I love watching these 80s GTP races!.. I mean what could possibly be better than Group C cars without the fuel or boost restrictions?! Nothing! These cars are still the best era of prototype racing ever - because the cars really were prototypes (besides the Porsche, which outsold some family cars over its lifetime)... But the cars looked different... Sounded different... Made over 800hp...ahhh man these were just awesome cars on some awesome tracks. I didn't like the street races so much... But GTP cars at Road America, this old higher speed version of Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta when they used to fly underneath the bridge at 180mph...these cars were just ridiculously fast and borderline over powered... But they were spectacular. Thank you for posting this awesomeness for us to enjoy 30+ years later!
My home track is Portland as well. Would love to get IMSA back. Other than Indycar and the upcoming Xfinity race next season, not many good races left at PIR. Even the Rose Cup weekend was a bust last summer.
The 88-92 GTP cars are some of the best looking race cars of all time. My favorite has still always been the Toyota GT-One from around 99-00 that they made for LeMans.
This is awesome Mr SCCAGuy, thanks a lot for loading up. It's funny to think that Bob Varsha and David Hobbs would end up working together in the not too far future! Laguna Seca is a fantastic track and alive been there many times, that said it's very small and was probably not enough track for these beasts! Still, it's great to see them racing there.
@@lukmanfirdaus8497 IMSA GTP and FIA Group C were basically the same except Group C had fuel allotment restrictions. In fact, several teams raced in both series with practically the same cars. In 1991, FIA introduced the new C1 rules that mandated the new cars to use Formula 1 engines, and by 1992 it was mandatory for all cars. However, that ended up killing the series because only the top teams could afford running the cars while everyone else dropped out. At the same time, IMSA GTP died because the American-based teams dropped out because they were losing to Japanese cars, and the Japanese-based teams had to leave because Japan had a bad economic recession.
@@Logan912 Fun fact, most of the "Japanese" teams were Japanese in name only (the Toyota team was called "All American Racers", ffs), and in fact most of them never intended on leaving the series until IMSA cancelled the GTP class. As of 1993, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Honda and Jaguar were all either confirmed or near-confirmed entries for the season. Also, AFAIK, in Europe most of the teams quit not because of costs, but because the ACO straight-up kicked them out of the series by dumping the Group C2 class. Real good decision right there.
I was there when David Hobbs,, Replace EFR#83 Nissan,,The GTP Cars were 1500hp in Qualify Trim, Porches Were Silent Deadly 962c,,, I Watched Indy Cars too,,,,
I love watching these 80s GTP races!.. I mean what could possibly be better than Group C cars without the fuel or boost restrictions?! Nothing! These cars are still the best era of prototype racing ever - because the cars really were prototypes (besides the Porsche, which outsold some family cars over its lifetime)... But the cars looked different... Sounded different... Made over 800hp...ahhh man these were just awesome cars on some awesome tracks.
I didn't like the street races so much... But GTP cars at Road America, this old higher speed version of Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta when they used to fly underneath the bridge at 180mph...these cars were just ridiculously fast and borderline over powered... But they were spectacular.
Thank you for posting this awesomeness for us to enjoy 30+ years later!
Well said!
Thank you for sharing this. This old layout is so nice, really wish that was still in use today.
us old guys know this is great quality. vhs did not look bad back then just the age of the tape spoils them. thanks for the upload
Ah, the ol tracking button.
That Buick Hawk with the RC cola livery is just too cool !!
Loved watching those cars at Portland. fantastic times.
My home track is Portland as well. Would love to get IMSA back. Other than Indycar and the upcoming Xfinity race next season, not many good races left at PIR. Even the Rose Cup weekend was a bust last summer.
The 88-92 GTP cars are some of the best looking race cars of all time. My favorite has still always been the Toyota GT-One from around 99-00 that they made for LeMans.
This is awesome Mr SCCAGuy, thanks a lot for loading up. It's funny to think that Bob Varsha and David Hobbs would end up working together in the not too far future! Laguna Seca is a fantastic track and alive been there many times, that said it's very small and was probably not enough track for these beasts! Still, it's great to see them racing there.
oldSCCAguy yah Thanks for video. The IMSA GTP ground effects cars were the fastest cars since the Can Am racers. Awesome speed and racing.
Beyond_the_Infinite they nearly look same with WEC prototype back then
@@lukmanfirdaus8497 They pretty much were the same, except for some modifications for IMSA's shorter races.
@@lukmanfirdaus8497 IMSA GTP and FIA Group C were basically the same except Group C had fuel allotment restrictions. In fact, several teams raced in both series with practically the same cars.
In 1991, FIA introduced the new C1 rules that mandated the new cars to use Formula 1 engines, and by 1992 it was mandatory for all cars. However, that ended up killing the series because only the top teams could afford running the cars while everyone else dropped out. At the same time, IMSA GTP died because the American-based teams dropped out because they were losing to Japanese cars, and the Japanese-based teams had to leave because Japan had a bad economic recession.
@@Logan912 Fun fact, most of the "Japanese" teams were Japanese in name only (the Toyota team was called "All American Racers", ffs), and in fact most of them never intended on leaving the series until IMSA cancelled the GTP class. As of 1993, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Honda and Jaguar were all either confirmed or near-confirmed entries for the season.
Also, AFAIK, in Europe most of the teams quit not because of costs, but because the ACO straight-up kicked them out of the series by dumping the Group C2 class. Real good decision right there.
I was 4 and so far, always loved American culture
This channel is awesome!👍
Excellent, thanks
Back when ESPN was actually something worth watching 👀 🤔....
Varsha and St. James went to the same hair stylist. Oh, the 80s...
Those XJR7's looked pretty
Que prazer ver estes carros andando em Laguna Seca
dude you are the best!
I was there when David Hobbs,, Replace EFR#83 Nissan,,The GTP Cars were 1500hp in Qualify Trim, Porches Were Silent Deadly 962c,,, I Watched Indy Cars too,,,,
Would love to see somebody create the '87 layout in Rfactor 2 or Assetto Corsa.
Sieh an sieh an .. König Ludwig 👍
When the track was great.
when men were men, racetracks were racetracks! jenner was stlll a guy ,progress?
I guess Lynn St James turned to announcer after her huge shunt at the '86 Riverside. She was lucky to walk away from a destroyed car.
Spoiler: Bob's hair won the race.
It did so by 87 laps, and before the race even started.
Second was the Dyson Porsche's nosewing
42:02. Fricken tow truck plodding along, and no yellow flag warnings?!! WTF
Bob Varsha with stoner haircut
CAN-AM was better
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