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- The World Sportscar Championship comes to its final round for 1966, the most famous race of them all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In a year which has been immortalized as Legend, 1966 was the year Ford finally beat Ferrari as the kings of Le Mans. Running for Ford and the Holman & Moody team, our star Richie has had great success thusfar this season, winning at both Daytona and Monza. But now just a week after his terrorizing accident at Spa Francorchamps, Richie and a full suite of his Ford teammates Miles, Gurney, McLaren, Hill and the rest lineup for the ultimate test. Will it be Ford or Ferrari? Could it be Axelson?
This video uses the fantastic Power and Glory mod for the base:
www.racedepartment.com/downlo...
A few car models and track are from the WSCC1967 mod:
www.evolution-modding.net/t27...
Some car models are also from Le Mans Classics:
www.racedepartment.com/downlo...
My custom AIW for the track:
www.mediafire.com/file/h5y5a6...
Email - gplaps67@gmail.com
Discord - / discord
Twitter - / gplapsjake
0:00 Intro
1:47 History
5:27 Points
7:15 Circuit
9:23 Starting Grid
11:33 Race Info
13:25 Stint 1 - Start
38:37 Stint 2
1:06:59 Stint 3
1:38:19 Stint 4-6 - Ginther
1:42:21 Stint 7
2:10:48 Stint 8
2:40:36 Stint 9-10 - Ginther
2:44:11 Stint 11
3:12:37 Stint 12
3:30:57 Stint 13
3:56:46 Stint 14-15 Ginther
4:00:01 Stint 16
4:28:25 Stint 17 - Finish
4:56:59 Final Results
Your voice should be the voice of simracing.
It isn't?
What you mean "should"?
Broadbent and you should be the voice of sim racing
To me it's not only THE voice of simracing (with Jimmer, Erwin and Mike on a split second).
Jake's gripping stories is the epitome sound of historic sports car racing! ❤
Thank you for going through all the painstaking effort to so lovingly recreate this, Jake. Your content is just on another level. Absolute legend.
I've been dipping in and out of this video all week and every part of it is just thrilling! It reminds me of a line in a video game review I read once, where the editor gave the task of reviewing a game to two poets, instead of to a video game reviewer. The poets weren't gamers, but they made the observation that video games were like poetry because they required their audience to willingly participate in the 'illusion' of the thing they were watching. The more they put into it, the more they got out. That's how I play video games and that's how this guy plays video games.
glad you enjoyed it!
Can we all just appreciate the amount of time and effort that went in to putting this together.
What an incredible commitment to run this race. Can't wait to watch the whole thing.
I don’t know why but something about these videos has made Ritchie Axelsson so ingrained in my mind that I sometime list him with the other (more real) classic drivers
Tbf considering his performances it’s not too surprising
It's funny: The whole display and commentary feels so real, that it puts you right back in time, as if you're witnessing historic racing footage.
@@tobytoxd Whenever there's a driver change I always imagine old grainy footage of Richie getting out of the car and talking to Ginther about road conditions and such
For some reason I know what he looks like and even what kind of voice and accent he has
@@sanny8716 Cool! 🤩
@@sanny8716 just marry him already
Richie "vroom vroomin" Axelson is a good man!
As someone who’s half Italian, I can’t help but be a little happy that a single Ferrari won against so many GT40’s. Regardless, it was hard to see Jake fall just short of a win that could’ve been his. What a battle and a great effort!! Thanks for the video
To be honest im in shock people dont use Ferrari more in these kinds of games. In every car sim the first thing I go to see which Ferrari cars are there to choose.
@@unwokeneuropean3590 Porsche exists why go for Ferrari ?
@@mintgoldheart6126 Ferrari is THE car brand. Ferrari is what I have loved from age 5. Every racing game I drive Ferrari if its there to pick. My dream car is 288 gto.
@@unwokeneuropean3590 I'm just playing with ya heh. I have a preference for Porsche for sports cars.
About the downpour: Forghieri in his "Forghieri on Ferrari" book, recounts what happened in that fateful day of 1966, especially in the downpour. In short, Ferrari called in for the day the UIC (Unione Italiana Cronometristi - Italian Timekeepers' Union) to keep track of time as they always did. The Union's men were widely known across the world as being the most precise timekeepers on the planet by that time. The ACO was also happy about this because it would measure up with the then-new IBM electronic timekeeper that they've installed just that year. When the downpour occurred, the IBM system went off for several hours: nobody but Ferrari knew where cars were, what times they were doing, even laps. The ACO then asked the UIC to give that data to keep track of the cars while IBM fixed its shenanigans with their timekeeping computer. When the system was up again, it showed that Ford was about 2 laps in front: the UIC was furious because they were keeping track all the while and it was demonstrably false, the Fords were 1 lap behind if anything else. Then the ACO president just called Forghieri, the UIC team's boss and Dragoni (Ferrari's Team Principal at the time) and said "Read the air. IBM is right. We'll make up for it."
Basically 1966 was stolen according to Forghieri.
So was Ferrari fast enough in the first place to beat the fords?
@@dobermanproductions8184 Thing is, the Fords were known to be fast down the straight, but the Ferraris were known to handle much better in the corners. That's what drivers who drove both cars said, like Chris Amon and Mario Andretti, for example. Then, the aforementioned downpour would've really made that show, high powered cars would struggle to get up to speed out the corners, while cars with good handling would've done much better...
@@JCG-Alfamonza Le Mans just didn’t fit the Ferraris compared to the Fords.
@@dobermanproductions8184 no, Ford only really had a slight edge in top speed. And let's not forget, La Sarthe isn't just the Hunaudieres straight, there are plenty of other features where the Ferrari can reel back any advantage the Ford gained in the straight.
I loved this video, especially the intro where you set the scene beautifully.
I did a similar race in Project Cars 2 in the GT40 with my friend Mick and it was a great experience.
We did a 4 hour race with time progression and both of us driving 2 x 1 hour stints but we livened things up by adding a thunderstorm event which happened during the night at the end of Micks second stint.
I ended up driving my second stint in pouring rain and lightning with big strikes happening all round the circuit. Doing 200mph down the Mulsane in the dark with rain and lightning flashes is surreal, even if its in the virtual world.
We won the race which was great taking the lead 3 laps from the end.
Mick was dancing round the room singing "I didnt think we could do it" - such fun from a PC game... love it and I can feel your love through your videos.
sounds fun, I have PC2, i should try that
I watched this entire thing (over a few sittings) and man, this was so good from start to finish even if the result itself was rather bittersweet!
The mere fact that you were able to sit down and commentate for all those laps and focus on driving was pretty impressive. It's obvious a lot of effort went into making this as immersive as possible.
(Also: That massive accident Ken Miles had down the Mulsanne Straight was pretty eerie, considering what happened later in the real world 1966, testing at Riverside.)
Finally some good quality GTR 2 content! I also do videos of GTR 2 FIA GT Racing, trying to get this game back to life, and now you do! Thanks for bringing such fantastic content to us, mere spectators who dreams about speed. Keep up the good work!
Excellent race. I really enjoyed your running commentary, giving insight into not only your thinking and strategy but the history of the event as well.
Thank you for putting so much effort into this race, from AI setup to paint schemes to actually running it! I watched the whole video and it had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
What a heartbreak! I'd have to watch it back to see how such a thing could happen. That said, I recently did the 1970 race on rFactor, so credit for finishing such a race with the damage on - 8 hours at the wheel is a long day. Something about watching the sun go down, racing all night, seeing the sun come back up, and knowing you're NOT QUITE HALFWAY, really breaks the spirit. I always say, the night is when the cars break, but the day after is when the drivers break. Thanks for the vid, loved every minute.
I've been waiting for this!! The Daytona 24 race at the beginning of the WSC season sparked my love for sim racing, so thank you for this fantastic series. Ritchie has become, unironically, one of my favorite drivers haha
all the passion you put into this R. Axelson project, I love it. in fact you brought me back to simracing after a few years break with your '65 series. Keep up the great work!
7am on a Sunday and I'm living for this
Nothing better than a quiet weekend morning, having my coffee, listening to the calm tones of GPLaps calmly saving fuel passing the same Alpine 4 times each lap.
It's finally here!
this content is simply piece of art! Congrats mate, amazing stuff!
Chapeau! Fantastic job - I can't imagine how long it would have taken to put this together, with the actual racing, the editing and the commentary plus intro and outro. Loved it.
As a Ferrari fan since childhood, I knew this would always be a bitter sweet ending... happy Ferrari wins but sad Axelson didn't or vice versa.. but man, what a great race, what a great series this is and what an inspiration! take care Jake and keep being you, cheers!!
I haven't seen it all yet (half way through stint 1), but I know how much effort went in to this video, and getting it all correct. Maximum kudos.
Been watching stint per stint throughout the week. What a fantastic race, excitement all the way to the last laps. Great job on the video, can't wait for the series to continue!
In a GPL training session last night the best I could get on the back straight was 182 mph (solo, so no slipstream) at about 7400 rpm in a Lola T-70 Mk.III. I suspect the small-block Chevy won't quite run with the big blocks at the top end, but I wonder if the gearing could be tweaked -- I just setup I raced at Sebring earlier this winter to practice with and didn't change it at all. I seem to recall getting past 190 on the oval at the Monza 10k in that car, so I think there's some more speed in there somewhere.
I also have GTR2 -- the driving-school stuff is useful. I want to do more with it when I have time. Love these sports cars.
Wow what a race. Watched this over multiple days, totally worth it! Thanks for all the great content
Awesome content! Just finished watching the last hour and man do I love classic racing. Such a good race and more importantly such amazing content
Absolutely brilliant. Been part of the youtube sim racers that have been a big inspiration to me starting my own story driven series in GTR2 and this is more inspiration for me getting back to it after a break
Absolutely amazing, everything I hoped for and then some. Thank you so much Jake!!!!!
Incredible work as always, Jake, I think you've given us a better Le Mans movie than Ford v Ferrari!
This is epic and something I definitely want to try when I dig my old copy of GTR2 out.
i watched this from the start to the end without skipping a single frame, thought it'll be a boring 5 hour video then he commentatoring a whole 5 hour race, i mean thats awesome yet so rare
I started watching this video, listened to your overview of the 1966 le mans race, clicked off the video and watched Ford v ferrari for the first time. Now I think I'm ready to watch lul
Posting at a few stints to go, so no spoilers, but what an amazing race you’ve put together. I’ve been glued all afternoon 😼
Just to add to all the other comments fantastic, I only wish there was multiplayer and a few more of us could join in other cars!
Thought I’d have a look at the links in the description and noticed a post about a Spa24hr1967 (saloon car based) skin pack that immediately had me reaching to Wikipedia to see if there’s a clashing F1 date in 66 and whether Richie would be in Europe and free to race. He’s not he’s at Dutch F1 that weekend. But that did spark the imagination about what could Axelson, the itinerant virtual Racing troubadour, race that is modded in sim titles either in 66 or indeed 67. F2, Sportscar, USAC, SCCA, CanAM, Saloon Cars.
By far my favourite YT channel at the moment. Keep up the great work, not only keeping old sims alive, but shining a light on historic motorsport in the virtual era. Historic racing is becoming more popular by the year, and you’re doing the same in the sim space.
Jake, I cannot thank you enough for all the time and effort it must have taken to put this Le Mans race together. I am 71 (years young!) this year and I started watching the 24 hour race when Ford first started working to win at Le Mans. My parents took me to an auto show where the #2 1966 winning car was on display. At another auto show in San Francisco, I personally got to meet and to speak to Phil Hill about his experiences driving a Ford at Le Mans. At a car show in Las Vegas - the famous SEMA show, they had the latest Ford that won it's class at Le Mans and another Ford racing car on display. I have never been to Le Mans, but I have watched many videos showing a drive around the track. I doubt I will ever get there, but your presentation showed me two things: 1. What it was like driving in 1966 a Ford Mk II and 2. I never really realized the incredible speeds the drivers attain and how it looks from the drivers seat AND both the sheer skill and bravery needed to go flat out in the dark when it is extremely difficult to see coupled with the dangerous prospect of coming up on a slower car especially when it's dark. Drivers in 1966 and that era ARE some of the bravest or most "crazy" sports figures ever!! Thanks again for a wonderful realistic look at what it was to drive Le Mans in a Ford Mk II in 1966 during the day and night. Wow!!!!! Brian Gardner - Automotive award-winning journalist for an a review of the Glory Days show hosted by Dave Despain which was featured in Autoweek magazine.
What a great race ! Congratulations for your work and this historical accuracy
Gods bless you man. You're one of the best simracing youtubers and I hope you'll get the recognition you deserve
Outstanding video, bro. I did fall asleep in the middle of it--but you got real stamina like an actual driver.
Great video. Watched the entire thing, from beginning to end.
Love the commentary. Especially when you mention you're "Going to have a word with him after the race". Fantastic immersion from a viewing perspective as you name the drivers of the other cars and have to guess who is where. A great watch
The greatest era in sports car racing in many ways......nice to see you get Richie Axelson a ride in a Ford. That said I think it would have been fun for Axelson to replace Surtees
One stint at a time I finally made it to the end of the video. Great job.
Great video GPLaps.
This is by far your best.
Great video, it's a bit of a gambie putting so much time and energy into video of this length. I for one appreciate all the effort you put in to create something of this scale. Big thumds up and look forward to see Richie continue on with his race car dreams 👍
Fantastic video, I appreciate all the effort that you put into creating these videos, cheers.
Wow this is fantastic!! Like RGM says, "What a legend" I got into it from the beginning and could stop watching to see what the outcome would be!
For such an old game, the graphics on show in this video are pretty good.
The biggest graphical weakness for me was how very dim the lights on the other cars were. Dim rear lights made it hard to see cars ahead of you in at night, and after passing them, there's no headlight glare in the rear view mirror, and no bright headlamps either.
Love all your great quality videos - really getting me back into some of the older sims from my childhood! - Michael
Forza Ferrari! But great effort by Richie: he and Ford deserved the championship. Hats off for you, Jake, for your fantastic content and your commitment: BRAVO!
Havent watched this yet, but you know its going to be awesome.
Epic effort mate!
this channel is gold, congratulations mate, new sub
A great deal went into making this. Well done. Pity you didn't get the win, but a great race.
Its funny having this video play in the background as I work, I am like "This guy is working harder then me 😄."
Oh wow, this game even does its best try at a le mans start, that's pretty cool.
Just wanted to drop in and say I love your content A+
As always exciting race through and through. Really not a bad job for Ritchie in his first Le Mans. Also it's kinda morbid but this race was last for Ken Miles before his fatal accident in Riverside. So we can say that he died in that horrible shunt with National Belge Ferrari at Mulsanne Kink
Unreal, loved this so much
Holy smokes! This is indeed awesome.
"I can't believe I watched _the whole thing!"_ I need some Alka-Seltzer for my eyes.
Really interesting. It looked to me like it was costing you 5.3 gallons of fuel per lap. I think you may have missed out on one lap in your first stint. That and Ginther's misstep during his last or second-to-last stint are what kept you off the top step of the podium, I think. But like you said, just finishing the race at Le Mans, especially during this time period, was a major achievement, much less taking second. Way to go, dude!
Incredible work! So much afford must have went into this. Congratulations, you are in the process of creating a new "genre"
Dude! Your videos are the best. I always look forward to your new releases.
Hey, new sub. Just wanted to say....hands-down.. Best racing channel on TH-cam. Cheers!
Knew this one had to be next, been waiting for weeks!
Love this channel!
Excellent work , Jake :)
Holy jesus what a mammoth! Starting to watch now!
Really awesome! Really put everything together except the extra pitstop. I did last year a full season of 70 in half distance in Assetto Corsa, but not as well done as your championship. Congrats!
Really great job!
Great as ever!
Really enjoyed this, fascinating and easily the closest I’ll ever get to driving at Le Mans. I’ll even forgive you for identifying every TVR as an Austin Healey / Sprite 😉
Fuck me…. I watched the whole race for the whole length….. at bloody 7:30 am OZ time when it finished. What a race…. My friend keep up the good work eh. You drive very well for a computer sim dood. Your very consistent and and smooth . Well done.
You have such an amazing narrative ability. Do you have any experience as a journalist? You are a natural. If they brought Top Gear or Grand Tour back I could easily see you on that show. Or get a job with Car & Driver or Road & Track, etc...
Dude! I mean. Dude! Out fucking standing work. I cannot tell you how many times I was holding my breath in this corner or that corner or while cars dodged and banged and careened in front of you.
Impressive! GTR2 has a pair of nice features: AI co-driver and savegame. I recommend to save every hour or so, otherwise AI starts to drive in "eco mode" too slow. So if you have some time you can really race a full 24h in a pair of weeks
That was awesome, especially for me as an old GTR2 veteran. i watched the whole thing.
Loving the style of your videos, keep them coming.
Wow, finally I watched it fully
Fun fact: the mini Marcos did finish the real life race
Impressive driving!
Keep up the good work.
Nice work.
Best sim-racing channel on TH-cam.
Hope you are doing well. ✌
you sir are my u tube hero thank you thank you!
“Dude! How did you get to learn leMans so well?”
“Ride along.”
“What? How!”
“I did the 8hr of GPLaps ride along yesterday.”
Thanks for the amazingly cool video. Love all the details you provide. Fantastic work. AND - I simply love your voice. Compelling and mesmerizing. Do you know Campbell Scott? Actor and audio-book performer. You talk in the same way as he does, and needless to say I am a very big fan of most audiobooks he reads.
ITS FINALLY HERE, THE MOST HYPED SIM RACING VIDEO OF 2021-2022
Great video mate 👍
Between stints, do you actually let the time run by "normally" or do you speed up until it's your stint again? Because I remember the AI doing some weird things back in the day when I sped up things. (But maybe that was a Spa 24-only issue)
After the 66 season I think it would be interesting to skip a few years and run the 70 or 71 season
My god, did they also reach 210 MPH IRL on Mulsanne in a GT40 back in 1966? I'd crap my pants every single time 😂
Real life top speed of the Ford GT40 MkII was 201 mph. Top speed of the Ferrari 330 P3 was 192 mph. So the Power & Glory mod versions are a little faster than reality, but not by much.
Ford won the war but Ferrari won the battle that counted.
“ ‘66 Le Mans proved that the passion of the old man from Maranello and his team of craftsman beat the buckets of corporate money The Duce tossed into the GT-40 and deprived him of the crown jewel.
Bandini would call it the greatest win of his career, immortalized by his two fingers raised up in a “V” for victory salute on the podium. Ferrari drivers in later years would say this was an “up yours” to Goliath factory ford teams.
For the men from Dearborn it was back to the drawing board. They had a constructors title but still needed the Le Mans win.”
All that aside this 1966 storyline has been amazing to follow.
GTR2 might show its age visually, but it always sucks me back in for a few ours because the racing just feels different. Also, even with mods installed this game basically runs smooth on a calculator :)
That was great! I love GTR2 and P&G but it's sad that there isn't a newer sim that can do this type of thing. The ai has trouble passing slower cars. I always hated the Indianapolis section because the ai is so fast and reckless through there. I had a feeling the ai was going to pit with 1 to go. They do weird stuff like that.
On 289 or 427 trim the gt40 was Americas Saturn V of the automotive world before the oil crisis crushed manufacturers in the 70s marking it the greatest race car America ever made
Que canal maravilhoso ! Com legendas em português ainda 🫂
Brillant!!!
i love watching these endurance races! question: when doing these races myself, is it possible to simulate the AI stints or do I have to sit through it and watch it on screen until they’re done?
5 hour video? Had it been anyone else I don't have time but GPLaps is quality. Fantastic pre race, just setting the mood for an awesome race!
and somehow, watching a video on my phone of an old race in an old game produces way more thrilling experiences than playing gt7 on a ps5 on a giant 4k tv with a pro sound sistem.
I love GT7, but these games that you are able to do vintage racing are on another level.
Epic race and great commenting, totally enjoyed this. Just discovered your channel recently and, well... I might have to buy a wheel set after all! I was hesitant because the news SIM are often just milking you for money and for a newbie it can become expensive before you can enjoy racing.
Are there some on-line racing with GPR or is it all against bots?
Thanks!