Austin Healey in historic race at Zolder

[londonbornboy]

I'm worn out after watching that... great video.

[pgrens]

So....did he beat the Porsche in the end?

[thebismarkandthehood]

its not really fair is it? racing against anglias and fiat abarths and minis-in a pure bred sportscar-come on-good video though-and good driving.

[pgrens]

Stunning footage! Thanks so much for posting this - I can't stop watching it! Can anyone tell me the make of the blue car he passes at 3:15?

[panzerrat]

@pgrens I believe that the blue car he passes is a Renault Alpine A110.

[pgrens]

@panzerrat That's it! Thanks!

[panzerrat]

I've got time driving an 1959 Austin Healey 100-6, and it was flat-out not capable of this. You sure this is a Healey?

[TheGreatDimebag]

Very good, but! I know given the cars layout and therefore cog there is an awful lot of time lost out of some corners due to having a heavy foot!! Clean and precise, especially when coming through the field.

[nicio666]

engelse beschreiving en nederlandse text in het filmpje???

[annabelsoothill]

Holy fuck! How quick?!

[gentleman4512]

Hi...this is a ..great race....you have to watch it from le commencemant et tout le vidéo...superbe...very..very..­.good 10 sur 10..!

[idkyou1]

car #69 =)

[gentleman4512]

Superbe course...et de tres loin...une des meilleurs jamais vue...ty. G.

[onebentleyboy]

Once a year or so I come back and watch this video again--I love it!!

My first race car was a Healey 3000 but I 'graduated' to sports racers etc.

I was "handed my hat" by Phil Coombes driving a 57FAC at Laguna Seca-I was driving a Lotus 26R as were several others he beat that day-done right and driven right a Healey 3000 is a very fast car.

[vanspiritwalker]

the healy was a bizarre concoction , a truck engine , a morris gear box used in bentlys. aluminum body designed by an air force pilot . fun stuff though

[vanspiritwalker]

i love the healy passed the porch

[davegahan14]

una bestia

[lrpracer123]

jij hept totaal geen respect voor oldttiners

[Lightweight1420]

good sound!!!!

[VAspeed3]

Sounds like he's flat shifting about half the time.  I wonder if my 3000 would sound like this one at 7200 RPM? I think not -- it would make a bang and some clatter trailing off to a sickly silence. I'm just fine with how it sounds at 3000 to 4000 RPM.

[altooname]

He started near the back of the pack, behind many cars (Fiat 500s, Abarths, Anglias, etc etc) that have far less poetential (obviously) and as such were racing in slower classes. But his driving is terrific, regardless. I owned two Healey 3000s, a 1960 and a '62 (I bought it new) , which was the three-carb model and the last 3000 true roadster. Great little cars and ripe for a small block Chevy engine. Sacrilegious, I know, but do you want to go fast or REALLY fast?

Don (in Baltimore)

[Treetop64]

Mark Schmidt looks like he's playing GT Legends on the easiest difficulty settings, passing that many cars in just one lap. It's ridiculous.

Excellent driving, mate!

[closertofiftythanyew]

0:52 "how am I going to get round this bunch of useless european metal?", the driver thinks.

[alexQw33]

Mate thanks for posting, this is an amazing video, it sure looks like a lot of fun. I see many great cars from the good old days, let's play "I spy"

1:02 I spy a Fiat 500

1:16 I spy a Ranaul Alpine A110

[bigfuntaz]

what a fucking sound thanks for putting the vid on my friend old school sounds always the best

[Splitskirts]

Great engine sound !!! ( And action ). Regards.

[pimsicle1]

Awesome car, awesome race! But when does Herbie the love bug take over and win the race??

[eaterofleafmould]

wow - proper hairy chested stuff this and with real cars. better than boring Formula 1!

[closertofiftythanyew]

bye-bye 911.

[eracerhead100]

@closertofiftythanyew I've over 30 years racing vintage cars. So I can't let your "911" comment go by unchallenged. Here's the deal: The video is from a present day vintage racing event. In the 60's these cars never would have raced each other (MInis, MGAs, Fiats. Engines from 1000 cc to 3200 cc. Sedans, GTs, sports cars). Wouldn't have been fair. Or good racing for that matter. So don't get too excited about seeing a 260 hp, 3 liter Healey pass a 145 hp, 2 liter Porsche 912 (not a 911). Cheers

[closertofiftythanyew]

@eracerhead100 No probs - I thought myself was four cyl 912s too. I know something about that Austin-Healey, it is not what it looks, very 'borderline' with the interpretation of the rules. It's got a one-off billet crank and all sort of custom bits in the engine with a capacity of near four litres or something, giving out well over 300bhp or something. Because it was not that very standard racing spec from the '60s, that is why it was allowed to start but at the back of the grid, the rumour is.

[eracerhead100]

@closertofiftythanyew Thanks. Pleased to hear that you know the car. WOW... 300 hp. I'd love to get some seat time in that car. BTW, if you're anyway near San Diego I'd like to invite you to the Coronado Speed Festival on Sept 24 and 25. Lots of race cars dfrom the 20s - 60s (including Healeys). Go online to find out more. Come by the Porsche Club of America VIP Tent and say hi. Cheers.

[closertofiftythanyew]

@eracerhead100 Thanks for the offer, but it is a bit too far for me, and the wrong side of the Atlantic. But have a good festival, and I will have a look at the pics and vids of it afterwards on the website and youtube etc...

One event I wouldn't mind going over to see, which has been in my mind for years, is the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado. 'Monster' was fastest time again this year I heard, couple of weeks back. Ah well, maybe one day.

All the best.

[eracerhead100]

@closertofiftythanyew Thanks for the link to the Euro GT goodness. I spent 2, of the best years of my life, in Europe (living between London and Stockholm... With lots of trips up to Northern Scotland where I have family) racing, and test driving, for Lola. Thanks for the the great racing footage... And memories. Cheers.

[Exterion89]

@closertofiftythanyew This healey is exactly what it looks, 3 liter engine with steel bottom end!! Not near 4 litres. Started at the back because of new engine fitted during the friday night......Didn't do any practice, engine was zero miles at the start!!!Thats a better reason then you mention......The Porsches are 200 hp 150.000 euro 911 not 912!! Regards, The Owner and builder of this car!!

[closertofiftythanyew]

@Exterion89

Calm down, only trying to build a myth of an excellent BMC car, so I exaggerated a bit, no harm in it.

But it does look impressive slaughtering those Porsches, four or six cylinder. Wonder where Porsche got their original ideas from, ey?

BMC?

[critchley3819]

@closertofiftythanyew Im an old bugger now who always dreamt of owning an Healey but never did but I have drvien a few cars with this motor and they are smooth and dont mind a few revs also these engines could clock over high milages.

[closertofiftythanyew]

@critchley3819

MGC?

[closertofiftythanyew]

@closertofiftythanyew

but in the MGC the engine was far forward than a Healey, and it was an useless load of nonsense.

They should have been building an Austin-Healey 3000 well into the 1970s, subllety changed, a la Porsche 911 rubbish.

[bobcooper31]

@closertofiftythanyew I admire your philosophy. Never let facts get in the way of a good story or promoting something you are biased towards.

[closertofiftythanyew]

@bobcooper31

It called in the bar after race bullshite. : )

Anyway, we are talking about 30 plus year old cars here, not last weeks Audi invention, for gawd sake.

[bobcooper31]

@closertofiftythanyew Your mention of the bar after or between races gets the nostalgia going. Probably as good as the racing. I was around in the days of the Healey and because I live in Perth WA, the most remote city on earth, we didn't have a sufficient numbers in most classes so we had a formula libre race of 6 hours. A mini Le Mans race and you raced whatever you had. There were Healeys & Jags competing against all comers even things like Chev sedans. The vid reminds me of that. Nice

[closertofiftythanyew]

@bobcooper31

Perth! Yes, used to away from anything, but it has become a marvellous city in the last few decades, I've heard?

Ever been to the Bathurst race in Mount Panorama, the other side from you in NSW? I've been following that race for years - the 1966 one is a classic for me, Rauno Aaltonen/ Bob Holden winning in a Morris Mini Cooper S - a giant killing act. They should run it with the same formula, near-standard cars in showroom price classes.

[closertofiftythanyew]

@bobcooper31

With the old Bathurst 500/100 from NSW, here iss a good video about it, copy paste and youtube search,

watch?v=hZa_Fp2Atmo

little boys and girls in a nightclub in Melbourne, Victoria. : )

watch?v=9oE2aVODXA4

[bobcooper31]

@closertofiftythanyew Thanks for links. Never been to Bathurst1000 Airfares double at that time. Driven over circuit though & admire drivers for having the balls to keep their foot flat all down the steep mountain. Very scenic place as it's one of the oldest settled places in Aust. Lovely old buildings which were clones of the houses that the rich colonials had in England similar to some of your early colonial homes I guess. What part of US are you from. I'm travelling amtrak across US in 2012

[bobcooper31]

@closertofiftythanyew I'm wondering what you know about the zephyr route from SF Cisco to NY. What cities would you suggest a tourist gets off the train to have a closer look at.

[closertofiftythanyew]

@bobcooper31

Bob, I am noy Yank, I am fropm Britain. I can tell the best way up the M1, but California's Laurel Canyon is I have yet to meet, but hopefully, say no more...

[temuko]

GT LEGENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[ronfb1946]

Good heavens, some pretty good driving there, with that Healey!!!!!

Owned a 100-6 once many, many years ago.............

[sosome57]

Oh, dude! You're film is backwards. You've got the steering wheel on the wrong side. heehee! Wow, look at those old Fiats, Bimmers, Porsches, other Healeys, Alfas, ... grand! Super video! Thanks for sharing! Great sound, too! You're obviously a great driver, too. Coooool!

[belknarf]

Ik kan maar niet genoeg krijgen van deze clip !!

Schitterend racen !!!

[stefandemannn]

zit hier nou niet eens een sequentiele bak in?

[silvester59]

the best car vid on you tube!

[ermestosobalatronca]

Wow i didn´t know classic car races pushed so hard the cars, he was like ¨get the hell outta my way¨

[Youdontwantmyusernam]

Good driver. That car sounds like a bat out of hell!

[Splitskirts]

Great sounds and sights; I just love the racing / sports car engine noise 1 Regards.

[rocketcooper]

GREAT Car.

Great Drive.

Made it look "easy", no over-driving.

Embarrassed a few good cars along the way.

NICE.

rtc

[silvester59]

Een van de beste , zo niet de beste race vid op you tube!!

[rodea100]

WOW , this guy is off the hook !!!

who's driving and who built the car ?

I never know Healey's can git-r-dun !!!

[closertofiftythanyew]

even has the overdrive flick switch down by his foot, and even come in in third- what a bastard!

[Exterion89]

@closertofiftythanyew

The overdrive switch is mounted on the steering wheel and controlled by his right hand... Basterd indeed thats why we call this car The Orange Bastard ;)

[closertofiftythanyew]

@Exterion89

Excellent.

Good Luck Austin-Healey 3000. slaughter those Porsches! : )

[critchley3819]

@Exterion89 Ilike Ausin Healeys, is this still the series C engine.

[roughyed7]

Outfuckinstanding.

[john289]

Awesome driving, absolutely brilliant, proficiaat !!!

[dhaisy09]

ja

ysd

[phuw]

Very good driving!! Awesome car! Is this car 2-stroke?

[manyhighhills]

Austin Healey 3000, four-stroke, six cylinder in-line. In about 1965 it was fully developed as a competition car by BMC and could shift!

[br4derz]

Bloody flying car,shame the driver didnt spot the gaps or hed of been and the front for sure.

[SuperInternetpolice]

wow.

[jackobcooper]

That thing is a little rocket!

[cagarefixe]

uauuuuu

[leelabradaauto]

c'est comme ça en 2009. y a toujours + que trop en historique! des autos dénaturées qui valent pu un rotin!

[RickDev09]

What a sound!

[SendinK9]

I'm proud to be a Healey Owner!!!

Now that is racing my friend...

[subzero92MK]

can u go on the streets with those cars?

[steinwaygrande1]

Yes if they comply with the usual rules and regulations and are road registered

[Wickershams]

Fantastic driving, the cars are beautiful!

[MixingTape]

Thats my dad!,

Gr. Jimmy.

[pirlone808]

Great!

[jim66ford]

classic. that cars got a lot of go. the acceleration at the start looks unreal.

[BritishRG]

Healey sounds GREAT Mark !

[thechase325]

Marc, wat een mooie film. SUPER start!!!

Geluid beestachtig goed. Leuk commentaar ook!

(nu nog de lijnen en loose steerin' en dan is het kampioenschap daar!)

[tiff1needell]

Healey Dokter: you have done it again!

[pmittler]

That was very enjoyable!

[cedster321]

Leuke film, knap gereden, maar je zou nog beter en wat safer rijden als je rustiger stuurt en de lijnen beter zou rijden.

Maar het is goed gemeend, misschien treffen we elkaar eens op het Circuit met een oldtimer race.

[DrWatson08]

Great, looks like GT Legends game!

[Keesserle]

What a great video, the action and engine noise are superb. I had a Healey BN7 that had a 360 HP small block Ford that didn't sound this good. One thing baffles me, how did Michael Jackson get into the rear view mirror?

[JasperIzaks]

Blijft een super leuk filmpje !!

[dugenut]

the noise this thing makes is biblical!!

[primeshaw]

A superb display of vintage race cars in action. This driver is one of the best!

[artofwheels]

1st class! 5 stars

[corky1864]

awsome!The Healey passed many cars, none past the Healey. I loved watching the Porshe get eatened up and spit out.

[onebentleyboy]

Nice! Really, Really, Nice

[guusben]

Fabulous Austin Healey, fabulous driving, funny text commentary. More please!

[superallye]

Great vid! Exciting to watch & superb driving skills. B) GT Legends IRL FTW!

[robe063]

Why don't cars sound like this anymore?

Does anyone know how modified this car is???

[rjkolvoort]

Just scroll back to the comment of Pietjediagnose for detailled spec of the car.

[blklightning330]

@robe063 noise ordinances and emissions restrictions.

[ScruffyITA]

how can he sometimes change gear without moving hands?

[gwaredd]

Overdrive

[sacaronchas]

El tipo lleva muy bien el auto en la pista............pero tiene pedazo de cañon dentro del capot, facil tiene 30 CV más que los otros (tipo Juan kk Gac)

[puckman5444]

I have no idea...sounds great.I spent some time on altavista bable fish and made a rough translation of what the subtitles say.its not perfect but i dont care...enjoy

[puckman5444]

as from 40 e place with new engine, open ongetraind express and "of god separately" on the terrace above state tjeerd he gives me it "take out" sign is as from this place see... just as quiet, none small autootjes eradicates new moto, now 1.5 km ingereden..groot heart, buitenom goes exactly... now slow and concentrate on the uitaccelereren... the new engine works regular 7200 tpm... of porsche's becomes Healey's more rapidly... 12e... 11th

[jch77]

is it an Austin 3000 engine ?

[steinwaygrande1]

Its the 3.0 litre Austin -Healey engine which I suspect has been boerd out to 3.2 litres or more to get that sort of performance and is probably using triple Weber Carbs or even modified fuel injection - which is now possible. Bullet proof engines

[ejws01]

Prachtig stukje promotiewerk voor een van de mooiste merken ooit.

[joopio]

Inderdaad en ik heb een Austin Healey 3000 MKIIa uit 64 in de garage en ben het met ejw01helemaal eens; geweldig filmpje...al zal ik mijn AH waarschijnlijk nooit zo rijden, ik weet nu dat íe kan :-) gr. JT

[behvid]

GOOD JOB!!!

[Nivekabsurdo]

Amazing driving, I can't believe he didn't blow the engine! That thing is bullet proof!!

[Exterion89]

11,12,13 January You can view this car in Mecc

on the Dutch Austin healey stand. on saturday some1 will start the engine. If you have any questions go ahead and ask them... i'll try to answer them.

we also sell the full Race DvD for 10 Euro each PM me if you are intrested.

Marvin van Hout

[miniac00]

hahaha, die start! Briljant commentaar ook weer!

[AegisLow]

mooit start ^^

[AegisLow]

euhm... mooiE start dus... not to mention een prachtvan een geluidje.

"nieuwe motor, nu 1,5 km ingereden..." lol zo moet dat!

[silvester59]

fantastisch gedaan. grote klasse!!

[Bwadman]

virtual GT Legends:)

[ratscoot]

Are you joking??

[bolus1972]

wat een geweld! nog even en dan is m'n 100/6 BN4 klaar ( met big bore uitlaat !! )

[adamfruitcake]

looks like so much fun! Thanks for posting :)

[roterendeinlaatschij]

hee mark

leuk dat ik dit geweldige filmpje van jou hier toevallig tegenkom! groetjes aan de kids

groetjes victor

[fl510]

Beautiful.... and I am crying.

[obiscob]

I have owned two BJ8's and a BN7, and NONE of 'em EVER sounded like yours !

[skull9462]

Great enginering whoever prepped this car, sounds bloodly angry, and my god doesnt it make the rest of the grid look like traffic!

Epic stuff!

[bosroamer]

Goddamn, wat een geweldige start!

En wat een cohones die Mark, ik rij wel eens in de originele Healey van mijn pa maar om zo hard te gaan moet je wel lef hebben met dat gewicht op je vooras.

[drvanski]

Great clip!

[BrusselsXX3]

Great driving! Amazing start! I love the part how you overtake the porsche at the end!!

[theonlyhalf]

bloody fantastic

[obiscob]

Does this car have a standard engine,carbs. and gearbox ?

[Nivekabsurdo]

You've got to be kidding?

[magikvoodoo]

what is this game ? where i can download it ?!!! (eheheh) ;p

thats cool man, nice driving

[SirDoofus2u]

Absolutely thrilling. Thanks so much for posting this!

[mightymaff]

The soundtrack is real alright!my own car will run to 8000rpm and is currently running on open pipes.A man after my own heart well done Mark.

[roterendeinlaatschij]

haa mark!

geweldig filmpje :D

groete victor

[alieneggsac]

Insane!!!!

[icemen77]

Dutch! N1

[jrossvideo]

Wow! Awesome racing. Wish I could remember my German, but I picked up a few words.

[rjkolvoort]

Your German will do you no good. It's Dutch!

[CASCADEWILLY]

WOW, For a minute I thought I was in a video game kickin' some butt !

[350kmh]

When was this race held? I go to zolder all the time and I never saw a race like this, only one with falcons and stuff.

[rjkolvoort]

It is in the description. Click "more"!

[PietjeDiagnose]

250 BHP revving to 7200. Overdrive is super but needs to be in tiptop condition to work like this.

[Westside7be]

Ja man, 7200 toeren zonder de motor in te rijden, na nog geen kilometer te hebben gereden...

zal niet lang meer leven op dat tempo..of niet?

[jlredo]

Nice video. I have a Austin Healey with original but modified engine. I don't know the exact power, perhaps 190-200 Hp but i thought that the overdrive cannot be turn on at high revolutions. I never have raced but in another occasion I read that overdrive in race is not due to drive if you want to finish a race but in that case the 4 gear will be too much short. Is you overdrived improved? Is it durable? Thanks.

[Exterion89]

This home-built engine has close to 280 hp!!

The overdrive is used between 3 th and 4th gear and on 4th gear. It is uprated and will last a complete season!! The gearbox has the

famous Tulip gear ratios.Want to know more, just ask, we have no secrets, but lots of tricks.... L.B. Racing , NL

[bugeyedfrog]

Thanks for the specs-- do you know how much HP it makes? That competition overdrive is wild- it sounds like it shifts almost as fast as a GP car! Or at least as fast as a motorcycle anyway...

[PietjeDiagnose]

This healey has a triple 45 DCOE weber, over 300 degrees camshaft, reworked alloy head, alloy flywheel, race pistons, steel balanced crank, SCCR gearbox, competition overdrive, six branch OPEN exhaust(hence the noise). Overdrive switch on steeringwheel, fully sorted suspension, LSD, good driver! And I know this, because I serviced the car.

[Alisterwolf66]

I was gonna say... I've been around hundreds of old 100-6s and 3000s, but never seen one run like that! Also never knew the overdrive could be used to split gears! Shows you what them Brits can do with a torquey pushrod straight six and a little racing know-how.

[skull9462]

Great job mate, i wish i could get my dad to do the same to his BJ8, what a wicked, dare i say it 'merlin-esque' soundtrack!

[klassiekerrally]

I saw nuff Healey's popping flames at last Spa 6Hrs . . . Great machines.

[441jim]

I LOVE IT!! I have a Healey 3000MKIII, BJ8, pure stock. Obviously it sounds nothing like this. The guy has some real guts going up the middle like he does. Where did he finish in the race? Thanks again for posting this. Serious fun!!

[bugeyedfrog]

Great stuff-- but is the sound track genuine? My Dad had a Mk I 3000 and it sure didn't sound like that! Mainly, though, the shift noises don't always correspond to the driver's hand motions-- unless he's jumping in and out of overdrive. Also, that has to be a straight-cut transmission. Great fun, though, thanks for sharing!

[350kmh]

yeah sounds weird indeed, but the engine sounds seem to match the track and the car movements.

[rjkolvoort]

The reason for posting this video is that it seems unreal. But believe me, there are no tricks involved. Of course we are listening to an extremely tuned, pure race engine! That might explain the difference to your fathers engine bugeyedfrog. And yes, it is the overdrive, controlled by a switch on the steering wheel.

[dfrandall]

This is SUCH a fun video, thank-you for posting it; I need to live vicariously through someone :)

[barbaza]

seriously eating up the competition, thats a fast healey