IMSA GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) Championship Watkins Glen - 1988

[@426maxwedgie63]

Good on you, IMSA, for continuing to post old races!

[@Mtlmshr]

I started my career working for Electramotive Engineering (I was a very lucky young man) I’ve been building and working on race cars ever since and I’ve had my own shop for the last 20 years and I would not change a thing because I love what I get to do!

[@riccardopetrina4212]

"If you're not going fast enough to scare yourself, you're not going fast enough". Best phrase ever

[@Kinggweeny]

GTP racing was awesome. Thanks IMSA 🥰

[@supermccnasty4176]

its back next weekend! HYPE

[@greigsanderson9673]

The Nissan is my favourite looking. It doesn't look dated at all. One of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen.

[@rolux4853]

Oh yeah those where the true GTP cars! I wish we could see them again at the Glen!

[@ginrobintonic]

This is awesome and pretty high quality video from a 1988 broadcast! I was at this race routing for Derek Bell and the Holbert 962 as always. Thanks IMSA!

[@jamesbehra2690]

Thks IMSA long time GTP fan.

[@chrispraz877]

Smart posting these IMSA! You've got me looking forward to GTP In 2023!! These were great days for prototype racing..

[@dabble_ds9190]

this is awesome! the last two videos have been great. really appreciate that IMSA posts some of these old races as i wasnt alive to be able to watch any of this series when it was going on. would love to see more stuff like this

[@greigsanderson9673]

Ford GTP? Didn't know that existed until I watched this. Looks an absolute beauty too.

[@Lobstersarefabulouz]

Awesome of yall to post old races! I only got into endurance racing (WEC and IMSA) from 2016 onwards. So it is awesome to be able to see full races of those beasts.

[@fyfyi6053]

Those "beasts" is what inspired modern rich boy hypercars like Pagani and Koenigsegg.

[@brmh1667]

Fabulous cars, great tracks, brilliant drivers. One of the best series in the world. I'm English and I love American Sports Car Racing.

[@FormulaKimball]

Thanks, IMSA!! Always great to catch up on this era, I was too busy playing guitar back then ha ha ... Derek Bell in the 962, oh yeah!

[@billregan3232]

Awesome! We were at this race watching on the outside back straight just before the end turn. These guys had double high scaffolding that we stood on. Great day, and great memories!!

[@racingmaniac2549]

Thanks IMSA for this video.

[@ant1967rus]

IMSA GTP this is the best thing in motorsport history

[@gtptube]

Most beautiful race cars ever built

[@Villoresi]

I'm definitely liking this. I understand if race highlights are all that's available, like the Mid Ohio race posted last week, but I really love getting these races in their entirety. Especially in more off-weeks (when there isn't a current-season race on the following weekend a few days later), it might be nice to see something posted from a track that the series doesn't currently run on: Sears Point, Portland, Mont Tremblant, or even something like Miami or Riverside.

[@lewisgilbertson7506]

pleasant surprise seeing martin brundle racing , didnt know that prior to starting it

[@johnnymossville]

I was there! loved those days of racing.

[@rvnlvr0599]

John B lucky you I was a little too young to remember these races but I love having all these races on KZbin because when I watch them they are all new to me. These cars are amazing. I’m going to the race at the end of June for the first time

[@DustySticks]

How do we still not have a modern sim representing this series blows my mind

[@imsaofficial]

IMSA is represented across multiple sim-racing platforms like iRacing, RaceRoom and others.

[@DustySticks]

@@imsaofficial yeah those games have a car or two, but I'm talking representing your entire series. All manufacturers and makes represented, the drivers, the tracks, the schedule, the atmosphere.

[@Detective.BlutoMindPretzel]

Throwback to when Watkins Glen had no bus stop chicane

[@jcwebb540]

....and bumpy as all get out

[@DaveFazzino]

I drove it in 1986 but did not have a "fast" car ! My first time seeing 911 race cars on a track.

[@theflagstand]

Constructive criticism: I would prefer not to have the result spoiled in the description, as it's so easy to accidentally read it. My mood went from 'OMG incredible' to 'Oh cock, got spoiled again' in a span of five seconds. May sound silly, but for me it matters greatly if I know the winner or not, despite this being such an old race.

[@swsephy]

This and would also prefer black pillarboxes.

[@theflagstand]

@@swsephy I don't really care about the pillarboxes. IMO these strange ones look nice though I understand that they could annoy some people.

[@swsephy]

@@theflagstand For sure your complaint/suggestion is better than mine, just thought I would piggyback on it haha. I'm sure I'm in the minority about the pillarboxes.

[@theflagstand]

@@swsephy I actually think I'm in the minority about the pillarboxes. Because in earlier videos there have been loads of complaints about them. Sometimes it seems I'm the only one who doesn't mind.

[@CurbSlayers]

IMSA hank you for bringing these back for us to enjoy. It’d be nice to have the standings graphics though, and definitely no need to add the blurred sidebars. They’re just distracting.

[@eduardogranja6418]

Great races, I love it. Thanks

[@bowelrupture]

thanks for this, IMSA

[@sentiananur1119]

Thanks IMSA

[@TheGilounet]

Thanks for sharing this very cool video!!

[@andxx0r_the_second671]

I don't know what that song at 1:28:00 is but it sounds straight out of a Ridge Racer game. Perfect.

[@gavinwavy9132]

Ken Squire commenting imsa 🤤

[@AustinLaPlante]

Disclaimer: This is the 1988 Camel Continental (500K) at Watkins Glen (assuming before it was the 6 Hours @ the Glen)...

[@Villoresi]

The World Sportscar Championship race was 6 hours (1968-81). IMSA did a double-3 in 1984, a single in '85, and 500 miles in '86; for 1984-95, a 500-km/~3-hour race was standard. The 6 hours returned under IMSA in 1996-97, USRRC in '98, and GA/new IMSA for 2000-present. IMSA tried using the short course for the 500-km race in 1987, but it looks like there was a lot of caution period in that one, and they went back to the long course until 1991.

[@supersevenn]

Dave Despain was one of the better pit reporters, very knowledgeable

[@chrispraz877]

I liked his show on the speed channel on Sunday nights

[@danielfelix4668]

“Sounds like a great menu...at an Italian restaurant in Ithaca” LOL

[@darren2514fv]

IMSA GTP and later FIA Gr C went with the TV friendly 500km/3 hour format

[@cartoonfan959]

THX

[@jasonfate8026]

I was at this race!

[@deletedaccount966]

Jaguar XJR9

[@johngrable9745]

I like this

[@c97f]

Wow, life before pit lane speed limits

[@julien2983]

1:21:57 I hear Michael Sembello!

[@derwutgamer3570]

Davy Jones?

[@josephpatrizio5965]

No pit lane speed limit?

[@davesoverthere]

It wasn't until after Ricky Rudd spun on pit road and killed one of Bill Elliott's crew members during a NASCAR race in 1990, and then Michael Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi had a high-speed collision on pit road during the '91 CART race at Long Beach that sanctioning bodies started enacting pit lane speed limits. Hell, pit lane at Le Mans used to just be the far-right hand side of the track.

[@LagmasterB]

Brabham, Bell and Brundle in the same race.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

No pit speed limit?!?! These guys are flying in n out - thought there was back then, maybe I'm just used to the modern rules...

[@supermccnasty4176]

did they not have pit lane speed limits? lol

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Yes, love the classic Nissan GTP races. Would be nice if you stopped using that stupid fuzzy pillarbox crap, though. Black bar pillarboxes are preferred.

[@downforce65]

yes, that's true gimmickry

[@RIPKINGTRUE_626_LA_PUENTE]

One

[@ScottMissimer]

Slakins