1986 Le Mans 24 Hour Race | Opening Lap with Vern Schuppan | Porsche 962C

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @fittipaldi7326
    @fittipaldi7326 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks for dropping this footage .. amazing stuff.
    Shuppan stories of his win are legendary where the door almost blew off late in the races. Amazing

  • @aircholo1245
    @aircholo1245 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I meet Vern earlier this year. Great person an icon racing driver from Australia.

  • @MrGaryGG48
    @MrGaryGG48 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A random thought just popped up... there are about a dozen cars of the leading class tail-gating at ~ 230 mph. If the guy up front blows a tire, blinks wrong, or anything else, ooooh there's gonna be a mess!!

  • @geedubb-q1u
    @geedubb-q1u 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    When drivers had to manually shift the cars. Those were the days.

    • @cliffordbruber2791
      @cliffordbruber2791 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very true. No paddle shifters like they have on the steering wheel these days with the Hypercars.

    • @AccentShmaccent
      @AccentShmaccent 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES... good times!

    • @weylandyutani6691
      @weylandyutani6691 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Except for Shuppan who was driving an automatic transmission, according to the commentator anyway.

    • @fueldragster
      @fueldragster 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Schuppan’s car actually was equipped with an automatic “PDK” gearbox. Audi also used this in one of their S1 Quattro Group B rally cars during the 1985 RAC Rally.

    • @scottt5088
      @scottt5088 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@weylandyutani6691 Correct. I recall that around the time of this race Porsche began experimenting with a PDK transmission. Early version of today's PDK.

  • @paulreilly3904
    @paulreilly3904 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Didn't know they'd shoved an auto in one of them!!

    • @mihill27
      @mihill27 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thats how they developed the PDK dual-clutch transmission. Race proven, It's in nearly every Porsche made today.

    • @paulreilly3904
      @paulreilly3904 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mihill27 Thank you for your reply. It makes perfect sense. I was aware of said transmission and that it's in current road cars, but not where it had been developed. Thank you for adding value to the comments.

  • @billXJR9
    @billXJR9 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love it!