I talked with the Cobra guys as they were fixing the diff bushings for this car on Friday. I had also been watching your videos of VIR in preparation for my trip there the following weekend. Wish I had been able to speak with/thank you for all the help and inspiration you've provided with these videos. Thanks Mr Pace! And thanks HSR for hosting these awesome events!
Casey Quillen...stop by any time! The Cobra Automotive guys did an outstanding getting this Daytona Coupe ready in short order. Daytona is very demanding and the team did a fantastic job by the green flag. Looking forward to running with them again. Thanks for watching. JP
It don't get any cooler than this. I can sure picture my heroes Dan Gurney, Dave MacDonald and Ken Miles right about now..........thanks for this post.
In 1964 Pedro DRIFTED his NART '64 GTO around the 180... On skinny R5... The Cobras HOPPED when pushed FAT Goodyear Stock Car tyres.. Small AC frame tubes... Coupe DID go 187 on the oval Ferrari only 176... But quicker thru the infield... So 2:04s -2:12s were average laps.... No bloody Chicanes! An abomination... Forza Ferrari! J.C.
Your forgetting Shelby whooped Ferraris ass in 1965 with 6 races left in the season for the FIA GT World Manufacturers Championship, and at Le mans on the Mulsanne straight they averaged 192 mph except one which ran 197 mph.
@@josephhensley2601 Carroll Shelby's 1962 Cobra used a body and chassis from one maker (AC Motors), a rear-end from Jaguar and an engine he could only get from Ford. He originally asked Ed Cole at GM for an engine but was refused because Chevy didn't want competition for the Corvette. So he went to see Lee Iaccoca at Ford and he got three 289's that were supposed to be used for the Canadian pickup market. Since FIA rules at the time stated you couldn't change the chassis but you could change the body, Peter Brock designed the Coupe but the chassis was still the Cobra. Keep in mind that Shelby wasn't sponsored by Ford yet (that came with the GT40 in 1966). Hence, Shelby had a "kit-car" his team built and then modified. If Ed Cole was a non-racing kind of guy, he might of given Shelby his engines and we'd all be singing a different tune today. Peter Brock today drives a Superformance Coupe with an LS engine because he said they have more power and are more reliable. It's just a matter of opinion. To each his own.
@@427Nut Wrong, First Ed Cole gave Shelby 3 vettes which Shelby took to Italy to have sheet metal body's put on, then Zora Arkus Duntov ( CHEVYS SHELBY ) threw a fit and Ed Cole called Shelby and said it never happened and don't tell anyone I gave them to you. Then Shelby went to Don Fry at Ford first, then FRY sent him to Iacocca. Ford then gave him 25k and gave him 2 221 cid v8s. When they got going the 221 was replaced with the 260 cid. A total of 75 260's were sent, then the 289's replaced the 260's. All Shelbys race cars were 289's. I raced more SB Chevys than Fords due to high price back in the day to build Ford engines vs Chevy. LS is a awesome motor but should never be put in a Cobra that is just wrong lol. But to each their own. And he was sponsored by Ford earlier than 66 HENCE ' Powered by Ford " I believe around late 62 or 63. Ford again Sponsored Shelby for the Mustang in 66.
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they way that 289 sounds.... music to my ears
"Go to power...". I could listen to this all day!
Great commentary and enthusiasm from the driver. HSR hosts some great events!
Awesome driving and commentary
I love the commentary going along with this. This is one of the best in-car videos I’ve ever seen on TH-cam.
Same
I wanna do that!!
I talked with the Cobra guys as they were fixing the diff bushings for this car on Friday. I had also been watching your videos of VIR in preparation for my trip there the following weekend. Wish I had been able to speak with/thank you for all the help and inspiration you've provided with these videos. Thanks Mr Pace! And thanks HSR for hosting these awesome events!
Casey Quillen...stop by any time! The Cobra Automotive guys did an outstanding getting this Daytona Coupe ready in short order. Daytona is very demanding and the team did a fantastic job by the green flag. Looking forward to running with them again. Thanks for watching. JP
JP and I were there then, I spoke with someone while they were all under the car?
Historic Sportscar Racing That was me I believe. I was ogling all the billet components.
Heck yeah. That sound and all that power from a 289. #FordRacing #PowerPowerPower
Really enjoyed the ride with commentary. I'd watch more!
That V8 ❤️❤️❤️
It don't get any cooler than this. I can sure picture my heroes Dan Gurney, Dave MacDonald and Ken Miles right about now..........thanks for this post.
That going to be my new ring tone!!!!!!!
i swear i heard this car in daytona back in this exact time.
how videos about cars, especially as unique as shelby cobra daytona coupe is, should be.. perfection..
Great video.
For a 289 damn she sounds good
It sounds even better when it blasts by you coming out of the hairpin turns when he says “go to power”. 😍😎
This is awesome, and it’s only the 289!
Wow awesome ! Great Video
Jim is awesome! Need him to coach me.
Dudn't matter WHO you are or what you're going through - when racing, you can ONLY think about racing!!!
So curious to know the flat out speed on the banking portions of the track
Probably a hair over 200. Leave it on the speedway all the way around and I'd wager it would top out a little over 220.....
In 1964 Pedro DRIFTED his NART '64 GTO around the 180...
On skinny R5...
The Cobras HOPPED when pushed
FAT Goodyear Stock Car tyres..
Small AC frame tubes...
Coupe DID go 187 on the oval
Ferrari only 176...
But quicker thru the infield...
So 2:04s -2:12s were average laps....
No bloody Chicanes!
An abomination...
Forza Ferrari!
J.C.
Your forgetting Shelby whooped Ferraris ass in 1965 with 6 races left in the season for the FIA GT World Manufacturers Championship, and at Le mans on the Mulsanne straight they averaged 192 mph except one which ran 197 mph.
JP was the shit!!!
Hand beaten alloy body???
I bet not!
Forza Ferrari!
J.C.
It is. I am cobra fanatic, and this coupe is a dead ringer for the real deal. No expense was spared.
You can't beat Jim. My dream car....not Kirkham though...FF5 Gen III with an LS7...someday
An LS really? No you don't ruin a car like this with a crap motor like that
@@josephhensley2601 Carroll Shelby's 1962 Cobra used a body and chassis from one maker (AC Motors), a rear-end from Jaguar and an engine he could only get from Ford. He originally asked Ed Cole at GM for an engine but was refused because Chevy didn't want competition for the Corvette. So he went to see Lee Iaccoca at Ford and he got three 289's that were supposed to be used for the Canadian pickup market. Since FIA rules at the time stated you couldn't change the chassis but you could change the body, Peter Brock designed the Coupe but the chassis was still the Cobra. Keep in mind that Shelby wasn't sponsored by Ford yet (that came with the GT40 in 1966). Hence, Shelby had a "kit-car" his team built and then modified. If Ed Cole was a non-racing kind of guy, he might of given Shelby his engines and we'd all be singing a different tune today. Peter Brock today drives a Superformance Coupe with an LS engine because he said they have more power and are more reliable. It's just a matter of opinion. To each his own.
@@427Nut 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@427Nut for the LS comment
@@427Nut Wrong, First Ed Cole gave Shelby 3 vettes which Shelby took to Italy to have sheet metal body's put on, then Zora Arkus Duntov ( CHEVYS SHELBY ) threw a fit and Ed Cole called Shelby and said it never happened and don't tell anyone I gave them to you. Then Shelby went to Don Fry at Ford first, then FRY sent him to Iacocca. Ford then gave him 25k and gave him 2 221 cid v8s. When they got going the 221 was replaced with the 260 cid. A total of 75 260's were sent, then the 289's replaced the 260's. All Shelbys race cars were 289's. I raced more SB Chevys than Fords due to high price back in the day to build Ford engines vs Chevy. LS is a awesome motor but should never be put in a Cobra that is just wrong lol. But to each their own. And he was sponsored by Ford earlier than 66 HENCE ' Powered by Ford " I believe around late 62 or 63. Ford again Sponsored Shelby for the Mustang in 66.
Talk less pls