1985 CART Road America

[ajossowski]

5:28 The left-rear tire changer, that's my dad!

[VictorySaber5]

@champcar4ever I also like the mid-1980's F3000 cars too

[VictorySaber5]

Man, am I happy to find you champcar4ever! I know I'm going to burn many hours watching your uploaded videos. These mid-1980's races were fantastic. What depth of driving talent. And the best looking Indycars of any era. I also like the mid-1980's F1 cars as well :)

[champcar4ever]

@VictorySaber5 Those mid-1980's F1 cars were really nice looking too. Very clean looking compared to today's F1 cars.

[VictorySaber5]

Champ Car forever

[wildcatactual]

Man, am I happy to find you champcar4ever! I know I'm going to burn many hours watching your uploaded videos. These mid-1980's races were fantastic. What depth of driving talent. And the best looking Indycars of any era.

I always liked "Jacques the Elder." I wonder how he's doing or if he's still racing? I seem to recall he had a bad snowmobile wreck a few years ago.

[champcar4ever]

@wildcatactual Ya I do remember him having that snowmobile accident. I think he started racing again after a few months. Anyway, glad you like the videos and hope you enjoy watching them.

[Jean25527]

Esta corrida ocorreu uma semana depois da surpreendente 1ª vitória de Emerson Fittipaldi nas 500 milhas de Michigan.Nesta corrida no Road America ele chegou na modesta 5ª posição e teve transmissão exclusiva da Band e foi narrado por Edgard Mello Filho.Se alguém tiver vídeo das temporadas de 1985 até 1992 das corridas da Formula Indy transmitidas pela Band,agradecerei para o resto da vida

[cgw2719]

I just discovered your channel - very, very nice!!!

[sonshinesport]

Drove for twelve years with WKA in both 125 cc and 250 unlimited at Road America- without question the greatest road course in North America-

[patriot41000]

Many thanks to Champcar4ever. You have provided an invaluable service to society

[champcar4ever]

@patriot41000 Glad you like the videos. As far as a service to society, maybe the racing society instead.

[PeterMayer]

@champcar4ever exactly Champcar!

[erasetoimprove]

@champcar4ever isn't that the same thing? without racing, society would be a much worse thing. :)

[mad122780]

Indy Car can rise again as long as us fans support it and hopefully the people in charge will get proper engines and chassis.

[AtomicMutant]

I counted 31 cars on the start ... Giant crowd, giant grid, great track, great racers ... We'll never see anything like that ever again ... Indycar is truly dead

[williamofnormal]

Jacques Villa-noove ftw!

[PeterMayer]

I live in Cincy and have been to Road America between 10-15 times. It is the best.

[hintz082]

Been to RA 20+ times, live right in town there. Greatest track in the world. I hope Indy comes back there soon, I played the National Anthem with our hs band for the last CART race there in 2007. I miss the indy racing, they better come back.

[spooky78]

how many jack villeneuve has beed raced in indy..:D the commantator commentator said jack villeneuve at the 1.30

[Crocket030970]

Its Gilles brother or Uncle of Jacques.

Great racing! Go Alan Jones!!

[tmwnat]

the first Jacques was the brother of Gilles...the 2nd Jacques was Gilles son

[PeterMayer]

Road America rules!

[xobrentox]

I'm kinda surprised they didn't make a big deal about his nephew winning his first IndyCar race here in 1994. I remember watching that race, and I even have it on VHS still, and I don't remember one word being mentioned about it.

[penske13]

you can hear the turbos and the stock blocks at the same time........how novel. more than one engine note.

[co2manchris]

there were a couple of lotus turbines in this race

[mixxmexx]

silly - lotus 56 competed in 1969 and 1970 series

[hoppersvideos]

Alan Jones was subbing for the Injured Mario Andretti in this race.

[mightycowhero]

cars sound awesome.

[mightycowhero]

love those fat nosed marches. i watch irl but man those dallaras look like.... mosquitoes.

[Sabathiaman]

I have been to the 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2007 races I hope that Tony George gets the Irl back soon

[rredmistt]

thanks for putting this on here. that was the first race i ever went to at the ripe ol age of 3 years old. and the only thing i remember was bein pissed cause i was wondering when it would be my turn to drive. i was a dumb kid

[mjj237]

Road America is a truly awesome course for just about any kind of racing. I wish TG would figure that out and put it on the IRL schedule. I also wish Bernie would figure that out and bring the USGP there, but don't hold your breath for that, since it's "too far from where the action is" (as opposed to Indy, the cultural capital of the U.S.)

[altroval]

If F1 were to ever race there they'd wind up replacing the Carousel with a 2nd gear chicane in the interest of safety...it's simply "too much racetrack" for the ridiculously large performance envelope of a modern F1 car.

I'd rather Road America remain unsullied...but, yes, IndyCar should be there now.

[mjj237]

It's true, but it would be more worthy than the Indy road course, which was basically just one big chicane (aside from the oval segment). I know it'd never happen, but a guy can dream...

[nezy37]

Champ cars aren't much slower than an F1 machine. Difference is the FIA has very strict standards adn the money needed to bring RA up to those standards would be obscene.

I'm all for driver safety but they are on alot of boreing circuits now. If they can race at Spa or Monza they could race here.

[cafedelmar99]

that's not what Montreal lap times said when CART / F1 were sharing the track!

from commercial stand-point it makes more sense to build a new track up to f1 standards than rebuild an old one.

[aristogatox]

ver very clasic

[TheKink1974]

Thanxs champcar, for this awesome vid. Tony you could use this as a template. Cars do spin,and you don't need to have a 9 lap yellow.

Micheal Andretti in the KRACO CAR!! (come on i'm dreaming)

[villy27]

The Villeneuves and Road America, a good partnership...

[maryj257]

I was working for ESPN as a spotter during this era and remember being in Canada Corner for this one... Road America is beautifu1!!!

[racermac1988]

I hope to be working on the IndyCar coverage someday. I would say my dream job would be ESPN, but now I guess I have to say my dream job is Versus...

[MarioAndrettiFan]

Well done...gooooood memories

[daallo1]

Do you have the 1982 race? It would be really awesome if you could upload it!

[champcar4ever]

Sorry I don't have the 1982 race.

[indyracing]

Great footage!! I can't believe that this was over 20 years ago!

[Litch2]

My hometrack, and I love every square foot of it, thanks for the video.

[racingfanTS20]

Are the announcers Larry Nuber and Jack Arute?

[champcar4ever]

Yes plus Derek Daly.

[markko17]

Jacques Villenueve's (the uncle) only win and Alan Jones only time in a champ car. Wish Alan could have raced them some more. Good stuff, thanks!