Sad sad loss of Jim.. The motor racing world lost a gentleman when Jim passed. A true racer and an incredible teacher. R.I.P Sir.... You will be missed
WTF When did he die??? He helped me take steps so I could race in the Rolex, didn't work out, but shit.... A true mentor from Skip Barber. What happened? I never got a chance to thank him.
@@cmdmdhe passed away about three years ago from Covid. I never got to meet him but I’ve watched his videos for years and loved his presentation style. Broke my heart to hear he passed.
Jim Pace , a great racer surely a great man . Watched him race IMSA and its later iterations through the 1990's . I'm really enjoying him in these short videos . I really find him a very exciting driver. Aggressive , precise as well as comical in his narrations . "Thank you for the rev limiter." "There's a ground hog in the apex!"
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@Legend Trevor i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Now that`s how you instruct someone to drive a circuit. Clear concise instruction. Where to brake where to shift and where to turn. And such an iconic car to be instructed in. Jim you are a lucky man... Highly skilled but still very lucky.
Thank you for watching. Very grateful everyday for the opportunities to share a few laps in these magnificent cars! As much FUN as it appears on video the real thing is spectacular.
Awesome, just fucking awesome Jim! 👍👊😎 the sound of that superformance GT40 makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up! Your narration was spot on and entertaining at the same time 😄
Just another sim racer here. Only just stumbled across Jim's channel and after watching two of his videos (this and his Road America one) am filled with sadness to hear of his passing. Not sure why but I guess it's something to do with seeing someone enjoying themselves so much, filled with passion. Hopefully he's belting around a racetrack somewhere else now.
Im really impressed he could talk as much as he did. When I raced about 20 yrs. ago, driving nothing as fast as this, I didnt even breath thru the corners, let alone try a running commentary.!
Thanks Jim for your voice over, while racing. I would love to drive one of these beautiful racing machines. However, the compromise is videos like yours, that get me out there.
Love the sound of it . I remember one racing driver saying that he wasn't watching directly in front of him, but was looking about 100 yards ,or so, in front of him to smooth his driving through the corners and esses. Jim seems to be fighting the steering constantly
Thank you Jim! Being able to see a master narrate and navigate while being in a GT40 mk2 is just a dream, although the mk1 is my favorite. Much thanks from Canada.
Very nice video. I really like the fact that the producers decided just to leave it alone with the driver's commentary and the sound of the motor, and not clog it up with a soundtrack. The GT-40 is my all-time favorite car. I wonder if Superformance has built any GT40s with the Coyote motor. Now, that would be an awesome machine!
I checked with Roush Performance, and it is a struggle to get the Coyote engine shoe-horned into the Superformance chassis.. You can do it, but the installation (and future service on the engine) will be a Royal PIA
I met jim 3 years ago i bought his 1999 3/4 ton suburban from him at his house nice guy he said his brother gave it to him new 4 a wedding present in 1999.its 454 with a wipple charger .i still have his number on my sell phone .sucks he got covid
He sez it's a small block Ford -- so probably a 302? I'm thinking the 170mph is due to the gear ratio he's running, more than any sort of limit imposed by the engine. Ford won at Le Mans in 1968 and 1969 with 302 motors. It was the same car, in fact, that won both races.
Nice car, driving, commentary. Nice everything 😀. What is the engine spec? Sounds really nice and free revving at the top end unlike most small block 427 i have heard in the Superformamce mk2 gt40.
...and be right-hand drive....this is a replicar (SuperPerformance).....this is a modern replica, not a true 1966 GT40 .... www.superformance.com/factory-models-gt40
@@verrettracing2342 They did not but, it was what was holding back the MKII from the crazy speed. The minute Ken Miles lapped Ford's 5-mi oval track at Romeo, Michigan, at 201 mph someone called out that it was the car that was gonna go to the Le Mans. Especially with new tires coming out around that time that allowed for better control. Such a crazy story, and AWESOME! SO all in all the MKII did not make it out as a small block. It was the 7 liters that was raced. The small one never really saw much action.
Nice car, nice work. But. I clicked. On this to see a Le Mans era GT40 at full tilt on ANYTHING. I would t care if it was an airport runway, and I wouldn’t care if it was on that massive oval in Italy. It’s about the crazy sounds, the twitching, crashing sounds constantly, harmonics of body panels oscillating variably with speed, the sheer terror and audacity to have driven one of these things, under those conditions, with those tires, and that fuel, and those helmets, and the same gearing, cam, compression, trans gear spread, the works. On any road at all, but flat out. That’s an experience that would bring some guys like me to tears. But ‘‘twas not to be. A Superpeformance version is still indeed a badass car, and rare, every little difference in suspension bushing, spring rate, engine characteristics, insulation, and other refinements meant to make the thing streetable are the exact things that take away the visceral part of life. Easy no brained example. I used to have a 1968 Country Squire. 390 engine. It was heavy but it was slow. Actually it did 0-60 in 7.2 seconds so not bad for 4500 lbs of honest to god grocery getter. Giant front discs and big drums, wagon spec. The fuel gauge didn’t work, even after I fixed it several times. Exhaust leaks from manifold even after fixing those. One of em twice. Tailgate glass was unreliable. Under dash AC worked, barely. No headliner but the rest of the interior was in very good shape, save for the driver’s butt. It could be a pain in the ass. But my ex and I went on our honeymoon in that wagon. I could tow a boat with that wagon. Girls would lay on the hood for album covers pictures. It was huge. It did everything but did it with character, like it or not. Now I have a Dodge Magnum. It does everything the Squire did, but much better. Faster. Rides better. Everything. But I miss the Squire all the time. Now where’s my flat out lap in a real GT40? You know, the one that I paid for?
Sad sad loss of Jim.. The motor racing world lost a gentleman when Jim passed. A true racer and an incredible teacher. R.I.P Sir.... You will be missed
WTF
When did he die??? He helped me take steps so I could race in the Rolex, didn't work out, but shit.... A true mentor from Skip Barber.
What happened? I never got a chance to thank him.
@@cmdmdhe passed away about three years ago from Covid. I never got to meet him but I’ve watched his videos for years and loved his presentation style. Broke my heart to hear he passed.
@@TheTennessyean
Shit. Still have his emails.
R I P Mr Pace-----will be missed
I love these narrated ones. This one has the perfect amount of groundhog.
Epic comment
In my opinion, road racing just hasn't been the same since all the major sanctioning bodies banned groundhogs.
I'm lost guys let me in on the joke..I heard him say groundhog but I thought he saw a real one...
@@brucekirk5386 The groundhog is at 1:58 about 3' inside the apex of the turn.
that was a joy to watch a real professional taking us through the paces
Jim Pace , a great racer surely a great man . Watched him race IMSA and its later iterations through the 1990's . I'm really enjoying
him in these short videos .
I really find him a very exciting driver. Aggressive , precise as well as comical in his narrations . "Thank you for the rev limiter."
"There's a ground hog in the apex!"
I think I have watched this maybe 20 times and it makes me smile every time! Thanks Jim!
Love all the James Pace videos. As an instructor, one of "stretch goals" is to be able to narrate a lap 1/2 as well as Jim could. RIP Jim.
This is awesome! Thanks for this Jim :)
Ayyyy Jimmy!!!
I love your vids :)
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I somehow forgot my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me
@Mohammed Conor Instablaster =)
@Legend Trevor i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out atm.
I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Now that`s how you instruct someone to drive a circuit. Clear concise instruction. Where to brake where to shift and where to turn. And such an iconic car to be instructed in. Jim you are a lucky man... Highly skilled but still very lucky.
Thank you for watching. Very grateful everyday for the opportunities to share a few laps in these magnificent cars! As much FUN as it appears on video the real thing is spectacular.
I really like these narrated sessions. Please do more of these!!
What’s amazing is just how good that old design was. It’s still a relevant car.
Superb. Car, driver, all of it
Thanks for taking us along, Jim!
It is always a pleasure to ride shotgun with you.
i really miss Jims narrations , its good that we have these videos
Miss Jim..... One of my favorite drivers to watch in car footage.
That’s how you do it Thanks for the Thrilling ride
This reminds me of that old poem "Touch of the Master's Hand".
Thank you. That was amazing
Love the narrations Jim.
Really great video, nice and smooth driving on this incredibly difficult track. Also, that thing is quick!
Awesome, just fucking awesome Jim! 👍👊😎 the sound of that superformance GT40 makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up! Your narration was spot on and entertaining at the same time 😄
really enjoyed this. great narration.
I have driven a powerful Jag at VIR and this video scares the daylights out of me! This guy is amazing👍
Just another sim racer here. Only just stumbled across Jim's channel and after watching two of his videos (this and his Road America one) am filled with sadness to hear of his passing. Not sure why but I guess it's something to do with seeing someone enjoying themselves so much, filled with passion. Hopefully he's belting around a racetrack somewhere else now.
Thanks Jim. I learn something from every view.
Really great narrative on the nuance at each apex. I learned a lot. Subscribed.
You Sir are a F-ing legend, that was awesome - as noted below you will be sadly missed, i have just come across this video i love the GT 40 ;)
One of the best videos ever
Impressive drive with comprehensive commentary on what looks like a tricky circuit .
Im really impressed he could talk as much as he did. When I raced about 20 yrs. ago, driving nothing as fast as this, I didnt even breath thru the corners, let alone try a running commentary.!
Another great vid Jim. Subscribed and look forward to the next one.
Thanks Jim for your voice over, while racing. I would love to drive one of these beautiful racing machines. However, the compromise is videos like yours, that get me out there.
I had to revisit this after Ford vs Ferrari, awesome video!!
fantastic car and on board narration and driving. i hope to get a 66 gt 40 like this one day.
Really like the commentary, especially on a track I've only ever raced in a sim.
I want one!!!! Great video 👍👍
this was great!
Definitely the guy to learn a track from... Still hear eyes right eyes right on Road Atlanta...
Amazing!
Awesome nariation and really a good driving lesson.
First On Race Day!
From GT owner.
Beautiful
Awesome sound
Nothing sounds better than a SBF !
Love the sound of it . I remember one racing driver saying that he wasn't watching directly in front of him, but was looking about 100 yards ,or so, in front of him to smooth his driving through the corners and esses. Jim seems to be fighting the steering constantly
Great sound
Outstanding
this car is.... my dream car forever
Amazing. So much to be learned here. Thank you Jim. Would’ve loved to have had a conversation with you....
I want this job!!
Fantastic!
A great car on and fantastic circuit!!! So much FUN... Thanks for watching. JP
Just WoW. 170mph 1966 GT40. Brilliant driver
best shifting i have seen (thumbs up )
Nice and smooth!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
= Equals fast!
RIP, Jim.
excellent!!!!
Now that's a ride.
Those are fast fking shifts. Damn
Nice :) thanks.
Thank you Jim! Being able to see a master narrate and navigate while being in a GT40 mk2 is just a dream, although the mk1 is my favorite. Much thanks from Canada.
That is a NICE race car!
Very nice video. I really like the fact that the producers decided just to leave it alone with the driver's commentary and the sound of the motor, and not clog it up with a soundtrack. The GT-40 is my all-time favorite car. I wonder if Superformance has built any GT40s with the Coyote motor. Now, that would be an awesome machine!
I checked with Roush Performance, and it is a struggle to get the Coyote engine shoe-horned into the Superformance chassis.. You can do it, but the installation (and future service on the engine) will be a Royal PIA
Driven like a boss
c'était fantastique
That was the best!
Runs good !
"we got a groundhog right there by the apex" 1:58 !!!!!!!!!!
Glad no dynamite involved
Nicely done Jim. Cool as a cucumber.
Sick.
Nice one Jim sounds awesome can't beat an American v8
There are onboard videos, and epic-jimpace-commented onboard videos!
"Go, man, go!" :) Agreed.
One word, NIIICE! 👍😁👍😁👍😁👍😁👍😁👍😁
Dude should start a performance driving school. He is a phenomenal teacher.
"We got a ground hog at the apex"...will miss Jim's unique style.
RIP ❤️😭
It has the FORD sound!
Rip jim
Will you be at VIR SVRA 2018 this year?
must say.. fucking fantastic!
I met jim 3 years ago i bought his 1999 3/4 ton suburban from him at his house nice guy he said his brother gave it to him new 4 a wedding present in 1999.its 454 with a wipple charger .i still have his number on my sell phone .sucks he got covid
Very nice. What motor you got hitting rev limiter at 170 or do you have another gear?
He sez it's a small block Ford -- so probably a 302? I'm thinking the 170mph is due to the gear ratio he's running, more than any sort of limit imposed by the engine. Ford won at Le Mans in 1968 and 1969 with 302 motors. It was the same car, in fact, that won both races.
Nice car, driving, commentary. Nice everything 😀. What is the engine spec? Sounds really nice and free revving at the top end unlike most small block 427 i have heard in the Superformamce mk2 gt40.
He doesn't say anything about the engine spec other than it's a small block Ford. So probably a breathed-on 302.
Nice video because the GT40 is hands down the sexiest thing on four tires. Why is it all I can think is weeeeeeeeeee rumble rumble rumble weeeeeeee
What engine do you have in there ???!! Man it sounds glorious ! Is it 302 or 351C ?
Roger B Thanks for watching. I believe this car has a 351. Very well maintained and supported by Olthoff Racing, experts in Superformance built cars.
Call me a purist. A MKII should have a FE 427 Ford.
Thank you for watching. It would be a JOY to drive the 427 too! If that opportunity comes along I hope to post the video.
...and be right-hand drive....this is a replicar (SuperPerformance).....this is a modern replica, not a true 1966 GT40 .... www.superformance.com/factory-models-gt40
They also didn't start out with a 427
@@verrettracing2342 They did not but, it was what was holding back the MKII from the crazy speed. The minute Ken Miles lapped Ford's 5-mi oval track at Romeo, Michigan, at 201 mph someone called out that it was the car that was gonna go to the Le Mans. Especially with new tires coming out around that time that allowed for better control. Such a crazy story, and AWESOME! SO all in all the MKII did not make it out as a small block. It was the 7 liters that was raced. The small one never really saw much action.
@@PewGoBoomLife Yes, the MKII had the 427. The MKI which won both the 68 and 69 Le Mans races used the 302 just fyi.
Jim, what transaxle do you use in this application?
The chief mechanic says it is an RBT version of the original ZF. Thanks for watching.
So 170mph usable and stable
Hi, please help... what does compromise left mean? ?? turning too much to the left to set up the next straight ??? Thanks
Yes, finishing on the left (to setup the next corner) rather than letting car track out and move across to the right
@@clintonw1055 Thanks
Groundhog in the apex!
Is it me or was Jim repeating a mistake at turn 4 (Left Hook) by not heel toeing the down shift? You can hear the rear tires chirp.
Nice car, nice work. But. I clicked. On this to see a Le Mans era GT40 at full tilt on ANYTHING. I would t care if it was an airport runway, and I wouldn’t care if it was on that massive oval in Italy. It’s about the crazy sounds, the twitching, crashing sounds constantly, harmonics of body panels oscillating variably with speed, the sheer terror and audacity to have driven one of these things, under those conditions, with those tires, and that fuel, and those helmets, and the same gearing, cam, compression, trans gear spread, the works. On any road at all, but flat out. That’s an experience that would bring some guys like me to tears. But ‘‘twas not to be. A Superpeformance version is still indeed a badass car, and rare, every little difference in suspension bushing, spring rate, engine characteristics, insulation, and other refinements meant to make the thing streetable are the exact things that take away the visceral part of life. Easy no brained example. I used to have a 1968 Country Squire. 390 engine. It was heavy but it was slow. Actually it did 0-60 in 7.2 seconds so not bad for 4500 lbs of honest to god grocery getter. Giant front discs and big drums, wagon spec. The fuel gauge didn’t work, even after I fixed it several times. Exhaust leaks from manifold even after fixing those. One of em twice. Tailgate glass was unreliable. Under dash AC worked, barely. No headliner but the rest of the interior was in very good shape, save for the driver’s butt. It could be a pain in the ass. But my ex and I went on our honeymoon in that wagon. I could tow a boat with that wagon. Girls would lay on the hood for album covers pictures. It was huge. It did everything but did it with character, like it or not. Now I have a Dodge Magnum. It does everything the Squire did, but much better. Faster. Rides better. Everything. But I miss the Squire all the time. Now where’s my flat out lap in a real GT40? You know, the one that I paid for?
Groundhog by the apex.....
damn. his word is faster than GT40
voila lui il accccccceeeeelere
Dedicated to Jim! I just happened to have a racing sim version of this car and track. th-cam.com/video/qioPs_hmqdc/w-d-xo.html
Got it....was wondering why left-hand-drive.....this says it all ..."by SuperPerformance" ( 0:14-0:17).... www.superformance.com/factory-models-gt40
Be a lot cooler if it had a 427 sideoiler........
If its a Superformance, it's not a 1966!!!!! Nor is it a GT40 MK II for that matter.
Say! It looks odd to see the driver seated on the left in such an ironic race car.
427?
Small block, not big block so no.