10 minutes of incredible pre-war battles and drifts | Goodwood Revival

We could watch the Owlet and Frazer Nashs fly around a wet Goodwood circuit all day. These pre-war wonders constantly lose grip resulting in graceful and beautiful drifts... well, more beautiful than Tokyo Drift and DK's 350Z.
Roy Salvadori once said "Give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest of the world." We might need to change that to "Give me Goodwood on a wet day and a handful of Frazer Nash and you can forget Fast & Furious." Not as catchy...
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[@GoodwoodRR]

Timestamps of your favourite drift please 👇

[@rainbow2710]

03:24

[@colinm127]

10:13

[@siraff4461]

10:14 - fully commited and on the edge. Excellent. Not a drift but at 4:54 Owlet looks like the baddy from a horror film chasing us down.

[@mlippert]

10:10 has to be the winner for me, but 0:55 is nothing to be ashamed of either.

[@jpsother1183]

4:25 and 10:14 are a tie for me.

[@marktiltins8845]

He's got more control of the old beast than most people have with a modern car

[@wolfgangBuonarotti]

modern car controls you

[@PJ-om2wq]

I used to slide more old cars around on narrow tyres much more than I can now. My cars now have a lot more grip but when they do let go things happen too fast for me to deal with it.

[@Missed_Apex_GT]

Modern cars won’t allow this anyway…by the time you lose control you’re going so fast the outcome will be bad

[@geuros]

​@@Missed_Apex_GT well these cars go fast as well, losing control is not about speed. But the problem is in a car where everything is controlled electronically, the car doesn't even let you solve the problem. While in a pure mechanical beast you feel everything, and the car behaviour is 100% dependent on your input.

[@matz4k]

The problem is that modern tires have way more grip and if they loose it the sideway forces are big enough to surprise the driver. These old tires are constantly on and over the edge without much force needed, you can compare it to driving on snow.

[@bilboblib]

I can't help but grin from ear to ear while watching these cars race

[@zeroswings2]

surprised they held up to being thrashed like that... for sure they are getting squirrely in corners not just due to tire sidewall rollover but those wire wheels are flexing too... not to mention the coachwork

[@Timberwolf69]

@@zeroswings2 Given what they raced on back in the days, this is quite comfy for them.

[@damarfadlan9251]

@@zeroswings2 i am not surprised if those pre war cars were built for drifts.

[@wiryantirta]

drives a museum piece like a bloody rental, love it!

[@CornFedZ06]

Dude me too!

[@brazoon1]

There's a scene in Downton Abbey where these type of older cars are being "raced" and they looked very slow. I assumed they were taking it easy because they are so valuable and rare. These boys here are really tearing it up and it's amazing to watch!!

[@sammerry7706]

Also guaranteed death if you crash

[@RedBishop_]

I'm unsure about the history of racing these kinds of cars, but i recently heard in a spanish soap opera set in the 1950s, a racer character mentioning they raced at 50Km/h, said as if it was a crazy speed to go at. So it might have been accurate that they set guidelines to not go over certain speeds because of safety concerns, perhaps.

[@probablynotdad6553]

These types of cars set land speed records that weren't broken by the average civilian style cars for several decades. While these types of cars were flying at 40-100+ mph the average civilian car was just putting along at 6-25mph.

[@chrissss696]

​@@probablynotdad6553 that's still true today, the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport was the first road car to reach 300 mph in 2019, while that speed was first achieved by Malcolm Campbell in 1935

[@kramnull8962]

@@chrissss696 That car would have done 360mph with a few minor mods. Namely wheels and tires.... That thing had the inside wheels from a rear tandem axle truck...

[@NickDN]

Love that goodwood does this,they call it revival for a reason!

[@Nemoticon]

I went to Revivial every years for 4-5 years back to back, the atmosphere is just so wonderfully addictive as well as being a great day out for the family too.

[@PaulRubino]

These oldies are so hard to handle at these speeds it's a thrill to watch them performing at their mechanical limits. This is such great stuff. More!

[@MScotty90]

4:23 was a work of art

[@lylecrawford2794]

Poetry in motion!

[@skobi7686]

nice.....slide.....again

[@jasmijnariel]

Who needs grip when you played tokyo drift for years

[@Patataf]

Yep! Pure art.

[@JDKempton]

I really appreciate that Goodwood shares these races on KZbin otherwise I'd never be able to enjoy👍

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

ditto

[@williamsporing1500]

These guys are great!! I ride a 114 year old motorcycle to work, weather permitting, and I never come nowhere near pushing it as hard as these guys do! Bravo!

[@JerGol]

Seeing these lovely old machines absolutely pelting around the track is so improbable! I love it!

[@DavidVerbout]

The best thing is that you can tell they're just having fun. So casual about shifting and sliding, you can almost see the huge grins in the helmets. Just cruising and showing off.

[@calluml5103]

I was there for the first clip, in the Woodcote grandstand. The Frazer Nash would just go more and more sideways each lap, as the driver felt how much grip he had. When he'd taken the lead he just did it for fun, it was astonishing the control he had over the car in the greasy conditions.

[@chrisburn7178]

Those Fraser Nash cars have such a narrow rear track! My dad joined a couple of the famous Nash "raids" on the continent in the 70s, up mountain passes etc etc. They used to carry plenty of spare rear axles as the torque from negotiating hairpin bends sheared them frequently. They got used to changing an axle by the roadside!

[@keithbarker7552]

You could make a race series of just the Owlet racing round on its own. Who needs more. Thanks again Goodwood.Instant pick me up.

[@craigpennington1251]

Now this is motor racing. Everything about it is outstanding. Thanks for posting it. Those guys know how to drive old cars.

[@richard63]

I kept wondering how the Owlet manages to stay upright. Well done gentlemen.

[@GewelReal]

not enough grip to flip it

[@7pH]

This is awesome, the cars, the drifting, the holding on while bumping around on the grips, the commentors saying 'Oooh, that's a shame' like while they're enjoying their cup of tea. Love it!!

[@antonfloor344]

That #47 from understeer to oversteer drifting, skills.

[@craiglizt8074]

Yes! I love the Revival races. Some of the most entertaining driving to watch. I love the fact that they give these cars a real go. Brings a smile to my face, some gasps, and genuine laughs of joy!

[@icbtech01]

Pretty awesome car control here! And chain-drive at that. That last slide at 10:12 was the one.

[@aymaneoubad5057]

The guy in car 47 is a crowd-pleaser. Hands down, a truly talented driver.

[@mrerasmo1985ms]

I think so🎉 impressive 👍

[@juliancavallini5856]

Te cambio estos 10 minutos por los últimos 20 años de formula 1. Que maestría de conducción

[@logannewman4532]

I love nothing more than cars that continue to do what cars do.

[@dimaadj377]

Вроде древность какая-то,а как захватывающе быстро все это выглядит! Великолепно!

[@5naxalotl]

nothing better than thin tyres on a wet tarmac. equalizes out much of the power difference, keeps everyone on the edge of traction, not too taxing on old brakes. it's not fast but it's a lot of fun. the modern obsession with fast leaves me very cold indeed

[@flat-earther]

hi 5naxaloti have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@lunascomments3024]

driving intuition at maximum display.

[@J2540-]

More exiting than F1!!

[@jimclark7378]

That's real racing! Since F1 uses radio with the pit wall it's as thrilling as a long distance flight.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

There should be events like this everywhere. I don't care what kind of cars are racing, or how old they are. I just love watching cars going around a road course track like this.

[@SH3Bstanko6]

Now this is racing! Watching a professional drift an old car, is like smooth melted butter to the eyes!

[@PorscheRacer14]

Stunning cars and brave driving out there!

[@troynov1965]

This is why I sub to this channel !! Makes wading through all those crappy modern car and EV videos seem worth it. More vintage cars !

[@Kaptain13Gonzo]

I was on the edge of my seat, for a video weeks old of racing before then, in cars my grandmother grew up with. That was racing. Magnificent driving. Far more entertaining than most of the stuff we get fed on TV. Goodwood delivers again. thank you!

[@CriticoolHit]

Never stop doing the century classics.

[@markmcginn8012]

Damn! Fast AF. Drifting in priceless things.

[@VPB1970]

This is what Goodwood is all about. Amazing fun! It's never enough to see true pilots drive this cars. It´s true racing and a non stop smile (and increased heart beat) all the way to the checkered flag.

[@katlynklassen809]

I really appreciate that this exists. Motor sport will all be vintage one day.

[@jamesgraham6122]

I can't remember the last time I was that enthralled while watching F1.. probably back in the days of Nigel Mansell !

[@zweispurmopped]

That was poetry in motion! 🤗 What beautiful crazy old machines! 🤩

[@volt8684]

Went to school with Martin Stretton race driver his skill as kids was phenomenal

[@ShowMeTheMoneyShot]

Idk why but there’s something very satisfying about watching an old early era vehicle like that slide around a corner, something about drifting on those little bicycle wheels

[@Andrew-iq8zf]

Wonderful, pure poetry, watching these drivers drift around the corners the way they do. Keep this coming absolutely loved watching it.

[@morningsideable]

That proves it's not just about horsepower. Great racing!!

[@Madcat1331]

It's always a delight to see such old machines still being appreciated and put to the limit on the road 🧡

[@030corpetlouvet]

Crazy, insane, superb spectacle.

[@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788]

I actually find old cars to be a much more pure driving experience, sure they aren't as fast but they feel so much more exciting to drive than anything modern.

[@erdnaxel55]

And the more modern they get, the more it gets true

[@nicksanders3062]

Fabulous!!!

[@hecpro5405]

Such beautiful cars!

[@jonplayle6954]

Man seeing these old beasts getting sideways is epic love it mate 👌

[@GamesMobileBR]

1:00 Mandou um Drift sensacional 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@NatVirgo]

I love seeing them use the slip angle of these cars to its full potential.

[@ucgaofficial5339]

I was absolutely sucked into this race between these two race leaders. It was amazing.

[@privatesocialhandle]

Why is this so damn exciting.

[@biscuitninja]

Driftooooo! Oh man, I can't imagine the chassis dynamics of these vehicles.

[@stevenhinkle6957]

Seriously brave... especially considering the whole sans roll cage nature of this race. I couldn't bring myself to do this circuit. That's scary stuff.. but props for overcoming the fear!

[@DISOPtv]

Great to see 1980's British technology being raced so hard!

[@bluesmoke8714]

Lol

[@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788]

Lol you're not far from the truth with that comment. My Dad has a British bike from the 70s (BSA), it's awesome but honestly looks like something from the 1940s, especially when next to a Japanese bike of the same era.

[@chaseteter]

“We are vintage fun and games. Don’t get many takers…” 😂 What a line!!

[@carreras7524]

these are really great pilots, great job

[@tennwilcox8663]

Real racing by Real men, Brilliant!

[@jesusg853]

Real racing?🤣there going like 70mph tops

[@UberDAHnooB]

That was actually fun to watch, thanks for posting it.

[@mr.platinum8011]

This is pure, no backup systems, overpowered soapboxes on bicycle wheels, respect people!

[@lukeharpman7675]

JDM & fast & furious followers take notes, this how real men drive... Oversteer, understeer oversteer again constant steering inputs keeping it pointing straight, & with a solid rear axle u gotta flick it in like that, absolute credit to the men that do We soooo need to just winde the clock back

[@procatprocat9647]

Better than any F1 race!!!

[@LuisCipher]

I wonder how different the race would have been without the sloppy conditions. Intense final laps to the finish. Great race.

[@jbtc-zn9ih]

Diesen großartigen Motorsport gibt es nur in Großbritannien!

[@wastingtimeonthenet]

I think that it is wonderful that people take their priceless cars out and thrash them for our entertainment. Old cars, trains, aircraft and the like, should definitely be heard and not just seen.

[@Ta_nuz]

Spectacular drift controls! 😀

[@snotnosewilly99]

In the US at a one mile long dirt track named Langhorne, which was nearly a perfect circle. Indy dirt track cars in the 1950s would race in a constant slide at 100 mph for 100 miles.

[@bradleyvantassal8328]

Absolutely brilliant. Loved every second of it.

[@andyshaw2304]

Beautiful cars and brilliant driving. What more can anyone want?

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

Watching this genuinely feels like I'm waiting for something bad to happen to Matthew again. It's amazing these guys manage to fit such enormous balls into such small cockpits.

[@prl.5108]

Fabulous, skillful driving. It makes watching GPs boring.

[@davidsnyder2000]

I didn’t know these old cars could drift a little while cornering. These things have power that I was unaware of. Pretty impressive 😄👍

[@user-mn8lz7gf6d]

love how much fun these very posh sounding commentators are having.

[@jessebrandt452]

So cool when someone drives these cars the way they're supposed to be driven. I'm grinning just watching this

[@claudevieaul1465]

Beautiful!! Absolutely gorgeous cars driving a serious speeds, it definitely looks a combination of hard work and great skills to be able to do that...

[@RegularJohn53]

I wish F1 would do something like this. Like bringing back cars from the 80's for a race or something.

[@jamesofallthings3684]

They can't because they'd get more viewers in one race than an entire year with their current boring cars.

[@GERntleMAN]

More entertaining and thrilling than any race sport these days

[@silageheap795]

It's just so great to see these cars being used in the way they were intended to be, being hammered around a track at wide open throttle instead of sitting in a museum! Cars are meant to be driven!

[@theplayer12312]

i like seeing people use old cars for what they were meant to be used for, and not sitting in a collector’s garage for 5000 years

[@flat-earther]

hi theplayer have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@grahamparsons1070]

That is exciting racing and how amazing do they sound? ❤

[@kevingayadeen7253]

All I could put into words is DRIVING ART IN MOTION. 🎉

[@isveryniceyes]

I feel like the thin tires are actually helpful. If they were wider, stickier rubber my guts tells me the rollover potential would be dramatically higher.

[@corail53]

What a great race.

[@gumball1328]

Amazing camera quality for the 1920s.

[@bestOskarEverxD]

He's not only racing but dancing over that race track.

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

I’ll bet these cars are a blast to drive. There’s probably so much feeling in the pedals and wheel compared to a modern car.

[@Franck.44]

Sublime ❣️

[@nsudam]

Seeing this vehicle in the present scenario, not just as a vintage model but racing each other is a fine example of the marvelous and extraordinary engineering of that era. 😱🤯🤯🤯👍. Kudos to the people who maintain these vehicles and organize these events. The drifts 😱😱😱😱🤯🤯🤯🤯....

[@jasmijnariel]

It doesnt get any better, does it?❤

[@ielmosTTR]

Used to gt and endurance racing, it's strange not to see people blinking headlights to every backmarker like there's no tomorrow

[@markusjuenemann]

This is brilliant! FIA: bann ALL aero in F1!

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Ban hybrids and paddle shifters too. H-pattern is the only racing gearbox.

[@sang3Eta]

Goodwood Revival racing is the best motorsport you will ever see.

[@brucesstreet8204]

The most fun I've had on U tube...

[@onthespectrum8103]

Are these cars tuned in a way that would be in keeping with the technology of the day? They seem very quick for pre-45!

[@crazytrain7114]

They are equipped as built essentially. Fuel and oil technology is modern

[@crazytrain7114]

Board track racers were clocking 140 in the 30s

[@IIGrayfoxII]

Got to love these old race cars. No driver aids like power steering, Traction Control or ABS. Low Grip No Downforce No Brakes No driver safety

[@muratethemeskimuftuler4617]

Does anyone knows the names of the drivers #47 and #37? Amazing skills!

[@jcgabriel1569]

No. 37 is Nick Swift in Patrick Blakeney-Edwards' Frazer Nash Saloon "Owlet". No. 47 is Eddie Williams in Duncan Pittaway's Frazer Nash TT Replica

[@MOTOCKOT]

looks like vintage polise cache in traffic

[@discodan2265]

That's the best driving I've seen in a while! 🥰

[@foxfox8089]

It is the best racing channel in history of racing channels

[@dingus_doofus]

Now this is a kind of racing I can get behind. Looks cool and you can actually see what's going on instead of everything zipping by. A bonus esp. for the racers: don't have to face the risk of getting torn in two or flattened to a pancake on the slightest mistake.

[@georgej.dorner3262]

Indeed, they are flambeed or flung into the scenery before that can happen.

[@sandrokeine4365]

🏁🏁🏁🏁👏👏👏👏