Victory By Design holds a very, very special place in my heart. It was perhaps the single largest inspiration in me starting The Chicane.. Watching the passion and emotion that Alain brought to the presentation of these machines helped make that passion well up within me and made me want to share that passion with others.
Let’s whip around Modena with Moss and Collins for some test time.
Is there anything better than old 16mm home movie cans making on their way onto the web? Possibly this professionally produced in-period 16mm film can making its way onto the web.
Hillclimbs and circuits and pit footage, oh my!
Sure it’s a bit of an ad for the restoration magicians at Road Scholars but it’s more than worth it to see these miraculous Fuhrmann 4-cam machines in the workshop and on the track at VIR. When was the last time you saw a 904, various Carreras, Spyders, a handful of 356 specials, and more spinning around together?
Hey Road Scholars, invite me to the next one. Pretty please.
Few things make me happier than more old film cans making their way onto the web. Grab a seat on an overlock over and enjoy these clips from Laguna Seca, Oct 1961. I suggest making engine noises with your mouth.
I love the variety of weirdness that turn up to see how fast they can get to the top of the hill. It’s one of those wonderful scenarios that often balances the light weight of the little nimble machines with barely a liter under the hood against the roaring horses under the heavier and more powerful machines.
Now that people are trapped at home, maybe there will be a push of more folks dusting off the 8mm film cans from the attic and getting more old racing footage online. Like this amazing reel from Road America in 1956—only a year after the track opened.
Road America is probably the track I’ve spent the most time at, which is probably why I love seeing old footage from here. Even 60 years on it’s still remarkably recognizable. Looks like Turn 5 was always a hotspot for spectators. That 90° turn at the end of the 2nd longest straight leading into the uphill climb is still where a lot of the most dramatic action takes place.
Man, I can’t wait to stand at that corner again with one arm draped over the fence and another holding a bratwurst.
via VSCCA on Facebook.
I sure am missing sitting at a sweeping turn with a bratwurst watching some old iron go around.. Settling in with a YouTube video of old races is a poor substitute, but I’ll take this look into 1950 Rallye International des Alpines any way I can.
Then it struck me. Rallys and Hillclimbs are the perfect social distance racing experience for spectators. It’s easy enough to stay several feet away from others when you’re perched on the inside of some sweeping bend or switchback turn. (Pro tip: don’t sit on the outside of these turns unless you want to tempt fate with a very high-stakes game of dodgeball).
Looks like it only takes about 20 minutes.
Holy moly.