Looks like you better have some long legs to run LeMans, what a high speed circuit..and kinda dull in some respects. The M. Straight is so damn long a guy could get to daydreaming, or listening to every little rattle and wondering if the tires are inflated properly or a halfshaft getting ready to flail it's way out of the chassis. Many times places like this and the Isle of Mann become inapproaite for modern racers. They never dreamed of the speeds reached nowdays. Great video, thanks for post.
1:08: I love how he says „ „…at the moment there is only little traffic but in the race it can be very dangerous to pass the slower cars….(1:24) as seen here with the Carreras….”
Didn´t know that you called Carreras “slow cars” back in the 1970s… ;-) Looks like they were parking.
These racers were incredible. I remember one saying “we had the legs in front of the front axle..”
Guess chances to get back home alive were as good as for a Taliban suicide bomber
@samiurrahmanshah In F1, I'm pretty sure they have launch control, plus they have that overtaking feature where they push a button on the steering wheel that gives the engine a bit more power and lowers the rear wing to creat less downforce. (i may be wrong about the launch control)
@xrayracer1 I can't be too sure about launch control, the way rules are evolving, it's hard to follow. I do remember that they had a type of anti-stall control, which disengaged the clutch whenever the ECU sensed the engine was about to stall. As for these LMPs, I think the only electronic aids are the traction / launch control, oh and pit lane speed limiters. They all work by modulating engine power.
@samiurrahmanshah pit lane speed limiters are ok, here in australia the V8 supercar series, they have speed limiters for in the pit lanes, but i'm pretty sure they have no electronic driving aids. ( one thing is for sure, it will be interesting if the F1 cars switch to turboed 4cyl engines)
@xrayracer1 In 2014 (not sure of the year, but I think that's correct) F1 cars will only be allowed to use electric power in pit lane. Gas powered elsewhere.......the golden days of racing are ending.....
The other Porsches are more or less, about 315 km / h or 320 km / h at maximum. And the porsche 936 surpasses as if they were stationed. We could say that the 936 is about 90 km / h more than the others, more or less. The 936 should go to about 403 to 409 km / h. Sorry for my bad english.
@LukeLamping so what ... you have only Favorites on your channel (200+), and NO up-loads just a "silhouette" guy representing your channel . You've had a You-Tube channel here for a long time now lad , at least post up a j-Peg pic off the computer you are using . : example >pet,race car,you .. anything
What I found almost frightening was the closing speeds with the 911s down the Mulsanne. They might have been doing 160mph+ and he went past them liking they were doing half that
How fast did they go on the Mulsane straight then? I know the Group C cars in the 80s were doing over 250 mph!!! But I love this shot of how long the Mulsane was without the chicanes!
These last two comments are great for the latest one I'm just glad that we still have a 24 hour lemans and for the second..enough with stupid american comments please!!! no corvette or shit eating mustang 5 liter would ever be as fast as a car designed for lemans please get over your self america doesn't rock, A radio flyer has better handling than anything made in the states they look better to..............Fuckin H2 who the fuck thought that was a good idea
@sammeheddy That Porsche is a beast, but from an era long gone.. "A radio flyer has better handeling than american cars" This comment just shows how much of an utter douche bag you really are. What about the Corvette, that has dominated the GT class for years. What about the Viper, another great car. Or the shelby cobra, or GT40 & ford GT. I could probably sit here all day naming cars that are built in America, that can spank all over the best that europe and asia have to offer today.
FIA introduces 2 chicanes for safety reasons but now, with high tec tires and suspension and above all, the cars are aerodinamicaly evolved. After all, the essence of LeMans is SPEED & RESISTANCE.
@666Vredesbyrd Mate, everyone I know descibed them as chicanes,even the information on wikipedia,so who is right then?To be honest I'm not worried about it,I just love le mans.You are right about the record speed,mind blowing.WRM,stands for White Rose Movement.
In France the name" Mulsanne" is known only for the curve, The straigh line is "les Hunaudières". Chek in youtube for exemple ( Le Mans 2010 at LES HUNAUDIERES (Mulsanne Straight) . It's more easy to say Mulsanne than "les Hunaudieres" in english, German, Dutch , Urdu, etc etc...;-)
I'm born, rised and live in Le Mans .
WRM is like the english band. The Style of music Punk electro ( i rode on wiki). For me is "melo metal ". that i prefer.
@666Vredesbyrd I had no idea you are from lemans,no argument's about so called chicanes here,it's nice to learn something about lemans.By the way I'm heading there one day and it should be a buzz.WRM43 is named after Sophie and Hans Scholl back in WW2 as resistance to the nazi's.They died in 1943.
Back when it was a man's mans circuit instead of a survival of the curves. How many times do we have to tell you "Slower Traffic KEEP right"¿ No matter how fast you think you are going; there is always someone going MUCH faster.
nowadayz things are more safing and im sick of seeing audi win all the time, back then these guys were going faster and facing death around everyturn thats what made racing exciting!!!!
back in the days when racing cars were real racing cars, no computers onboard, just man and machine, an era lost forever that our kids will never experience, that speed scares me,he is an amazing driver,no doubt.
:34 - the car hits the Mulsanne - this is freaking awesome - damn, if I ever race a sports car at this track, I'd never forget the thrill of racing on the Mulsanne - this straightaway with two chicanes splitting it into 1 mile straights each would be a dream drive from 100 mph to 215.
It's crealy a mistake but it's doesn't cost him much time overall. he keeps the pace in and let's the turbo's spool up. So it's not that dramatic. Still a mistake, though.
@3dfxnd3 I really fail to see what your problem is. I was merely commenting on another's post about what a smooth lap it was. Clearly there was a "moment" at Arnage that others have commented on as well. I suggest you get a life.
Correct: Jurgen Barth, Hurley Haywood and Jacky Ickx. I think that, despite what the intro says, this is Ickx because of the colour of the helmet. Barth's helmet was white, Ickx's helmet was apparently a very dark Blue (always looked brownish to me). So unless Jurgen borrowed Jacky's helmet, this is Ickx.
The two chicanes at Hunaudieres were not the only changes, Maison Blanche and Porsche curves, Ford Chicane, and the section from Dunlop to the esses have changed too since 1967 and before ´32 the north of the track had a totally different layout.
Lots of misinformation on the 936 here. I have several books on Le Mans and the late '70s 936s had about 540-580 HP and reached up to 220+ mph on the Mulsanne. The heavier roadcar based 935s could make 750-850 HP and threaten 230 mph, although they couldn't lap as fast as the best 936s. Still, damn impressive that they could outrun the 936s! By '81, the last of the 936s had up to 640 HP and could reach 235 mph, amazing!
My favorite era of Le Mans is '76 to '91, era of the Turbo Gods!!!
Can't believe that old chestnut is still doing the rounds. Oliver got to 240. Once. And that was in the April test weekend. It didn't mean ALL 917s were that fast.
Oh well, I've heard more outrageous claims about it.
I remember seeing somewhere that a guy (in the sixties I think) took a powerful mercedes saloon car and basically invaded the race. He kept going until he ran out of fuel when he was then arrested. Does anyone know anything more about this?
There was a number of cars that "took off" when doing 400+ kmh. The chicanes was added mostly for spectator safety. They did not want a car to land in the crowds like in 1955.
To be fair, the cars that took off in the late '80s did so because of total tire failures. Punctures were and still are the ultimate nightmare of a Le Mans driver, but at those speeds, a puncture which leads to tire failure is even more frightening.
They also brought in a rule that meant any FIA sanctioned event, the straight couldn't be more than something like 1.4 km long, not sure exactly how long it is though.
"american also.." No, a ZR1 could not beat that, even if you brought on back to 1977 in a time machine. Check out specs before making retarded *american* comments
I think the suspensions of a modern f1 can handle way more than the ones used in the 936 I'm not hating but there are 30 years of engineering evolution
I don't think you understand F1 cars at all. One, F1 engines can't stay at redline for long, not like the 936, and two, the Mulsanne Straight is EXTREMELY bumpy. A racecar's suspension could handle it, but not an F1 car's.
aha so tell me how the honda button was drivin a couple of years ago did 406 in Bonneville I'm sure it was falt out for a long time. It wouldn0t survive 24 hours but it would survive some laps for sure
Jesus Christ. Over a minute flat out. God was I born in the wrong dekaad.
Weralmein 5 days ago
@Weralmein *decade
flaperke 2 days ago
men is in dutch: man, thats why le MANs is for real men
hessel192 3 weeks ago
hihi bin selber aus Frankfurt
DarceyTeshasq544 3 months ago
which turn s the white house corner?
toma23rulz 4 months ago
Epic Straight.
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TheBuckers2000 4 months ago
najo mein hintern ist geil
AlveraAsiazh92 4 months ago
Balls of carbon fibre. Steel was too heavy.
six0eight414 4 months ago
hiya meine brüste wachsen
JongElainera502 4 months ago
wow thats great!!! But can ervery one tell me from where come the two porsche carrera?
TheHenni1606 5 months ago
at 0:48 he's breaking the sound barrier? hehehehehehe
I miss the old Le Mans circuit without the chincanes on the big straight...
GREAT VIDEO!
metallicamauricio 5 months ago
When you’re passing RSR’s like they’re standing still you know you’re moving quickly.
Outstanding thanks
soniq71 5 months ago
@soniq71 My thoughts exactly. A lap in one of those RSRs would make my shit myself, let alone the 936.
gnarkillkicksass 2 months ago
Super-Super-Super video.
Thanks !
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ipecaquana 5 months ago
Mega. Brilliant, Fantastic. Three words that suit the video.
1988Carlsberg 5 months ago
Sexy!
RoflyouareMAD 6 months ago
amazing how fast these trees fly by.
bomba94K2 6 months ago
Passing Carreras like they were parked. Absolute animal.
bradgotch 6 months ago
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bradgotch 6 months ago
Looks like you better have some long legs to run LeMans, what a high speed circuit..and kinda dull in some respects. The M. Straight is so damn long a guy could get to daydreaming, or listening to every little rattle and wondering if the tires are inflated properly or a halfshaft getting ready to flail it's way out of the chassis. Many times places like this and the Isle of Mann become inapproaite for modern racers. They never dreamed of the speeds reached nowdays. Great video, thanks for post.
505197 6 months ago
1:08: I love how he says „ „…at the moment there is only little traffic but in the race it can be very dangerous to pass the slower cars….(1:24) as seen here with the Carreras….”
Didn´t know that you called Carreras “slow cars” back in the 1970s… ;-) Looks like they were parking.
These racers were incredible. I remember one saying “we had the legs in front of the front axle..”
Guess chances to get back home alive were as good as for a Taliban suicide bomber
ritterspocht 6 months ago
OMG!!!
chouzouris 7 months ago
this 936 had a gearbox damage after a quarter of the race,it went out of the pits P41 and won the race o.o
LukeLamping 7 months ago
like it was yesterday, awesome
kinmanyuen 7 months ago
Jojo, ¡cómo adelanta a los otros Porsche!
useritoo 7 months ago
to me these were the real race cars! no traction control, no abs, no stability control, no bullshit!!!
xrayracer1 8 months ago 7
@xrayracer1 well said my friend ...
lolahavasuaz 6 months ago
@xrayracer1 Actually, in modern racers, I think there's only traction control that's allowed.
samiurrahmanshah 6 months ago
@samiurrahmanshah In F1, I'm pretty sure they have launch control, plus they have that overtaking feature where they push a button on the steering wheel that gives the engine a bit more power and lowers the rear wing to creat less downforce. (i may be wrong about the launch control)
xrayracer1 6 months ago
@xrayracer1 I can't be too sure about launch control, the way rules are evolving, it's hard to follow. I do remember that they had a type of anti-stall control, which disengaged the clutch whenever the ECU sensed the engine was about to stall. As for these LMPs, I think the only electronic aids are the traction / launch control, oh and pit lane speed limiters. They all work by modulating engine power.
samiurrahmanshah 6 months ago
@samiurrahmanshah pit lane speed limiters are ok, here in australia the V8 supercar series, they have speed limiters for in the pit lanes, but i'm pretty sure they have no electronic driving aids. ( one thing is for sure, it will be interesting if the F1 cars switch to turboed 4cyl engines)
xrayracer1 6 months ago
@xrayracer1 In 2014 (not sure of the year, but I think that's correct) F1 cars will only be allowed to use electric power in pit lane. Gas powered elsewhere.......the golden days of racing are ending.....
sicjustinmagot 6 months ago
Great video, absolutely brilliant!
LennyBronstein 8 months ago
Nice, love the 936 - great car...
MPZRACEVIDEO 8 months ago
My dad said they'd pass him in the 935 like he was standing still..
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LoveuuMirthaan591 8 months ago 37
One word: U.N.B.E.L.E.V.A.B.L.E.
AutoJuniorBelgium 8 months ago
O.O IVE NEVER SEEN SUCH SKILL!!!!!!!!!!!:D!!
fgtxpaco7458ss 9 months ago
it looks like this uy is competing with other drivers of a lower class! look how easily he passes them,they cant be in the same class, or are they!?
poralentierno 10 months ago
@poralentierno He was passing Porsche 911 Carrera RSRs. Basically 800-900 HP 936 vs. 300-400 HP 911 RSRs.
JUMPMAN23MCM 10 months ago
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RunnerTK 9 months ago
@JUMPMAN23MCM He has passed also 934 RSR (~480 hp) and 935 turbo (~560-590hp) Porsches, while the lightweight 936 has "only" 540hp.
RunnerTK 9 months ago
The other Porsches are more or less, about 315 km / h or 320 km / h at maximum. And the porsche 936 surpasses as if they were stationed. We could say that the 936 is about 90 km / h more than the others, more or less. The 936 should go to about 403 to 409 km / h. Sorry for my bad english.
davitolucas 10 months ago
look at the speed! holy cow!
commmmnnnnbbbb 10 months ago 17
2:43 oh das war der Zweite;-)
Kurzb3 10 months ago
The best race track! Here are some of my videos on Le mens track:
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jpzhouutube 11 months ago
Holy Crap !!!! That thing is on rails !!!!!
dc5000123 11 months ago
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jpzhouutube 11 months ago
I love the sound of this Porsche 936 and to see the differences in the 1977 track and now.Just to tell u im a ferrari guy
PttyBlue43 11 months ago
Two words: Millennium Falcon.
ikshields 11 months ago
Old Hunaudières = 6 km or 3,7 miles...
Best Track of the world with the Nordschleife, but Le Mans' legend is still alive.
Stug9680 1 year ago
Circuit de la sarthe back then looks better than today!
It got alot of trees!
brainysnaeha 1 year ago
@brainysnaeha Yes and lots of cars crashed into those trees at high speed. More of this, please!
Sealy57 1 year ago
THE BEST!!!!
obortoluzzi 1 year ago
Great video,Thank you.
Dd
ipecaquana 1 year ago
A lot different and a lot faster than today's Le Mans...
uxgalyq 1 year ago
its stolen from the Porsche channel xP
LukeLamping 1 year ago
@LukeLamping so what ... you have only Favorites on your channel (200+), and NO up-loads just a "silhouette" guy representing your channel . You've had a You-Tube channel here for a long time now lad , at least post up a j-Peg pic off the computer you are using . : example >pet,race car,you .. anything
lolahavasuaz 1 year ago
@lolahavasuaz i had another channel before with uploads but theres something called WMG .. -.- and since then i was just too lazy
LukeLamping 1 year ago
wow there were 2 dunlops....and nice to see old de la sarthe...Musanne was long eh? :)
and i love Porsche chicanes though...
userbadshah 1 year ago
The Jurgen Barth/Jackie Ickx car, and winner
Quadrant14 1 year ago
LAG
GabriellKao22 1 year ago
look that straigth !!
IKurtC 1 year ago
Super neat !!...Is this the best video on Youtube ??
manofweed1 1 year ago
i couldn't imagine ever traveling this fast in an automobile!! wow, it almost seems not fair he's just blowin by those other porches haha
Papparazzoo 1 year ago
wow the circuit de la sarthe sure has changed
legochuckles 1 year ago
priceless
fmzelixir 1 year ago
Wow, he's hauling ass..
wileysixsixtysix 1 year ago
God i love these porsche racing engines from the old days
idiotman76 1 year ago
recorded on film man pure retro
paulhunter123 1 year ago
porsche is sportcar
6083748 1 year ago
maxpart-racing.de/rennsport-classics/martini-racing/ found some nice retro reproductions of team clothing from martini racing
GreenGumble 1 year ago
klasse jürgen. unsterblich wird man erst wenn man die 24heures dumans gewinnt
1967tuncay 1 year ago
Great! Classic race car.
sesseu 1 year ago
Top speed: 400 Km/h at that time, right?
syntaxerror9 1 year ago
guys... this keeps going for 24 hours......... i got respect for the drivers
alphenchick 1 year ago
@alphenchick Absolutely...and to keep 911s/930s that are going all out moving aside to let you go by at almost twice their speed, is pretty amazing.
tejumo7 1 year ago
fuck the chicanes. we want the old track
1967tuncay 1 year ago
What I found almost frightening was the closing speeds with the 911s down the Mulsanne. They might have been doing 160mph+ and he went past them liking they were doing half that
IRLangmaid25 1 year ago
I'd piss my pants if I was in this car :P
nielsboex 1 year ago
LOL at a ZR1 being even remotely close to the same league as this car.
Renst33 1 year ago
when the world begins to slow down.....you movin
JohnnyGasTank 1 year ago
How fast did they go on the Mulsane straight then? I know the Group C cars in the 80s were doing over 250 mph!!! But I love this shot of how long the Mulsane was without the chicanes!
PeterMayer 1 year ago
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666Vredesbyrd 1 year ago
@PeterMayer
@PeterMayer
check here speed records in Hunaudière and Mulsane Area
monoli.com/24h/records.htm#vitesse
405 km/h groupe C >>>> WM Peugeot 1988
666Vredesbyrd 1 year ago
These last two comments are great for the latest one I'm just glad that we still have a 24 hour lemans and for the second..enough with stupid american comments please!!! no corvette or shit eating mustang 5 liter would ever be as fast as a car designed for lemans please get over your self america doesn't rock, A radio flyer has better handling than anything made in the states they look better to..............Fuckin H2 who the fuck thought that was a good idea
sammeheddy 1 year ago
@sammeheddy That Porsche is a beast, but from an era long gone.. "A radio flyer has better handeling than american cars" This comment just shows how much of an utter douche bag you really are. What about the Corvette, that has dominated the GT class for years. What about the Viper, another great car. Or the shelby cobra, or GT40 & ford GT. I could probably sit here all day naming cars that are built in America, that can spank all over the best that europe and asia have to offer today.
gregmacknass 1 year ago
@gregmacknass look audi S1 and then think it over....or bmw m3 gts
wilhelmspw 1 year ago
@sammeheddy Results are results. And try not to insult people with incredibly narrow minded statements like that.
PeterMayer 1 year ago
Love the way the driver almost power-slides the car through Arnage corner! Epic!
evan1005 1 year ago
The old la Sarthe is the real one.
adyolive 1 year ago
@adyolive Bring it back.No chicane at mulsanne,FANTASTIC.
wrm1943 1 year ago
@wrm1943
FIA introduces 2 chicanes for safety reasons but now, with high tec tires and suspension and above all, the cars are aerodinamicaly evolved. After all, the essence of LeMans is SPEED & RESISTANCE.
So, bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!
adyolive 1 year ago
@adyolive Right with ya mate.
wrm1943 1 year ago
@wrm1943
Chicane Mulsane ??
There is no chicane at Mulsane.
Mulsane is only the curve.
The straight line is "Hunaudieres" but i think is difficult to spell this name in foreign language.
....and your name " wm" is the car who has the best world record speed in Le Mans 405 km/hour.
666Vredesbyrd 1 year ago
@666Vredesbyrd Mate, everyone I know descibed them as chicanes,even the information on wikipedia,so who is right then?To be honest I'm not worried about it,I just love le mans.You are right about the record speed,mind blowing.WRM,stands for White Rose Movement.
wrm1943 1 year ago
@wrm1943
In France the name" Mulsanne" is known only for the curve, The straigh line is "les Hunaudières". Chek in youtube for exemple ( Le Mans 2010 at LES HUNAUDIERES (Mulsanne Straight) . It's more easy to say Mulsanne than "les Hunaudieres" in english, German, Dutch , Urdu, etc etc...;-)
I'm born, rised and live in Le Mans .
WRM is like the english band. The Style of music Punk electro ( i rode on wiki). For me is "melo metal ". that i prefer.
Vive l'Australie and the Aussie
666Vredesbyrd 1 year ago
@666Vredesbyrd I had no idea you are from lemans,no argument's about so called chicanes here,it's nice to learn something about lemans.By the way I'm heading there one day and it should be a buzz.WRM43 is named after Sophie and Hans Scholl back in WW2 as resistance to the nazi's.They died in 1943.
wrm1943 1 year ago
Amazing. Mulsanne straight without chicane !
Ladju24 1 year ago
@Ladju24 yup, it was cool.
PeterMayer 1 year ago
What a ride.WOOOOHOOOOO.
wrm1943 1 year ago
Dieing in this car would be worth it... such a great car.
oddsource 1 year ago
damm fast :o
FarmACDCFreak 1 year ago
jürgen barth won the race in 1977 with the porsche936 and when you see the clip you understand why !!! great driver
1967tuncay 1 year ago
Merci, c'est génial de revoir le circuit tel qu'il était il y a 30 ans
artichaut 1 year ago
It certainly says something that every car on course was a Porsche!
ProjectVIN 1 year ago
wow imagine the G force going into a corner with this car... freaking bad ass car from hell.. thumbs up.
oddsource 1 year ago
Back when it was a man's mans circuit instead of a survival of the curves. How many times do we have to tell you "Slower Traffic KEEP right"¿ No matter how fast you think you are going; there is always someone going MUCH faster.
erictarbox 1 year ago
Mulsanne is awesome... "slower traffic keep right"!!
dienstuhr 1 year ago
nowadayz things are more safing and im sick of seeing audi win all the time, back then these guys were going faster and facing death around everyturn thats what made racing exciting!!!!
elementx153 1 year ago
back in the days when racing cars were real racing cars, no computers onboard, just man and machine, an era lost forever that our kids will never experience, that speed scares me,he is an amazing driver,no doubt.
knutfheifer 1 year ago
Jurgen really hauled ass in Arnage (2:39); I thought he was going to spin out the way his car wiggled exiting that right hander.
ratzinator1 1 year ago
:34 - the car hits the Mulsanne - this is freaking awesome - damn, if I ever race a sports car at this track, I'd never forget the thrill of racing on the Mulsanne - this straightaway with two chicanes splitting it into 1 mile straights each would be a dream drive from 100 mph to 215.
ratzinator1 1 year ago
"On the left! Asshole!"
Chernigov5 1 year ago
That car looks easily fast enough to keep up with today's audis and peugeots
Jinjajamie 1 year ago
@Jinjajamie
if it handled like a dream, it probably would
ratzinator1 1 year ago
Porsche make the best sounding 6 cylinder engines ever! They aren't short on power either.
alexfaugust 1 year ago
add insanely reliable and easy to tune to insane amounts of horsepower
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago
Sports Car Prototype lapping at its best!
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53 SECONDI A tavoletta!!!! 400 KM/h: notare che per la velocità la striscia tratteggiata sembra diventare continua!
FASTBOOBS 1 year ago
53 SECONI A tavoletta a 400 KM/h: notare che per la velocità la striscia tratteggiata sembra diventare continua!
FASTBOOBS 1 year ago
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claudiupopescu80 1 year ago
Getriebe auf denn Heutigen stand und er Gewinnt Le Mans !!!!!!!!!!!!
marcelellbrunner 1 year ago
@marcelellbrunner vollkommener unfug!!!! wie kann man nur so erschreckend wenig von technik verstehen???
3dfxnd3 1 year ago
Formula 1 is not so fast, because it has open wheels.
miro95120 2 years ago
Fantastic Hunaudiers.......
CalabriaTechnoNation 2 years ago
I only wish I could have been there.
liveforrock1 2 years ago
great post! smooth driving.beautiful sound. this guy is fast. xlnt..thanks
ratfinkdc 2 years ago 13
Mmmmm......makes a huge mistake at Arnage where he misses the apex and has to correct the oversteer on the exit.
BaronBoy100 1 year ago
It's crealy a mistake but it's doesn't cost him much time overall. he keeps the pace in and let's the turbo's spool up. So it's not that dramatic. Still a mistake, though.
racingmylife15 1 year ago
@BaronBoy100 He actually mentions this himself in the video: "Oh, das war etwas weit..."="Oh, I am running a little wide..." at 2:44.
videokraut 1 year ago
@BaronBoy100 ohhh!!!! so we got obviously a very talented racer here??? you think you could handle a porsche 936 better than jürgen barth;huh???
3dfxnd3 1 year ago
@3dfxnd3 I really fail to see what your problem is. I was merely commenting on another's post about what a smooth lap it was. Clearly there was a "moment" at Arnage that others have commented on as well. I suggest you get a life.
BaronBoy100 1 year ago
le mans during the 70's was one of the top in motorsport racing history...very nice post...and Barth would have won that year...
Jansauber1 2 years ago
Correct: Jurgen Barth, Hurley Haywood and Jacky Ickx. I think that, despite what the intro says, this is Ickx because of the colour of the helmet. Barth's helmet was white, Ickx's helmet was apparently a very dark Blue (always looked brownish to me). So unless Jurgen borrowed Jacky's helmet, this is Ickx.
Camerameister 2 years ago
The days before paddle-shift.
You can even see him working away at those gears with his right hand.
xxxIRossHi 2 years ago
Sound seems out of synch though. Anyone else have this problem?
Camerameister 2 years ago
omly porsche in this vid?.great,very fast.
sardosfish 2 years ago
damn nice, much better than the track today is.
xoxTOWELIExox 2 years ago 39
@xoxTOWELIExox
And so much better than the cars today are.
dtrem666 1 year ago
@xoxTOWELIExox
The track hasn't really changed, two chicanes were added and that's about it.
The grandstands and building complexes/pits are much bigger. But the track hasn't really changed aside those few face lifts that's all.
The track has got quite a bit slower through the Musanne Straight though, due to those two chicanes.
terminator363GAMES 1 year ago
@terminator363GAMES
I know, since I drove on the new track in several racing games...
but still the old track had a charme that never again will be the same !
xoxTOWELIExox 1 year ago
@terminator363GAMES
The two chicanes at Hunaudieres were not the only changes, Maison Blanche and Porsche curves, Ford Chicane, and the section from Dunlop to the esses have changed too since 1967 and before ´32 the north of the track had a totally different layout.
RunnerTK 1 year ago
it looks like the video in the museum by main entrance of the track
interstate911 2 years ago
porsche one make race
pokiel 2 years ago
70 le mans cool
rcteamorion 2 years ago
@ :50, thats a nice straight line to do a little big of race! ;)
elchicoboy 2 years ago
AWSOM ¡¡¡¡¡
hectorturbo 2 years ago
Lots of misinformation on the 936 here. I have several books on Le Mans and the late '70s 936s had about 540-580 HP and reached up to 220+ mph on the Mulsanne. The heavier roadcar based 935s could make 750-850 HP and threaten 230 mph, although they couldn't lap as fast as the best 936s. Still, damn impressive that they could outrun the 936s! By '81, the last of the 936s had up to 640 HP and could reach 235 mph, amazing!
My favorite era of Le Mans is '76 to '91, era of the Turbo Gods!!!
400SA 2 years ago 3
the 917 longtails of '71 hittin 246mph and the drivers are the best,you had to be very good to control those beasts
kossoff1 2 years ago
Can't believe that old chestnut is still doing the rounds. Oliver got to 240. Once. And that was in the April test weekend. It didn't mean ALL 917s were that fast.
Oh well, I've heard more outrageous claims about it.
Camerameister 1 year ago
wow amazing ...
gembalaalbani 2 years ago
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so old
smafz123 2 years ago
I remember seeing somewhere that a guy (in the sixties I think) took a powerful mercedes saloon car and basically invaded the race. He kept going until he ran out of fuel when he was then arrested. Does anyone know anything more about this?
rickbxx 2 years ago
Anybody know what year they added the chicanes to the Mulsanne straight and why?
John031989 2 years ago
1990, for two reasons - one, a few cars reached (and in the case of a WM-Peugeot, broke) the 250 mark every lap, and two, the FIA is stupid.
OfficialNonsense 2 years ago 4
Thanks. Not really a "straight" anymore I guess. It seems to me the FIA likes to make races slower.
John031989 2 years ago
There was a number of cars that "took off" when doing 400+ kmh. The chicanes was added mostly for spectator safety. They did not want a car to land in the crowds like in 1955.
Miklus023 2 years ago
To be fair, the cars that took off in the late '80s did so because of total tire failures. Punctures were and still are the ultimate nightmare of a Le Mans driver, but at those speeds, a puncture which leads to tire failure is even more frightening.
Just ask Win Percy and Klaus Niedwiedz.
vikirad 2 years ago
They also brought in a rule that meant any FIA sanctioned event, the straight couldn't be more than something like 1.4 km long, not sure exactly how long it is though.
BenjiMC1 2 years ago
2 km long
frena323 2 years ago
1968 i think......not 100%
tbrowniscool 2 years ago
F1 would beat lap record, and that;s all,... F1 is created for 2 hour race,.. F1 cars are created on Limit! and these car with saves,... For 24 hours
andriusssska 2 years ago 2
Those 911 Porsches look like they are stuck in 1st gear! Great to see the old Mulsanne straight before the chicanes were added.
asd36f 2 years ago 2
passes two other Porsches at 2:20
"You must have been hauling a&&, I had to speed up to pass you"!
Wow that is scary fast.
mikenw255 2 years ago
sehr geiles video!
d0ct0rrulE 2 years ago
signed (Ray Bellm) C2 World Endurance Ch'p 1985 Poster: E-bay no: 180404038854
harrogateweddingcars 2 years ago
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*american* : A ZR1 could beat that....
abchaz01 2 years ago
"american also.." No, a ZR1 could not beat that, even if you brought on back to 1977 in a time machine. Check out specs before making retarded *american* comments
qwazzy79 2 years ago 15
lol it was * irony *
abchaz01 2 years ago
Nice One XD
superallye 2 years ago
i think the chassis on this car weighed 100lbs lol... with 1000hp. there is no car today that could beat this car.
MonsterC5 2 years ago
well... The Mercedes Sauber C9 and the other group c class cars...
TheDanishHardstyle 2 years ago 2
Michaels f1 from 2006 with larger gears would beat this believe me it would
3L3CTR0static 2 years ago
Not before the suspension on the car would be destroyed just half a mile down the Mulsanne Straight.
OfficialNonsense 2 years ago 2
I think the suspensions of a modern f1 can handle way more than the ones used in the 936 I'm not hating but there are 30 years of engineering evolution
3L3CTR0static 2 years ago
I don't think you understand F1 cars at all. One, F1 engines can't stay at redline for long, not like the 936, and two, the Mulsanne Straight is EXTREMELY bumpy. A racecar's suspension could handle it, but not an F1 car's.
OfficialNonsense 2 years ago 3
aha so tell me how the honda button was drivin a couple of years ago did 406 in Bonneville I'm sure it was falt out for a long time. It wouldn0t survive 24 hours but it would survive some laps for sure
3L3CTR0static 2 years ago
@3L3CTR0static
No wings, IIRC.
Camerameister 2 years ago
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