L88 Greenwood Corvette Onboard from Classic 24 Daytona with Jules Gounon

Jules Gounon tames the L88 big block Greenwood Corvette at the Classic 24 hour from Daytona

[@gtracer6629]

This video brings back old memories. Driving Daytona in a C3 Corvette for the 1975 IMSA Paul Revere 250. Unfortunately neither I or John finished due to mechanical problems. But it was fun while it lasted. ThoseC2/C3 cars were a blast to drive.

[@rileyberkowitz]

Wow that's awesome! What was it like?

[@davenelms68]

I was there that night, also at the '75 Sebring and a few 24 Hr Daytonas late 70's. Always enjoyed following the Corvettes,still do.

[@steves8014]

What a monster--the massive rear tires spin freely in lower gears. Driving on ice and snow was always good practice for driving a high powered Corvette.

[@dannyhyde7019]

FREAKING FANTASTIC

[@andcom05]

The L88 Corvette, The Greatest Car Ever Built...........PERIOD!!!!!!!!

[@joeinmi8671]

What an excellent driver, managing BBC power constantly and using it when needed.

[@blipco5]

You can tell he wanted that other guy for the brake-check early on. He got him too.

[@quistan2]

I didn't know about the Greenwood Vettes until I seen a crazy Hotwheel with my name on on it, now I'm educated on the history.

[@johnshaft5613]

Wow. That thing looks like quite a handful to drive.

[@endlesswisdom2765]

Omg that epic overtake from the outside! Loving it!

[@williamhendrix3253]

that car looks like a handful, loose on corner exit is to be expected, but it’s getting big time sideways under braking too

[@brett22bt]

Amazing sound.

[@brett22bt]

Feeakin" Fat Yeah?

[@simplycorvettesc3corvettes659]

Wish we knew what kind of speeds hes hitting in that Greenwood prepped C3 Corvette on the straightaways & in the curves! 👀🏁

[@rodolphedu54]

Damn, those slides, love it.

[@simplycorvettesc3corvettes659]

THATS how you drive a vintage C3 Corvette race car! Hes super chill about it, huh?!

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

Love the C3s and the Greenwood Vettes. Always a handful but fast ! Nice drive Jules.

[@vikingmike8139]

Gen.I grind #3925535 RPO L88 Adv. Duration; Int./Exh. 342*/333* Lobe lift; Int./Exh. .329"/.341" Valve clearance, hot (Lash) Int./Exh. .022"/.026" Int. 264* @ .050" Exh. 270* @ .050" LSA 112* Lobe Centerline/s; Int.108* Exh.116* Extremely effective and well engineered valve timing events for the intended application.

[@davidkeeton6716]

That exact cam ran great in my 68 Camaro 396 M20 4 speed and 12 bolt with 513 Eaton pro gears. This was my every day work car at 19-20 years old. I also ran that cam in my 69 Impala Custom 427. Kinda lazy on the bottom in that car but pulled hard on the top end. Tuscaloosa 79-83.

[@pattiyuiska6888]

Loving the heel toe downshifting

[@lynnjones4424]

Nice eye Pati

[@markross6818]

Let us remind ourselves just what the Greenwood 'vettes showed the world. When the hammer came down in top gear on the back straight it blew the doors off all the exotics. Think 'Ole Yeller, on steroids..

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

A 76 widebody Greenwood Vette consistently hit 220 mph down the Mulsanne straight at LeMans and was the fastest car on the straight.

[@bruski3253]

This thing is a f*ing monster. Love how hard he pulls on that radical in the 2nd lap. Loose sloppy back end with gobs of torque.

[@Hackenbaker]

What a sound at high RPM's. Heel toe manouver needed for downshifts!!!!

[@thefastandthedead1769]

Grunt over grip equals fun!

[@comradecommissar311]

What a weapon

[@kondor99999]

Have to say this car in Raceroom drives **exactly** like what I’m seeing here. Which is kinda cool.

[@twine3410]

I have some laps on that track in a SCCA E/P car, seemed pretty tame compared to this evil witch!

[@HipsterNgariman]

A time when sideways was faster ! Big power and no downforce

[@JuanCostamagna]

sideways never was faster, is just a waste of time...

[@HipsterNgariman]

No it is not, but we should be able to enjoy how racecars were made back in the day

[@JuanCostamagna]

I enjoy this type of cars but I will never say "old times was best times" or "sideways was faster" as a total truth like you do...

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

@@JuanCostamagna While full slides were never faster, a little bit of opposite lock on corner exit in exchange for getting on the power sooner WAS actually faster in older cars. That's why you would see racecar drivers (who's goal is obviously to go as fast as possible), working the wheel so much in everything from the Lotus 49 to older touring cars etc. Plus, these cars were not easy to drive fast. If you aren't close enough to the limit to kick the back end out occasionally, you are driving well below the limit, and chances are, are going slower than the competition who are driving on a razor's edge

[@Catz0125]

@@carscoffeeandcannabis-634 Hit the nail on the head. While I have no experience driving this car in real life, this is how it is in the sims. If you're not driving on the edge of breaking loose, you're driving slow! This car is all about straight line speed, the earlier you get on the power, the faster your lap times get.

[@budpool9174]

Back in the day, NO bus stop on the back straight

[@jimdandy3326]

Some very fancy footwork!

[@joppy232]

The Greenwoods really got me into vettes!

[@michaellorenson2997]

Excellent, thanks. L/S

[@chrisfinamore6364]

Wow. What a ride!

[@396M21]

Love it!!

[@gone547]

Magic.

[@cookiemonster276]

Awesome

[@constructmaster6280]

...And suddenly I want to go play Forza. My gosh, the sound, the speed, and recognizing the track they’re on. Driving with another racer alongside doubles the awesomeness.

[@velociviper77]

Well they just added the Greenwood Vette' as DLC

[@ragnarok5056]

Bad to the bones💪💪💪🔥🔥propper

[@markeyhendrix]

That's a tail happy monster

[@bigblocklawyer]

Restoring, repairing, tuning and driving so many BB mid-years, you eventually get used to the left/right/straight dynamic and adjust to having to crank in so much steering until it grabs. So baddass.

[@axlegrind4212]

the car, being set up close to neutral, did take the superspeedway corners pretty darn well.

[@axlegrind4212]

i doubt this car had much stagger in the rear.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Is it a prerequisite of a big block racer that it is so gorgeous it lures you in but then pretends it wants to kill you? But what a way to go.

[@bruces3613]

Looks like it was cold, those tires started gripping after the first two laps. Must have been like a top fuel on ice before.

[@mrpicky1868]

epic boating)

[@alpeena]

soooooo loooooose my god

[@EA1DDO]

What kind of gearbox uses?

[@bigbelconut]

Love the sound of a pissed off 427 BBC. Driver was fun to watch, I would have had to change my undies.

[@saxmanization]

those motors were big inch aluminum can am engines. 540 in all aluminum can am monsters. monster torque and big top end high rev horsepower..barely able to handle it.

[@ricksmith7357]

427 L88 is a cast iron block, aluminum heads 427 Zl1 is all aluminum. You're right about the 540

[@davidkeeton6716]

That's probably what it really has, and a lot more than .540/.560 lift. Probably closer to .700-.740 lift.

[@richcam427]

It's really disconcerting seeing how off-center the steering wheel is.

[@jupitersaturn3640]

Fuck that's loose . Wish I could have a drive

[@overspray6057]

That looks like one unforgiving car.

[@FoxiFyer]

9 liters of 'murican power

[@davidkeeton6716]

Are you sure? If it's really an L88 that's only 7 liters at 427. But then only the team members really knew what was in it.

[@mocasin90]

Those are real races with real vehicles with real engines, that is if the pilot is racing if he is a pilot.

[@jcoast1]

hahahahahahaha WTF grampa

[@TheRoguelement]

This kind of driving is what happens when you put a Man child in the seat .. This entire type of brute race car totally throws off European race car driver's used to driving 1.5 liter race cars

[@deesel666ify]

Not impressed with that driver what so ever.