Le Mans Classic 2022 - Ford GT40 1966

[@wareidav]

Wonderful... Wonderful... Wonderful... Over 175mph / 280kmh on the straight... And that engine sound... Died and gone to Heaven. Thank you

[@philippepeta4335]

Wide open carbs, easy on the steering, smooth on the break pedal, you are driving a Rolex 👍

[@larrygrosfield4993]

Brake

[@philippepeta4335]

@@larrygrosfield4993 thanx Larry for correcting the automatic correcting of my keyboard, I am french 😁👍

[@buddini2648]

Man the sound is just unbelievable, also great driving!

[@jdr8393]

Thanks mate ! Yep, the car sounds absolutely amazing ! Especially at Le Mans where they allow you to drive without any damper !

[@DSW964]

Just completed a race weekend where we had a field of 50 E-30 BMW’s in close competition, but one of my dreams would be a chance taking part in a classic race at Le Mans. Great driving, great car and thanks for sharing!

[@velocityjet1884]

That was amazing, fantastic gear shifting, and magnificent ability control, really enjoyed myself watching your clip

[@r1273m]

Back in 1965/66 I was driving on the M6 here in England, about 80 mph when a GT40 passed me. I thought I had stopped!

[@m1lst3r89]

Wow, kudos for your memory.

[@ericfelix6662]

Bravo , bon tour , la GT 40 est toujours autant fascinante Félicitations

[@2009discostew]

Thankyou for Sharing. So wonderful to watch the angles, and throttle control. 280+ down Mulsanne too. Magnificent

[@rogerhoward6128]

GT 40 for ever, sheer brute force! Child hood dream to drive one & feel all that power!! 👍🏎🏎👍

[@johncartelli]

the gt40 is my all time favorite car.. i have a hotrod with a 500 hp 460.4spd..the lake pipes sound like this...many a time Im behind the wheel of a 40 and listening to my 460 howl kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmiWaYB-hd2UeMk.

[@meenishal]

What a machine, great smooth driving. ❤

[@liamcarey560]

music to my ears

[@bloqk16]

Gee! Seeing the way the driver is wrestling the steering wheel . . . To think that back in 1967 that AJ Foyt, driving the Mk IV version of the GT40, had to do back-to-back driving stints at night because co-driver Dan Gurney overslept.

[@rebeccabailey527]

The mk iv and the gt were entirely different cars. The only thing carried over was the 427.

[@brianhartley2258]

@@rebeccabailey527 Technically, bloqk was not in error, as the Mk IV was the _fourth generation_ of the GT40, as he did describe the Mk IV as a _version_ of the GT40. There are plenty of websites, from credible sources, that attribute to that.

[@georgedavis2293]

Love the instruments in the left corner of the screen.

[@kelliebrooks9094]

Thank u that was very relaxing..hah hah....no serious nice driving thanks for sharing......i really relaxed going around le mans at 120 mph every where u didnt have to much traffic to deal with clear track mostly

[@raldotorres8925]

Engine sound ❤

[@HEKTIC458]

Christ these things move along! Imagine doing these speeds on 1960s tyre technology!

[@kelliebrooks9094]

U see that steering wheel shaking thats what it was like before radials came to be....those bias ply tires had a lot more feel to the road..imagine doing that for 45 minute flat out an 24hours...

[@Quadrant14]

amazing constant steering wheel inputs in this beast, and sound amazing too

[@kelliebrooks9094]

My favorite part of driving le mans is at 200 mph i use a two story house for my brake marker going into the famous chicane...yes a 2 story house for a brake marker...that is so cool...i never thought i would watch something so big to brake off of....

[@jdr8393]

That's what makes Le Mans so special to me ! Going flat out on a country road and getting whatever marker you can for your braking point, what car did you drive at le mans ?

[@red_fury_9473]

Le Mans Classic… Best show ever ❤️💯

[@kelliebrooks9094]

Thanks for the ride along

[@Crasher1982]

Yay Le Mans! Love the driving!

[@anlozturk8565]

Good POV

[@64fairlane305]

Not a US-made Holman-Moody 427R 550hp 1966 GT40Mk2 this, just a 289/302ciu Mk1 but still a nice classic. The 427R had shiftpoints at 7400rpm btw

[@StefanoTrippa]

7000+ rpm go like hell

[@edwardclark2653]

Great driving and tape! I am surprised that on some unobstructed curves, the driver drops below the engine power band.

[@OrangeApocalypse]

It'll be a sad day when these gorgeous sounds are replaced by those whiny-ass electric motors 😞

[@jdr8393]

I do believe that even though "modern" racing is going to be full electrical at some point, events like Le Mans Classic will continue and allow us to hear those beautiful melodies for quite a long time ! ( Hopefully ^^ )

[@SMSinger91]

You really need a camera for the footwork and shifting here, hell of a drive 💪

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

+7,000 Go Like Hell

[@kelliebrooks9094]

I ve done this on the simulator an i love these first few turns they are the most challenging an i push as hard as i can thru there because its so fun....just getting the best the car can give u ....3:33 is the best in a rear drive only car...oh yeah the porsche curves are fun too...as long as u get the first one right

[@jdr8393]

Porsche curves are definitely the trickiest part of the track, especially with this car ! Getting the right entry speed on the first one to then keep the momentum through the whole section was the most challenging part of the week end ! And on the video I'm still faaaar from the car's limit, was only my tenth lap around the track !

[@corentinnunes]

Amazing sound 💪🏻

[@karlthrash3549]

jeez that engine sound

[@andrelima5124]

Listen to that, LISTEN TO THAT 🔥😍

[@admirgracic3421]

that car is very hard to control, good job

[@Chris-ey6rn]

God bless Carrol Shelby & Ken Miles ❤❤

[@michaeldriver127]

I don't even know this world anymore.. Really thought I was watching an in-car replay of some simulation game for the first minute or two. You sure there's no steering assist options turned on? 🤔 Nice drive😊

[@jdr8393]

I can definitely assure you there's no assist at all in this car. My arms were melting at the end of each session 😅

[@Agent_Riot-2000]

I had no idea the car has a red light, that indicates you when it's time to shift gear up. Anyways, this brings back memories of myself playing GT2 , the Gulf GT40 was such a pleasure to drive. Great experience we can enjoy today thanks to modern tech like GoPros 🚬🧐

[@rebeccabailey527]

The red light wasn't in the original cars, that's more than likely a safir spares or superperformance continuation Ford gt. Meaning it's a new car.

[@robinswenson9045]

GT40 speed 🤯 👍🏁🏆🏎️❤️🇺🇸🦅

[@drazenbudis7881]

I think the car would be much happier with a touch of rev matching on downshifts. Still nice drive.

[@jdr8393]

Totally agree, but to get the right timing while keeping the performance is quite hard with this old lady. Therefore I prefered not to do it and focus on my driving while being gentle with the gearbox !

[@doctorhouxoflemans]

Totally agree. I have a Mk 1 and you are so busy concentrating on your line and watching for upcoming traffic that rev double declutching and rev matching too is just too much for an amateur driver like me. I’m also not brave enough to change up at 7.000 as you do. 6,300 is as far as I can safely take my small block. Can’t wait for LMC 2023 👍🏁

[@JoelGrant-ie4ly]

I didn't know that there was an automatic 1966 G T40

[@jdr8393]

It ain't automatic ! But the shifter is on my right side ( right next to the door ) If you watch closely you can see me lift my right hand from the wheel to change gear !

[@felixseven8958]

Great sound! What is the engine in it? The 289 or the bigger 427?

[@2103i]

Great! Love to watch, would be better to drive!

[@kallo182]

Did the Car have 4 or 5 Gears? Did you build in a shorter Diff?

[@deafeningoctopus]

The BRAVERY

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

Looks like game footage to me ?

[@miichaelneri4687]

Man they were fast, but then took awhile to slow them down.

[@krish-ut9de]

she is fastttt

[@velocityjet1884]

I hate that fkn chicane on the main straight it spoils the speed

[@m1lst3r89]

Great! Which game this is?

[@jdr8393]

The greatest of all, Real Life !

[@thejerseyj5479]

My favorite race but the chicanes at Mulsanne SUCK !!! In '66 this car would hit 230 MPH at Mulsanne, a three mile straight before the two chicanes were installed.

[@winstonrodney1433]

290 km/h !!!!

[@johnnyskywalker]

Atari or Intellivision?

[@manostsachaSimracingAddict]

you need balls.... big balls to drive this beast....

[@marciosantos-nt4cq]

Ken Miles 1966

[@abbadbouziane]

Yeah he f**k the shit out of that gt40 what an icon

[@Malibu1515]

Great! Now get rid of the bs at Dunlop Bridge and let em run Mulsanne the way they use to and you'd have something worth watching.

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Game name

[@TACJHON_]

For the le mans classic they should remove the chicanes

[@jdr8393]

While I understand your point of view, please know that most of the drivers during Le Mans Classic are gentleman's. Therefore bringing back one of the most dangerous straight line of the world during such an event doesn't seem like a good idea. Also as a reminder, at the time, many professional drivers didn't want to drive at Le Mans because it wasn't safe enough.

[@kelliebrooks9094]

The Gt 40 is not the easiest car to drive either

[@miguelponce1992]

ken miles win for 1 lap i know history of 3 ford gt arrived together

[@lucafornari1368]

Bel suono e bel video, ma sei un pilota perche muovi le mani sul volante e non fai il tacco punta infrenata

[@KhaoticRedd]

These racing sims are getting out of control

[@VectorOfKnowledge]

Noice!

[@dannyvdmoo]

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