1958 Lap of Spa

[kirkconway]

much nicer place to race on and i think more relaxing too

not too tense as to think those barriers are there like present

and dont hit one.

would make you nervous.

alot more picturesque,

[334286]

Raymond Baxter commentating.

[thegreatbasher]

Beautiful. those were the golden days of F1 for sure. Love Moss, Spa circuit, the cars (I mean hell they were so attractive) LOVE the glory days.

[Rusikindusik]

sound of that engines is SOMETHING!

[tferrell100]

Miss the days of racing when it was an engine, four tires and the drivers determined the outcome.

[mentalextra]

@tferrell100 True. I think that secretly the current F1 drivers miss it too. Those old drivers had to really master the machines. No electronics, no computers or automation. Just the car and driver. Make no mistake, those great old race drivers used to have balls of steel. Massive horsepower (and they were fast!) skinny tyres, running on alchohol. No crash barriers, little or no safety equipment.. Give yourself a treat and track down BRM V16 sound. Awesome, sends shivers up your back

[DonaldRumsfailed]

Is that David Hobbs.

(that's a joke, son).

[DarthRykar]

Masta Kink at 0.35 after the long Masta Straight was perhaps the most challenging and dangerous part of any racetrack ever...Skills and Balls needed there like nowhere else...man,i know i would love to go through there at full speed with a car like that!

[casho1968]

the real thind :):)

[VBPSucks]

crazy XD

[Fastbikkel]

Cool video, those cars went fast in those days as well. I would be shitless scared to drive that fast i think.

[quasiphatpaul]

I wonder if they made these cars look like aerodynamic coffins on purpose. These men were brave.

[kontroledkos]

"SPEED" is only a bit better than nothing.

[john289]

Awesome footage, thanks for sharing !

[SynysterToken]

other than me, who misses these days of Speedvision?

[fastbackery]

SPEED is better than nothing, but Speedvision was the best. I wish I'd recorded it all!

[chipattack911]

yup, a lot.

[Steez51]

@SynysterToken

I still have an original Speedvision T-shirt and hat. I do, like you long for the old Speedvision days. 1989 Hyrdroplane highlights followed by the 1955 LeMans footage , followed by a checkride in a P-51D,,,,great stuff

[FLSHBK1]

@SynysterToken Oh, are you serious?? I used to plan my Saturdays around Speedvision! I was a car-crazy teen during the 1960s, and spent all my money following the GP when I could, F-1 or Sports/GT. Speedvision took me back to those glorious days after all my heroes had died off, one by one. I still remember where I was when I learned of G/Hill's and J/Clark's deaths. If I close my eyes real tight, I can still hear and smell those cars again. I used to LIVE for Speedvision! BRING IT BACK!

[vlado7777]

how dangerous O_O

[Winky395]

Very!

[CRISTIANLUISCAMP0Y]

O.O

[leach1527]

Great to see the classic Spa circuit. Okay it was damn dangerous but a real drivers track, and makes today's computer designed circuits look what they are, sterile wastelands. (Sounds like Mr Chumley-Warner is providing the commentary!!)

Somehow or other I was stupid enough to pay my one visit to the Belgium GP in 1972 when it was run at Nivelles as opposed to Spa.

[AtOneWithNothing7]

Eau Rouge was so different in those days!

[captainbeecher]

Britain scored a 1-2-3-4 in that year's grand prix but the season was overshadowed when Luigi Musso was killed three weeks later in the French GP

[V92stormriders]

We had the pleasure of knowing Lucetta Musso, his daughter. She spoke often about her father & missed him dearly. Lucetta passed away yesterday 28th October 2007. A beautiful person & very special friend, she will be missed by many. She would be pleased to know race fans still remember her father.

Our Love to Lucy wherever you are.