F1 car at Thunderhill Raceway

1974 March 741 F1 car lapping at Thunderhill Raceway in Northern California on May 17, 2009.
Original sponsor: Jagermeister Original driver: Hans Stuck Jr. Currently racing in HGP (Historic Grand Prix)
Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 liter, 475 HP at 10,200 RPM. Car weighs 1280 pounds ready to race without driver. Rear tires 15" wide on 18" wide wheels.
Top speed at Thunderhill: 157

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• F1
• Formula one
• Formula 1
• Thunderhill
• in car
• racecar in car
• Hans Stuck
• March F1
• Jagermeister
• racecar
• 'Hans
• Stuck
• Historic Grand Prix
• HGP
• vintage F1

[mainman2999]

Nice! I thought we were on for a "over-rev" at 4:10, was it a missed upchange or a mistaken downchange?

[nsxsc]

Nice 'catch'. Yes, I missed the upshift to 5th. Later that day we modified the shift linkage to elimate the tendency for my elbow to foul on the corner of the seat insert. There's not a lot of room in these cars and a little change to the shift rod length did the trick.

[Haribo211]

Now, that's some proper engine sound. Glad to see you've managed to capture both video and audio properly. Nothing beats growl of Cossies and whine of Matras and Ferraris from late '60s / early '70s. And although 741 was one of an ugly son of a b... in my opinion, it's great to see this example so beautifully restored. Good luck running it in historic events and remember to keep uploading new onboards for us!

[nsxsc]

new video posted. different car and a different camera. The F1 camera setup does not work well with the magneto ignition of the Can Am McLaren.

[Swataia]

Great video and beautiful sounds! It's fun to watch these old cars with todays sounds and camera quality. :)

[nickeroo]

Seriously exciting to watch. That must be what it is like to wrestle to the death with thunder and lightening. Fantastic sound, and some really great driving. Thanks for sharing. :)

[edd55r]

Great video.. Looks like real fun to drive as you can see the fight back through the steering not like modern cars

[Camerameister1]

It just sounds so NASTY...!!!

[roywhiteo5]

hey i met you at the montery historics a few months ago! is there any way to buy a cosworth dfv anymore?

[BBREntertainment]

@flyinbryan1619 - Are you trying to be funny or are you like 10 years old??? you spelled 5 words wrong that my 7 year old can spell !!!

[milano61]

@moptim Give thanks that the track is "quite curvy". The curves, rises and downhills on this 3 mile track are what make it so much of a challenge and so much fun. I'm not generating 3 G's in my Miata on this track, but 1 G is still plenty of fun. It may take me 2.5 times as long to circle the track, but I'm pushing just as hard, hitting the 7,000 rpm redline, punishing the brakes and tires, and having a blast. Try it if you can at your local road course. Any reasonable car can be fun.

[chevybuilder350]

DFV's ripped!!!! Great old school DOHC!!!!!

[flyinbryan1619]

@milano61 that is a nice car. whin i get my drivers lisence i am asking my dad for a car like that eccept a supera. is that car a 2 door? and is the ingine stock?

[milano61]

@horses020 Sounds like a ridiculous comment. Are you trying to be funny?

[Dilip122S]

Good drive! 

[moptim]

if only they raced with engines like this in the nowadays' f1 too :/ and sadly the track is quite curvy, the car sounds SWEET when the pedal is kept to the metal on a longer straight