An inside look just weeks before the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Aston Martin Racing: An operation of the legendary ProDrive.
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@Archibalt300011 жыл бұрын
These are the kind of videos that make Drive unique. Thx for this.
@divne811 жыл бұрын
Prodrive is one of my all time favorite engineering companies, Thank you for shooting this!
@ThaUltimateDragon11 жыл бұрын
This is one beautiful piece of automotive journalism. chapeau.
@dunna32111 жыл бұрын
wow a FPV Boss 335 GT in their garage. nice to see a great in depth view into their work. great video
@LiveByBurton11 жыл бұрын
I love these behind the scenes type videos
@TomElliottSimAndKart11 жыл бұрын
I've been there myself, and managed to blag myself an opportunity to sit in the Le Mans-winning DBR9. It's an amazing place to visit. :)
@fordfool42011 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow wow That was an awesome video I could've watched about 60 more minutes of it though I just got to say Thank you JF For producing In putting out a supremely High-quality and exciting video... In my eyes everything you touch is Gold And I'm very sincere in that comment thanks again...
@phillipkerfoot238911 жыл бұрын
RIP Allan Simonsen. Good on prodrive for racing to win it for him.
@strat57wg11 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%. Thank you for all the effort you put into making the series, but all the "Got it's" and "OK"s in the interview are quite unloquacious.
@pdpiper11 жыл бұрын
Another great piece this week. Keep them comin!
@GRH31611 жыл бұрын
Would have been nice to have seen them go into the paint shop and see the carbon kits being made
@alphaprawns11 жыл бұрын
Hnngh, I want to be standing in that showroom so badly. So much automotive history in in one room!
@siemprebmw32848 жыл бұрын
would someone please for the love of god get a person who knows how to interview people .................. and did he say after 3 years they refresh the race cars ..... so can i have a old one ............ ha .
@jackychng2511 жыл бұрын
Thank you drive central! Got to love Aston Martin and prodrive
@pabauza11 жыл бұрын
Great to have you back JF!
@TristianWrites11 жыл бұрын
I love how clean and quiet and professional this shop is.
@mhmyup111 жыл бұрын
man drive is on fire this week. Good job guys.
@rileysmith98435 жыл бұрын
I have done work with them for years. I have a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt converted to ADR through them.
@FrodoFett11 жыл бұрын
Because the Aston Martin LMP1 car (AMR-ONE) was an abject failure and only completed a combined 12 laps between both cars. One tub was purchased and became the DeltaWing, the other tub was purchased by Henri Pescarolo and run at Le Mans in 2012 with a Judd V10.
@FrodoFett11 жыл бұрын
As a point of reference, a full season arrive & drive program in a Ginetta G55 supporting British GT is ~$50,000 GBP. A recent interview with Starworks on Radio Le Mans put the per event cost of Grand-AM & WEC at ~$150,000 per event for a DP or LMP2. This is not even considering all the licensing & track time to obtain the necessary experience. GT3 is likely to be a similar cost for Blancpain, GTOpen or a similar series.
@MetalPhreakAU11 жыл бұрын
FPV was half owned by Prodrive (51%) until they pulled out recently. They were the ones who did most of the development on the supercharged 5L I believe :)
@nHeroGo11 жыл бұрын
Beautifully shot, again. Big fan of your Koenigsegg series.
@fluffychicken38311 жыл бұрын
That Gulf LMP car in the back, ohh sexy. Pretty much anything with gulf colors are great!
@DoctorPetrol11 жыл бұрын
Wow they have some amazing motorsport heritage in there!
@MrMillenium6711 жыл бұрын
Great to see some of the Drive team over here in the UK! Great video!
@Pandamasque11 жыл бұрын
Too short! But thanks. Fantastic. I think I was among those who made a comment with suggestion to visit Prodrive like a year ago.
@HK0HunterKiller11 жыл бұрын
What is it that J.F. Musial says at 04:27, that I can't understand? It sounds like RX-7 or something. Can someone help me out?
@bob80811 жыл бұрын
Although I'm not a Ford guy, it was cool to see an FPV in their garage!
@pengouin8511 жыл бұрын
Very Neat video... Thanks for producing an amazing show, JF. RIP my fellow Dane, Allan Simonsen
@MrChacha201111 жыл бұрын
good stuff man and more of this type of reviews and information
@solesearched11 жыл бұрын
This was awesome!
@andredc16111 жыл бұрын
I need more of these!!! Great Work
@at4EversEnd11 жыл бұрын
My heart sinks every time I see the link for this video. A team favored to win in both classes but finishes in tragedy.
@FlangeMcGee11 жыл бұрын
Awesome, just awesome! MORE!! Love that in all those amazing cars they had the Austalian Ford Falcon GT!! haha
@b00mzila11 жыл бұрын
wow amazing video! Great work Drive! Just makes you wonder... where does all that funding come from! all those people and cars etc.!
@arinbjornkuld11 жыл бұрын
Drive is putting out some hight quality content these days. Keep up the good work!
@jjpg200011 жыл бұрын
Seeing videos like this just make me want to modify my car even more.
@HK0HunterKiller11 жыл бұрын
A space chassis? Is that what is used to span large areas with few interior supports?
@Spearfisher197011 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview, and I've finally seen an Aston I want.
@odegarage11 жыл бұрын
Very good music all through this video.
@rlgonzalez0411 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode
@jeremyj.568710 жыл бұрын
Wow, this host basically just stood there, open-mouthed, with crossed arms and going "Yeah" and "Uh-hu" from time to time. No questions, no particular reactions to the things said, no smiles. Just trying to look like he was actually listening. Not particularly engaging to watch, although the premise was awesome.
@Todis5111 жыл бұрын
loved this video
@silat1311 жыл бұрын
What brand jackstands are in use in this video?
@FormulaWill11 жыл бұрын
An interesting topic to address for another episode is...Why doesn't Grand Am fall in line with FIA Regulations and Specifications? Especially in the case of GT Racing, it seems practical have one roll-cage for GrandAm and another for FIA events. Uniformity across the different racing series seems like a way to reduce costs for teams that want to participate in more than one series.
@aydinvideo11 жыл бұрын
Fucking sweet. Keep making more videos like this drive fuck yeah!!
@kyledammann428411 жыл бұрын
Thanks drive!
@SirMCPEA11 жыл бұрын
The RX-8 Grand Am car was a space chassis with a RX-8 body on it and J.F was asking whether it was the same with the Astons
@doogg66611 жыл бұрын
anyone knows the name of the song from the beginning?
@Disc0Potat011 жыл бұрын
So can you bring a stock Aston to ProDrive, ask them to install racing suspension, brakes, and rollcage, would they do it? I think an Aston with racing bits on the street is a thing of dreams to me.
@bb3xhrhj11 жыл бұрын
This one was acctually pretty good :)
@f40f50enzof6011 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@timcansiz11 жыл бұрын
The Aston Martins do have a short wheelbase compared to some other GTE machinery though, this tends to tend itself to the car being more twitchy when on the limit. Add to this the fact its front engined unlike the Porsche & Ferrari and you begin to see why the back end could be a bit unstable in difficult conditions.
@Ashumuto11 жыл бұрын
When he said the Regulations mean they can't use a lot of the high end developments / materials I wish you'd asked what they miss using vs what they're glad to be rid of.
@13Omega3711 жыл бұрын
Nice background music on this one! Can you tell me what it is?
@BrainDamageAG11 жыл бұрын
Where was the race???????
@ARFSPRYG11 жыл бұрын
They just got the pole in GTP Class, P1-2
@000Haze11 жыл бұрын
Cheerz JF, pretty jealous right now !
@mattofeast11 жыл бұрын
Love it.
@GumshunProductions11 жыл бұрын
those aston martins are super fast for the lemans test session....lets see their longevity
@csrgonza1311 жыл бұрын
What would it take to get a job for a race team like this?
@winsevenholic11 жыл бұрын
nice car ,great video always :D
@garretwd11 жыл бұрын
The music used in this video is sublime. Does anyone recognize it?
@Bomag11 жыл бұрын
Very nice video :) Keep it up!
@SirMCPEA11 жыл бұрын
Sorry space frame chassis which is a tubular steel chassis like you get of sport prototypes before they started using carbon tubs
@Tocino_Life11 жыл бұрын
-> I have a feeling that this Prodrive episode NEEDS a part 2. But this time Chris Harris NEEDS to do a double header. Driving that epic P2 and that Aussie Ford Falcon BOSS in UK roads and see how he thinks about it! Since that Falcon is one of the very few available in the UK!
@luisgarcia2211 жыл бұрын
Tell me how you work surrounded by Aston Martins on a daily basis...
@Miggy2j11 жыл бұрын
Nothing on the FPV :(
@TheMr1RAD11 жыл бұрын
Why no mention of the Falcon GT in the garage??
@respectfulremixer11 жыл бұрын
Interesting - thanks
@Acidicheartburn11 жыл бұрын
Is that Kinks reference?
@tocsa120ls11 жыл бұрын
I've noted all of JF's lines on the shop tour: Okay. Okay. Mhh. Okay. Okay. Interesting. Mhh. Right. Ready to go. Really? Yeah. Okay. Oh yeah, we've talked about that. Got it. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Are you doing your own CFD work? Got it. Cool. Okay. Okay. Okay. Got it. Mhh. Okay. Got it. |||| This is enraging! Why don't you prepare?? He is probably one of the smarter guys there, and you only ask him one question? CFD? Really? Okay. Cool. Got it.
@skyhigheagleer611 жыл бұрын
Interviewer didn't ask questions or they were cut
@aconfusedazn11 жыл бұрын
Joffry Baratheon at 5:57 I didn't know he worked for Prodrive.
@TheDriver45811 жыл бұрын
Little did they know that in the future they lost a very good racing driver. I'm not saying it's Prodrive's fault, they had no idea it was going to happen. RIP Allan Simonsen
@WilliamBarber11 жыл бұрын
His questions were being answered all throughout the episode, they were just edited out.
@MrPsyban11 жыл бұрын
why, with all the metal in that room, why does my stupid mind keeps wanting more info on the Contour / Mondeo SVT racer, god I feel stupid.
@FafaPaku11 жыл бұрын
He did explain that unlike the competition (Ferrari), that starts out as a sports car, these are GT cars...
@0506827911 жыл бұрын
Sorry guys, previously Driven has been nothing but excellent, but this was somewhat sleep inducing. Was dying to hear about the Lola car in the background and see more of the shop.
@lastexile118711 жыл бұрын
Just ignore the ex Patrick Snijers M3 rally car and the BTCC mondeo. :/
@FafaPaku11 жыл бұрын
And a Le Mans spec 458 GT2 weighs 250kgs less than the 458 (my google-fu is strong too) . But if you think finding a quarter of a ton weight savings is massive fail then I await the debut of your "Frederiksen" brand where you show how it's done :)
@BornMini8 жыл бұрын
what happens to the engine after 5000km ????
@ubbgn8 жыл бұрын
Rebuild?
@pengouin8511 жыл бұрын
Also, at 8:26 (with CC) thank you for not using a damn apostrophe to mark the plural form of DBRS9! Apostrophes don't show pluralization!
@marcelskaterkid9411 жыл бұрын
yessss
@Orcawhale111 жыл бұрын
The Narrator Sounds really HIGH at the start? Or is it just me..
@thekiller299511 жыл бұрын
The interviewer only says "cool" "ok" and "got it" xD
@SouthernYankee1000011 жыл бұрын
Why did you not talk about the Lola
@917guga10 жыл бұрын
whar is are anti-extrusion bars?
@RyTrapp010 жыл бұрын
anti-intrusion bars? the 2 equally spaced bars that run vertically from roof to cowl on the inside of the windshield, they help distribute load across the windshield/sheetmetal in any instance where a very heavy object might strike the windshield at very high speed(say, a worst case scenario incident at daytona where a loose tire from a wrecked/damaged car may strike the windshield of one of these astons going 100+MPH).
@roywhiteo511 жыл бұрын
racing is so ridiculously expensive that it amazes me how anyone can do it above the spec miata level.
@walshy109311 жыл бұрын
I'd love to work there.
@townsjim11 жыл бұрын
The background music is too loud
@yosprite11 жыл бұрын
that lola-aston martin was right there and u guys didnt even bother to film it. :(
@supr2nrx11 жыл бұрын
so weird to see a drive video with no comments
@corvetteboy311 жыл бұрын
The GTE Aston is a V8 not a V12 Dan..
@Liemciemdk8911 жыл бұрын
Great video; high tear level multimillion $ race organization. Feel very poor with my garage, should just buy from these guys direct
@HQuakers11 жыл бұрын
Cleanest garage ever?
@DYE23911 жыл бұрын
Why did u not show us the LMP1 Car! But good video other than that
@TheBucketOfTruth11 жыл бұрын
What are we even talking about? These cars are built to the regulations of the series they race in, even down to the minimum weight.