Le Mans: The Crucible of Speed

[@geographicstravel]

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[@ryanmcbee1927]

No

[@JJJackson777]

phenomenal vid, it's "fan-gee-oh" btw not "fang-ee-oh"

[@eldavieo]

Maybe worth doing one on the Isle of Man TT

[@TouchedProductions]

21:28 Now I'll never know who the fantastic sponsor is... oh dear.

[@alexmclean760]

As a history race nut actually enjoy u cover ford vs ferrari not the fact I'm american and it's iconic american race

[@verblakttab]

If we are talking about racing, you might wanna make a video of ''the green hell'' or nordschleife... lots of history/stories there...

[@JoeCurtis82]

Nah the mountain course isle of man 👍

[@JoeCurtis82]

Deffo lots of history on the green hell though.

[@dalepr69]

Both great ideas!

[@marcbeebee6969]

Yes bring james may as a guest star, he loves the Nürburgring. Lol James may: if I was the commander of the RAF back than, I would have ordered a bombing raid every day for the Nürburgring. 😆 Classic.

[@TheAtomicBlom]

THIS!, but as others have said there are 100's of racing circuits and race courses that all qualify ;) for a episode of mega projects/ geo graphics

[@AG-fs8yn]

Ford did go back in 2016. Not to the top class, but they did win their class.

[@scottjs5207]

@Chadwin Cuckslayer ...what?

[@kl743]

They won with the new GT?

[@larquefausse3623]

True, but very few people care about class finishes. Also, their class win was not without it's own controversy.

[@roberttaylor8116]

First ever non-homologated car to even compete at Le Mans and it won, coincidence?

[@mikanielsschroeder]

Those GTs sounded so good

[@8BitDinosaur]

Simon talking about a topic i love. Perfect

[@SavingTheUndesireables]

bro same! i hope he covers more tracks. ik living near indianapolis speedway it would be insane if he did it

[@cristinesplinis5815]

Simon talking! Perfect! 😉

[@ChristinaMaterna]

@@SavingTheUndesireables used to live in the Gold coast (when both Indy & F1 race the road course) near Bathurst and now in Indianapolis... It's amazing being near racing!!!

[@cudwieser3952]

The Isle of Man TT needs a vid.

[@davebalaam]

I was thinking the same thing. :)

[@reddune6185]

First thing that came to my mind.

[@cudwieser3952]

@@davebalaam Only question how'd you tell it's story. Would you do it a Motorcycle Road racing as a whole and give the bulk of it to its mecca or focus on the race exclusively with nods to the Island and famed racers in the race.

[@AnchisesGamer]

@@cudwieser3952 I say make it a long video and include the whole TT series. Those road racers are absolutely insane

[@Dung30n]

fun fact: the TT stands for testicles. coz you need a set of big brass ones to race there.

[@SyHurst]

Isle of Man TT would be an interesting one to do.

[@lxtechmangood9503]

Definitely and may be the nurberg ring as well

[@medevilmonkey]

Listen to donut media's podcast on the isle of man TT it's great

[@mrmarshstacks1984]

Yes please

[@Rentta]

RCR did really good video about it

[@funderbee]

Doing one for all the big races would be cool. Especially hearing about all the curve names and Hearing it here, would be very enjoyable.

[@TinyScorpion44]

If we're doing geography nerd takes on race courses, might I suggest Pike's Peak!

[@pyromania1018]

What are you, a mountain-climber?

[@TinyScorpion44]

@@pyromania1018 I'm a hill climber, so in a way, yes 😅

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

I’d recommend Bathurst

[@carlosdossantos1251]

This is one of the only episode I knew anything before it go explained

[@eddiehardt]

Finally, Simon is venturing into my passion!

[@SavingTheUndesireables]

IK I’M SUPER HYPED ABOUT THIS

[@73THUNDERDOME73]

“Bred for speed but built for feed” - my fat ass mini horse

[@knallpistolen]

A honse :)

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

My V6 Mustang

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

Lmao

[@toadhingley2808]

I love this channel. I have to point out as one of the men on the team who built the new ford gt. We went back in 2016 and won. As well as 17 and 18 in our respective classes. In 2019 ford announced the end of that racing program. It was so much fun and a pleasure to work on that part racing history.

[@ryanwhitlock7350]

The original Ford GT was the only American car to win overall. If we're counting GT class wins, Corvette has 8. Ford has 1.

[@enjoyinginsanity19]

Ford didn't win in '17 Ferrari did, and Porsche won in '18. Your comment seems pretty sus.

[@satyasainithindatla3738]

Finally something i like. And also could you do an episode on the Nurburgring.

[@davyt0247]

Oh that’s good one, yeah there’s a lot of good race courses or tracks that would make a good topic for a video

[@nathansaxonracing]

Nurgburgring should be a megaprojects episode...

[@marcbeebee6969]

We need james may for a episode on the grüne Hölle

[@MichaelJP]

@@marcbeebee6969 Great idea, his passion for the circuit is well known.

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

@@nathansaxonracing Excellent point - it was originally built as a public works project.

[@adambomb131385]

I agree, Nurburgring, Isle Of Man, Pikes Peak, Indy. So many historic motorsports locations to cover!

[@davyt0247]

Yeah, Monza, Daytona, Silverstone, Spa, Road America, Watkins Glen... there are a ton of places that would make for great videos

[@darraghmckenna9127]

I’d love an episode on either the Bathurst or Nurburgring

[@johnnycanuck250]

The Dakar Rally

[@WhyForWhatNow]

Isle of man TT

[@--enyo--]

How about ‘Ceausescu's Folly’? Not a race track, but an interesting piece of road.

[@darraghmckenna9127]

@@--enyo-- ohhh that would actually be cool

[@glennrugar9248]

Even though I have no connection to racing, it's cool to see how the history of something like a race track is affected by major events like the German occupation of France. Didnt expect that clicking this video

[@WKRP187]

Living just South of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway I've seen many pics of the 6 times the INDY 500 was never ran at all due to America entering the World Wars. Both times the owner said that the resources and mechanics skills would be much better used in the war effort and completely shut down the Speedway until the wars were won. I wonder if the same unity of one common goal to help the Allies in Europe win the war would happen in America today???

[@haha__cool_yes]

Now that I know racetracks are on the table, would be cool to see a video on Nürburgring

[@amaccama3267]

Racing is life. Anything that comes before or after is just waiting.

[@JohnSmith-nm8jz]

This isn't just a thousand to one shot. This is a professional bloodsport.

[@Miklos82]

How about giving some credit to that quote: Steve McQueen's character, Michael Delaney from the fantastic movie, Le Mans.

[@joshdobson2737]

I love when people say racing was so dangerous...... and the racers from the time say "it was the first time in over a decade we hadn't been shot at ....we didn't think it was dangerous" ;)

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

Yea, and you got guys like Pedro Rodriguez. Casually not supporting Jacky Icky on his safety protest..... I think he said the lack of safety was part of the fun..... You live by the sword, you die by the sword......

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

I think it's because (from my personal opinion) they're at the time where WWII was still the thing that sticks to their memories so deaths was a common thing.

[@BryanHorowitzRacing]

To Simon and the whole team at Geographics, thank you for covering what has to be one of the greatest events in motorsports and thank you for doing it justice with fantastic research and writing. Really hope to see some more legendary motorsports events and venues pop up here in the future.

[@gregwarner3753]

Excellent summary of my favorite TV race. I remember watching the race in the '60s and being amazed at the front disk brakes glowing orange as the cars slowed from 250 mph to 30 for the hairpin turn at the long strait. Great racing, great show.

[@dboyswitten82]

Just found this channel and have watched 5 videos this morning. What have I been missing!

[@Stormynormy42]

Saw Simon had a video out on the topic of racing and knew immediately what my first video of the day would be. Would love to see more videos like this, maybe a MegaProjects on Daytona International Speedway? Quite the story on how that came about, and on a shoestring budget with a tight deadline to meet!

[@jonathancieters3054]

Simon, you should make one about Francorchamps and the Nürbürgring Nordschleife! Lot's of history on those tracks

[@katashworth41]

“Spraying the team with champagne” or if you’re Daniel Ricciardo drinking it out of your shoe.

[@jayakrishnanb9661]

Juan Manuel Fan--- what?????

[@disturbedrocks1996]

Fangio. Five time formula 1 champion and in my opinion the greatest racing driver ever

[@naildeath]

Gee-oh

[@Bahamuttiamat]

@@disturbedrocks1996 Senna/schumacher/Hamilton/Prost. Possibly Clark and nuvolari were better.

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

@@Bahamuttiamat well if walter Rohrl passed Schumacher when testing the Porsche carrera and pissed him off..... I would add him and maybe most of group B drivers........you need jedi foresight to be a rally driver.... actually it's the only motor sport where you need a copilot to live.......

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

@@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo I can't prove it is a fact, but I know that it is true the best driver ever/alive is a rally car driver.

[@daftpeople1]

My great uncle was in the crowd at the 1955 crash, he was about 14 yo. He always told that he saw people getting decapitated, I never trusted him, it sound way too bad to be a race accident. Seing those images make me realize how bad it really was and how much safety has improved. Les "24 Heures" kept being and still are a huge thing in my family today. My father always told me that in his 10 yo(1966) you could drive on the whole circuit cause it was only road. Every time I go to le mans, I go drive on the Hunaudières (mulsanne straight for you English speaking). Even if today's Le mans's kinda boring because there's only prototype you can't recognize, always Toyota winning, no big French team, it's still the hardest and most intense race for pilots and cars. I'm so hyped for the hyper cars. Great vid! But becarefull on your French (the le mans means the the mans for instance and it triggered me soooo much)

[@123456789marvin]

I always show Simons' videos to my students as part of learning but today is day to watch something about my passion! Never thought he would make a video regarding Le Mans. Amazing!

[@Br0nzeBar0n]

17:04 Ford won the 2016 race in their category

[@nucnik]

Was about to say that. Ford did come back!

[@bertchalmers]

They also came back in the early Group C days too

[@ryanwhitlock7350]

Still, the original GT were the only ever American overall wins. If we're counting GT class wins, Ford has 1, Corvette Racing has 8.

[@Br0nzeBar0n]

@@ryanwhitlock7350 touché

[@seawolf9616]

@@bertchalmers The C100 was only a semi-factory effort, not sure if you could count it.

[@Mdcumminsw]

Great video! I am not a typical commentator, but this was such a good story I encourage you to do more in famous/infamous race tracks (e.g., Spa, Monaco, Indianapolis, etc). Thank you again for all the great content on your Channels 😁

[@leeprice2653]

YAY RACING CONTENT!!! Should do one on nurburgring

[@spleenbegone]

Ken Miles would be a great Biographic video.

[@flavio_spqr]

He certainly deserves it!

[@Just_Koshiro]

Finally a video of something I really love! Fun fact, they still do a "Le Mans start" for the 24h race and in WEC, main difference is the drivers are already strapped in and ready and it's only for the formation lap.

[@nickn6152]

Let’s take a moment to step back and realize this channel deserves wayyy more subs. Great content!

[@lukemacbride2880]

24 hours of Daytona would be a awesome video as well!

[@jwel]

The amount of content this man pumps out. Do you never sleep?!

[@eith__]

This was a really good video, do you think could you do more videos based around motorsport/ race tracks?

[@ankkumar1032]

1. Temple of speed - Monza 2. Legendary Nurburgring Ideas for future 😉

[@Bob_Shy_132]

Daytona International speedway- Am I a joke to you?

[@JakobM325]

Indy motor speedway - Monza where is this place ?

[@the7A7dude]

@@Bob_Shy_132 old meme

[@tomvershay4281]

Yes other races or tracks, nordshlief, rally monte carlo, isle of man tt, tacati score baja 1000. All these have great history.

[@Hammerhead547]

the safari Rally would be intersting seeing as its the oldest and longest motorsporting event in africa.

[@Lawofhonor]

Do the ISLE OF MAN TT!!! Most dangerous race in the world

[@lefrenchaudir188]

You mean most dangerous time attack track

[@SilvesterHumaj]

18:11 allegedly Simon operates the clutch pedal with his right HAND.

[@larquefausse3623]

But that's how it's done (on motorcycles).

[@jdb47games]

@@larquefausse3623 No it's not. The right lever is the front brake, and the left lever is the clutch.

[@larquefausse3623]

@@jdb47games You're correct. Didn't realize that you specified right.

[@callumeaston5163]

Clutch paddles are actually a very common thing in motorsport, some older cars didn’t have a big enough pedal box for more that 2 pedals and also it’s more efficient for the driver as they have 2 feet. You can have multiple paddles on the back of the wheel so the the driver can use different fingers for each like in modern F1 they have a clutch paddle, gear shift paddles etc.

[@MrGallade475]

@@callumeaston5163 the porsches he mentioned all had foot clutches. He most likely meant shifter. Hand clutches didn't come around until the 90s in f1.

[@302racing3]

As a Motorsport enthusiast bravo sir. Definitely need more like this (Pikes Peak, Nurburgring, Indy, etc)

[@davonmulder8458]

18:10 ah yes, the ultra rare right hand clutch maneuver

[@davonmulder8458]

@Montgomery15 Snooker Videos no the reight hand clutch menurever

[@oberstul1941]

do you think he meant the stick shift?

[@callumeaston5163]

Clutch paddles are actually a very common thing in motorsport, some older cars didn’t have a big enough pedal box for more that 2 pedals and also it’s more efficient for the driver as he has 2 feet. You can have multiple paddles on the back of the wheel so the the driver can use different fingers for each like in modern F1 they have a clutch paddle, gear shift paddles etc.

[@bentley4446]

Great content as always. Eye of Sauron looking over your right shoulder, nice touch 👍👍

[@TimHunold]

John Fitch was an amazing dude. He was such a fantastic personality. The clip shown here was shot by a former 250 GTO owner as part of a series on another famous race called la Carrera panamericana that similarly had to be shut down due to deaths. John Fitch was asked why he was never a passenger or navigator in a rally and his response is etched in my mind forever that the driver is always an optimist and the passenger is always a pessimist. Rest in peace John

[@dylanherman752]

More racing content from Simon, please.

[@freedommachine4633]

Cannot wait to see the 2023 LMH/LMDH Hypercar lineup honestly that Le Mans is is gonna be insane

[@davyt0247]

Very nice! Would love to see more race track Geographics, Daytona, Indy, Monza, Silverstone, Watkins Glen... lots of good candidates

[@marcbeebee6969]

And a business blaze on nascar origins, moonshine baby XXX

[@davyt0247]

@@marcbeebee6969 YES!!!!

[@colins5142]

Road America 😍

[@bro_hornet]

Road Atlanta as well, with the Petit Le Mans

[@davyt0247]

Yeah road America that’s another good one, and even though it’s new, COTA? (Or mega projects?)

[@xracer5995]

Excellent tutorial on the history of La Mans. Thanks for the upload 👍👍👍👍👍

[@afcreative22]

There's an amazing short film called Le Mans 1955. Highly recommend it!

[@kylerthibodeaux8747]

I'm the Sales Manager of a racetrack and I literally have an LMP3 (Le Mans Prototype) car flying around the racetrack I work at as I type this

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Monza?

[@zmotorsport2815]

Daytona

[@Te1ecastermaster]

Guessing a Ginetta???

[@colins5142]

In this video, Simon unknowingly admitteded to the world that he doesn't know how to drive a manual 🙃

[@bassplayer2011ify]

Let's be honest here manual transmissions are a security feature more then anything these days.

[@colins5142]

@@bassplayer2011ify you must not live in Europe. But in America, yes, that is an unfortunate truth

[@bassplayer2011ify]

@@colins5142 No I don't live in Europe, you have to learn to drive manual to get your license, right?

[@mlee6050]

@@bassplayer2011ify you can do any but with manual most call that the full licence as can drive automatic and manual if pass on manual

[@leemcdonald7830]

He’s not American so he almost definitely can

[@D3Vlicious]

I like how he mispronounces Fangio once, then pronounces it correctly afterward.

[@chesspiece81]

Simon you should do a video on Enzo and his his personality led to the development and dominance of the GT40 and led to a very wealthy tractor manufacturer named Lamborghini to start his own automotive company. Enzo Ferrari's stubbornness led to the creation of one of the most gorgeous cars ever the GT40 as well as the creation of the first super car, the Miura. With it's low slung side profile, rear mounted V12 engine, and several design elements that was designed to be more beautiful than practical.

[@brandongaines1731]

I agree, Enzo Ferrari would make a great Biographics video!

[@stantischendorf2439]

You should cover the development or World Rally Cars and the logistics behind making a season happen. It's more of a Megaprojects or Side projects thing though.

[@TheTeeroy32]

I can see a series of race tracks being done. As an Australian I vote for Bathurst, Mount Panorama.

[@lovelessissimo]

Fun fact: "the Le Mans start" is why Porsches have the ignition on the left side of the steering wheel, so that drivers could start the car and shift into first at the same time

[@aaronseet2738]

Remember for most of these daredevils having recently experienced and survived WW2, racing was a relatively safe activity. "At least you're not being _shot_ at."

[@bocahdongo7769]

Considering Mercedes 300SLR killed more people in single attempt than Japanese Type 3 Shrapnel shell in entire WW2, despite having same core material Yeah, nothing could explained more about safety

[@PiersLawsonBrown1972]

Ford did not design the GT40, it is a British design from Lola.

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

Your right, it was JW and Shelby who modified a lola chassis.......

[@waterninja7699]

WE NEED ONE ON THE GREEN HELL!!!!

[@bdh985]

One of your best videos, Simon!

[@Teknotion]

Ken Miles was robbed. It was a travesty. He was an amazing racer and left this mortal coil way too soon.

[@vibecheck663]

I absolutely love Le Mans, been watching it forever, and I love Simon's presenting. So awesome that they've made a video on Le Mans finally. Thank you! Btw, Toyota have won for the last 3 years, but their first win was only in 2018. Before that, they had been trying for over 30 years. Also, Ford returned to Le Mans in 2016, and won. But yes, amazing video

[@nucnik]

I watched the whole of Le Mans a few times. Incredible thing, need to go there live one year!

[@charlescrocco7896]

If this was a 24-hour video, I would have been impressed at the Megaprojects-level dedication to this video’s signature event.

[@stevenjlovelace]

24 hours of Business Blaze!

[@juancedillo4040]

I love how your videos start off so full of hope and excitement. And then boom tragedy.

[@srfhdx5584]

The history of Silverstone racetrack is very interesting, a video on that would be good

[@PhilipRyanMartin]

Now you have to do the Temple of Speed, Monza :)

[@bicyclist2]

I've always wanted to see a Le Mans race in person. Ive been obsessed with GT racing since I was a kid. The GT1 class turned into LMP1 & LMP2. Porsche has consistently done the best of any manufacturer. They have raced countless versions of the 911. At 17:05 you state the GT40 was a "American car". The GT40 isn't completely American. It was obviously built by an American company but it was developed and built in England. Audi was the first to win with a hybrid. Porsche won last year with the 919 in the LMP1 category. I'm very greatful and excited to see you cover a topic that I'm very passionate about. Please keep up the good work. Thanks.

[@bicyclist2]

*The 919 won in 2017. Sorry.

[@revs7837]

Oh I'm so watching this. You should do all of the triple crown.

[@gavinrussell1297]

Love how Simon makes the intro ad 10 seconds to make it easy to skip

[@scottjs5207]

Le Mans: has the deadliest crash in motorsports history, but continues to be held. Group B rally racing: has several much smaller accidents: gets petitioned by its drivers and banned.

[@Redmenace96]

Two different eras. People just won't tolerate death, anymore. Another 20 years, and they won't tolerate racing, period.

[@bocahdongo7769]

Le Mans incident was the one that made people more concern with safety

[@nik021298]

Not really. Mercedes withdrew from the race after the accident, there was no celebration. And a special mass was held the morning after. Because of the Le Mans incident motorstport was banned across Europe until all racetracks were safer (about year). Phil Walters, Sherwood Johnston and John Fitch quit racing, and Juan Manuel Fangio never raced at Le Mans again. The audience stands at the pits were demolished, the straight was widened and straightened even more to create more room to slow down for the pits. Group B was banned because of several different accidents, lack of crowd control, Balestre hunger for power and control, and PR decisions Also to compare the two things is a false equivalence falacy, Group B was a set of regulations under WRC. It's like saying that Group C or LMP1 were banned yet WRC kept going furthermore the historical peak of fatalities in Rally was in 89, so fear of death was not what killed group B. It is more accurate to say either that Both Tour de Corse or Portugal and Le Mans had big accidents yet the racing kept going or that an accident at Le mans in 1955 stopped European racing for a year; And accidents, among other circumstances, made Rally change the regulations from Group B to Group A.

[@trj1442]

Great show Geo team. Maybe you could do one on the Isle of Man?

[@mike_hedlund]

Thanks for the great video Simon!

[@captainbeard3323]

Do monte Carlo rally next!!

[@stantischendorf2439]

Monte Carlo would be good. I'm a bigger fan of Rally Finland, but Monte has challenges than all the other stops in the season. I like how any tire choice is the wrong tire choice.

[@willweaver8482]

Just do everything involving Monte Carlo the GP and the rally

[@marcushansen9309]

Good video as always, but i felt that you should have mentioned Tom Kristensen or as he is more known Mr Le Mans, the driver to win the most times in Le Mans history, 9 times total.

[@Mrsection8eight]

Amazing as always. Thanks a mill

[@mr51406]

Excellent video! ⭐️⭐️👍🏼 For those who read French: Le Mans is often featured in a comic book series “Michel Vaillant” about a driver and his family who owns a small automobile company. It’s quite good. The author took the time to actually design original “Vaillante” cars for the heroes, plus very accurate descriptions of other builders and the race tracks and events. Episode 5, “La 13 est au départ” (car 13 is at the start) is an excellent representation of the Le Mans race, from initial car design to trials to the full race day.

[@brandongaines1731]

Do you know if there's an English translation? I'd be interested in reading a comic book series on racing :-)

[@TheTrequarista]

In 2023 a "Mirage - Vaillante" car is gonna race the 24h du Mans, for two birthdays: 100 years of 24h du Mans and 100 years after the author Jean Graton's birth. In the past we had a "Courage - Vaillante" in 1997, a "Lola - Vaillante" in 2002 and a "Vaillante - Rebellion" in 2017. Excellent comic, I read all of them as a kid and now years later I love them as much as before. Don't know if there's an english version of Michel Vaillant.

[@DankBoyy00]

As a Motorsport fan, I appreciate this video

[@alexandermueller5407]

Maybe a video on the tourist trophy on the Isle of man?! Or on the Nürburgring!

[@naildeath]

Also i reckon a mega projects on the Mclaren F1 would be a worthwhile video

[@robertporter4362]

Loved this one Simon.

[@tristianwilson3497]

Indianapolis motor speedway, Isle of Man TT, Monaco, and Nurbergring all need a video

[@RichGoodbourn]

Love to see more racing related geographics... Isle of Man TT, Nordschleife, Mille Miglia, Silverstone

[@ripplesfromthemoon2728]

The Targa Florio has an incredible history worthy of a Geographics video. 🏁

[@obscuremix8198]

"Le Monstre" looks so weird and unconventional that I can't help but love it.

[@TacgnolSimulacrum]

Be interesting to see you do one about the Pike's Peak Hill Climb

[@nickimazz]

Touching one of my favorite subjects 👏🏻👏🏻

[@rs47vh36]

you should cover the "isle of man tourist trophy". its the only race (i know of) that comes close to the danger the drivers faced back in the day.

[@shig.bitz.3205]

Awesome race, even as someone who isn't into bikes it's incredible. I'd definitely add the Dakar and possibly Pikes Peak (perhaps there are some other hillclimb events I'm not aware of too) to the danger list as well.

[@MTrefry2]

The channel Past Gas by Donut media did an awesome podcast about the Isle of Mann.

[@benkelly7499]

If you’re looking for something intense to watch, check out Mark Higgins on the Isle of Man in his Subaru STI. Absolutely jaw dropping driving

[@rs47vh36]

@@benkelly7499 yea his run is amazing to watch

[@shig.bitz.3205]

@@benkelly7499 I've seen that pretty insane. Have you seen the on board clip of him nearly loosing it at the fast right hander after the grandstands? Incredible driving

[@davidhuffman8352]

Learned a lot. Good vid!

[@karlssonLittle]

Excellent content!

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

Nice subject Simon. Kudos.

[@kevinmcgoff2235]

You should do a video on the nurburgring. I think that would be a great watch for the motorsports fans

[@kevinmcgoff2235]

You could have Misha Charoudin as a guest lol

[@craigmacgibbon9166]

A little surprised there was no mention that one of the drivers given the win over Ken Miles was Bruce McLaren, who had his own little motorsport company...

[@NoxisFlak-Heyhowareya]

Geographics! Great video! Have you given any thought on a video on the Midnight club in Japan? I imagine few people outside of the car community know about it, but it would be incredibly interesting to most! Love the channel!

[@ARIXANDRE]

This was great. Monaco GP should get a video.

[@Dan_Gyros]

geography meets history meets motorsport? The Mecca of Speed, Bonneville

[@BeC0o1]

Simon, speaking of pilots’ safety or the lack of it - I think Isle of Man TT would be a good story. It’s as close to gladiator fights of the ancient Rome as you can get nowadays. Thanks for an awesome vid btw! Thumbs up

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@ljamieson0581]

Im assuming one of the freak accidents was the Merc doing a backflip

[@Moto_Medics]

Yea they have an affinity for going airborne it seems

[@JohnSmith-nm8jz]

No, Webber and Dumbreck were both able to walk away from their various airborne exploits in the Mercedes CLR. The freak accidents that led to fatalities after '86 that Simon is talking about are Sébastien Enjolras' crash in a Welter Racing LM97 during qualifying for the 1997 race when the rear section of bodywork came lose, threw the aerodynamics all to cock and sent the car over the barriers at Arnage before exploding and Allan Simonsen in the Aston Martin Vantage GTE, who clipped one of the sausage curbs on the exit of Tertre Rouge and had his car spear off into the barriers by the Poplar trees that line the start of the Mulsanne Straight during the 2013 race. He would possibly have survived that if some absolute cunt hadn't attached the barriers to the trees.

[@adamdavies1249]

You should have added that ken miles helped develop the GT40 and ford did go back to le man in 2016 and won first year back and have been doing pretty well in endurance racing, you should have mentioned the group c and gt1 erea of le mans