Kristensen goes from 4th to 1st in one lap

Tom Kristensen goes from 4th to first to win the St Mary’s Trophy Race 1 at Revival 2015.

[@RedlineS2K]

What I love about vintage car racing is that it's very expressive, you see the car slide, the suspension move and tires sidewall bend, you can feel the forces on the car just by looking at it, something we miss from modern racing, it's like modern cars wear this poker face and go fast around the track without any expressions.

[@AndorRadnai]

I am showing my age here, but that is something Cars 3 captured superbly.

[@sprezzatura8755]

It's as if modern racing has been sterilized. All the Blood Sweat and Tears have been scrubbed away.

[@RyTrapp0]

I'm afraid that one of the worst changes to motorsports was the move to radial tires. They're basically better than bias plies all around, they have more grip, stiffer sidewalls, put power down better, wear more evenly, etc. But all of that also means that, compared to bias plies, they're very unforgiving, when you lose traction it falls off in an instant instead of falling off progressively, and they're often very hard to catch a spin because it happens so sudden and there's so little grip recovery when you begin sliding. With bias plies, you can slide a car around all day long and it's going to do it easily and be very forgiving, especially in the start of a spin. IndyCar & F1 were the last major holdouts on bias plies, but they switched over too and, just like every other motorsport, the cars became much more difficult/less forgiving to drive, there were more crashes, and only the drivers with the quickest reactions tend to save spins on the radials. Mind you, I'm a min/maxer, you bet I want radials on my track car cuz I want the lowest lap times(even if it doesn't matter because it's just a track day LOL). But, for motorsport where entertainment matters, radials were a mistake - we need to go back in time to bias plies. Or at least make some radials that work much more like bias plies(we're seeing that in drag racing, there's been a few radial drag tires released that act more like a bias ply slick instead of a radial slick, interesting development).

[@PrintsCharming13]

No one could convince me that any professional racing going on today is more exciting than this.

[@crashstitches79]

This is real racing of real cars. I'm 43 from Texas, been a gearhead all my life, and this is the kind of racing that just grabs the soul.

[@afaq88]

Man this guy is pushing that ford around. What car control.

[@bzdtemp]

TK knows how to drive and overtake. He has practiced some, wining the 12 hr Sebring 6 times and Le Mans 9 times while doing so :-)

[@jody024]

@@bzdtemp Still sad he didn't try one more time for LM title number 10.

[@bzdtemp]

@@jody024 10 would be insane and cool. However I think TK likely decided that having 50% more wins than anyone else has ever achieved was enough, also I suspect that after his horrible DTM crash which he nearly did not come back from he may be thinking just showing he could still race was enough.

[@jody024]

@@bzdtemp Yeah thats very likely.

[@Porsche996driver]

This guy is Tom Kristensen. You can google “this guy” lol.

[@senna138]

Vintage road racing soothes my soul.. first on race day!!

[@pontiacfan76]

Driver returns on foot.

[@senna138]

@@pontiacfan76 to the top step of the podium!

[@racer98]

add a V12 in there with straight pipes and 108+octane racing fuel.

[@manuelrdz.2246]

A million times more exciting than F1!

[@ChristianW1975]

Manuel Rdz. Ohi agree mate

[@ZachMan99]

Well yeah, but anything is more exciting than F1 lmao.

[@terryjackson4538]

Watched two old ladies o their Gophers in the supermarket that were more exciting than Formula 1 and V8 Supercars

[@johnnymossville]

Totally agree.

[@bornestellar6334]

F1 isn't too exciting these days, unfortunately. Too many regulations, rules and restrictions that restrict teams from improving their cars. These rules have given Mercedes a golden ticket for multiple CWCs. You could say that Ferrari had a dominant era during Schumacher's reign, but still.

[@williamcharles9480]

Man, am I impressed with the power and handling of that Ford Fairlane. That thing was flying and the sound from that big bad boy was awesome. Tom Kristensen's ability to keep from burning up his brakes is a tribute to his driving abilities. I wish that I was there to witness this stuff.

[@72442conv]

This is like watching Nascar was like in the 60's and 70's. Real cars, with real excitement. If we could only go back...

[@marcmaz21]

Coolest racing I’ve seen. Blows away Nascar and F1. Pure talent and adrenaline

[@Captain_Kremmen]

The way Tom drives that beast of a car is an absolute treat to watch every time!

[@truckfreak4537]

imagine seeing that angry wall of chrome in your mirror

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Imagine seeing a sedan that size in Europe

[@bserieshatch1]

Wouldn't get to see it for very long.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Imagine knowing that Tom Kristensen is behind the wheel.

[@laming2006]

Absolutely some of the best racing to be seen nowadays is found at the Goodwood Revival! Fantastic stuff! Those guys driving the stuffings out those Cortina's and that Remeo were superb! And that Tom Kristensen was driving the wheels off that big Fairlane! Great stuff.

[@TheFreshPeddler]

@1:52 that Fairlane looks like it may eat the Alfa.

[@slowpokebr549]

@@TheFreshPeddler it did.

[@mescko]

I was there in 2013. Best Vintage event bar none.

[@m42037]

Big by European standard, your car's were always small no room on the roads to drive or park lol

[@iaidagger8278]

Great race!!, best,skilled drivers an awesome Fords and Alfa!!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful video!!!😊😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@ananddullabh]

Without a DOUBT Tom Kristensen's one of the best wheelmen of our era. 9 wins at Le Mans and can jump into any old car and still take 1st at goodwood...enough said. Just wish he was able to go for the triple crown cuz we know he kill it lol

[@TheNecromancer6666]

Tom Kristensen still is a driver, that is superhuman. This guy is beyond anybody but maybe Walter Röhrl.

[@lmelnick100]

as a corner worker and a driver in our vintage club these videos make me smile and at times pitch a tent.

[@insolentstickleback3266]

I could watch this kind of racing all weekend, who needs F1, F1 is an absolute caricature of its former glory!

[@TheButcher83]

Insolent Stickleback In a way I agree but the F1 was much better and more entertaining in the 80's and 90's and the V12 engines were fantastic!

[@timclaus8313]

Yup, alway fun to watch old F1 clips as the drivers slip, slide and drift around the tracks. Ascari, Moss, Fangio, Carricciolo, Rosemeyer, Seagraves, those guys could really drive.

[@davesearle2766]

So much more entertaining than FI

[@jjbob5451]

@@TheButcher83 Today F1 would be old school fun. If the tires today would only be 1/3 on the tire width of tires today.

[@henrikcarlsen1881]

Second time I watch this. Still much more entertained than any F1 race. Superb racing.

[@mrmagoo916]

Agreed, more exciting than F1. Really great driving ,power slides, excellent work men.

[@copperlocks1]

The Fairlane looks like a Big Bully amid the Alpha and the Cortinas.....Still that was some truly amazing racing!!..Glad to see the cars on the track and not sitting atrophied in a museum

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Excellent way of putting it. Good to see classic race cars in competitive laps!

[@paulstandeven8572]

You might call the car an alpha-Romeo if it was the race-winner - but it was third. The car is actually an Alfa Romeo. Alfa stands for Anonima Lombarda Fabbricca Automobili - in other words, Public Company making Cars in Lombardy, northern Italy. Romeo was an enginneer who took over the company in the '20s.

[@expert20valvehlx]

Alfa not Alpha

[@VasilisTheoktistou]

These cars deserve to be on the track, period...

[@copperlocks1]

@@paulstandeven8572 No worries; Thank you for clarifying

[@matsfredsson9445]

What a drive! Especially since the car was new to him. And the fights was so tough and fair, very exciting! Racing at it's best.

[@Kikker861]

Absolutely brilliant racing from the Alfa and Cortina drivers. They really trade blows during the laps.

[@bradfordeaton6558]

That big Ford actually looked like it handled pretty well!

[@jtknapp3261]

The driver was doing a good job of keeping the corner momentum without over driving it or using up the tires. The car looked stable and well-prepared. Great racing all over in that one!

[@bradfordeaton6558]

@@jtknapp3261 If that really was a dual quad 427 it's even more impressive!

[@saltzen961]

@@bradfordeaton6558 .IT was !!! ............drive-my.com/en/test-drive/item/2280-1964-ford-fairlane-thunderbolt-driven.html

[@timclaus8313]

Another clip out there of TK wheeling a '58 Thunderbird road racer blowing by folks until the exhaust pipe started to drag and he got black-flagged. That guy can wheel a race car.

[@wyo1446]

Big Ford? It's an intermediate Fairlane. It just looks big compared to those puddle jumpers trying to catch it.

[@SamuraiSpartan6]

that was some amazing racing

[@CorradoVR6z]

Indeed.

[@NLBUURMAN]

Great driving, from all of them; those guys probably couldn't stop smiling for a week

[@williamcharles9480]

What an exhibition of great driving and great cars. I can relate to these vehicles as they're from my era; it's so exciting to see. I salute Goodwood and those who risk their valuable cars for producing such a revival of automotive history.

[@KodenameKrusty]

Very nice track and love the old Detroit metal with those big beefy tires running through those lovely corners.

[@avantgardeaclue]

So much fun watching these old cars race. Love it.

[@rls428]

This is the best kind of racing. Love the controlled slides. Super exciting

[@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS]

This is driving at its best... Goodwood R&R is fantastic to watch. Loving it!!!

[@Larstig81]

The Fairlane sounds like a ww2 bomberplane. Love it.

[@pkzanc]

Oh how I miss those days when a day at the track was so much fun!

[@dougauzene8389]

HE...Makes American Race Cars GREAT AGAIN!

[@studio-flash]

In Alms ..Corvette C7R has won the last 3 years in a row and the Corvette has dominated over 20 years with a front engine awesome V8 beating mid engine porsche bmw ford gt jaguar aston martin ferrari etc.

[@sugarnads]

So... Its got tyres about 3x wider, and 3-4 x the engine size, and yeah! He can outrun lotus cortinas.

[@paulwhitley7217]

@@studio-flash l

[@ljgarrison6910]

@@sugarnads beating them in the corners and not to mention the hp/ton rule they have. They have the same power to weight

[@skulz1974]

America has had at some point , great cars....... but it was never a great country, lol

[@magnumtrooper17]

5:50 that is a jump scare noise right there

[@ArgueWithTheMajority]

yep

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

I was skipping around and didn’t notice it. I’m awake now

[@mathiasborbonus8764]

Frank Stippler is the man of the Race! I've never seen a racing driver putting so much pressure on his rival (the red Cortina) and driving at the same time so clean without any touching. Great drive in your wonderful Alfa GTA, Frank!!!

[@teesee2935]

What a marvelous pass

[@greebo7857]

Where has this channel been all of my life?? I'm enjoying racing again for the first time in at least a decade.

[@teop7887]

Great job on the Ford 👍 ...oh but that Alfa Romeo is sooo cool.... 😁✌️👍👍

[@richsackett3423]

The driver in the Alfa drove great.

[@victorvandyke9898]

Wow, I grew up drooling about these cars. Saw many races at Kyalami in South Africa. Saw many a duel like this. The beast was a Ford Galaxy 500 driven by Bobby Oltoff. Great stuff.

[@Vijayyelilarasi]

No high tech stuff, no million dollar teams, no record breaking speeds... pure good old racing. What a spectacle!

[@johntempest267]

These classic treasures are being pushed to the absolute limit! I love it. F1 used to be this exciting and fun to watch....in 1955

[@googleuser2170]

So much more entertaining than any modern racing series.

[@BlakesWrld]

Look at that big ford go lol 😂👍👍👍👍👍

[@horatiokensington147]

Which, if anything, goes to show that lightweight does not always matter

[@hermantinoherman5319]

beware...my friend.of the 427 8 thumper.

[@evanfinger411]

@@JSIV-j7p they are 17 & 1/2ft long... Little definitely ain't the right word! 😂

[@evanfinger411]

@@JSIV-j7p Guess I'm going off the length of my 61 fairlane, it's 209in. long.

[@kramnull8962]

@@hermantinoherman5319 Just like the 427, stay thirsty my friend...

[@RobertNES816]

This is the kind of racing that keeps me entertained! Drivers actually driving the piss out of their cars and doing it cleanly! Also that old Ford my God does it handle with the best of em! WOW

[@whateverhappend]

Look at all those bonnets bouncing around and all of them drifting on the edge of grip! This is real racing!

[@tickthegsx]

Watching this video; my lady asked if Godzilla was taking a nap in our house. That smooth demonic tone of that v8.. I miss large n/a engines.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

Couldn't agree more How about an injected Lola? Now that was a beast!

[@sadlife8495]

They don’t make ANY cool cars anymore....

[@timclaus8313]

@@mwhitelaw8569 The Can-Am cars with the FI big block Chevys and Fords. Cars flying down the track, not even sounding like the engines are working that hard.

[@shiftintohigh5564]

Spectacular!!!!!

[@sa22see]

Love the way that Ford is thrown around the turns. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Love the whole class.

[@jeffv2074]

Wow, I really enjoyed watching these beautiful classic race cars whip around the track, I actually was excited 🤯

[@littlebittycustoms923]

Dont no why this popped up on my feed but a watched it all. What beautiful cars and great racing.

[@Joop.23-2-63]

You can't race with a battleship sized car, says who..............

[@udpsnake5159]

99rsk I've seen a 64 Impala that beat a 64 mustang on a really tight circuit.

[@DDS029]

Battleship? In it's day, that was a compact car!!! And on a tight circuit, with the Chevy in front, the HP, it could pull a gap but use up too much track entering the turns. Put the Mustang in front, the tight track would favor the Mustang, and he would be dust off in the sunset.

[@hermantinoherman5319]

REAL CAR for A REAL MAN that is.sure enough the universe is as good as the driver....a kind of a man that dont have kids insecurity.

[@vector6977]

That is no bigger than a 1st gen Mustang. The other cars are just go carts.

[@evanfinger411]

@@vector6977 about 2 feet longer... Same size as the Impala

[@philmount299]

Grew up with the FE Ford, properly tuned hard to beat, love the sound and what a great looking car, well driven too!

[@patrickmcleod111]

Stifler came in 3rd! It's good to see that Stifler has found work after graduating college in the American Pie movies.

[@83j049733rfe4]

Have you ever seen an angrier Alfa Romeo?

[@UberLummox]

Never!!! That thing is sex-on-wheels.

[@MrTony4099]

Only with Giovanardi vs the Audi eheh

[@harrimat100]

Yes, in the days of late 80s, early 90s DTM.

[@TheFreshPeddler]

With Alfa reliability, aren't they all angry?

[@tuftyterror983]

Vintage car racing is probably more exciting than any other racing.

[@victorvandyke9898]

I grew up watching these cars, Lotus Cortinas, Alfa Guilias and the big Ford Galaxi's. Just fantastic. Loved it.

[@Levenstone132]

Next year folks,hang on to those tickets! Glorious!

[@davidb0126a]

Love the big V8 sound! Nothing else like it!

[@FYMASMD]

Ford power is number 1. Early sixties Fords are my favorite so I love this.

[@RalphSampson...]

That Ford looks so big compared to all the others yet he moves with such agility.

[@Treefort1]

73 year old Jackie Oliver out for an afternoon drive (6:50). Four wheel driftapolooza. A monster Ford on a road track. Effing brilliant.

[@InvincibleExtremes]

Amazing cars, amazing racing, love the classics,

[@davewarner8401]

Goosebumps watching that this morning! Excellent racing

[@o2boutdoors]

This is racing! Skilled driving all around, and it was impressive how the small, 4-cylinder cars held their own with the Ford.

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

Good Driving by Kristensen considering he'd only done 1 lap the previous day. The Fairlane was obviously set up well, drifted nicely. Good Racing and Driving by all.

[@manowar5516]

In America, the Thunderbolts were known as legendary drag cars. However, these were absolutely one of the best track cars Ford has ever produced.

[@WillysPerformanceCycleCtr]

Man O War .... I saw two original Thunderbolts at an all Ford car show in Nashville recently. Amazing cars!

[@64fairlane305]

No they were absolutely not. This one is a completely different Version of the 64 Fairlane, built by Holman-Moody CA USA

[@bravoA-su8xm]

that car is a tribute to a galaxie R code which won the british saloon car championship the year prior it was a nascar inspired 427FE that was under the hood

[@johnnyappleseed738]

This type racing is sooo much more exciting than any modern racing. What a fresh change.

[@mikeh4245]

Love that Fairlane, and the driving!

[@edwardmylnychuk5774]

as someone who had a fairlane like this one but only a 289; 2 barrel, watching him slide around the corners was exactly what i used to do with mine on rallies, it drifted beautifully and for the power plant i had with my four speed i kicked a lot of ass with it and the funny part is one day i found out that one bank of my carburetor was not working properly but it was still amazing for its day. i won a trophy at the drag strip with it in pure stock form and had a lot of fun with it while i had it, would love to get another one like it, i had the sports coupe with bucket seats counsel and four speed with the hardtop verseion with tan interior and gold bronze metallic exterior and it attracted a lot of attention where ever i went.

[@matrox]

When big American cars run at GW they usually dominate and look damn cool too,

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..with 'murican drivers?

[@15DEAN1995]

the thunderbolt has such as awesome engine note

[@tweakiepop]

DEANOGTO Agreed, like the biplanes buzzing Kong

[@alanhardman2447]

DEANOGTO - And it's NOT a Thunderbolt. It is a Fairlane 500 with the High Performance 271-horse 289. Thunderbolts were 427s and were 2-door "post" or sedans specifically developed for drag racing. Search Thunderbolt record for some awesome drag racing cars, even in today's competition...

[@64fairlane305]

Partly true Alan, it is a 427-equipped Holman-Moody race prepped 64 Fairlane. Not a "Thunderbolt" though, they were pure drag-racecars. Another one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3WXaYKOZtyoZ5Y

[@mortuarykrematorium4650]

All those cars have

[@bravoA-su8xm]

that car is a tribute to a galaxie R code which won the british saloon car championship the year prior it was a nascar inspired 427FE that was under the hood

[@cgreenfield6655]

Never smiled that much watching racing. Great great stuff right there.

[@jeffh7021]

Thanks for sharing that. That is a proper car race.

[@jeffreyomier7836]

This is vigorously Amazing!

[@davidherman8244]

This dude is my hero

[@heinedenmark]

Not a dude. A legend!

[@md5sjt41]

So awesome to see these beasts throwing it around the track!

[@donalfinn4205]

This, is racing.👏👍☘️

[@ljgarrison6910]

Brilliant driving, having a car that size under control, not to mention the power/weight rules they have. Brilliant racing!

[@tertessa]

Fantastic race 👏👏

[@grosseileracingteam]

It cracks me up calling that they keep calling that Fairlane a Thunderbolt. The Fairlane Thunderbolts were built for drag racing not road racing. Genuine Thunderbolts sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. I'll bet that Fairlane was only running a small block Ford V8.

[@ExcalibursEdge]

Wow! What a race! Thanks!

[@eamonmcdermott4032]

Really entertaining. Absolutely wonderful.

[@dennis8445]

I like how they give each other respect and room to race without destroying each other's car's. Classy racing is the best.

[@gabeferron1552]

This is awesome

[@chefdan87]

That car just screams "GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY!"

[@SophiaAphrodite]

Every time I see him race he seems to never push the car until he is open. He seems to thrive in chasing down others and keeps the exact amount of power in reserve to pass quickly, no wasted energy.

[@cerberus1981]

Real racing!

[@RR101001]

This is amazing!!!

[@inthelionsden6335]

Goosebumps.

[@MB2340]

Brilliant drivers in beautiful cars. Real Dogfights, real racing, real fun. Wonderful.

[@avantgardeaclue]

Love, love all of these cars. Hate to see any of them lose

[@sebastiangrumman8507]

I'm sure this 14th-a-half time this has been said, but this so much better than current F1.

[@VasilisTheoktistou]

Kristensen's car was huge compared to the other cars, but he drove it so amazingly, like a Mini Cooper lol

[@simonw2631]

Thiz is far better than any modern racing.

[@bluesharp59]

Great Car and driving too. Thumbs Up Liked also.

[@alvaroramirez2221]

Great car and great pilot. A lesson of how to drive a big car. excelent video.

[@backtosleep]

This is real racing with mechanical grip and not aerodynamics.

[@phroggeprof1361]

It had aerodynamic in that 64

[@raptor4798]

Phrogge Prof Not nearly as much as nowadays though

[@DDS029]

Amen Rob. Amen.

[@RockSolitude]

Nah, real racing is with horses and riders. Not these new fandangled automobiles and their "engines".

[@joaoassuncao1]

Gets to show you the most important performance part is still the driver. Put a multi year Le Mans winner behind the wheel of a car that struggles to corner against more lightweight ones, and watch him run circles around them instead. Fantastic race here.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Yep, it's the man not the machine!

[@royhorn2782]

@@luciusvorenus9445 I don't know about that. I think, the machine has a wee bit to do with it as well.

[@JB73691]

Sweating just from watching.

[@heinedenmark]

Tom is a legend. We live in the same small town, Hobro. Nice guy and down to earth type.