“This old couple provides for me fresh water and a nice place to peepee” This is a great doc. Loved it. Thank you.
@gimmeshelter19693 жыл бұрын
Very outstanding review of the 1981 Lemans. Two things really grabbed my attention: 1.) DeCadenet got as high as 4th! 2.) Derek Bell's near collapse in Victory Lane with Ickx helping to steady him.
@PEMDS5 жыл бұрын
One of the best documentarys about Le Mans that I ever seen ! Le Mans 1981 !
@NormAppleton3 жыл бұрын
The movie is 1982 but you where the the 956's are...1981 race ahh
@GunsNRoses11233 жыл бұрын
The movie was fina she's and release 82, the race was of course 81.
@KD-oi9sk3 жыл бұрын
I've been 18 times, 22 if you count pre-qual/test days, since 1998. Its funny, i curse the safety changes like acres of gravel, red zones, debris fencing and firesuits in the pitlane...but watching the way it was scares the hell out of me!
@arnaudfauchere17695 жыл бұрын
J'y vais tous les ans, aux 24 heures du Mans. Mais en 1981, je n'y étais pas. Merci pour la vidéo.
@EagleOneM19533 жыл бұрын
I went to Le Mans once in the 1970s, not that far from Belgium. I spent the full 24 hours walking around the circuit taking pictures of everything that popped lip in front of my camera. I still remember this great experience some 50 years later. I went with a jaguar mechanic...it was the first time Jaguar entered the race so I may haver the years wrong...
@AtheistOrphan3 жыл бұрын
Popped lip?
@EternalFringeDweller3 жыл бұрын
@EagleOneM, not only did Jaguar enter the race in previous years, they also won it in 1951 (XK-120C), 1953 (C-Type) 1955, 1956 and 1957 (D-Type)
@dyzoly3 жыл бұрын
Instead of big words, eplosions and drama, it starts off with a bloke talking about stuffing some socks into his trousers...I so love these older documentaries!
@davyboy8883 жыл бұрын
Great vid... even though the production date on the footage this is 1982, this the 1981 Le Mans.
@E.T.GARAGE3 жыл бұрын
I was there in 82, Always a good time at Le Mans.
@Penguin_of_Death3 жыл бұрын
@Eugene Tuorto I know it says 1982, but this is actually the 1981 Le Mans 24hrs In 1982 Guy Edwards was partnered with Nick Faure and Rupert Keegan, but at 29:54 the narrator states "Three hours gone and Guy's car is running well with Villota at the wheel" - this is Emilio de Villota (father of Maria de Villota, who was badly injured during testing of a Marussia F1 car at Duxford Aerodrome in 2012. She died of cardiac arrest a year later at the age of 33) The 1981 race was also notorious for two deaths; a marshal (27:17) and Edward's friend Jean-Louis Lafosse (28:50) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
@melodicpie3 жыл бұрын
The race was from 1981 though!
@jackhampton20623 жыл бұрын
@@melodicpie Has to be, Porsche was running the 936 then. If it was 82 they would have had the 956 there and all the other Group C cars would have been there.
@drummingriffin3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this when it was originally released. Thank you so much for uploading this.
@Sanmibor6 жыл бұрын
Great documentary. Being passionate by Le Mans 24h, I love to see how much things have change or not. Back when big team had their garages in the small villages around Le Mans
@Smittyschannel Жыл бұрын
Always neat to see a time capsule like this to see the changes in living from then until now
@christopherghanime54106 жыл бұрын
Thank-you for sharing this great video. I love how the cars sounded back then, like proper beasts, not like today.
@OhItsThat3 жыл бұрын
I constantly watch search and watch stuff like this (classic LeMans) on YT and never once came across this till right now. YT blows my mind.
@keithashley62983 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, remember watching when it was first broadcast on TV way back in 1982. The glory, tragedy and heartbreak of Le Mans.
@edteach3r3 жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary. I wish there were more of these.
@JohnLee-vj9lh3 жыл бұрын
Agree with you
@keithashley62983 жыл бұрын
Nimrod the mighty warrior is a good one, being the story of the 1982 Le Mans race.
@edteach3r3 жыл бұрын
@@keithashley6298 Awesome! Thanks so much for pointing it out. I have found it, and bookmarked it for watching tonight!👍😀
@keithashley62983 жыл бұрын
@@edteach3r Hope you enjoy it sir! 🙂👍
@Orvieta6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant remastered quality documentary. Child of its time which has advantages and disadvantages, but ty!
@TDR_MrT17 Жыл бұрын
This is 1981, but anyway thank you for uploading this amazing documentary.
@adamwilliams9732 Жыл бұрын
1981 race, broadcast in 82
@GenoSalvati3 жыл бұрын
Alan de Cadenay fan for a while, never knew the story of his dad and brothers. Very cool documentary.
@ddeaconmusic Жыл бұрын
Really nice to see my ride on the track at 28 seconds into the tape, additionally, it was a great surprise to see myself in the frame at 37 seconds in...Well done!
@dra91111 ай бұрын
I'm fascinated by the cars, the drivers and the atmosphere of this time period... But I'm also thankful that many other things (such as safety) are much improved since then.
@ritamatters91292 жыл бұрын
One of the best motor sport documentaries ever
@stevemorgan8891Ай бұрын
Seen this a few times now. It's terrific!
@markdavis24753 жыл бұрын
I remember this from 1982. Great documentary!
@Lemma013 жыл бұрын
An Everest, a Waterloo, and a Mecca, in one sentence: excellent start!
@XCougar85X3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. Such different times from now. While the racing sure is harder and safer these days, it really doesn't cary the same atmosphere, and the tracks feel so clinical cin comparrisson to back then.
@ianthomson92983 жыл бұрын
Am rationing my viewing . I think a rainy evening and a beer to watch thru in one go. I love LeMans and 1982 was my first as a very green Dunlop Motorsport track support tyre tech.. I got all the privateers - who of most got thru the 24 hours. Was such great fun. Got to sip champagne out of the winning trophy when a group of us Dunlop guys popped into the Porsche after race dinner.
@TairnKA2 жыл бұрын
A long time ago I read that near the Mulsanne straights end there's (was?) a restaurant that serves a midnight supper (?? courses), where the cars scream by at peak performance (hopefully) , adding their individual shifting tones (Doppler shift), reverberating from the woods (?) surrounding it. This video should be watched after seeing the movie "Le Mans". ;-)
@peregrineflow73543 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. A really great doc. . MAybe the best I have seen.
@abritandhisbikeinpoland68023 жыл бұрын
I was there in 84 and 90, god I'm old!
@multitoolish5 ай бұрын
Wow! Amazing doc! Thank you so much for sharing!!
@SerPurple513 жыл бұрын
Its amazing to see them talk about safety improvements over the old days, and now almost 40 years later the safety is absolutely incredibly improved over those days.
@space_cowboy0073 жыл бұрын
true, but the race's appeal and story given to fans is much less impactful from like it seemed back in the days. It's safe but bland.
@garymarquett7989 Жыл бұрын
Improvements but now boring.
@vheggem3 жыл бұрын
Marvelous - very evocative of the privateer period. I did this one and half a dozen others.
@BlueWhaleBoy3 жыл бұрын
All the way from the early 70s to the early 2000s is when Le-mans was doing excellent, new cars, every car had its own unique mechanism.
@57acker5 жыл бұрын
I do not know if the FILM is from 1982 but the race it shows is the 1981 Le Mans race, not 1982. The images are great !
@gosportjamie3 жыл бұрын
Back in those days it was all recorded on actual film, no electronic media at all, so editing it all together took a huge amount of time. As you say, it was the 1981 race, but the film was released in 1982 after a huge amount of production work and a lot of wrangling to get the legal permissions necessary to show the sections that didn't include the De Cadenet Lola team or Guy Edwards in the Lola...
@colinrunciman51663 жыл бұрын
It was the film, I saw many years later I passed the track,
@sergiodesmo3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant ! Thank you for that epic video.
@williamford95643 жыл бұрын
It is a little confusing. This was the 1981 race and the notes above should have mentioned that. The Lafosse crash and Boutsen's accident before that which killed a marshal were in 1981.
@shabbos-goy94073 жыл бұрын
I was completely amazed by Borat appearing at 23m20s!
@mrmoss1493 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@MrStr8den3 жыл бұрын
23:17 👍👍
@eriktruchinskas37473 жыл бұрын
15:48 oh man you can hear how hurt he is deep down, he tries to play it off as badly as I do when I talk about my dad
@nevercommitsuicide3 жыл бұрын
man i feel you
@eriktruchinskas37473 жыл бұрын
@@nevercommitsuicide I'm sure his mum would say the same thing my mom did like "its better to have him not here rather than being here and miserable taking it out on us" but it doesn't help much
@leehobbs10763 жыл бұрын
well spotted Erik, been there done that.
@Aircholo3 жыл бұрын
Amazing doco, thanks for posting
@Gutemberg283 жыл бұрын
What a Great documentary about Le Mans.... I've been a huge fan of Le Mans but Jesus fuck that was so crazy dangerous back then still very exciting. and I wasn't expecting the adult entertainment strippers lol.. freak show.. gotta love the sound of the engines. so remarkable!
@jfv653 жыл бұрын
Agreed. And the Mulsanne was still a full lenght straight! Over 400km/h fast...
@Gutemberg283 жыл бұрын
@@jfv65 it makes think what state of mind would the drivers be in that time you know?! racing for 24hrs in ridiculous high speed taking in turns cars would eventually not work, accidents, deaths. what surprised me was that a British reporter at the time reported a fatal accident at lemans and the organisers of the Le Mans never invited him ever again.
@CaptainBuzzBee3 жыл бұрын
@6:05 "Alain has driven out from England in his 1931 Alfa Romeo". Of course he did.
@KD-oi9sk3 жыл бұрын
More likely drove out 'with', rather than 'in'..!
@schumivill362 жыл бұрын
RIP Alain de Cadenet , 02/07/2022
@williamford95643 жыл бұрын
40:00 and 44:40: Alain is not pulling any punches. At the end it was good to see Guy finish the race.
@mrmoss1493 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. Way cool.
@ritzgj36663 жыл бұрын
I love these old films from the eightieth.
@hardestkhakis46843 жыл бұрын
At 40:55 did he say "blow the engine, that's 12 grand!" me laughing in 2021
@johnjones928 Жыл бұрын
12 thousand 1981 English pounds equaled over $80 grand USD in 2021.
@misterdog73 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, excellent quality
@williamford95643 жыл бұрын
30:14: "Running at a pace"...18 seconds off from qualifying. The cars were much less reliable back then. Today the cars are running flat out, only about 2-3 seconds off qualifying, for the entire 24 hours. A "24 Hour Sprint Race".
@Penguin_of_Death3 жыл бұрын
The fastest lap in 1981 was 3.34 - only about 18 seconds off today's times, nearly 40 years on...amazing!
@Heavywall703 жыл бұрын
The margin of victory at Daytona yesterday showed that. Five care on the lead lap of a corse far shorter than LeMan.
@PMcKay003 жыл бұрын
@@Penguin_of_Death the track has changed. Big chicanes were put in to slow the cars down. The times are not comparable.
@stijnvandamme763 жыл бұрын
The track was changed before the 1991 race, chicanes were introduced on the Mulsanne Straight by order of FIA. this due to very high speed accidents caused by tire wear at the high speeds on the straight. Specifically the fatal accidents in 81 and 86 were at the base of those chicanes So you can't compare 81 times to 2020 times, the cars now have to slow down to very slow speeds , twice , on the straight.. And even with those 2 chicanes they are still much much faster. The top speeds are lower but it doesn't matter, because the cornering speeds are waaaaaay faster now
@NormAppleton3 жыл бұрын
Alain de Cadenet is one the few rich men to keep his head in MY French Revolution. He's a good sort.
@lnrd1503 жыл бұрын
26:37 These two old people have a very nice place to go to pipi
@Mg2SiO43 жыл бұрын
A very nice documentary about the greatest race in the world. Thanks for sharing.
@aureliobrighton18712 жыл бұрын
0:31 ... Bagheera taillights 😗 ? .. strange to see a Mercedes 126 as Pacecar . whoever can maintain such high levels of concentration and skill, throughout day dusk night and dawn, numbed and cooking from head to toe has nailed it 😓
@PaddyMcQueen3 жыл бұрын
epic video thx for sharing
@caribman103 жыл бұрын
deCadenet is a treasure...
@gosportjamie3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely as daft as a brush, but a real gentleman and a lot of fun...
@harleyHDz3 жыл бұрын
What did I just hear 12:01 I can't stop laughing at this
@PaddyMcQueen3 жыл бұрын
it is the same nowadays... if you have cash you can compete. Skills are not so important.
@nikomoin76043 жыл бұрын
Man Those crash helmets in the 80s looked doped as hell
@RobertoAlfredo3 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias!!
@sbfhawk43433 жыл бұрын
Crazy man listening to these cars I hear the B16B VTECS engine sounds the same.
@gosportjamie3 жыл бұрын
It really makes you think, 55 started and only 21 finished in a time when the drivers only pushed the cars 100% very rarely and for short periods... Now they're on it pretty much 100% of the time from go to woah yet DNFs are far, far rarer. That's definitely progress...
@stuartbritton74083 жыл бұрын
In your judgement, it's progress. In mine, it's boring.
@williamford95643 жыл бұрын
8:00: "Drivers need a medical certificate. It is only a formality". Not in 2020.ha.ha !!!!
@lukasthomas80563 жыл бұрын
This was 1981, not 1982
@bogthing13 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@throckmorton37053 жыл бұрын
41:25 benjamin britten’s sea interlude from the opera peter grimes.
@jimdordan17943 жыл бұрын
Back when it was racing.
@scottl.15683 жыл бұрын
Holy shit they didn't have hardly any lights on the track back then!
@mrmoss1493 жыл бұрын
You should have been there the decades before that. Surreal doesn't begin to describe it.
@johndeere1951a Жыл бұрын
R.I.P.
@bradgotch3 жыл бұрын
There was a 917 in this race that is truly remarkable. Considering it was initially designed in 1969.
@nicjackson57413 жыл бұрын
Last time it raced at La Sarthe it was modified so it could enter... a small hole cut in the roof. Entered by the Kremer brothers. The 917 K81 was outclassed unfortunately.
@bradgotch3 жыл бұрын
@@nicjackson5741 my point being it was unusual that a 13 year old car could qualify for a race such as LeMans. Even if it was modified.
@nicjackson57413 жыл бұрын
@@bradgotch Agreed 100% Simeon.
@Pede7113 жыл бұрын
Great video ... but the race is 1981 and not 1982 as the title would indicate
@m00nkinftw7 ай бұрын
'a car costs 10's of thousands of pounds' oh how times have changed lol
@JippaJ3 жыл бұрын
I really miss that fairground nowadays.
@kwasg39 ай бұрын
Fuel pickup problems at 13:30....
@saymyname2183 жыл бұрын
When men were men, cars were cars and Rolex watches were obviously real.
@thetreblerebel3 жыл бұрын
Great year for sports cars. Not so much Detroit but elsewhere
@williamford95643 жыл бұрын
12:23: LeMans before the chicanes on the Mulsanne.Yes!!!
@GenoSalvati3 жыл бұрын
Didn't work out to well for LaFosse though.
@highplainsdrifter6993 жыл бұрын
Steve McQueen the man and le man's documentary 1970 . Great movie .
@johnnydeutschemark36203 жыл бұрын
Not without it's problems..
@aydankhaliq29673 жыл бұрын
I just watched it wtf
@tomsmith5216 Жыл бұрын
DeCadenet is one of mt favorite car guys. I briefly met him at the Monterey Historics one year, when I was doing Timing and Scoring. The guy is the same age as me, and looks like a million bucks to my 20 cents lol
@scottl.15683 жыл бұрын
BMW M1? Flippin' sweet!
@johnjones928 Жыл бұрын
The engine that blew translates to about 90 grand USD in today's money, the sad part is had it lasted a rebuild would have only costed about 7 percent of that.
@superchicken43 жыл бұрын
........it might say 1982, but this is 1981!
@BlueWhaleBoy3 жыл бұрын
Yea, just like many of the cars coming out this year go as far as 2,018.
@charlesrolandi712 жыл бұрын
RIP Alain
@CaptainBuzzBee3 жыл бұрын
@9:56 "You wouldn't expect Alain to stay at a mere hotel."
@brendanwilliams72918 ай бұрын
Great job, I suppose there would have been some changes made before the race following the death of Jean Louis Lafosse.
@thomasfarley6052 Жыл бұрын
Damn good
@Penguin_of_Death3 жыл бұрын
@Perky Pork 2 This is actually the 1981 race en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
@robycouscheir990022 күн бұрын
THIS IS 1981, NOT 1982..!
@bradhardy1003 жыл бұрын
The spirit of a privateer is great to watch..
@Heavywall703 жыл бұрын
I got carpal tunnel just watch him do push-ups like that.
@goodlookinouthomie17573 жыл бұрын
Peh... the chap can't even tell a burgundy from a claret.
@bryanwilmot3 жыл бұрын
theses are not 1982 cars Bell won in the Porsche 956 that year
@Penguin_of_Death3 жыл бұрын
It's the 1981 race, the programme was broadcast in 1982
@ulliandree11294 жыл бұрын
Maybe you might want to change the title. This is the 1981 race 😉
@adamwilliams97324 жыл бұрын
The documentary was broadcast in 1982
@bizling3 жыл бұрын
1981! No Porsche 956!
@DannyColdhill3 жыл бұрын
Epic! 😍🏁
@TheBrumos3 жыл бұрын
Le Mans 1981 !!!
@CappySeventyOne3 жыл бұрын
when he gets out of the car at 36:00 you can see in his eyes he knows it's getting too dangerous
@timothygray74123 жыл бұрын
Strippers and Beer drinking stewards Liberty media need to use this model haha
@YPO63 жыл бұрын
1:53 probably several hundreds of thousands today in auctions.
@W42PZ3 жыл бұрын
“Toughest race”. Nürburgring 24 hour anybody?
@Stug96803 жыл бұрын
Are you offended ?
@Heavywall703 жыл бұрын
49 entries at Daytona on a 3.5 mile course can’t be too easy. Bathurst is no walk in the park either. Spa might be ranked as tough as well. I’d rather drive 24 hours at LeMans than be beaten senseless for 12 hours at Sebring from a driver’s point of view.
@alimantado3733 жыл бұрын
Is there a 24 hr of Nordschliefer, now that would be a challenge!
@michaelmai20173 жыл бұрын
I guess you’re talking about the Nordschleife 24hour racing? There could have been only one person, Sabine Schmitz R.I.P.
@tiadaid3 жыл бұрын
Interesting that Le Mans had a safety car before F1 ever did.
@fireblademan4943 жыл бұрын
This is not right Derek Bell and Jackie Ickx won in the Rothmans Porsche 956 in 1982 Porsche had 1-2-3.
@joonasarmpalu78053 жыл бұрын
The film is clearly about the 1981 Le Mans, released in 1982 (that’s what the year in brackets means).