran without sponsors names all over every inch of the cars. Money has ruined motorsports. They are all just rolling billboards now and it takes millions of dollars to be competitive.
Fantastic video. I noticed the tach was redlined or the shift point was about the 3 o'clock position. I believe it was Sterling Moss who had his tach turned so as the redline, or shift point was at the 12:00 position, so he didn't have to look at it. It would catch his eye.
Great stuff. I don't know about good old fashioned. I seem to recall the small blocks good for less than 500 and the big one's for less than 800. How high are you running the engines. 6K was good back then.
One place scarier than Road America Turn 5, where you also test the brakes on a downhill run just to make sure, is going into the boot at Watkins Glen.
That's vintage racing. Here the awesome sounds, see the beautiful cars run on track - as they brake WAYYY early for the turns to protect the zillion dollar cars. I'm not saying there's something wrong with that as long as everyone knows.
Maximum HP for big block V8 Can Am cars was closer to 840 - not 1,000. The 917/30 Porsche Can Am car was the most powerful by far - 1,100 race HP and with a simple turn of the boost knob up to 1,500+ HP for short bursts.
Thanks for watching. Yes in period correct the horsepower was less but with todays technology (and rules) the engines are producing significantly more power. Much of this is through increased rpm permitted by the technology. The small block McLaren I have the opportunity to drive is making over 720 HP at 8000 rpm. That is considerably more rpm than reliable in 1968. Same goes for the big blocks. They make power!!! It is impressive how the BB cars accelerate from say 150-195 mph! Thanks again for watching and commenting. JP
Good point Jim! Even the race fuels today are more potent than they were in the 60s. Never saw a Can Am race except a vintage event at Lime Rock Park - 1/2 hr. drive for me. Fantastic looking and sounding road race machines! Sure wish I had seen them race for real back then. Thanks for the reply.
Erik, The non-synchronized gear boxes are easily shifted without the clutch by matching the rpm on the downshift, a technique known as "heel & toe" since one foot is operating two pedals (brake and gas). Additionally the idea of revving the engine in neutral between shifts is known as "double clutching" whether the clutch is used or not. Together it is "heel & toe double clutch downshifting". A necessary skill set before sequential and paddles became the norm. Thank you for watching. JP
@@JimPaceMotorsports oh I get that he CAN throw the car into gear safely with a proper rev match, I was just asking if he went the whole race without using the clutch, but I didnt watch far enough into the video to see that yes, in fact, he did use the clutch.
Hey, you passed "Jerry Hansen" in Canada corner on the last lap. Not likely! ;-) I remember watching Jerry smoke everyone in A sports racer (and A production) at Road Atlanta in the early 1970s.
