I think its equivalent to being punched in the face. You take a spin, you're not afraid anymore and determined and just go for it. Sometimes things like that makes you see red
Cause its just him, he is driving his own line. Not trying to tighten up the line of the guy in front. All those small adjustments disappeared and he let that lotus scream. My heart dropped when he spun but he acted like it never even happened. Wicked video.
@@FelipeFreiredeSouza Yeah on the straights, but in the corners these things are pretty slow because there is no downforce, tires have absolute no grip and brakes only exist in the mind of the madlad who is driving the car.
MK3424 Yes. Hmm...yesterday I watched video from Scott Mansell commentary on „Richard Hammond driving a F1 car“ (TopGear, 10+years old) Really spectacular
Thanks a Lot!!! I was born on 1963 and Colin, Jimmy and Lotus are my childhood heroes... All Lotus cars are my fovourites cars. I enjoyed each second of video. Jimmy Forever!!
It's nice to see the POVs of these vintage cars in today's time. Let's you see what those who raced them before did in a more connected way. Often times I have to remind myself when watching racing from decades past, that I'm just watching through an old camera lens that doesn't show how "real" it actually is... Natural colors, etc. Just like the old black and white war footage... No, it wasn't black and white back then... It was just as it is today - and we're only sperated from those of past by time. Anyway, enough of that ha
Great video and really fun to watch. As a former racing instructor and formula Jr. champion, I would like to suggest that the driver might pick up a few seconds per lap if he took a slightly later apex on the turns and smooth out the steering. Good luck.
That was what Formula Jr. / F-Ford was all about. F3 thru about 1970... Lotus 21/22 Lotus 59 James Hunt And so many grads.... Became WC, or DEAD, 1970s... J.C.
I did thousands of laps on GPL and after watching this never realized how similar the cars’ handling really is on those thin hard tires!! Knife edge balance the entire time, the car feels like it’s dancing and you really have to balance wheel and throttle to keep the car from flying off. When you spun I honestly feared the worst. Great job getting back on and brushing it off like nothing happened. Now where’s my copy of “Grand Prix”....
Emocionante. Na época desta maquina, não era qualquer um que dirigiria, precisava ser muito bom. Não tinha nada eletronico, somente motor, combustivel, velocidade e muita habilidade.
AMAZING.... just like a real Game ! lol Incredible honour and drive.. absolutely blown away by this privileged drive you gave us to watch. I had to take 5 mid way to calm down.. Awesome viewing. Thank You..
the way he recovered from that spin was incredible given the fact that these cars are death traps and hitting a wall at speed means injury or death. If this happened to me i would have lost it.
I did not realise till watching this how the driver has to almost prepare the car before a bend. To me it appeared as though the driver (who is superb by the way) gave the car a little twitch - if one can call to that - first in the direction of the bend and then quickly in the opposite direction. I watch current F1 but in truth I much prefer 70's/80's F1, for you had some technology but still a lot of driver input. That's not to say however that current F1 cars are easier to drive, but there is just something about foot clutch and gear change and preparing the car with a little bit of drift thrown in that excites me; aka Ronnie Peterson during the 74 British Grand Prix (which can be found on TH-cam) for example.
I'm a '60s kid and think the F1 cars of that time, just a monocoque with wheels, an engine, fuel tanks and barely any bodywork to speak of, were the ultimate test of driver ability. They were good looking too.
I want to drive a single seater in laguna seca,but that kind of single seater, old school. I have never been in USA but driven all types of simulators in that track and I love it, It seems extraordinary from inside the real deal....I can imagine the feeling pressing the accelerator when balancing the steering wheel on the exit of the turns...I'm very happy to see that the drivers in the video where driving fast and something for last: RESPECT the CORKSCREW!!! ;)
So I'm guessing his mistake @4:45 is that because he was in the air stream of the car in front, that caused him to enter the top of the hill faster than other laps; he didn't anticipate this increase in speed in time which caused him to brake later as can be seen using the place markers to the right. And with these kind of cars, (mid-engine and no downforce it seems) it's best to try and slow the car down at some point just before reaching the top of the hill or else the balance of the car will easily get upset as soon as the hill starts to level off. Maybe someone can come up with a better theory. He could also have realized he was going too fast too late and said "oh shit" and hit the brakes a bit too hard.
In my opinion, he simply locked up the rears under heavy braking (over driving) because he was trying to maintain the pressure on the car infront after having blown a few "small" chances . The thing with that section of the track is that the car gets light at the top of the hill (and the bumps).. and it's also braking slightly into a turn (not a straight line like in turn 1) which these cars don't handle very well due to extremely low downforce. It's an issue every single lap, but in my opinion he was pushing too hard and that part of the track is really bad for that. I agree that it's better to balance the car slightly first, and then apply heavy brakes after it's stable in corners like this.
In my opinion, he simply locked up the rears under heavy braking (over driving) because he was trying to maintain the pressure on the car infront after having blown a few "small" chances . The thing with that section of the track is that the car gets light at the top of the hill (and the bumps).. and it's also braking slightly into a turn (not a straight line like in turn 1) which these cars don't handle very well due to extremely low downforce. It's an issue every single lap, but in my opinion he was pushing too hard and that part of the track is really bad for that. I agree that it's better to balance the car slightly first, and then apply heavy brakes after it's stable in corners like this.
The spin was probably not directly related to the brake bias setting. There's a slight crest on the approach to the Corkscrew, so he was probably braking a little too heavily as the car went light, and locked up the rear wheels. It's true that you could shift the brake bias forward to help guard against that happening, but then you would compromise your braking for almost every other corner on the lap. It's best just to give the Corkscrew a little more respect. ;-)
Ahahahah that wobbling. As far as I know, narrow tires offer more precision and direction while entering a corner, but those high tire shoulders were not helping with stability...
wow, just found this now -- 1:14 lap times! That's 13 seconds faster than a McLaren Senna, P1, 720S, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Lamborghini Huracan Performante, Ferrari 488 GTB, ... six seconds faster than the qualifying time of a Corvette DP in the 2013 race; 15 seconds faster than the qualifying time of a Porsche GT3 Cup in the 2007 race; about the same as a HPD ARX-01c or HPD ARX-03a or a Lola B06/10; only about 4 seconds slower than the qualifying round of the 2019 IndyCar race there. wow, what a speed!
@@EOHRyan oh man, you are so right -- I must have fast forwarded while running my stopwatch, so silly! Still a good time, but definitely not close to 1:14 ;) Thanks for catching that!
I’ve always wanted to drive on Laguna Seca and your video definitely makes me want to race there. Guess I’ll keep racing there on the sim. Great Driving btw.
Hermosos autos! De la época! Pero son las bases para lo que hoy es la F1 actualmente con toda la tecnología y telemetría y computación que utilizan estos autos para ser controlados! Es un placer disfrutar de la F1 GRACIAS!
No computer voiceover, no shitty music, just sound.. great
yeah i love the engine sound its just to perfect
you see, he had the opportunity to put the spin in the title but he didn't. RESPECT.
I agree, if he would've put "CRAZY SPINOUT" or something in the title I would've been annoyed. Respect
I agree it's far more exciting when you don't see it coming
@@twandepan well bad for me because I just read your comment before the spin lol
Shinka wait ah perhaps I should put in a spoiler alert
wait you went past the original comment an then I spoiled it for you? ;D
That engine sounds fantastic!
Fucking glorious!
Better than an actual f1
your pic matches your comment
tofaş
Sounds like farts in a trombone...
That lap after the spin was epic!
I think its equivalent to being punched in the face.
You take a spin, you're not afraid anymore and determined and just go for it.
Sometimes things like that makes you see red
He found out where the limit was
@rvz77
At first corners he was more cautious, due to less grip.
And than he was just a bit cleaner, and more carefull with throttle at 3&4.
Found his balls after that one.
Cause its just him, he is driving his own line. Not trying to tighten up the line of the guy in front. All those small adjustments disappeared and he let that lotus scream. My heart dropped when he spun but he acted like it never even happened. Wicked video.
Wow, really great driver to recover from a spin like that and then uncork it on the next lap!
I see what you did there lmao
Tyler McNeil lol
4:45 Holy Moly
He probably had a heart attack. Those classic cars are both expensive and deadly.
@@russotusso1695 I had a heart attack lol
😣
Typical Laguna Seca Gran turismo fail 😁
What the hell happened there, lost traction while braking/ accelerating or something?
Love these vintage racers and this pov looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.
This is one of the best POV's I've ever seen.
Gravity better check out lana rhoades then
From the outside, these cars don't look that fast. I already knew that would be a completely different story from the driver's seat.
But it's fast. Can reach 170mph easily.
@@FelipeFreiredeSouza Yeah on the straights, but in the corners these things are pretty slow because there is no downforce, tires have absolute no grip and brakes only exist in the mind of the madlad who is driving the car.
@@epeli4585 lol
@@epeli4585 Slower but more more fun to watch and drive.
@@Homicidal_Llama Fun to watch but probably terrifying to drive :D Any mistakes and you might end up rolling
Man, I could watch this days. Great sound and great racing
More entertainment in 7:25 mins than in a whole 2020 F1 grand prix
Damm you didint have to do 2020 f1 like that
Like I'm the one responsible for soporific GPs 😆
whole 2023 F1 grand prix*
ooo boi you can hear the engine's intake and man it sounds so good. there is no way that audio is coming from a gopro.
This look like so much fun.... I WANNA DRIVE ONE!!!
Expensive fun, really
I do not want to know what happens when you damage/wreck the car
@@Strakos0 I know... one can dream.
MK3424
Yes.
Hmm...yesterday I watched video from Scott Mansell commentary on „Richard Hammond driving a F1 car“ (TopGear, 10+years old)
Really spectacular
I honestly doubt I could get used to this beast in considerable time...hell, I'm even struggling in a sim with this thing. ;)
@@Hunne2303 It ain't that difficult, compared to a 3 liter one: th-cam.com/video/1tE_EojFoJw/w-d-xo.html
What a beautiful car, love the sound and great driving.
I put it on big screen. That is racing, That's awesome and the engine sounds great too. Nice save too.
Great drive as always Danny...and he won the afternoon race!
The man spun, hit the dirt, and continued on. Absolute Unit.
Thanks a Lot!!! I was born on 1963 and Colin, Jimmy and Lotus are my childhood heroes... All Lotus cars are my fovourites cars. I enjoyed each second of video. Jimmy Forever!!
The sound, The engine, The POV, The shifting, I REALLY ENJOY THIS VIDEO
Used to love Danny's football videos. Nice to see he's enjoying his time in America now.
Thanks for that wild ride! Crazy recovery...
NOW I understand where the immortal brumm brummm comes from. That IS your engine :)
Should have been "that is YOUR engine"
@@billybull7419 OUR ENGINE
I can relate. I spun my Miata ND while drifting in an empty parking lot, once.
During the spin I was like: Jesus don't crash that car
It's nice to see the POVs of these vintage cars in today's time. Let's you see what those who raced them before did in a more connected way. Often times I have to remind myself when watching racing from decades past, that I'm just watching through an old camera lens that doesn't show how "real" it actually is... Natural colors, etc. Just like the old black and white war footage... No, it wasn't black and white back then... It was just as it is today - and we're only sperated from those of past by time.
Anyway, enough of that ha
This looks so dope I need one the way it goes through the apex and the exit are so perfect
Great video and really fun to watch. As a former racing instructor and formula Jr. champion, I would like to suggest that the driver might pick up a few seconds per lap if he took a slightly later apex on the turns and smooth out the steering. Good luck.
That is some nice driving! Thx for sharing
When car cockpits looked like straight out of a WW2 fighter plane... nowadays they look like they'd be at home in a spaceship! :)
Great movie. Dave Rees used to race a Lotus from our Goodwin Racing stable 50 years ago at Oulton Park.
I would love to give this car a try . It seems like the ultimate driver's car to me.
That was what Formula Jr. / F-Ford was all about.
F3 thru about 1970...
Lotus 21/22
Lotus 59
James Hunt
And so many grads....
Became WC, or DEAD, 1970s...
J.C.
I did thousands of laps on GPL and after watching this never realized how similar the cars’ handling really is on those thin hard tires!! Knife edge balance the entire time, the car feels like it’s dancing and you really have to balance wheel and throttle to keep the car from flying off. When you spun I honestly feared the worst. Great job getting back on and brushing it off like nothing happened. Now where’s my copy of “Grand Prix”....
These cars looks fun to drive ngl.
really nice,this in ams 2 look very similar in behavoir.
Emocionante. Na época desta maquina, não era qualquer um que dirigiria, precisava ser muito bom. Não tinha nada eletronico, somente motor, combustivel, velocidade e muita habilidade.
AMazing upload. This was super fun to watch. LOvE how after the spin, he goes even faster cuz he is MAD. AWESOME
I expected this to just be a little shakedown, wow. Fully committed.
I’m getting Jim Clark vibes
Lol same
Nico oh yeee
Amazing race and car sound would watch it the whole day love it, thankfully no injuries for the driver he'll definitely get it next time.
wow that looks like an incredible amount of fun
I love Laguna Seca and I love this car! And of course I loved the video!
AMAZING.... just like a real Game ! lol
Incredible honour and drive.. absolutely blown away by this privileged drive you gave us to watch. I had to take 5 mid way to calm down.. Awesome viewing.
Thank You..
Wow! Terrific driving by all. What a pleasure to watch!
"So, I fell walking...now see me RUN!"
That car really moves around on those tires. Always on the hairy edge. Well done!
re-watched after some time... always
wonderful! Great job!
Wow....it spun so easily. Hard to even tell what went wrong. Great driving and great sound!!
Rear wheels locked
the way he recovered from that spin was incredible given the fact that these cars are death traps and hitting a wall at speed means injury or death. If this happened to me i would have lost it.
I did not realise till watching this how the driver has to almost prepare the car before a bend. To me it appeared as though the driver (who is superb by the way) gave the car a little twitch - if one can call to that - first in the direction of the bend and then quickly in the opposite direction. I watch current F1 but in truth I much prefer 70's/80's F1, for you had some technology but still a lot of driver input. That's not to say however that current F1 cars are easier to drive, but there is just something about foot clutch and gear change and preparing the car with a little bit of drift thrown in that excites me; aka Ronnie Peterson during the 74 British Grand Prix (which can be found on TH-cam) for example.
Amazing video quality for 1963
These graphics are so realistic!!
More exciting than a whole year of current F1
Wow. Stunning video
Such a cool thing to actually drive this oldie to the limit! Must have been fun. Cheers
That driver has 2 complete sets of balls... No doubt about it. Bravo.
His first sector on lap one is crazy. Gets super closw to the sausage kerbs.
Spin, but not scared... Full throttle after that. Great boy!!!! lol
Great video! NEVER as easy as it looks! Great run group!! RaceCarLocators
I'm a '60s kid and think the F1 cars of that time, just a monocoque with wheels, an engine, fuel tanks and barely any bodywork to speak of, were the ultimate test of driver ability. They were good looking too.
I want to drive a single seater in laguna seca,but that kind of single seater, old school. I have never been in USA but driven all types of simulators in that track and I love it, It seems extraordinary from inside the real deal....I can imagine the feeling pressing the accelerator when balancing the steering wheel on the exit of the turns...I'm very happy to see that the drivers in the video where driving fast and something for last: RESPECT the CORKSCREW!!! ;)
Great driver ,that all I have to say 👍..Even after the spin out he didn't loose his momentum.
I was just watching and thinking after few corners wtf it’s Laguna Seca !!!! Thanks to Gran Turismo xD
Feels kinda different
The AC and iR ones look more like it
So I'm guessing his mistake @4:45 is that because he was in the air stream of the car in front, that caused him to enter the top of the hill faster than other laps; he didn't anticipate this increase in speed in time which caused him to brake later as can be seen using the place markers to the right. And with these kind of cars, (mid-engine and no downforce it seems) it's best to try and slow the car down at some point just before reaching the top of the hill or else the balance of the car will easily get upset as soon as the hill starts to level off. Maybe someone can come up with a better theory.
He could also have realized he was going too fast too late and said "oh shit" and hit the brakes a bit too hard.
In my opinion, he simply locked up the rears under heavy braking (over driving) because he was trying to maintain the pressure on the car infront after having blown a few "small" chances . The thing with that section of the track is that the car gets light at the top of the hill (and the bumps).. and it's also braking slightly into a turn (not a straight line like in turn 1) which these cars don't handle very well due to extremely low downforce. It's an issue every single lap, but in my opinion he was pushing too hard and that part of the track is really bad for that. I agree that it's better to balance the car slightly first, and then apply heavy brakes after it's stable in corners like this.
In my opinion, he simply locked up the rears under heavy braking (over driving) because he was trying to maintain the pressure on the car infront after having blown a few "small" chances . The thing with that section of the track is that the car gets light at the top of the hill (and the bumps).. and it's also braking slightly into a turn (not a straight line like in turn 1) which these cars don't handle very well due to extremely low downforce. It's an issue every single lap, but in my opinion he was pushing too hard and that part of the track is really bad for that. I agree that it's better to balance the car slightly first, and then apply heavy brakes after it's stable in corners like this.
@@Jonw8222 so the car was floating just enough to loose traction
Fantastic video! Thanks!
AWESOME DRIVING!! Regards from SOUTH OF BRAZIL!
no wings...no electronics...H patern gear shift...thin tires...just pure old school driving...
This could really be the future of F1: no wings, no ABS, hundreds of HP and slim wheels.
Is the past
That's not an F1 car btw
F1 cars have no abs
@@Sirtuta1 renault cars have XD
Has Lotus made the engine themselves? Sounds great!
No, I think that Lotus never built their own engines when it was a racing team. Wikipedia says the engine was made by cosworth
@_SilverArrow_xxx that particular engine aint a cosworth dfv
I think this engine is either a Ford or a Coventry Climax
Johnny Walker Its a four cylinder 1100 cc Cosworth.
@@RobinBooze468 it's a Clímax Engine.
Hacía tiempo que no veía un vídeo que me emocionase tanto; me he sentido dentro del coche. Increíble.
Gracias por subirlo
Wow! How fast you recovered from the spin! Congrats! Maybe the brake is too hard on rear wheels?
The spin was probably not directly related to the brake bias setting. There's a slight crest on the approach to the Corkscrew, so he was probably braking a little too heavily as the car went light, and locked up the rear wheels. It's true that you could shift the brake bias forward to help guard against that happening, but then you would compromise your braking for almost every other corner on the lap. It's best just to give the Corkscrew a little more respect. ;-)
These videogames are getting everyday more realistic
Good pace man and everytime on limit 👌
6:01 watch the right front tyre
Ahahahah that wobbling. As far as I know, narrow tires offer more precision and direction while entering a corner, but those high tire shoulders were not helping with stability...
dat juzt the kurbing mayking it do day wobblin fing , the wheel jus fyne it jus da kurbin maykin it do dat
Ok HolyN’Evil
@@spongeborgtheford4971 fukv yu sovvie
@@puppidoggi1124 The heck is that English?!
Solid recovery, excellent drive.
Nice to see these machines still being used the way they are suppose to, instead of rotting in a garage 8 feet under
OMG this looks like an amazing amount of fun. Got to get me one!
wow, just found this now -- 1:14 lap times! That's 13 seconds faster than a McLaren Senna, P1, 720S, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Lamborghini Huracan Performante, Ferrari 488 GTB, ... six seconds faster than the qualifying time of a Corvette DP in the 2013 race; 15 seconds faster than the qualifying time of a Porsche GT3 Cup in the 2007 race; about the same as a HPD ARX-01c or HPD ARX-03a or a Lola B06/10; only about 4 seconds slower than the qualifying round of the 2019 IndyCar race there. wow, what a speed!
He starts the lap at 23 seconds and finishes at 2mins 6 seconds. That's a 1:43 lap not 1:14. These cars are awesome but they are not fast.
@@EOHRyan oh man, you are so right -- I must have fast forwarded while running my stopwatch, so silly! Still a good time, but definitely not close to 1:14 ;) Thanks for catching that!
mom: you can do anything you want when you grow up!
actually me:
I’ve always wanted to drive on Laguna Seca and your video definitely makes me want to race there. Guess I’ll keep racing there on the sim. Great Driving btw.
Outstanding recovery!
i love those changes
Holly shit, that spin scared the crap out of me. I thought he was going hit the barriers and die
Excellent and lovely. And very exciting! Great action and sound.
omg i love Laguna Seca, and those cars make this epic! awesome!
What a delightful car to drive.
It’s no Ford Cosworth, but that Coventry V6 really knew how to make some noise.
4:47 I know my sphincter was clenched. Nice minimal loss. I thought that only happened on sims.
Like a race in Maria City of the lost heaven )
the amount of space for the gear stick is insane...
Hermosos autos! De la época! Pero son las bases para lo que hoy es la F1 actualmente con toda la tecnología y telemetría y computación que utilizan estos autos para ser controlados! Es un placer disfrutar de la F1 GRACIAS!
Not a lot of car between you and a wall! Great fun!
The engine is like music to my ears
The engines sound nice.
You woulda had the red car without the spin, great driving you really know the track
Interesting Race.
wow glad he did not hit anything. great driver. great video!!!
Danny Baker burnt the donut. Great video.
Salute to these guys racing these cars hard🍾
Brilliant would love a go of this. Old school rules.
The play in the wheel is bonkers
Good Video and great driving.