Le Mans 1994 was... interesting

[@PescaraProductions]

Ah yes the race that was so weird that a Group C Porsche wearing a badly fitting GT1 costume won the race, and Toyota began their infamous streak of bottling it at the 23rd hour

[@PescaraProductions]

Also incredibly cruel luck for Jeff Krosnoff in that leading Toyota. 2 years later he would die from a horrific crash competing in CART

[@andresvalverde5182]

@@PescaraProductions So, Le Mans was literally a south park episode back in 1994? Noted

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Badly-fitting? Are you kidding/trolling or something? It looks sexy AF in it!

[@lordracer7743]

It had a street license for that Dauer LM.

[@oranges866]

@@MDDeGrande1994 "badly-fitting" as in it clearly was a racecar in a class for street-based vehicles

[@epicshortclips6299]

2:00 lmao commentator doesn't mention that guy got his foot crushed by the corvette

[@bivitabrata3188]

He thought it was just another usual day at le mans. Tyres gets punctured, cars colliding into each other, fuel sprayed everywhere, feet get run over, and so on and so on... lmao

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

He had so much time to move it lol cameraman knew the inevitable would happen

[@Aunini]

Maybe he missed it, I did the first time lol

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

@@Aunini how could you miss it lol it was zoomed right in on the tire and you hear him go "AHHHHHHH!!!" 😂

[@Aunini]

@@plisskenationbackfromthede3657 because I was looking at the tyre, thinking something was going to happen there, dick

[@joeadgie4188]

Geez, that poor guy. You can hear him scream when the car dropped off the jack and onto his foot.

[@lild3838]

Uuuuu i feel that

[@otto_510]

I bet he won’t do that again

[@superprogrammer5226]

im sure hes ok

[@HSV-mb9gf]

"walk it off mate"

[@oliverflor6321]

2:06 if anyone was wondering

[@m.b.82]

The Venturis were being driven by Gran Turismo 4 AI that year

[@amphilbey]

Great stuff, love it 👌

[@misterchips358]

ＴＨＥ　ＲＥＡＬ　ＤＲＩＶＩＮＧ　ＳＩＭＵＬＡＴＯＲ

[@umlautabuser2769]

@@misterchips358 What Fatboy Slim was doing in heaven?

[@clashgoneofficial]

@@umlautabuser2769 fatboy slim is fucking in heaven fucking fucking fucking in heaven

[@doabarrellroll69]

@@umlautabuser2769 oh god no, not again, I have nightmares with that song

[@car_pal]

Interesting indeed

[@n_tas]

@Ferlando Maheswara Quite

[@Modeart.og.]

Car pal!!!!

[@mk_annan22]

Yo, @Car Pal. When is BeamNG having a Le Mans Race, recapping 1994?

[@CarLoverPhotography]

Myes rather eventful i might say

[@user-bf7vu6od4k]

​@Yirlani Seeing these verified accounts a lot on comment sections. It's some kind of exploit probably involving bots that they're using to get their channels recognised. As if comment sections weren't already enough of a shit show.

[@twentylush]

this video is like a parody of lemans races instead of an actual race

[@wildwillmor]

It’s pretty similar to what actually happens at the 24 hours of LeMons.

[@edenfeledrum1540]

This feels more like a Monty Python skit than an actual race.

[@itwontcomeout5678]

All someone needs to do is add SNL laugh tracks at key moments

[@twentylush]

@@edenfeledrum1540 exactly what i was thinking, the cut-aways and pacing feel like an almost perfect emulation of that kind of comedy

[@skelegames6892]

“Welcome to LeMons”

[@msnovtue]

I'm genuinely curious if it was unusually hot that year, because that would explain a lot. Heat makes cars break & people clumsy & stupid.

[@PavltheRobot]

That's a good point

[@xilpes6254]

The commentator was also talking about how the regulations of that year limited the tire width of the cars. Might be why some cars went out of control or blew a tire

[@bryncubberley8898]

0:34 we see a driver being fanned due to the heat, and the commentator briefly mentions it.

[@WLS_Churchill]

It was not unusually hot but hotter than normal, we were around 27/28°c when the temps are around 20/21°c in june, the first time my dad took me to the track, got a heat stroke...

[@MrLolx2u]

@@bryncubberley8898 That's Keichii Tsuchiya. Remember later on in the clip there's this NA1 NSX-R GT2 that clipped the apex too hard and nearly ran into the F355 while correcting that mistake? That's Keichii Tsuchiya at the wheel. He even won his class the next year in a vehicle that's almost the same as this. The one and ONLY dori-dori.

[@gavinrramirez]

0:31 “...bit of a massage there for one of the Japanese drivers.” That’s Keiichi Tsuchiya. The legendary “Drift King”.

[@PedroKing19]

Thats crazy i didnt know he raced

[@gavinrramirez]

@@PedroKing19 Yes sir he participated in All Japan Touring Car Championship (Group A), 24 hours of Le Mans, even NASCAR events at Suzuka and Twin Ring Motegi. The list goes on and on.

[@nizm0man]

@@PedroKing19 he drove the NSX

[@eggword]

@@PedroKing19 he also won his class at Le Mans

[@buckorooster]

Was hoping I'd see this comment. His helmet design is iconic

[@wildwillmor]

First thing my dad taught me when changing a tire is never to put any part of your body under the car...

[@alexdoescrazystuff]

I think he put his foot on there to stop it from spinning when putting the lugnuts on with the impact, but got the timing wrong

[@Q3Pawulon]

@@alexdoescrazystuff I think they dropped the car early because they were still screwing the wheel in at that moment

[@raptorne1]

that's why you use safety shoes

[@Kurosaka]

@@raptorne1 well 2 things this was 1994 second thing. These are mechanics they need to move fast. I have a pair of safety shoes and they are bulky and heavy. Maybe there are specific motorsport shoes. But this was 1994 😂😂😂

[@kostaftp]

a co-worker's brother was crushed to death by his car while he was fixing something underneath, and the car was kept elevated on the jacks. Getting under so many kilos has always given me a lot of respect. It's a bit scary that anything will fail.

[@Official_MikeyT]

1994 24hrs of Le Meme.

[@atommi1]

Commentator almost sounds like ozzy man reviews

[@joeneufeldt4738]

That Porsche and Toyota are trying to race for 2nd position and everyone is driving hella slow on their parade lap lmao, having to weave around them

[@dylanhale7300]

Normal day for the LMP class... fantastic driving

[@アマ-p2l]

it's not really a parade lap, those guys are low on fuel and/or on worn tires, waiting for the clock to go to 0:00 so they can end the race, this still happens occasionally in endurance races with several classes. still haven't found a solution afaik.

[@jonnie2bad]

@@アマ-p2l simple solution black flag/dq you lose shoulda made a pit stop moron

[@アマ-p2l]

@@jonnie2bad that sounds like a simple solution but it isn't. how do you recognize who's going slow when it isn't blatantly obvious? Are you going to compare laptimes? What if the car has a mechanical failure, and how could you erase doubts, would you take their car and go for more laps after the race? What if people start ramming teammates to have a reason (damage) to slow down? What if people start bruising walls? How can you even decide what kind of damage is enough to slow down and what isn't? When your tire pressures drop you should slow down to avoid blowing a tire which would cause more danger on the track than simply driving slow, but now you could actually program your computers to give false readings to allow you to slow down because of check engine lights... I guess this just shows what F1, Nascar and so on are about, the teams just constantly try to dodge the rules and the race officials constantly have to create new rules to ban whatever the teams are doing. It's much more complex than it looks.

[@SgvSth]

@@アマ-p2l Maybe require it to be 24 hours + 1 additional lap?

[@Mdsde]

I love how racing used to be so simple. "He bumps the other car off the track, well he should've fucking moved!"

[@michaelmaniachanical7918]

This feels like a public lobby full of new players in some racing game.

[@signorpippistrello]

Venturi: the Ferrari of the early 90s. At least when it comes to Le Mans. But getting in the way of the car you already hit TWICE for a third time is just ridiculous.

[@Oblivion9873]

mazepin moment

[@joaoa13portugal]

Soooo Toyota breaks down on the final straight and Porsche wins.......hmmmmm where have I seen this happen recently?

[@joecarfilms8980]

It hurts 😭

[@samuele64246]

23.56.40 tbh im still crying

[@greg20901]

So a Cayman is more reliable than a Camry, right? That's my only take away from this video.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

Porsche are Reliable

[@thegamingcephalos9412]

I mean...Porsche made a Tiger variant that was reliable so I guess it runs from the history. (This is a joke okay)

[@Spacejoker404]

2:57 you can't unhear the "BRUH" :D

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

Boorah

[@absthewonderdog]

goddamnit

[@a_common_weeb]

French bruh lol

[@QueChosen]

Lmao facts

[@smoats8752]

I dont hear it

[@thedeamonmeteor69420]

I feel bad for the guy who got his foot crushed.

[@jarlbalgruufthegreater1758]

Why did he left it there

[@RevCode]

I bet the cursed his thought of "Well, its hot as fuck, i prob shouldnt wear steel toed shoes to have some more ventilation" later.

[@nikiy2312]

Press F to respect

[@edwardburek1717]

That's why there's such a thing called steel caps...

[@calska140]

I don't. He wasn't fated for the job if he isn't strongly aware of not doing that.

[@thatsmeatman7023]

*dude calmly commentating* Pitcrew guy: AAGGHHH 2:04

[@wiryantirta]

I like how many of the on track "incidents" involve a Venturi.

[@nolongerusing7430]

The Venturis do a little trolling.

[@dzelpwr]

Wild hearing some of the names. Eddie Irvine went onto F1, was Michael Schumacher's first teammate at Ferrari. Jeff Krosnoff, co-driving with Irvine, died in a crash in the Toronto Indy GP in 1996. Ol Hurley Haywood just doing his thing. Stephane Ratel! He basically runs GT racing these days. And how many times can some 'Venturi' cars cause problems in a single race? Jfc. RIP Corvette mechanic's toes.

[@Exilninja]

Legendary drifter Keiichi Tsuchiya at 0:33 as well (and probably driving the NSX in the clip afterwards lmao).

[@Jtngetabettername]

@@Exilninja Tsuchiya drove the #47 NSX, the sliding one was #48

[@SmallBlogV8]

Heh, that's Stephane Ratel as in the guy that founded SRO and looks after most of the world's GT racing series these days. Oh, and that's Keiichi Tsuchiya getting a massage in the next shot!

[@xilpes6254]

I knew that the red NSX had to be Tsuchiya's!!!

[@アマ-p2l]

0:40 definitely looks like Tsuchiya's driving style.

[@AbrahamArthemius]

Tsuchiya won his class with that NSX right? CMIIW

[@xilpes6254]

@@AbrahamArthemius I remember seeing the Best Motoring video of that race. Definetely on youtube

[@Cr4z3d]

@@アマ-p2l *dorifto*

[@hyperbomb02]

I like to imagine this all happens in the last 5 minutes of the race and its just the announcer getting run ragged switching between one inept situation to another.

[@neptuned4746]

So, never heard of a Venturi 400 before but pretty interesting.. A French made twin-Turbo 408HP Super Car. Only around 15 street cars and 75 Race cars were ever produced!? 5-Speed.. It's just so.. 90's. It's actually pretty cool.

[@blackshadow7192]

The LM had 600hp.

[@rarezer0197]

Looks like something out of ridge racer

[@TheLifesach33z]

I remember the Venturi LM being pretty good on Gran Turismo 2 :P

[@lumiapowered8463]

You can actually drive one in Gran Turismo 2 on PS1 if interested

[@spudlymac]

I saw one about a month ago where I live, had no idea what it was at the time.

[@mohammednabeel7339]

Ratel be like fuck this imma start a whole new category.

[@izzdin6228]

"Imma start a new GT category! With blackjack & hookers!"

[@basedgodstrugglin]

First you get the cars, then you get to Spa, then you get back to Le Mans

[@nyqul6396]

@@basedgodstrugglin bruh

[@chuckyboy6977]

Going “Face over Apex” is a new one..

[@wibblywobble7068]

I thought he said that at first, but it's "Base" ;p A polite way of saying "Arse over tit"

[@lachlancampbell3538]

35 seconds in is Keiichi Tsuchiya, also known as the godfather of drifting, he was racing an NSX in the GT category. One of the best Japanese drivers ever.

[@Eeter26]

Saying that Is an insult to any japanese who actually managed to make it to f1

[@anthonypoltes7413]

Tsuchiya is just a marketing meme bro, he's an insult to real Japanese racers that are actual masters

[@wulfffo]

​@@anthonypoltes7413He still was part of many Le Mans lineups and nearly even won it in 1999 overall, on top of his GT2 win a few years before, there's better drivers that have come from Japan but I'd say Tsuchiya is probably one of the best.

[@Kenbak-1]

Motoharu Kurosawa and Kunimitsu Takahashi were the best of the best. Tsuchiya was good but he faired better in the JGTCC title, not le mans.

[@alexanderjackson2037]

0:33 Keiichi Tsuchiya under pressure.

[@suzumr2754]

I noticed that as well

[@bradcogan8588]

Didn't even notice.

[@tugatomskanimation6370]

3:51 I had no idea that Jeff Krosnoff had participated in Le Mans. RIP.

[@mihirdeshmukh2007]

RIP Jeff Krosnoff

[@Billhatestheinternet]

Killed in an accident eerily similar to Dombreck's in 1998, only his was an Indy Car (not a good combination, especially with wire fence all around). Killed a marshall as well, I believe.

[@AudioDud3]

This is literally any racing game with collision enabled, all we need is random cars disappearing while on track because the driver rage quit.

[@slytaej9501]

FOOT GONE also that NSX is beautiful.

[@karelpipa]

2:51 that professional GETOUTTAMYWAY car slap though

[@calska140]

Its goddamn LeMans there's practically V8 supercars in traffic with almost F1 cars. The mirrors are not a suggestion. Venturi driver was probably griefing like a sulky Frenchman is wont to do.

[@karelpipa]

@@calska140 there were also classes with non professional drivers iirc

[@jeeves_uk]

2:40 forza track day lobbies in a nutshell

[@TheUsmc0802]

What a beast that 962 was. 10+ years old And still win the lemans.

[@MrB590]

Dauer 962

[@TrccrT]

12 years old, 7 wins in le mans

[@djjim4277]

I.m getting a vibe that this is just chaos all around At the 2:00-2:10 mark. Saw that coming. Just knew that was coming.

[@Maarttiin]

3:15 "Well, I'm afraid you deserve that." Lol. That was savage

[@quasicroissant]

You missed the timestamp

[@funkydown]

yea fucked timestamp

[@regneva17]

i miss the days when the chassis & bodywork is this various. i mean, Mazda 787B, Toyota GT-ONE, Jaguar XJR12D, Porsche 917, Merc CLK GTR, Nissan R92CP are different even when you look at it from afar.

[@TugaAvenger]

The Venturis were crap but god were they sexy machines.

[@truantray]

Ferrari 348 knock offs.

[@kingtiger3390]

@@truantray That's one hell of a knock off if it looks better than the real thing.

[@PedroKing19]

lol hey there ace combat boy

[@awacsbandog658]

Hey there fellow Belkan boy

[@strahinjastevic7480]

@@truantray meh

[@sanny8716]

1:11 This looks exactly like me when I play racing games

[@slipangle3027]

These flat, wide LMPs are my favorite type.

[@harryeyre1322]

These are technically not LMP cars, they weren’t a thing yet. These are meant to be GT1 cars but are pretty much group c cars

[@bigmoncrief6071]

No fins, no hybrids. I won't be returning to Le Mans unless the ACO puts this in it's rules. I'm sick of watching pig ugly advertising boards with their insipid hybrid engines at La Sarthe. I had hoped hypercar would be a return to proper racing cars but Toyota appear to have already ruined that prospect with a 'hypercar' that is barely distinguishable from their recent LMP cars.

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

@@bigmoncrief6071 well look at what peugeot released today with pics of the 9x8 hypercar that has no wings. Sure toyota went the safe way, but other manufacturers are doing some really weird out of the box stuff. So dont give up hope yet

[@bean3243]

can we just appreciate how good the cars look.

[@mathys.h]

This video gonna blow up very soon

[@joecarfilms8980]

I sure hope so lol

[@ZedNinetySix_]

Oh boy it is

[@matiasfpm]

Heheeee BOI

[@Skellingtor97]

@@joecarfilms8980 hello from my recommendations, i think this is the third time you show up

[@10msplits]

In my recommendations already, and an interesting video it is lol

[@Angel-tn4uj]

that's some pretty aesthetic cars

[@truantray]

Lemans 1994 winner, sponsored by FAT. In the next 25 yrs, fat did very well in the US market.

[@FalconPunch1978]

I’m an American but I’m too hungry to be offended.

[@calska140]

quite a bit of my fellow americans are fitness junkies like me, as in; fitness pint of cholesterol into our arteries every day💪💪💪😹😹😹💔💔💔😱😱😱☠️☠️☠️

[@chaitanya1440]

1:41 - the smoothest slo-mo fall i've ever seen lamao.

[@rizkiyoist]

5:06 props to that Toyota driver giving the win for the first guy stuck on traffic, great sportmanship there.

[@PMGF]

It's almost like Alan Partridge Commentating

[@allpurposeshampooandbodywash]

Look down on these racers, that look somehow like cattle in a mad way, but cattle in cars.

[@1MrBryn]

That's bullocks, but go on.

[@PHDarren]

Andrew Marriott, Partridge learnt everything from him.

[@grgaming5794]

Toyota vs porsche battle at the end is really good

[@elmerjfapp5730]

holy shit that guy in the venturi getting out on a active track, im fairly certain there is a big rule about never getting out of a car on a active race track since there's been a few incidents over the years

[@GuntanksInSpace]

Christ, that one Venturi with the blue flag/getting tapped by the Toyota stressed me out as much as the Pit Stop Foot Crusher Corvette.

[@elijahlupe]

"that mechanic goes face over apex" I love that

[@MJY5drives]

Wow, this race was a hot mess

[@richard_nj]

the sport just feels so much more approachable than it does now here in this vid.

[@PttyBlue43]

Cause you didn’t need as much money.

[@R9naldo]

It was apporachable. Group C especially, the rules were so open that you could find just about any engine you can think of, racing there. Thats why it was so incredibly popular. Some steps are being made, but I wish we could go back to how open Group C was

[@casscroute8706]

some of the GT cars look cheap even for 1994

[@JuanRomero-fx1sj]

1:30 that sponsor would be canceled today

[@kenny-kent60]

What is that?

[@seriousgameofficial]

Eh nah, wouldn't say that is too "offensive"

[@kulot1272]

1:20 that car is *F A T* indeed

[@rebellion2054]

My first Le Mans! Such a great race. Certainly not the height of its professional prowess but an awesome mix of sports cars and drama.

[@themanwithsauce]

I see that AF Corse's Ferraris of recent years were inspired by the Venturi cars. Good to know you can always count on one group of GT drivers to inject some arcade game hazards into real life racing.

[@hughjass5156]

1:23 Digging the fat international car.

[@Tom_Hadler]

That's the eventual winner, Dauer Porsche 962

[@sohamdhamnaskar8340]

That venturi 400 LM looks really really cool

[@hughthompson4846]

Rest in Peace Jeff Krosnoff

[@mojojoji5493]

This single race should be a comedy movie

[@lelu5490]

It's like animal planet documentary, but about cars.

[@Cachicochip]

Oh you gonna race on the Venturi? Quick, forget all the safety lessons you were taught on driving practice. In fact, forget backview mirrors exist!!

[@kaj9134]

4:17 This angle really shows how fast race cars are

[@xwc1322]

0:44 I thought he was gonna say Dodgy Malaka

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

The last ever 962 win

[@boomyoulookingforthis1362]

I was researching about the races for the WSC in 94. But there is none. The WSC disbanded in 92. They just invited a bunch of manufacturers to the 94 Le Mans.

[@MarkMeadows90]

Those darn Venturis lol

[@boiledelephant]

3:35 *[car is on fire]* Commentator: "obviously, a big problem..."

[@sweetssandbox3526]

“Base over apex” is a great way to say ass over tea kettle

[@BlazeReborn2]

Can I draw attention to the impressive quality of the footage? For 1994 that is impeccable!

[@ilikechicken7084]

1:20 So Baldi was a racer before he became a math teacher? Damn this guy must have some serious power behind those slaps...

[@l5e2n9]

The Japanese driver with green helmet was the second driver of that NSX. The drift King. He was driving with his mentor Kunimitsu Takahashi.

[@AdotLOM]

"spun by the Toyota, well I'm afraid you deserve that" straight to the point

[@opgkoyote7989]

That NSX was getting it good stuff God these cars are beautiful

[@1984pad1]

The glorious years.....

[@anonimous332]

5:10 only for this the video deserved to end with a Directed By Robert B Weide

[@edwardburek1717]

1) Stephane Ratel, as in the SRO organisation that organises the FIA GT World Challenge series among others? 2) Apparently that driver trying to be cool is a drift driver - that's coolness personified 3) I didn't know Nissan were attempting to make MotoGP bikes out of NSX's 4) The Porsche mechanic almost having a Jos Verstappen moment 5) That moment when you thought you should have taken a pit stop a lap earlier 6) That touring Porsche is a very, very, VERY lucky boy... 7) "Face over apex" because the commentator can't say "arse over tit" 8) The Corvette V8's rumble drowning out the screams of that poor pit guy with his freshly flattened foot 9) Someone please invent wireless ship-to-shore radio comms!! 10) The Venturi proving to adopt the Rene Arnoux method of driving 11) Sometimes it doesn't work (but was that the incident that led to point 13?) 12) Flame grilled Nissan, anyone? 13) The car sputtering out in front is a Toyota - or it was, until then... 14) More students from the Rene Arnoux school of driving threaten to spice up the closing stages of the race 15) Porsche win!! We're back in the 80's!! Someone please re-invent the Jaguar XJR-9!! These points come courtesy from the same people that gave you "Things We Learned This Week", as featured in the weekly FailRace videos. I thank you.

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

90s endurance cars are so cool

[@owzyh]

0:41 ✓ Driving an NSX ✓ Going for the gap yup that's definitely Senna

[@placeholder2924]

It seems that Toyota having reliability issues isn't just a new thing. Watching this, you'd think that they would know better 20 years later.

[@terragaia7092]

So many legendary moments and quirky cameos in this one video. Crazy!

[@never_around0010]

You couldn’t write this even you tried the 90’s where the absolute best no fucks no given

[@hobo_man7614]

Imagine driving those cars though, pushing your car to it’s absolute limit, shifting gears like your life depends on it, sounds like all I could ask for in life.

[@jasonwhigham335]

Man there's all kinds of goofy and random stuff happening at this race

[@rexxi2637]

Its so good to see old car racing....

[@fishinmalarkey9830]

"And that mechanic went face over apex" Class!

[@samiraperi467]

Quite a few LM versions I thought were imaginary (because I'd only seen them in Gran Turismo).

[@H4zZ4rDGaming1]

This is what makes racing interesting. I wish modern racing were a bit more hectic

[@DumpedClutch]

0:33 drift king!

[@PavltheRobot]

It truly was special. Wow, classic wow

[@typhoon-7]

Poor Jeff Krosnoff. I'll never forget that Champ Car crash that killed him. Lost long before his time.

[@greenshadow131]

Always wear steel toes when working on a lifted car...

[@roguetorino]

just don't put your foot under the car.

[@RHS-992]

0:31 Tsuchiya San having it

[@cat09no]

these cars looks better than the current ones

[@tomanycooks]

man these cars were awesome

[@Jombo1]

F to pay respects to that guy's foot bones.

[@sonertamer]

i came here for the video title and stayed for the video. love it! :D

[@AndrewEdwardBailey]

I really like the Venturi Atlantique. You can buy a decent one now for around £40,000 A nice big bi- turbo power unit.

[@MajloT]

Seems like nowadays online racing, thinking about Forza or Gran Turismo for example

[@toni8003]

The Venturis are imo some of the prettiest cars ever