2018 Monterey Pre-Historics Formula 5000 Race

Craig Bennett started the race at the back of the grid of 30 cars, finishing 4th.

[@AlfieBucks]

Nice to see someone at these events who can actually grab the car by the scruff of the neck and drive it.

[@la53tj]

saw all their races at laguna in the 70's....love this

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

First race I attended was F5000 at Laguna Seca in 1970. My buddy and I were 15 and took his dad's car (no DLs) to the race. I knew then that being a race car driver was my destiny.

[@carsandwhisky2002]

Seriously fast car. f5000 is just awesome when you consider that it’s nearly as fast as 70s F1 for a fraction of the cost.

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[@ghenckel]

Man, with all the amateurs, this is crazier than Daytona, Craig! Frickin' scary in all these expensive vintage race cars! I was happy to see you start to put it down when you cleared the backmarkers. Nice work, kid. Give our best to Bud and Biz, and Kirt. (and thanks for posting this, Leah!)

[@fargeeks]

I wanna race in something like this

[@terryverstrate8359]

We were at Seattle International Raceway at the vintage races back in the 1990's. About 10 of us were standing around a F5000 waiting to hear it start. Oh, it started alright.....and nearly blew both of my ear drums out! My ears rang for the rest of the day...LOL! Good times at SIR!!!!

[@bridgeman11]

I used to go to Riverside Raceway frequently. The Formula 5000 or Formula A's were my favorites. Great sound and scary fast.

[@billk656]

That last pass in the corkscrew was sweet!

[@houseyUK]

For me this paints the problem of most historic racing stateside. Some epic race cars but only a few of them pushed hard. Compared this to most races at the Goodwood Revival, with front line and current racers pushing them often quicker than in era and it's a palpable difference in 'racing'. Great video and thanks for sharing.

[@garneauweld1100]

Thank you for A-1 driver and car experience. Wow!

[@UkraineGirlsandMore]

NICE DRIVE, great gutsy passes!

[@anidiotinaracingcar]

Superb demonstration, thanks for sharing

[@mattgannon699]

Man that car was visually so much faster than the others. He had so much more corner speed and braking. Lots of mobile safety cones for him to pass. Almost didn't get one lap with any rhythm as he was blocked by cars he was nearly crashing into they were so slow.

[@ded3eat]

That's mostly driver. There's typically 2 or 3 people in each race that actually drive historic cars near their potential.

[@definitelyjustcj4148]

@@ded3eat exactly. I see historic races and then you see actual races in the past and you quickly find out who is actually driving to full potential and who isn't.

[@ricklarner9263]

We have many of the F5000 for sale, AND a Shadow F1!! All great cars, join in for the 2023 Monterey group!!

[@elijahvincent985]

How F1 looked back in the 1980s and 1990s... The art of classic racing is truly still alive and well.

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

What?

[@JB91710]

Nice to ride along with a competent driver for a change.

[@eddy2fast260]

Thanx 4 the ride.

[@MrMmccoll]

Driving a very rare Shadow DN6 Dodge powered F5000 EX Jackie Oliver

[@f1parcferme]

Fantastic drive!

[@gcmc2gcmc279]

Maybe my favorite on board footage of all time in the history of the modern world

[@49inxs]

this is what we got after CanAm these cars were really fast also not far off formula one I saw both race at mosport Bowmanville ontario AJ Foyt was dominant in this series, love the famous corkscrew the most feared corner in racing

[@MADRE-GUY]

Very nice drive .. no dangerous moves ..well thought out racecraft..why did you start in the rear of the field? Did you suffer a mechanical or didn’t qualify at all? Another 10 minutes would’ve been great he might’ve been able to mix it up with the front fast guys .

[@mikekorn6968]

That ex-Gethin #22 did a good job of coming back at you for a second. Nice drive Bennett's

[@TooStonedToBobsled]

That was awesome!

[@dezertraider]

WOW THANK YOU...

[@mikejohnson5900]

I'm not familiar with Formula 5000, those cars are seriously powerful. So cool when he pulled the pin and let it rip! 😃

[@Tkdriverx]

The AI difficulty must be set to 20%

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

Parade or sunday drivers in very old cars.. not everybody is racing. You should check it out in real life, to get a feeling of the power and how much they slide in corners

[@ShopeeMarketteam]

@@mortenfrosthansen84 cool

[@27jazman]

What car is he driving

[@lennoxproductions2375]

awesome drive

[@PatBuckleyracecar]

Wow - a lot of turkeys in that group - but a nice job getting through them! My stomach hurts from all the twisting and gyrating I was doing.....LOL

[@LS2MGB]

Don't forget a lot of them are internationals, never seen the track before, and Craig has obviously done a LOT of laps there so has the braking points down pat. Still a great drive though.

[@mattah]

@@LS2MGB His car also clearly has a LOT more power than most of the other cars on the track.

[@bernibeckmann9753]

this reminds me of myself when I'm out on my motorcycle except my Buell sounds more like NASCAR

[@Loulovesspeed]

Wow! He made everyone else look like they were running 55 octane fuel!

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

Nice drive!

[@fargeeks]

That engine sounds as brutal as the Sauber Mercedes c9 prototype car, its a funny looking car thats a brutal thing to drive

[@CRASS2047]

My grandfather, Taylor Spurlock raced these in the 70’s. He said it was a Lola chassis with a Chevy motor. From memory, I thought he said it was called formula 4 or Can am. His team was sponsored by the Panamanian dictator. If anyone has any information on this, please reply

[@freeofbug]

This car is absolutely fast

[@LolaRacer]

Awesome

[@Malibu1515]

Is this your car?

[@tezzrterry7485]

Has that car got a 427 in it? Scary fast.

[@XA351GT]

F5000 stood for 5000 cc or 5.0 Liters which is 305 Cubic inch.

[@tezzrterry7485]

@@XA351GT I was joking, that it is so fast.

[@dontommaso4420]

Masterful

[@larrylindquist2032]

WOW!! I'm sure that one was for Kirt.

[@WerkzCars]

What a ride!!!

[@marcdesmet5310]

With the can-am or F5000, Craig is a real racing driver, but that it's not simple with many guy's to walking an forget the mirors ! in historic racing, that can be dangerous

[@tonydiaz2541]

Was waiting for the dinosaurs.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

THAT was enjoyable. Car a bit tight and showed in traffic. Worse thing is judging the slower cars.And some were very slow!

[@craighouston7797]

That car is so fast

[@philipbutcher360]

Looks Fucking Dangerous !!

[@ricklarner9263]

Another barn burning session with Craig!! ALWAYS a front runner....beautiful car!! RaceCarLocators.com

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

Weird comment section.. friends write, which is pretty cool. And other fans.. but then you have people who doesn't understand, what event this is. And kids, that can't distinguish this from a computer game, because they never been to a race. And a few, that couldn't help but notice the title

[@frankhecker7287]

It's inspiring to watch a DRIVER vs a bunch of rich guys trying to drive a car they lack the talent to be operating.

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

Doubt that anyone, who bought a very expensive and unique car, would want to crash it and also if you value your health.. as these cars are not great at crashing

[@rickklein7792]

Can't believe that Dickie Smothers raced these in the early 70's. Lotus 70 I think.

[@easternwoods4378]

Rocket sled on rails

[@badgumby9544]

That was a race? Could of fooled me. More like parade laps.

[@bremCZ]

Ha! Pre-historic cars.

[@sturooney7581]

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[@povdrivekls8369]

F1 cars are water pistol compare to F5000

[@gianmarcocapozzi6000]

AI difficulty set to 10%

[@allanparr8104]

hahahaha!!

[@solo_dolo6553]

That car got warp speed

[@solo_dolo6553]

He running something different cuz it’s way too fast😂