And then you have the "owners" who buy cars like these only for making more money. Jesus, this car is worth millions and here it is driven how it MUST be driven.
Automobiles MUST be driven in a safe and legal manner. However, since Goodwood is a racing venue, you are permitted to travel slightly faster. Plus, since these are well-qualified and experienced drivers, NOT Internet counch-laden Wankers, they do so in a safe manner.
I was thinking the same that the cars are worth millions but then I thought so are modern exotic cars. The value is more in its rarity than its monetary value.
I filmed this GTO a couple of times at Zandvoort. And I want to talk to one of the mechanics from Roelofs Engineering at Zandvoort for more information about this GTO and the build. However checking the license plate it's a 1963 250 GT. And there was a little story in a Dutch car magazine here: amt.nl.s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/app/uploads/2015/04/attachment-001_2006_1_36_reportage.pdf. So I was wondering myself how could a "recreation" or whatever it is be taking part in a Goodwood event?
Exactly right Mark. It is equipped with a "quick change" rear end. The rear gears can be swapped out in a matter of minutes. The driver attends the testing phase, and relays info to the crew, who decide on the best ratio for the track. Then re-test to confirm. Im guessing the 4:11 to 4:56 range for this short course. Perhaps as low as 5:10's. Longer courses would use higher gears like a 3:73 or 3:30's.
@Enzo 1965 Racing cars back then were, as far as I know, fitted with a quick change rear end, or some other similar means. It certainly would take untold ages to change gears in the gearbox, especially if you're trying to qualify the car for a race back then, time is your biggest enemy. Also, what if the team mechanics ended up fitting the wrong gear ratios, or even worse forgot to put in some important bits in a hurry to put the driver back on the road again. The only time the mechanics might have a look into the gearboxes would be when there were gear shifting problems in the practice/qualifying sessions.
I feel sorry for the generations far in the future who will never hear these glorious sounds of Ferrari power when there is no more petrol to be had! This is as good as any Mozart symphony :-)
Kind of reminds me of my great-grandfather who said "I feel sorry for the generations far in the future who will never hear the glorious sounds of my traction engine when there is no more coal to be had". I have a more positive view of the future, where people who enjoy motorsport will invent new, better ways to drive stupidly fast.
@@johnbidwell2393 I agree with you--in motorsport, they always discover new ways of going faster, no doubt about that. But there's something romantic and deeply stirring about the sound of a powerful internal combustion engine unleashed. To me, that's even more important than going faster (a little bit more important, anyway). It's why songs were written about the Pontiac GTO, the AC Cobra, and the Corvette Sting Ray, but probably no similar song will ever be written about a Tesla 😉. Cheers!
No, the thumbs down must be from those owners who think these cars should be kept in some top-secret garage, where all they do is sit until the someone appraises it in a much higher amount...
A racing owner of a GTO 250, said the reason he did not worry about racing it was because the only important part of the car was the serial number! Bravo, to him!
It's always impressive watching the drivers keep it together on this track in the classic racers. It doesn't look like that challenging of a course, other than being very narrow and often crowded, but you can see how the slight elevation changes really have an effect on the handling on some of the exits. Lots of cheek-clenching moments.
Major major major gigantic over the top thumbs up. Love it. That’s what the car was made for, not to be siting still in a showroom somewhere. Congrats.
ive listened to this 10 days straight with my morning coffee and i just cant enough of this sound .its just intoxicating, the growl,burble and backfire!!!!aaarrgh i want one so bad
He'd be dead. Perfusion starts to decrease as your heart goes faster, because the chambers don't have enough time to fill up normally. This is why blood pressure drops so severely when heart rates climb. Though, racing drivers pretty much always have heart rates at the top end of the tolerable scale during a drive; 150 is not uncommon at all.
No , someone say him do u wanna drive ferrari in 10 days ? Wow oke i want ! When he se car is old he think its cost maybe 3000€, he still dont know this car is 66.666.666 milion xD
Wow that is something else, that is a lot of money on the line out there, just one bump and ouch. Lot of fun to watch and what a wonderful bunch of cars.
Well done ! The ol girl sounds a treat too . Looks like it has advantage on the top end , though corners well too. Thx for posting from such a magnificent automobile
Yes, legendary 250 GTO racer one of the worlds rarest and greatest. What about the driver? That was spectacular, the man drove it like he was possessed with the spirit of Phil Hill! The chassis number may even have seen his patronage back in it’s heyday.
Oh yes yes yes !!!!! Sheer heaven. At one point the Italian legend was behind the British legend that is CUT7, but not for long... Wonderful wonderful wonderful and thank you
I wish you had onboard footage of that little 250lm in front of him at the start, He was flying thru the field like there is no tomorrow at the beginning of the race
I kinda get teary eyed watching this, because the old girl still has if. A car I’ll probably never get to drive, in it’s natural habitat, being driven the way Enzo intended
BEEYOOTIFUL card but man what a handful to drive. All that constant steering input has to tire you out. Imagine how tired you be after several hundred miles of muscling this beast around the track.
