1966 Daytona 500 - NASCAR Grand National - NR2003 - 1966 Series #11

[@Antraxo]

This might be one of the craziest projects ever to go through the entire year of 1966 with a storyline and all kinds of details. Amazing work :)!

[@-IE_it_yourself]

absolutly! i wish there was a way to download the whole thing as a single ZIP file that can be cut and paste. im new here but MODing looks like a small challenge.

[@PatrickMcTie]

Ahhhhh! Love the filter that made the second qualifier look like it was an old 8mm home movie. You're killing it man! You've got the best sim racing content on YT right now. Keep it up!

[@hughjass5156]

What a cool concept for a series, not constraining yourself to one series or style of racing, but instead to a single year. Keeps the content varied, and really captures how drivers in that era would actually do this. Jetsetting around the world and driving anything with wheels. Great stuff.

[@iancolvert2543]

"Oh! Blue cars everywhere!" -- that's the level of commentary I appreciate, Mr. Axelson. Riveting race! Thanks!

[@mols89]

Your videos just goes to show how crazy racing was. 30's, 50's, 60's GP, 60's NASCAR and even as recent as the 90's with Champ Car, drivers were a total different breed. Thanks for giving us mere mortals a glimpse into this!

[@randallcole8912]

This was a delight to see I was quite an enthusiast of this game for many years and did a lot of work on a lot of tracks and mods from 2003 As Papyrus left the game the players took over the modding Still probably the best racing game ever

[@Tomtown007]

I’d love to see you do other NASCAR events in 1966. Even if it’s just the big ones like the Southern 500 and World 600

[@roberthanson579]

Yup. It'd be a blast to see Darlington.

[@vMaxDaniel]

Funny thou, yesterday, I used the aero88 mod from the The Pits, and did the 1988 Southern 500 full length. Took me 4h20 😅😅

[@Josiah_Yam]

Conceding this year's Tasman Championship to Clark in exchange for an attempt to impress Gurney and get into an Eagle for F1 next year (which you did in the 1967 livestream) is a worthy choice. Liked it :)

[@petere8129]

Throughly enjoyable race to watch, the cars looked great and very clean racing, I don't think my patience would have lasted in the last 9 laps.

[@THEDonnyB]

Fun fact... While this was Richard Pettys second Daytona 500 victory it was also the first of four runner up finishes in the 500 for Cale Yarborough, who won the race four times.

[@AlconburyBlues]

I love your NR2k3 videos. Gives me flashbacks of when I stopped racing IRL and played with the entire Papyrus lineup full-time.

[@dogbadger]

The pace car looks like it would be faster than those competing.

[@Mobilzerz]

You’d be surprised

[@johncarl5505]

The Camaro would get eaten alive on this track. A road course is more of its thing.

[@TurboRacing39]

Amazing Race. I'm impressed with your anticipation. You drive safely, don't take too many risks and this makes the races so interesting and so "real". Amazing.

[@CoryFinchProductions]

Watching you lift out of every big run at the end had me yelling at the screen lol. Really cool stuff

[@boomercycle1951]

Cant wait to watch the Daytona 500 next week.

[@dylanhale7300]

DDDDDDDAAAAAYYYYYYYYTTTTOOOONNNNAAAAAA USA! Sorry had too

[@graysonbyass-rascoe4326]

@@dylanhale7300 ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLING STARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

[@JD_Racer97]

Absolute legend for actually researching information. Very refreshing to hear someone who actually educated themselves rather blowing smoke.

[@dathyr1]

I feel Nacar Racing 2003 game by Papyrus is the most realistic game for doing pace laps, pittings, and overall racing. That is if you don't do IRacing. The newer modern Nascar games have taken out allot of this which I hate. I only have two of the modern Nascar games and they both do the same thing when racing AI. There is no actual pitting by the AI and we have a menu come up to do pit settings, close out the window, and game puts us back out ready to race, no actual pitting. I did allot of NR2003 many years ago, both AI and online and really enjoyed the game. There are many tracks and cars for the game, but there is a max limit of how many can be in the game menu at one time. Thanks for the video and the memories of my past racing with NR2003.

[@TonyKito]

Richie proving himself to be a true renaissance man of racing! I wonder if he'll partake in the Indy 500 aswell, maybe in a certain obscure Xbox game 👀

[@theoddstrokesswimmingvideo1314]

I was on the edge of my seat watching this. Awesome job. I think Hulman Moody and The Wood Bros. Will be in a bidding war for Ritchie for the World 600.

[@JTeam45]

Richie's Achilles heel strikes again: Restarts

[@PROcNATION]

Your videos are very enjoyable to watch - sitting here watching some ancient game about a sport I know very little of (well, obviously I have heard of Richard Petty) with having to listen to constant redlining whine from the car and still being entertained.

[@WelshKarter]

As always a completely gripping and thoroughly professional job by GPL. Total admiration for your effort to make this as historically accurate as possible, which makes watching Richie Axelson’s trials and tribulations even more enjoyable. Looking at the 1966 calendar one would assume that after the F1 World Championship, Richie would be present in the non championship races at Syracuse, the International Trophy and Gold Cup. Sadly qualifying for the Indy 500 clashes with Monaco, but I’ve no doubt that Ford would retain him for the World Sportscar rounds at Sebring, Monza, Spa, Nurburgring and of course Le Mans. It wouldn’t surprise me if Richie found a ride in the inaugural Can Am Series in September/October as the F1 circus would be in North America for the final two Grand Prix and it would be incredible to see the season end with victory in the last Nassau Trophy in the Bahamas in December. One can dream

[@colinmarkwick141]

Jeez!! That was...intense. Really highlights how different oval racing is from road racing though, picking the right people to follow rather than just looking for an opportunity to impose your line onto an opponent. Richie's having a great start to the year, he seems to have ironed out the errors which cost him in'65 - there's a patience about him that wasn't there before.

[@gmcg28c]

Fabulous !! i have always had a soft spot for this classic racing of the 60's and other era's, . the juxtaposition of taking a car designed primarily to take a family shopping in elaborate style, and then strip it down, tinker with the imperfections, and go fang around a loop, I find really fascinating and appealing. I love in this mod that the AI seem to be quite evenly matched to the player.

[@jamesbehra2690]

Indeed the mod looks gorgeous and the AI reigns supreme.

[@jayl4565]

Did the cars of this era actually reach those speeds? If so, that’s mind boggling! A full size Impala going 190+ mph…can’t quite wrap my head around that! It would make sense as the Daytona Charger in 1970 would be the first to break 200, but still…

[@kaniac5768]

This man really took a position from The King unreal

[@vMaxDaniel]

Nice rendition of this past race! The way you set the mood for these races is quite well done!! One question... did you change the track asphalt grip line in the ini file to mimic the lower grip tires?

[@speedx357ify]

I think it's a modded exe, wish he would share the link, looks fun.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

This "Daytona 1963" track comes with reduced grip, .72, .75 and .81 asphalt, concrete, paint (low, middle and high grooves).

[@McFly2015AD]

@@Ziggy_Moonglow Thanks for the info, is this GNS physics without restrictor plates? Edit: I think it’s the same track version you mentioned but with CTS physics.

[@dashy90210]

Obviously I wasn't in the car myself to feel it, but it seemed like there were a lot of gaps and bump drafting opportunities that you could've driven into instead of playing it safe. It's the Daytona 500, where's the thirst for glory :P

[@chathamh]

Never seen somebody make it through the whole race without bumping anyone. Must be because he's one of those fancy F1 drivers, he forgot rubbin's racin'.

[@duanerosamond7820]

Is this the Grand National mod ? That's so sweet looking. God I love this sim even 18 years later.

[@monkey7233]

Congratulations! Have to say that you're a very patient and cautious sim driver. Not just plowing through the field. Appreciate that very much! Thank you for sharing.

[@bobchuseby]

This is intense! The stream of consciousness really makes these videos.

[@Marko295]

If only frequent-flyer miles existed... Great series thus far. Enjoying every bit of it!

[@klemmfixer]

Oval racing isn't really my cup of tea, but I'll have to say you make it entertaining to watch regardless! Well driven.

[@landonmc98]

Oval racing is much more exciting from the cockpit 🙂 I didn’t really care for it until I picked up this game.

[@weekendthreat5576]

Just wanted to say I just found your channel this week and am binging the videos. These are so interesting and you do a great job setting the mood for how these races might have looked and felt like. I don't know much about old cars or older racing so this is really insightful. I hope you can keep making videos

[@GPLaps]

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying, many more to come!

[@brandonspratt487]

Great driving. I wish the AI raced you as kindly as you raced them.

Alexson is such a versatile driver I can even imagine him giving a go for the Monte-Carlo rally in a Ford Falcon :D ! Or even some GT/TransAM in a Mustang (you know, there's GT Legend or even the super HistoriX mod on rFactor...).

[@jamesbehra2690]

Yes there are i also love both! RFactor in particular I such a great game despite old.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Awesome mate. I have just been racing a Mustang round Daytona for the last couple of hours, then this pops up 👍

[@adamwaller5496]

I can't wait for he next Axelson race, I'm totally obsessed. There should be Axelson merch that the cognoscenti could wear at RL race meetings to identify each other. 😀

[@bobbywest1405]

Oh my god the 2nd duel footage was brilliantly done

[@DYNANiK]

This channel is a gem

[@darrinpennington]

Wow whatva race. I love how you call it too

[@SuperTopcritic]

I'm not sure about the Z28 pace car, I cant remember if anything was mentioned about it before but I like it!

[@donjohnswaggert]

Bro!! your commentary is great! Kept me watching!

[@JeffLacina]

Great job, that looked like a lot of fun to drive.

[@redsco9438]

Excellent video thank you. I just subscribe and find a lots of very good contents. I really love NR2003 GPL 67 and GTR 2, I never stop playing those games Thank you very much to keep thoses games alive.

[@jamesbehra2690]

Long life to gtr2 ! I'm customizing several championships from Touring cars to GPLegends cars. Incredible game!

[@leo1fun]

Once again amazing stuff. Still watching but keep it up!

[@Action46MotorMadness]

This the best video ever GPLaps good luck in the next video in the tasman series go get that championship trophy

[@jamesbehra2690]

Richard Petty the legend he raced against his own father Lee. As up to you don't disregard Tasman you're in serious challenge for the title! Salute!🍾

[@vinilium]

Oh, its in one day with Tasman Australian Rd2 Sandown.

[@vitameat]

It would have been fun to watch Axelson take on Sandown (fun track), but he gets Longford if he returns (fast but scary) It's tempting to call it the Reims of Tasmania, but Reims didn't have railroad crossings, or bridges.

[@dansmith6748]

Great upload thanks!

[@900108Chale]

Question? Does Axelson ever sleep or only during pit stops.

[@JSprague24]

How did you get the custom lineup to replicate your Duels? I never knew how to do that.

[@bencraige]

This is beautiful!

[@paulanstey4577]

Great video. Loving the 66 series. Not an oval fan at all but this was gripping all the way. Do you add commentary after the race as if done during your knowledge of whose who is fantastic? Kept up the good work. Best sim racing content imo

[@cri4921]

Nice vid. Can't wait for the next one

[@docsgearheadgaming2503]

I wish they would make a modern version of this. They need these cars in iRacing

[@idontneedthis66]

Really cool stuff. Those AI are painful at times though!

[@lukuxider2000]

Are you using H pattern shifter ? I got Fanatec wheel and shifter and cannot assign any buttons to shifter - sequential or h pattern

[@MisterRobomareGaming]

This was awesome!

[@danesorensen1775]

Daytona (and Talladega) are always an exercise in frustration for me: the faster line always seems to be the one I'm not in. I don't know if NR2003 simulates it well, but I'd love to sit down with someone who actually understands this stuff and get the Dale Lecture superspeedway aerodynamics, because so far the strategy of it completely evades me.

[@jonp3890]

I think you actually have to be able to see the air…lol.

[@seanomatopoeia]

Great racing!

[@timonsolus]

Awesome race! I think you would have won it if you'd qualified higher up the grid. Really enjoy these long races. I get so into it I find myself tilting my head as you go through the corners, lol!

[@vitameat]

How's the jet lag, Richie? That's a lot of flying with 1966 airline schedules and flights! (Some charter/private flights would help)

[@justingaming146]

This should be a super cool recommendation you should do a series after 1966 were you Do the entire nascar 2000 season and use Dale earnhardt in Nascar Racing 2003 Season

[@Malekh]

Good race with a close finish! Can't help but wonder if that last yellow was good or bad for you. :)

[@TheNFSJacob]

This looks like a stupid amount of fun, really need something to scratch my vintage NASCAR itch it seems. May need to research on how to download this game.

[@johndifool2985]

Drove the living hey out of this back in the day. Ironically, you may have made it harder to win, not easier, by lowering the AI's difficulty. What I'd typically do is park right behind the fastest AI car, and, since it was just as fast as me through the entire lap, I would be able to remain there while we (and a few more behind) drove away from the rest of the field. The fact that they kept lifting halfway through the high-banks told me that you had the slider lower than 100%, and each time they did in front of you, you would have to slow down as well, porking your own momentum and losing tons of time over the course of the race. As a result the field remained bunched and you couldn't get to the front. If I started farther back I'd do the same thing, find Petty or Pearson or someone fast who had fallen back, and push them and myself back to the lead pack. But they were all too slow for you to make use of this strategy (if you got in front I noticed that they couldn't remain on your bumper, tending to fall back by ~half a second), and you couldn't quite get there despite your optimized pit stops.

[@skodalaskoda8754]

that was brilliant

[@lawrencelassiter7208]

Where can I get this add on? Sorry I’m new to this :(

[@bobjohnson7207]

Cool video

[@watsonroadster3707]

I wonder if Gurney will give Axelson a shot at Indy in an Eagle??? Or Colin Chapman in another Lotus???

[@matthewbaker8835]

It’s nascar you gotta do a little rubbing if you want that win :-)

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

"there could be a caution or something" see, that's the thing with nascar, you have to learn to create cautions without getting yourself in trouble my guy!

[@tuckerknouse3578]

You must be pet high up in Grand National Series points. You’ve only missed 1 race, the season opener at Augusta... the Duels were points races in 1966, too.

[@900108Chale]

Who else spent 60 laps yelling: cover your left!!!!

[@fredscratchet1355]

Crazy!

[@jamieturner401]

All 1963 cars in 1966?!

[@LotusMan1991]

Whoooooo-eeeee DAY-TON-ER!

[@remark704]

Sandown and Longford were the last two rounds of the 66 Tasman season ... as you've skipped the Sandown round, I'm wondering where you'll race the final round as there's unfortunately no Longford circuit in GPL far as I know ...?

[@Tomtown007]

I think it’s on Assetto Corsa via mods

[@jabbers081769]

what game is this i love it

[@bobbobberton7920]

Nascar Racing 2003 with a 1963 series mod.

[@douglasdixon524]

That was cool and a great race to the finish.

[@TalesFromTheBlahSide]

i think you should have worked the low line and pick people off as they move off line.

[@tammyhightower6551]

I Think holman and moody want Richie to make a trip to martinsville.

[@seanimusprime9849]

I know I’m late on this, but I woulda been way more aggressive there that final lap. I think you shoulda been too.

[@scottl.1568]

A "1966 Camaro" for the pace car?? LOL

[@ryansoucyracing]

It just hit me: if GPLaps spoke a little faster and burped more, he'd sound a lot like Rick from Rick n Morty...

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

How about a link to the track and mod in the description? It's nice seeing people using my track edits but it's not so nice when I see people asking about the tracks in the comments and when I give them the link, you delete it. :-)

[@GPLaps]

Hi David, I think youtube automatically removes comments with links in them. I would never delete a comment like that. I got this track at this location, thanks for putting it together! www.deltasimracing.com/NR2003/NR2003_GN63/GN63_Tracks.htm

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@GPLaps Ah ha! Glad to hear you are cooler than YT when it comes to sharing. ;-) I guess you never saw my original comments, where I mentioned that I enjoy your videos and knowledge of Historic racing. And included an invite if you'd like to run online. We''re using GN63 for the first 9 races of 2021, then moving to the GN70SS mod. Thx for the reply and clarification about the links being deleted. Have fun! :-)

[@iNTERS22]

Why does it say "F1 Session Info" ?

[@fishrocker95]

in NR2003, the different F keys bring up different menus during the race

[@Shumanator94]

You had that race won like 3 times on the last lap. But you broke the rule of super speedway racing, don't lift! Lol

[@m42037]

Galaxies going 185 mph on the straights, let's see today's goofball driver's run a Galaxie at 185!!

[@travislostaglia8861]

I know this is a few weeks old but the cars are not from 1966 the ford’s are 1963 galaxies the mopar are 63-65’s the Chevy’s are 63-64’s and the one mercury I seen was a 63 marauder that said mercury comet on the side of it the 63 comet looked nothing like that car

[@ZIGAG1999]

mod? track? carset?

[@bryandickerson5365]

Camaro pace car? ‘67 was first year of Camaro production, right?

[@chainz983]

KA-CHIGA KA-CHIGA

[@mtlnascarfan]

Great race. Very entertaining. You should try recording your commentary as you're racing instead of adding it in post. It'll sound more authentic with your actual reactions as you react to events in the race.

[@GPLaps]

i do record my commentary as i race

[@mtlnascarfan]

@@GPLapsI've been sim racing for almost 20 years. I know the sound of someone who's talking/commentating while they're racing. Listen to Jimmy Broadbent commentate when he races and you'll know what I mean.

[@harleygray192]

Who’s in the 97?

[@harleygray192]

Oh HENLEY Gray... 😂

[@jimvanbrocklin2060]

You got to be more agressive

[@donjohnswaggert]

BRO! 5 laps to go turn 1 you left the Acc. for WAY to long! Can you feather it a lil bit!!!!

[@petes2feet]

I love these mods, my only gripe being the David Person Dodge, as that is his 1965 model car, in 1966 he was one of the first to run with the new Dodge Charger, I was hoping to see that here. Love the channel.

[@tomthumb1322]

Don't lift the throttle, tap the brake. You were lifting way too much.