Recreating One Of History's MOST DANGEROUS F1 Races

[@GPLaps]

You've found my *masta* kink

[@coliimusic]

GPL turnin into DBL, Down Bad Laps

[@SucceedingDespiteIdiocy]

Can't wait to see you tackle this race in your '66 season.

[@rickansell661]

Oh hello, fancy finding you here! :)

[@MikeLikesBikes095]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately thought of you😅

[@CobraAce04]

I see Richie Axelson watches Jamie Wanglebork

[@nigeldepledge3790]

It was a different time. When motor racing resumed a few years after the end of WWII, the attitude of the drivers was mostly along these lines: this is brilliant! Nobody's shooting at me!

[@jakewilliams2784]

Underrated point

[@samuelalexander1014]

It's easy to look at it with a revisionist sense of condescension not realising they came from an era where death was an accepted part of culture. Like you say, I bet a lot of F1 pilots where more than happy to die racing a car round a circuit after the atrocities of war. Mind you, I am glad it's safer now.

[@Herringbone0920]

Here in the US it was “great, the cops aren’t chasing my moonshine filled car no more” instead

[@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788]

Exactly, men were adrenalin junkies. After years of war it is very hard to adapt back to quiet life.

[@masterkamen371]

@@Herringbone0920 I find it somewhat funny that this is precisely how American stock car racing got started.

[@johntoms1170]

The 1st race I attended was Mosport in 1967. I was a little kid back then and I remember thinking how dangerous the racing was. But it was really cool too! :)

[@thiagopratezi2130]

Thats nice!

[@deserved2k955]

Thats really cool, wow

[@157RANDOM]

Cool. The first auto race I went to was also at Mosport, although about 35-40 years later.

[@Spoopy_man]

Cool

[@mrkingjesse378]

@@lemans1774 no one cares

[@DjDolHaus86]

The mentality was very much different back then, the drivers knew that they were only one big shunt away from ending their career or meeting their maker. Savage times

[@bajacore]

Not to mention the fact it was acceptable among the racing community that 3-5 drivers would die on average each year. Insanity when you think about it.

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@bajacore I remember Jackie Stewart saying that one night him and his wife sat down after attending a funeral (Might have been Rindt's?) and counting 53 friends they had lost through racing. It really was a brutal era

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Same with flying, sailing and going to space today...

[@yutiros5174]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough it’s not even comparable. Flying is the safest form of transportation by distance travelled, The last fatal incident related to spaceflight was Columbia’s disintegration in 2003. I don’t know anything about sailing. Pretty much nothing today is as dangerous as what these guys were doing.

[@cosmic-tiger]

I think Vettel has said before that the new drivers today get away with moves he wouldn’t have dreamed of attempting when he was a rookie. I guess because the senior drivers in the 2000s wouldn’t have been tolerated either when they were rookies if they’d been reckless - which recurs going backwards down the line of drivers.

[@Robalogot]

I've had the pleasure of being driven around Spa by Jacky Ickx, and he said to me that the problems with Spa is that current drivers have gotten so used to safety both from the cars and the average tracks that they no longer respect the difficulty of Spa and just push it too far. I thought that was an interesting take.

[@alistairwalker2850]

Impressive, how in the world did you get to be driven around Spa by Jacky Ickx?

[@PDLM1002]

Man, old Spa is just something else. Today the current circuit is considered dangerous, but that's NOTHING compared to what those nutters in the 60s drove around... 😬

[@zephrinrondo4171]

never was safe lmfao

[@TheGrinch_]

It more dangerous than the original

[@ivanbertoni7622]

Sudscheleife is also scary, narrow and bumpy as fuck.

[@aqthefanattic7933]

A lot didn't either. Even many of the absolute madlads that drove old F1 cars noped the fuck out of this one, I don't think old Spa ever saw the whole grid participate in the race. It really was that dangerous, along with the Nürburgring they were on another level. Although they did drive another 5 years on the 'Ring after the drivers started boycotting this in '69 and '70, so Spa was even worse.

[@fioralbannach6647]

@@TheGrinch_ sure it is, mate🥴

[@maxleitschuh7076]

After the other drivers got Stewart out of the car they took off his overalls, because they were soaked in petrol. Right then three nuns walked up to them. Jackie always told the story that one nun said she didn't know a man had such a thing, the second said she knew he did but had never seen one, and the third said she had seen one but never one so large!

[@PiousMoltar]

That's hilarious! Although I'm sure his balls were even bigger!

[@forgonenapster8888]

They then proceeded to put his fuel soaked overalls back on him, causing extra burns to his skin.

[@mazu_005]

the third nun must’ve been quite a liberal one. :)

[@SportIce]

Jimmy saying rock is still one of the smartest things he had said. Makes the intro so good!

[@sebastiansprotte2551]

Yeah it's like the James May Cheese Meme

[@Focks_A]

Know which video its actually from?

[@colebaker___]

Kinda kiss hearing him scream “OH THEY’VE HAD A BIG ONE”

[@georgeterry1450]

@@Focks_A the one where he hit a rock

[@Samylton]

@@Focks_A Beam Ng scenario livestream

[@andrewhayes88]

Oddly enough, Jackie is the only driver on that grid that is still alive to this day.

[@callummclachlan4771]

Only living world champion from the 60s too. Then it's Emerson Fittipaldi. Still have the odd driver from that era alive, but I can't think of many who were full fledged drivers, and not ones who only raced a handful. That era was brutal. We look back at it with romance, but it really wasn't. Drivers were constantly killed in horrible ways like burning to death (easily one of the worst ways to die) and decapitation.

[@uselessDM]

The spanner clearly did the trick.

[@mrwick7961]

nope. he dead

[@snowjix]

@@mrwick7961 Jackie Stewart is very much alive my guy.

[@Digbickrandy1]

And Mario Andretti

[@niisanmusic]

I like to see how he corrects the oversteer 50 times in one second. Insane.

[@Mcrochev1994]

I Seem to always forget that this guy is a really good sim driver

[@dimitris.4484]

Actually in those cars you need to counter the oversteer many time even at clear conditions.Just a rwd metal can with a powerfull engine.

[@melody3741]

It's like a rally but even more dangerous

[@Montyman053]

modern day racing :* Huge crash* Spectators: "Oh he's fine, he might have a bit of pain though" 1960s racing: * Huge crash * spectators: "Yeah he's probably dead"

[@jeffreytenthije]

The latter is what some also thought with grosjean

[@rickansell661]

@@jeffreytenthije The Grosjean crash was so close... All sorts of things went wrong to cause it but also so much luck for him to have been able to get clear of the fire. I barely remember it but I was around, very young, in the late 60s, early 70's and I still have an ingrained reaction to crashes with fire. I was watching the 1976 Nurburgring Race. First sign of fire, Racetrack or Pitlane and the old fear is back. And this is despite the fact that in those days we usually only watched highlights on the BBC so we were spared the actuality - but the message got through. It's why I get angry when Sky put so many crashes in their montage of 'highlights of previous races here' in the run up to GP's. There was a time when people would openly state that they 'watched F1 for the crashes', I had hoped that attitude had passed so to see what appears to be 'bait' for people with that attitude - well words fail me. Motorsport is inherently unsafe, however Grosjeans crash, and before that, Bianchi's, is a reminder that we should never, ever, be complacent about that.

[@NothingXemnas]

@Connor, the android sent by CyberLife Yet, some people apparently think developments in safety are dumb because much like a climber doesn't wear airbags, "it is pointless to add safety measures to a sport which entire concept is dangerous". *flashbacks to people defending HEMA practitioners using actual weapons and edged blades*

[@PiousMoltar]

Romain so very nearly didn't get out of that car. He was pretty stuck. Very lucky that he did manage to pull himself free. And I have no idea how he even survived such a heavy impact! He's lucky it didn't knock him out at least, because obviously if he'd been knocked unconscious, nobody would have been able to get him out in time... F1 is still very dangerous. But thankfully, nowhere near this dangerous. But I'm sure all the drivers are still aware that any race could be their last...

[@aaronaaronsen3360]

@@rickansell661 I remember watching the accident and then my brain told me "this cars is on fire, so you're watching a race from the 80's". Then I saw the back of the car and thought "oh that's ok, he bounced from the fence, he's safe". Little did I know that his car got cut in half (which in this day and age never happens so I couldn't have imagined such a thing). Thank dog by the time I understood what really happened, news came that Romain was alive and well. I dunno what's weirder, the accident or my reaction.

[@FAB7362]

Jimmy, I'm an old codger here but recent subscriber. I used to watch F1 in my younger years and listening to you talk whilst driving that car reminded me of the late great commentator Murray Walker but uncensored! Great job. Brought back great memories. Big fan here.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

3:59 “and you’re already seeing our first problem.” *squints. No, i don’t think we are lmao

[@jerbear936]

The car that wrapped itself round the telephone pole just shows how dangerous these cars were

[@erwinlommer197]

Not just the cars but the tracks and the general safety measures. They barely had enough fire extinguishers around the track to get to a burning wreck most of the time.

[@batialexis9339]

Your profile picture is cursed

[@thesciencesphere4273]

@@batialexis9339 Sharl Leclegs

[@SiStockbridge]

Immense! I'd imagine in VR this is even more insane

[@SiggsGBR]

He's done an automobilista video with classic F1 in vr

[@craigmann9667]

You could just put goggles on and stare at a shower head. It would be about the same visuals.

[@arishakala]

@@craigmann9667 😂😂😂😂😂 so true

[@Robin-hi8oq]

@@craigmann9667 huh, must’ve experienced some really shitty headset then, my index looks very very crisp

[@cunt666]

@@Robin-hi8oq he's making a joke, bud.

[@andresilvasophisma]

13:55 Come on, the weather isn't that bad, great day for a zeppelin ride.

[@cobrafan427]

Haha I noticed that too. They were totally live streaming up there

[@ES90344]

Aidan Millward just did a good video on Stewart's crash and his safety crusade that started because of it.

[@ttessie]

13:31 That car, I think, went into the pole. In real life the car coulda been split in half or busted through it depending how tough the wood would be with the driver flown away at like 150mph. It's amazing how racing in general was still legal despite the likely weekly fatalities in result, especially during the pre-war era.

[@hommusC1]

How is almost directly after ww2 considered “pre-war”?

[@ttessie]

@@hommusC1 I'm saying things were even more dangerous 30 years prior to '66

[@dylanfraser488]

Ah, love a watch these videos after school. Your such a legend Jimmy keep up the good work!

[@darudek6016]

well you need to pay more attention to school because its youre

[@staffeyx]

Wholesome Dylan

[@jamwil200]

@@darudek6016 If you're going to be pedantic, at least get it right. It's you're with an apostrophe.

[@rinkerd3575]

@@darudek6016 maybe he isn’t an English person?

[@ab8jeh]

@@darudek6016 irony.

[@karpiupsd]

As a sequel you should try the race from Mafia game, it would give you exactly the same trying-to-survive feeling.

[@brzk_]

man I always hated that Mission. Its so hard keeping that car in a straight line while trying to keep up with the AI

[@GTFan8899]

GP Laps is on the phone with the police right now.

[@Two49]

Srsly, haha

[@Eatinbritches]

He's gonna go the distance, probably

[@Sephiroth5200]

He left a comment.😎

[@AJS_Drums]

@@Sephiroth5200 jimmy found his masta kink lol

[@spoonamus7300]

Jimmy I think you're on to something here. A little Top Gear history lesson on crazy races, then a sim racing recreation full of insanity.

[@cosmic-tiger]

I was just wondering if some of these drivers’ ability to tolerate such dangerous situations had anything to do with having fathers that likely spent several years at war. Perhaps being raised by people that endured such uncertainty in life enables one to approach risk differently than we might today. Though, the line between bravery & doing something very unadvisable can be pretty thin.

[@rubywest5166]

It partly was. I can’t recall who said it (or whether it was apocryphal), but one former airman who did racing said that of course it wasn’t dangerous, “no-one was shooting at us!”

[@NoOne-zo6gj]

all cars had no seat belts or crumple zones or safety glass back then, it was the norm. They had a helmet what more do they need? that was safety in the 60's.

[@cosmic-tiger]

@@NoOne-zo6gj sure a lack of safety features in road cars was normal, but they still knew they were driving petrol cans on wheels at ridiculous speeds, with serious injury or death pretty much guaranteed in a crash. So I still think there’s a big gap between risking normal 60s driving & having the balls to race 60s F1 cars.

[@f1jones544]

I think there's an element to that idea, but also an element of it just being the times. Everybody smoked. They didn't wear seatbelts. People didn't go to the gym. Extra gravy, please. To put the exclamation point on it, when I was 6-7 in the early 70s my dad decided to buy an exotic sports car. It came down to a Pantera or a Maserati Mistral, which happened to be the final Maserati road car to use a development of the same inline six that Fangio drove in F1. Probably partly because of that since he was my dad's hero, he got the Mistral mainly because it also had a glass bubble hatch canopy where I could sit under, behind my parents in the front seats, which we did on weekend drives all the time. It was great, what an experience in that gorgeous, super rare car! I still remember the sounds and smells. But I looked back on that a few years ago and I asked my mom, "what the hell were you guys thinking? In any accident I was dead for sure!" She said they just didn't think of things like that. "Not physics?" She shrugged. It was even totally legal...

[@NoOne-zo6gj]

@@cosmic-tiger It took a lot of balls to drive F1 back in the day or any race car. In the USA, you could buy the exact car on Monday that won the NASCAR race on Sunday. We used to race on the streets with cars like that, no safety gear, it was nuts, but fun. As much as I love F1, there is no replacement for displacement and the big blocks with no safety gear, no abs, and drum brakes are just flat out fun to drive. If I had the opportunity to drive an F1 car or any race car in the 60's I would have done it in a heart beat. I would rather die doing something I love than sitting around and dying of old age. It was a very different time and a heck of a lot of fun too

[@benpartridgesax]

I remember reading about this era of F1 as a kid, and the advances in sim technology really do show us how fucking crazy the 60s guys were. Death trap cars (perfect storm of lots of power, no weight and no downforce), death trap circuits, (imagine doing the nordschleife in one of these as well) no regard for safety... bruh. These guys were mad

[@f1jones544]

Really, life in general was a deathtrap back then. I can't believe I'm still alive having grown up when I did.

[@dunnwell7780]

I love this track, throwing 80/90s F1 cars around it is also great fun. It's a great track to just try cars out.

[@carlosfandango2419]

rFactor 2 can't be beaten for balls to the wall, seat of the pants, arse nipping action. It always reminds you how hard sim-racing is when done right. Great driving, credit where it is due, more like this please.

[@felipefrango]

This race was insane, so many crazy moments. Great driving Jimmer.

[@LD-bv1pm]

You are so far above the average sim racer. This was educational, fun, funny but backed by some serious ability. Bravo, I wish you much more success.

[@AidanMillward]

It’s said that Graham Hill got Stewart out of his sodden overalls, some nuns turned up and put the clothes back on as Stewart was naked, and then Graham took them off again 🤣

[@cutlass8783]

if only this was in VR

[@DrathVader]

skidmarks in all sorts of places

[@N75911_]

It is.

[@robertmcmahon4549]

Theres a race like it on project cars 2,in vr its nuts

[@bobthebike7538]

Stewarts crash is quite amusingly described in Graham Hills autobiography "life at the limit". Quote of the century is in it. It was either this race or a wet race at the Ring. It is a line that has stuck with me since I was a schoolboy. " I checked my rear view mirror, and saw Innes Ireland gently stuffing his car into a sand bank at 150 MPH" Thanks for the memory. (I'm 69 on the 19th)

[@ziljanvega3879]

Really looking forward to the AMS2 1960s version of this track coming out (soon I hope!). Will make for epic recreations of vintage F1.

[@KarriKoivusalo]

I love the barbed wire barrier. That thing just exudes safety.

[@francisrittinger6599]

I think all if us now want a series on which you recreate historic races

[@valter_vava74]

Good to see you back on rF2... it can be a pain, but it can also be wonderful. Sadly the historical contents is in dire need of a visual upgrade, but, there are excellent mods being revisited and redone, such as the 1975 Formula 1 (most of the field is done), the 1986 (only the Benetton so far, but half of the circuits have been refreshed quite a bit)...

[@Elixylon]

Just watching you doing that in a sim had me on the edge of my seat, can't imagine how MAD racing drivers were back then. Also mesmerizing to see you drive this coffin on wheels while delivering meaningful commentary.

[@DerpypawsProductions]

I love watching this historically inspired sim content. Watching you battle the AI though no visibility and constant disaster with excited commentary is what I started watching for! P.S. though, please, cool it with the editing, it can be a bit copious and distracting. It makes it hard to get through some videos with the sound overlapping, noise interruptions, zooming, scene swaps, etc. Love ya, but I have to be honest.

[@fernandoueno8668]

I've heard about another f1 race as dangerous as the 1966 Belgian GP: That is the 1968 German GP, at the Nordschleife. On race day, heavy rain and fog covered the track, and with the poor safety back then, in addition to the fact that Jim Clark had passed away earlier that year, drivers tried to cancel the race. The event went on anyway, and Jackie Stewart won by 4 minutes. So yes, drivers drove the most dangerous track in the world, in the most dangerous era of racing, without being able to see 10 yards ahead. Luckily, no one got hurt

[@ScottyDumas]

sims always try and nail the handling physics and stuff and they always look so insanely realistic, but then you can always just wipe out into a ditch and you're just impervious to damage lmao why is beamng the only game to try and model damage realistically? it'd be neat to have those kinds if issues in iracing and stuff where hitting a curb too aggressively could just destroy a lower control arm or tear off your diffuser

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

Racing up to the mid-20th Century was actually deadly dangerous in general, and the old SPA took the cake... Bear in mind, 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was the only occasion in the history of Formula 1 in which two drivers died (both in particularly horrific ways, moreover) during the actual Race. The '60s and early '70s (with Group-B Era for rally, as a sort of an appendix in the mid-'80s) were probably the actually most dangerous era for motorsport, with cars yet being very fast, but safety measures being if not-existent surely having failed to keep up with performances and technological advancement.

[@elliot1111]

It’s crazy to think had they done the race at spa this year we may have seen something similar to what happened back then. Safety has made major progress since then and drivers have to no longer worry about their lifespan being cut short mid race.

[@CtrldKilla]

Hey Jimmy! You should try Longford 67 in AC. Longford is the closest major town to where I live here in Tasmania. it's got such rich F1 history, unfortunately the track no longer exists but each year they put on events and bring the Brabham cars out give people access to view the real corners from back in the day.

[@weirdbeardgarage]

4:33 Look at your wheel before the crash Jimmer. You clearly made a split second correction in just the right time to avoid it. So stop lying, there's no luck around here, only skill! 🙌

[@coolomino]

You're controlling the handling very well Jim! Keep it up!

[@docslappy8946]

Great video. Nice to see you back in rf2. It's still my favourite for feeling connected to the track (or not, in the case of a wet race like that!). Over the break I had a few changeable bad weather, day ight, time compressed endurance races. Awesome in rf2 in VR.

[@dillon10_]

Love the humor about the hay and telephone poles around 2:00 . Great fun.

[@Dannykm]

1960's Spa is so fascinating and terrifying. Great video!

[@AliiAkbur]

Dude, I have always been a fan of modern racing cars ( enduro/gt etc.) But seeing your vids I am slowly falling inlove with the 90's to 2000's era cars. Wanting to get my own sim rig now

[@realdealgod_]

Nice! I did it with 1970 WSC Sports Cars in a Porsche 917 reproducing the grid, weather and half distance (500Km).

[@sekutofu6471]

15:04 gotta love hear that engine scream

[@mrfluffyroosterlogan5492]

I love when Jimmy races historic spa in the rain. It’s so awesome

[@OverTake_gg]

You get sweaty palms just watching that 😅

[@CaptPatrick01]

13:31 The face of Jimmer as he watched a man _die._

[@bubblefroggy1]

Thanks Jimmy! But drivers were not crazy at the time. That's how racing was back then. And for the Spa 24H there were about 55 cars with somewhere about 150 drivers sharing the wheel, who simply came to the race that made them dream to be a part of, along with big names of f1, sports cars or touring from so many countries. I remember seeing Gerry Marshall (Vauxhall) in 77-78 (both years?) unforgettable the way he took the old Raidillon at each lap!! Balls.. sure, that's right...

[@wideshadyy]

These guys are/were the craziest racers in history. In these condititons, I'd go into shock by the first braking point

[@Scoots1994]

When I think about these things there are 2 stories I always think about. 1 was a video of a few of the great drivers of the day driving the old circuits and how casually they would point to a bit of scenery and say "so and so made a mistake and died there" and "so and so messed up and died there" ... they all had to be so certain that they were in control that any accident was assumed to be a mistake by the driver or they knew they wouldn't be able to get back in the car themselves. The other story was from the first time MotoGP went to Laguna Seca where there is a wall closer to the track than MotoGP racers have to deal with on any modern track. The riders called a meeting to discuss whether they were going to walk out and refuse to race there. Colin Edwards, a bit of an old school racer, stood up and said "just don't crash there" ... supposedly one of the young Spanish riders asked him what he meant and Colin said "look, you know when you are on the limit, just leave a little more room there because crashing there would be bad ... so don't".

[@khawajabasit977]

Its unbelievable that Jim Clark drove that track with One Hand in Wer conditions and still won and Lap the Field up till 2nd What a champ.

[@dmitri546]

Jim Clark was a fekkin chad

[@whitehuayra]

How the hell did any of the drivers survive back then? Much respect to those who made it and the ones that didn't. cheers to the mad lads

[@johnbower7452]

Just shows; those guys had balls of pure titanium.

[@Vortal_Cord]

I drive some of those roads every once in a while imagining going 250 km/h. Crazy that they just went 'let's go!'.

[@bit_ronic]

this just looks like a rally stage except it's a tarmac circuit, in open wheel f1 cars, with 19 other racers competing at the same time.

[@vannustube]

jimmy's helmet visor is very clear considering the rain & spray... (i expect irl the visor would be covered like the jimmy's cars screen)

[@RLRSwanson]

...And you know what's crazy, by the turn of the 70s and the last few times they ran the 1000km race at the old circuit, 1971 and 73 in particular the qualifying laps and fastest laps were 258kmh or faster average speed (meaning well under 3:20 lap times) on a circuit that yes, had a bit more armco but the cars they were driving were faster but not all that much safer.

[@daedalus_20v]

That was always the problem, the cars got faster every year and the safety standards were hopelessly out of touch. For instance, the infamous Le Mans crash in '55... the track hadn't really been updated in 32 years and was designed when cars had a top speed of 60mph. In 1955, they were reaching 180mph+ and there had already been complaints by drivers about the pit straight for a few years. But like many things in those days, nothing happened until people died, and even then, only when it was "scandalous." Unfortunately, driver safety didn't become F1's #1 priority until we lost Senna.

[@DatPodolski]

What I'd give for a historical F1 game like this!

[@eazye4208]

You should do the 1968 Nurburgring gp next. Probably more dangerous then this race I’d say

[@MrZanderson]

Every corner is an opportunity to die...

[@andyw7758]

It was crazy back then - I can't bear to watch F1 from that era for that reason

[@poppashean4616]

A lot of guys who drove in the 50s and 60s either participated in or were at least raised during WWII and the threat of death was nothing new to them. Most British and European participants having lived in a world where at any time a bomb dropped from an aircraft could kill you and you'd probably never know about it. Living that way for more than 4 years probably made them less afraid to do insane things, because any moment could be your last anyway, which gave us racing's golden era. Men with nerves of steel driving cars far beyond their limits having no fear whatsoever.

[@NoOne-zo6gj]

There were no seat belts and no safety glass or crumple zones in cars sold to the public at the time too. 1966 Oldsmobile 442 W30, no seat belts, V8, 360 hp 444 lb-ft torque, yeah fun times

[@williamross2579]

Graham and Bob Bondurant had to borrow tools from spectators to get Jackie out, stripped him naked because the fuel had soaked him, and was burning his skin off, loaded him into a Landrover, Graham then followed a Policeman, who led them to a closed/recovery hospital (in Malmedy iirc) that didn’t admit A&E cases… The only medical help from the start/finish after leaving the old straight, for 5 miles, we’re a pair of Belgian nuns, with a first aid kit. The track had Barbed wire surrounding the fields at Les Combes.

[@MWPompert]

60s F1 is the bomb! In terms of dangerous races this sure is up there. One could also try 1968 Nordschleife in rain and fog. Imagine that 😳

[@dennismanske6519]

It was Graham Hill and Bondurant who wanted to help Stewart. They couldn't get the steering wheel off, Hill managed to turn off the fuel pump and then with the help of a spectator they freed Stewart who then couldn't drive for 1 month.

[@CoyoteRacing]

honestly watching the sim was still scary. The car going sideways on the straights was frightening

[@Jettemotor]

Mental.. truly mental. Great video! Though, the driving feeling on the absolute limit is the reason I keep going with rFactor 2. Sure there are problems with it (a lot smaller now than a few years ago) but still, the nuances and slight fear that makes it worth every bit of frustration.

[@gamecontrol66]

Mad respect for the drivers back in the days.

[@calumclark1719]

That was fucking awesome! I wish there was a game that was a championship between 1960 to 70 and the goal is more to survive and win you muck up its game over.

[@FoxiFyer]

Feels good to see my artwork on your merch plug. I've been trying to come up with another design for the past 2 years, but nothing hits me on that subject. Anyway, great video as always Jimmerino!

[@pgr3290]

You in a 1960's F1 car, you were a gladiator. You got in one in the pouring rain, on a difficult circuit, with 19 other maniacs around you, you were a god.

[@valkhorn]

When conditions are like this I wonder how much of the driving is by muscle memory and feel, and just listening to how close the other cars are around you. Probably quite a lot, I reckon.

[@IgorFioli]

I had the GP Legends game a long time ago, and it was IMPOSSIBLE to play with my keyboard at the time, cos they made physics so realistic... I had fun crashing my car in many ways possible 😂

[@GoldenCroc]

I would class myself as a reasonably "ballsy" driver (never really felt scared for my own safety in a crash, just my stuff...), but I got to agree, taking part in a race like this at any kind of "full speed" would make me think twice about my own mortality, thats for sure.

[@postbox9818]

In a race like this I always miss your pedal cam. Has been huge fun to watch you dancing. :)

[@srxshadow]

awesome you are trying RFactor2 again!

[@LexusLFA554]

If you think this track is difficult try the Circuito de Pescara, you find it in the game rFactor. Maybe there is a modded version for Assetto Corsa or similar games. The track is about 30 kms long, with a straight of almost 10 kms that ends in a very sharp 90 degree right turn.

[@fernandoueno8668]

I believe this circuit hosted an F1 race in the 50's or 60's, and Ferrari refused to participate because the track was so dangerous

[@AJS_Drums]

“Hey what if we attach a 3 liter V8 to a fiberglass bathtub and do 200 mph on some backroads?”

[@f1jones544]

Don't forget to fill your bathtub with high test racing fuel. Have fun!

[@AJS_Drums]

@@f1jones544 That sweet sweet toluene!

[@eamonahern7495]

This was the first youtube video I watched on my new laptop. Thanks for the entertainment Jimmy! Also, there was a cool ad for the williams f1 team after the video. I could have skipped it but I chose not to.

[@adamadams0916]

“I was just waiting for that car on the outside to end up in someone’s living room” - Jimmy Broadbent 6/1/22

[@jaden8811]

Love these historical videos. Keep them coming!

[@AlexanderIrwin]

A father raced in F1 in the 60's in a Brabham, Lotus and BRM. Unfortunately his career ended at the 1000km Nurburgring in a Ford.

[@katieblackmore2004]

Could you imagine that today? F1 pit lane.... ''So today, so you want the seatbelt or not''? Driver: ''No, this is a high speed track with a risk of crashing, i'd rather be thrown clear than risk being trapped in the car''.

[@cdrseabee]

Can't wait until AMS2 gives us historic spa with live track and great VR!

[@mkozachek]

Man the visibility would be so much worse IRL, too, because they were wearing goggles at the time, well, well before tear offs or anything like that.

[@BrentonStirm]

13:32 "There was a man, and he was flying!"- Conor Daly

[@TheSponge77]

Would love to see you do a retro series with the boys on this

[@RaceSimCentral]

Brilliant. I really appreciate you doing content like this.

[@edwardburek1717]

That was feckin traumatic, just watching that. I've said that modern day Eau Rouge-Radillon isn't so much a corner, more an exercise in sheer terror - Christ alone knows how it was in the 60's. Especially in the rain. And there were loads of instances where AI did collective Sartis during the race.

[@l33tnobody1337]

What would be interesting to see is what kind of a difference more modern tyres and aero would make to these cars.

[@Jimmy_Broadbent]

Check out @gplaps , he's done stuff like that

[@Strannix1979]

It is Malmedy down there indeed, you’re correct. That’s where I live. :-) Love the old track.

[@NGC-7635]

You know would be a great meme, Jimmer? Re-build the shed from your parents house inside the room you stream/record in. Or build a slightly smaller version of the shed, just so you can reclaim the honorable title of "shed boy"

[@samiraperi467]

Ah yes, the spanner attached to the steering wheel. And then there's what Jackie did. :D I can imagine the spanner also being useful for tightening the nut behind the steering wheel.