Debut of a Legend: 1970 Daytona 24 Hours Race Report

[@321-Gone]

Side note. The Pesnke Javelin had 917 front brakes. That also meant The AMC performance catalog at the dealers covertly offered 917 brakes.

[@tommytbone9778]

Pesnke ?....Hmmmmm strange brew

[@aureliobrighton1871]

It never occurred to me that while the Maranellian cavallo is prancing much wilder Stuttgarts bloodstock carries a bushier tail. Well, appearance sometimes is leading quite correctly. Thankyou 😊 Btw. I just love that 20:00 scene, where a beautiful Hotrod is calmly followed by that Barbarella bat from outerspace.

[@aojracing4885]

Great video! The picture of the dune buggy racing the 917 killed me.

[@lenslr]

Thank you! Yeah I'm amazed that anyone looked at that entry and said "yes, this seems like a reasonable proposition"

[@woopimagpie]

You know it's going to be a fantastic video when it starts with something other than agathokakological modernity. That might be the most auspicious opening to a car racing video I've ever seen. Bravo.

[@lenslr]

Thank you!

[@Racer63.]

About Fangio association with De Cadenet. Well I too had some suspects about this, so I did some research. I found out that the car and the argentinian drivers were originally in the preliminary list that was also "endorsed" by Juan Manuel Fangio himself, who entered the Porsche under his signature. It was probably all due to the car rental, money. Perhaps Fangio's signature was seem as some type of guarantee that De Cadenet would receive his money. The car did exist but didn't start the race since De Cadenet crashed into the wall during practice. Good video and as argentinian myself, I didn't know about this.

[@lenslr]

@@Racer63. Ah very interesting - amazing the sort of backdoor things you could get away with in those days. Well I say that, it probably still goes on, but we won't find out about it for another forty years or so

[@Racer63.]

@@lenslr Here is #54. I think this is the only photo I´ve seen of the car. Jorge Omar del Rio is speaking. De Cadenet and Pairetti passed out some years ago.10 37 mark: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXW8eIeih52lec0si=qrL-TyPpiSAKcZIq

[@Michael_Lorenson]

Excellent, thanks

[@Gerodon]

Thank you for your hard work.

[@billmoyer3254]

I grew up in Daytona. I saw this race and many others. I have the hearing damage to prove it

[@lenslr]

If you still live in the area, have you ever gone to the Historic races they host in late October/early November every year?

[@CJ-gh4eh]

Just wanted to say I really enjoy your content, fingers crossed for further growth!

[@lenslr]

Thanks! Slow burn, you know. But do tell any friends who might be interested, if you're willing

[@CJ-gh4eh]

@@lenslr Absolutely! Keep it up!

[@maurotodographics2321]

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[@Supercalifragilisticexpial-r2x]

I bet you did well on the SAT

[@lenslr]

Sarcasm?

[@Supercalifragilisticexpial-r2x]

@@lenslr absolutely not. I'm not like that

[@lenslr]

@@Supercalifragilisticexpial-r2x well, thank you then. I did alright but was never the most dedicated of students. Haha

[@bozecrene2675]

Your map is wrong.

[@williamford9564]

How?