@@Dragon640pllike also Audi R8 LMP1 from Kanata Konoe in 2001, Audi R10 TDI from Yuu Takasaki in 2006 and Emma Verde and Karin Asaka's Peugeot 908 from 2010.
Bentley seems like they want to change their image...a more modern approach...DDE is going to help them soon with their future build even if I was more pumped for the V12 as I bet not a lot of Bentley's V12 are heavily modified! Have a lifted one
I remember watching the 2003 race on EuroSport cheering for the Bentley’s, so it’s nice to see it not only kept in running order but also that Bentley do let it out to play and do race car things. Still an absolutely gorgeous race car. Also, as a biker, I actually laughed at the “All the gear and no idea” quip. I’m definitely using that! Mike was such a chilled out guy as well 👍
We’ve put a lot of effort over the last couple of years bringing everything up to running order - 37x heritage road cars and 8x racers, including three Le Mans cars. Cars that you can’t use are machines that have lost their purpose!
Mate, it is a play on words. I respect your opinion if you think it's crap. Amaz-on and Amaz-ing and the fact he is delivering great content, do you see what I was intending to say?
Having played Forza Motorsport 1 when it first came out, the Bentley Speed 8 was my favourite R1 class race car to race in the extreme series. To see it for real here is insane
Exactly. I was like "nooooo don't run that baby again and again for the rolling race" but then I remembered "oh, they're endurance cars. Run the shit out of them."
I’ve been a few quick cars. Anything sub 5 seconds to 60 feels quick. The craziest was a passenger lap in a radical, the cornering and breaking was insane! I’d love to see a circuit of some kind added on car wow.
Wish they also add Ayumu Uehara's Sauber Mercedes C9, Shioriko Uehara's Mazda 787B and Taki Shiina's Nissan R391 (last appeared in TEST DRIVE LE MANS PS2 ONLY).
I was only 4 years old when this Speed 8 won at Le Mans in 2003, and I never watched it, but listening to the sound of that Speed 8 in this video just sounds epic. Racing cars just sound amazing.
Oh this brings back memories. This was one of the quickest cars you could get on Gran Turismo 4. Played it so much back in the day. So nice to see a legend back in action.
It's one of the slowest Le Mans car in GT4. It revs too early. You need to over rev it to be faster. That's how I manage to get gold in license test in this car
What an epic drag race! I was at the 2003 Le Mans 24hrs, the Speed 8 looked more insane in the flesh and on a track than it does on TV. I'm sure the Speed 8 wasn't fully optimised for this drag race, otherwise we'd have seen performance that's more in keeping with a top level sports-prototype, even in a straight line. But still an awesome race!
Damn I saw a short of Carwow and I was like it’s Saturday 10am that’s the time for another epic dragrace and it was uploaded 6 secs ago, perfect timing!
A few years ago I was lucky to chat on Facebook with the designer of the 2003 Bentley Speed 8, not knowing who he is. We were discussing the Aeromaster LMP kit car, which is a replica of the Bentley Speed 8. And I developed the replica back in 2007-2011. I felt quite strange. He showed a great personality! What a legend!
I remember attending and seeing the Speed 8 on display at the Los Angeles Auto show twenty years ago, and I STILL think it's one of the most beautiful LMP cars of all time. Awesome to see it here!
That's a very interesting shout, the fact that in the early 90's and late 80's after the F1 turbo ban they were basically running the same engine specs. Would definitely make for a great video. If anyone can pull it off it's carwow. Good shout mate
No it's not, it's very clearly an evolution of the design philosophies of the time, just look at the Audi R8, Cadillac Northstar (2002 version), Dome S101, Dallara SP1 and others of the time.
A few years ago I was lucky to chat on Facebook with the designer of the 2003 Bentley Speed 8, not knowing who he is. We were discussing the Aeromaster LMP kit car, which is a replica of the Bentley Speed 8. And I developed the replica back in 2007-2011. I felt quite strange. He showed a great personality! What a legend!
There have been some truly beautiful Le Mans cars over the years but the Speed 8 is right up there with the best of them. What a gorgeous thing. And I wonder how fast it would be if he REALLY let it have its head of steam….listen to the engine in this compared to YT footage of the Le Man race and he’s not even close to red line……that’s protecting £15-20m for you I guess 🤣🤣
the speed 8 is still running even though all valves have been placed in the SE versions of the Continental "Bombastic side eye" to Bentley but overall... that thing pulls, @Matt, if the handycapped rolling race format was exactly like 24heures du mans you get plenty marshals waving blue flags, Awesome videos man
it's probably from the #8 car, which was more successful overall than the #7 car. Winning its class at Le Mans 2001,2002, and Sebring in 2003 as well. The #7 retired in 2001, didnt take part in 2002, came 2nd at Sebring, and then won le mans.
We told the story on camera but it didn’t make the edit. The original race engine survived the race…but not the parade through Paris the next day! Overheated and cooked the heads. So the valves in the GTs are the race-winning originals, and the Speed 8 has run its spare engine since the race.
Love seeing that speed 8, one of my favourite cars in existence. Definitely looks like there was a lot of mechanical sympathy and short shifting going on though! Sounded like the speed 8 was only getting to half revs before changing!
Le Mans Bentley was short shifting and still left the W12 behind, I understand they couldn't outright smash the W12 because of sales, also because the Le Mans is rather expensive so no red lining the engine, would've been nice to see the difference even if for one run. Edit: before anyone says yes I know the W12 limited is sold out but the standard isn't
Matt actually knew what the common car guys want to see and delivered it in the best way possible. I’m sure it’s more popular than the current Top Gear :)
That Speed 8 sounds utterly glorious. With the recent hypercar resurgence in WEC and Le Mans, I'd absolutely love it if Bentley decided to toss their hat into the ring as well.
bentley gt speed 8 😂 drag race. HOW INCREDIBLY AWESOME IS THAT. this is a world record i must say namastely violent green. i loved that car. i used to have that car in the video games. psp, gran turismo
The fact that Mat gets cars like these on the channel is insane.
What's more insane is that stomach acid would burn through us if it weren't for the stomach lining. Amazing stuff.
@@PatrickBateman1337 That is indeed insane Batman, well said.
@@PatrickBateman1337indeed
It’s not Matts channel lol he’s just a presenter mate…. You should be thanking carwow/the producers
@@thecluelesstravellers3490 Isn't Mat the one who finds the cars though?
It's crazy how well the Le Mans car still performs even without the intake valves that are now installed in the W12 dashboard :)
I’m assuming they took out the original parts and replaced them as part of a rebuild.
😂😂
The fact that they actually got the car from this race, 20 years later, it's mind-blowing. I was sure it would be standing still in some museum
Like 919 Evo Hybrid 2005.
its called marketing
I saw it at the Le Mans Classic last year, they most definitely use it, a lot.
@@langraman875648 cars are already sold, bentley doesn't need this, but they're cool for doing it
@@Dragon640pllike also Audi R8 LMP1 from Kanata Konoe in 2001, Audi R10 TDI from Yuu Takasaki in 2006 and Emma Verde and Karin Asaka's Peugeot 908 from 2010.
That Kerosene edit at 6:23💀
🗿💔
Oh my
Would’ve become a very expensive video 😭
Imagine going at 180mph and that song starts playing 💀💀💀
What is the 💀 for?
Massive kudos to Bentley for bringing out the Speed 8. What an epic car and a piece of history! CarWow does it again.😁👍🏼
Yep. Bentley Speed 8 is also Mia Taylor's favourite car.
Bentley seems like they want to change their image...a more modern approach...DDE is going to help them soon with their future build even if I was more pumped for the V12 as I bet not a lot of Bentley's V12 are heavily modified!
Have a lifted one
I 🎉
@@loganleborgne420nej
More Lamborghini than Ferraris stuck up approach i like it.
I remember watching the 2003 race on EuroSport cheering for the Bentley’s, so it’s nice to see it not only kept in running order but also that Bentley do let it out to play and do race car things. Still an absolutely gorgeous race car.
Also, as a biker, I actually laughed at the “All the gear and no idea” quip. I’m definitely using that!
Mike was such a chilled out guy as well 👍
We’ve put a lot of effort over the last couple of years bringing everything up to running order - 37x heritage road cars and 8x racers, including three Le Mans cars. Cars that you can’t use are machines that have lost their purpose!
Good German Car 👍
These races are becoming god tier day by day 😮
Well, Mat is not your everyday Amazon delivery guy, but he and his team sure do deliver amazing content. Car Wow! 😉
@Presto_001 what is blud yapping about⁉️
Mate, it is a play on words. I respect your opinion if you think it's crap. Amaz-on and Amaz-ing and the fact he is delivering great content, do you see what I was intending to say?
@Presto_001 - Flew right past him, didn't it? 😅
it actually looked like one of the slowest races ive seen on the channel
6:23 thanks for this editors i loved it
When you don't think it can get any better, they bring out a Le Mans car, Carwow never cease to amaze
Carwow always amaze us.
*winning Le Mans car 🥵
Mat setting up an entire race, just to try to make the 100k cylinder valve piece cool and to annoy Yianni.
Love that 😂
I dont expect the kerosene kicks in 6:24 😂😂
editor is up to date with the audi crash meme 😆
😂
fr 😭😭
THIS is what I was looking for in the comments! I cracked up hearing that play. Guess it's a lesser known meme?
We need more of those😂
Incredible! Seeing this Bentley in a drag race almost brought tears to my eyes! The nostalgia! Legendary.
Having played Forza Motorsport 1 when it first came out, the Bentley Speed 8 was my favourite R1 class race car to race in the extreme series. To see it for real here is insane
And imagine if u see it on real, actually real!
@dreamseeker9207 that I am yet to see yet. I've seen so may real LMP1 cars except the Bentley Speed 8
Great channel, mate. Just subscribed.
me too :))
You can’t beat the sound of straight cut gears and a sequential gearbox❤
You know it’s an expensive car when they are that far apart on the strip haha
These cars do 24hrs of hardcore racing and here I am worried they’ll break it by running it so many times🤦🏾♂️😂
yeah people got to actually use their cars. most cars are well made and are made to be used like this
Exactly. I was like "nooooo don't run that baby again and again for the rolling race" but then I remembered "oh, they're endurance cars. Run the shit out of them."
I’ve been a few quick cars. Anything sub 5 seconds to 60 feels quick. The craziest was a passenger lap in a radical, the cornering and breaking was insane! I’d love to see a circuit of some kind added on car wow.
Can we just appreciate the editing work in this video ? So good
what is so special about it?
Got nothing on hagerty’s drag race edits
Its pretty basic editing ...
Who would have thought we would see a LeMans Track Car feature in a Drag Race!?!
Wish they also add Ayumu Uehara's Sauber Mercedes C9, Shioriko Uehara's Mazda 787B and Taki Shiina's Nissan R391 (last appeared in TEST DRIVE LE MANS PS2 ONLY).
That Mazda and the Mercedes just beautiful
There are a lot of these races on the internet lol
I was only 4 years old when this Speed 8 won at Le Mans in 2003, and I never watched it, but listening to the sound of that Speed 8 in this video just sounds epic. Racing cars just sound amazing.
Oh this brings back memories. This was one of the quickest cars you could get on Gran Turismo 4. Played it so much back in the day. So nice to see a legend back in action.
Yesssss🎉
Still waiting for it in Gran Turismo 7... One of my favorite All-Time Classic Car i try to acquire in every Racing-Game
It's one of the slowest Le Mans car in GT4. It revs too early. You need to over rev it to be faster. That's how I manage to get gold in license test in this car
What an epic drag race! I was at the 2003 Le Mans 24hrs, the Speed 8 looked more insane in the flesh and on a track than it does on TV. I'm sure the Speed 8 wasn't fully optimised for this drag race, otherwise we'd have seen performance that's more in keeping with a top level sports-prototype, even in a straight line. But still an awesome race!
Your guest driver is a great presenter and personality. Well done!!!
That’s very kind, thank you!
@@mikesayer6151I hope they have you back.
@@mikesayer6151agreed and also very cool to see you in the comments section as well!
Love the new editing tweaks. The little graphical effects on the cars are lovely!
Damn I saw a short of Carwow and I was like it’s Saturday 10am that’s the time for another epic dragrace and it was uploaded 6 secs ago, perfect timing!
6:23 never expected this song to come up on carwow 😮
Wow..
Carwow never disappoints
they suck bot
True.
True.
A few years ago I was lucky to chat on Facebook with the designer of the 2003 Bentley Speed 8, not knowing who he is. We were discussing the Aeromaster LMP kit car, which is a replica of the Bentley Speed 8. And I developed the replica back in 2007-2011. I felt quite strange. He showed a great personality! What a legend!
You need to do a send of for the ford fiesta, get every fiesta generation and drag race them!
Good idea…
Excellent idea!
Every generation of Mazda Rx7 would be cool as well !
You have a Fiesta don’t you? 🧐
I remember attending and seeing the Speed 8 on display at the Los Angeles Auto show twenty years ago, and I STILL think it's one of the most beautiful LMP cars of all time. Awesome to see it here!
Respect for Carwow for doing unique drag races like this.
Matt I have to applaud your ability to get your hands on these special cars. That Speed 8 is a beautiful machine.
Who would love to see an F1/LMP Generations Drag Race in the near future? 🏎
That's a very interesting shout, the fact that in the early 90's and late 80's after the F1 turbo ban they were basically running the same engine specs. Would definitely make for a great video. If anyone can pull it off it's carwow. Good shout mate
That design is so ahead of it's time. I never would've thought it was that old. Amazing
No it's not, it's very clearly an evolution of the design philosophies of the time, just look at the Audi R8, Cadillac Northstar (2002 version), Dome S101, Dallara SP1 and others of the time.
A few years ago I was lucky to chat on Facebook with the designer of the 2003 Bentley Speed 8, not knowing who he is. We were discussing the Aeromaster LMP kit car, which is a replica of the Bentley Speed 8. And I developed the replica back in 2007-2011. I felt quite strange. He showed a great personality! What a legend!
carwow's at it again with back to back banger drag races🔥
6:24 LMAOOO props to the editors who put Kerosene on the background
It used to be Top gear was every car guys dream job..... Now it's Matt's job everyone wants!!
Read my comment on yesterday's video
6:23 i like the reference
Le mans cars are such a beautiful piece of engineering.
6:18 this part when i hear Kerosene playing, my blood runs cold 🥶🥶
Matt should do more half mile drag races
That kerosene soundtrack😹
There have been some truly beautiful Le Mans cars over the years but the Speed 8 is right up there with the best of them. What a gorgeous thing. And I wonder how fast it would be if he REALLY let it have its head of steam….listen to the engine in this compared to YT footage of the Le Man race and he’s not even close to red line……that’s protecting £15-20m for you I guess 🤣🤣
I was going to say it almost sounds detuned.
Few years ago I wouldn't dare to say it, but seeing how the channel evolves I dare to say it now...
919 EVO with no restrictions next please 😁
That speed 8 is so iconic. Top tier Proto
bro really played kerosene when the le mans car pulled infront of him😭
The Bentley Race Car Looks So Sick
The whistling noise the Speed 8 made as it lifted off gas at Le Mans...epic
Speed 8,what a beautiful piece of Engineering !
What a beautiful car love these LM prototypes
the speed 8 is still running even though all valves have been placed in the SE versions of the Continental "Bombastic side eye" to Bentley but overall... that thing pulls, @Matt, if the handycapped rolling race format was exactly like 24heures du mans you get plenty marshals waving blue flags,
Awesome videos man
it's probably from the #8 car, which was more successful overall than the #7 car. Winning its class at Le Mans 2001,2002, and Sebring in 2003 as well. The #7 retired in 2001, didnt take part in 2002, came 2nd at Sebring, and then won le mans.
@@SamAspdenor the valves were replaced as a service item
We told the story on camera but it didn’t make the edit. The original race engine survived the race…but not the parade through Paris the next day! Overheated and cooked the heads. So the valves in the GTs are the race-winning originals, and the Speed 8 has run its spare engine since the race.
2003 race car didn't age at all 2:18, looks amazing
Carwow got some legendary race cars in drag races recently
Just amazing
7:28 please do a video introducing your whole crew! ❤
The saturday's races always have a specific tastes. Thanks Mat!
Abso-fck'n-lutely Matt!! Continue getting these crazy cars we don't get to see unless we playing a game! We appreciate it😊!
To get the Speed 8 for a drag race is an awesome thing.
6:23 the rs6 theme song 😮😮
Insane line up!!
Love seeing that speed 8, one of my favourite cars in existence. Definitely looks like there was a lot of mechanical sympathy and short shifting going on though! Sounded like the speed 8 was only getting to half revs before changing!
Matt must've tried so hard to be in the fastest car here 😂
Exactly what I was thinking throughout the video.
6:24 caught me off guard 😂😂
Le Mans Bentley was short shifting and still left the W12 behind, I understand they couldn't outright smash the W12 because of sales, also because the Le Mans is rather expensive so no red lining the engine, would've been nice to see the difference even if for one run.
Edit: before anyone says yes I know the W12 limited is sold out but the standard isn't
Matt actually knew what the common car guys want to see and delivered it in the best way possible. I’m sure it’s more popular than the current Top Gear :)
Carwow literally never disappoints….
One of the only channels where i can truly agree
Best and most entertaining race you've done yet!.. Awesome!
that one audi edit😂😭
We need a race with 90’s Era lemans group C race cars
It's not insane anymore need some new words to describe it
Hands down, you guys have the best job in the world 😂
I fell in love with that legendary le mans bentley. What a wonderful machine
6:23, that cracked me up hahah
Good Job Matt
The kerosene crash song😂lol
That Speed 8 sounds utterly glorious. With the recent hypercar resurgence in WEC and Le Mans, I'd absolutely love it if Bentley decided to toss their hat into the ring as well.
The editing is flawless as always, big ups!
W video man I just picked up a 2016 continental gt not to long ago pretty nice
6:23 W reference
This is going to be epic drag race.
@Matt, if possible kindly consider bringing the Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans vs Rimac Nevera or the Redbull F1 😊.
Thanks.
AWESOME RACE AS EVER , TOTALLY ENJOYED IT, WOW.
I don't know how you manage to get hand on those cars but man this TH-cam channel just can't stop blessing us with god tier race.
Taps on video:
"Wah wah weh in a drag race"
I swear I CANNOT believe the kind of cars we get to see on this channel! Mind-blowing!!!
This was amazing. Saw the #8 Bentley Speed 8 in the Le Mans museum when I went to Le Mans 2020. Beautiful car.
A great idea and fascinating as a result. (By the way, your pronunciation of "Le Mans" was the best I've heard in a long time.)
Congrats Matt!, so worth the wait. White gauges are a nice touch.
We've seen F1, and now LMP! This is Carwow at its pinnacle.
love the rs6 meme incorporated in the video. absolutely amazing video and beautiful cars👍🏼
Brooo the kerosene at 6:23 the editor nailed it 😭😭😭😭😭
bentley gt speed 8 😂 drag race. HOW INCREDIBLY AWESOME IS THAT. this is a world record i must say namastely violent green. i loved that car. i used to have that car in the video games. psp, gran turismo
Such a royal race! Immaculate! 🥂🍾
6:24 you had us with that😂
Kerosene literally caught me off guard 💀
i remember first learning about the speed 8 from forza motorsport 4
This channel has consistently gotten better with each race, probably the only reason i still use TH-cam.
What a sound... Like music in my ears... Nothing beat High rpm and a engine.. 🦸♀️🙏🧙♂️
That Kerosene Crystal Castles on that second roll race got me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha, the RS6 death music when the Le Mans Bentley crossed Mat's path. Top notch lads!
Great race guys!!!
That V8 from the LM car sounds insane! Bentley never fails
Love these tests. Some useful info would be to end exit speeds over the 1/4 and 1/2 mile 🙏🙏🙏