McLaren Lap Road America onboard Can-Am race-Jim Pace w/Predator Prep

Predator Performance Can-Am McLaren M6B. Ex-Koveleski race car. Hot lap at Road America for The Hawk. Jim Pace-pilot '96 12hrs of Sebring & 24hrs of Daytona overall winner.

[@greggarmin9426]

Rest In Peace Mr Pace.

[@flmulcahy]

I have enjoyed watching this video over the years, Jim will live on.

[@boatman222345]

Can-Am races were some of the best races I ever attended! Great drivers, great cars, very competitive matching!

[@billiebones62]

Holy crap you are really pushing that old girl! Man I miss the old days of Can-Am! Best series ever.

[@tonyhagar9740]

This is an absolute joy to watch. Pace is not intimidated by this awesome car - he gets on the power so early and drives the crap out of it. I have been watching KZbin car vids for a long time - sports and race; early models, mid-models, and the absolute latest. Nothing even comes close to this.

[@tomandbenny]

I was fortunate to grow up near Watkins Glen. I remember seeing the Chaparral 2 cars of Jim Hall & Hap Sharp in (I think) 1965 65 & 66 - nothing could touch them at the time. later, I saw the 2J vacuum cleaner with Jim Clark in 1969, although it DNF. But the most spectacular by far were the M8 McLaren's in 1970! As they came into the back turn after hitting 180+ on the front straight, I always got the impression that the drivers were just barely in control of those beasts! Absolutely magnificent! Everything these days is exceedingly dull by comparison! Thanks for these videos - really brings back memories!

[@jdb47games]

You mean Jim Hall, not Jim Clark!

[@Darkwell0071]

If my memory serves me right there were also group 5 races that weekend at the Glen Jackie Stewart,mark Donahue, were a couple of the headliners I sm sure Denny Holme drove the m8.

[@DL-ls5sy]

or John Surtees, perhaps...Jim Clark was killed in april 1968, in Hockenheim, Germany

[@tomandbenny]

My bad! the other Scotsman - Jackie Stewart drove the car at Watkins Glen- he was brought in to drive the 2J. DNF.

[@zacan-rj3mc]

As a Kiwi and also a motorsport fan this makes me very proud!

[@remyraymond5730]

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[@armaniibrahim1969]

@Remy Raymond instablaster :)

[@arconeagain]

I'm Australian and I'm proud of Bruce, if that makes any sense. What an incredible man and achiever.

[@63grandsport11]

I looked at this video and have to ask myself why would someone ever give it a thumbs down. Glad I'm not the only one who sees that. There are some really troubled people out there.

[@waterfordrs22]

Team Hansen Honda it is a perfectly fine video. I think the main reason for giving s video a thumb up or down is that it tweaks KZbin's algorithm to a person's personal preferences. Chances are, they aren't trying to make a statement..... they are just telling KZbin what they want more or less of. KZbin manipulates people into it being a kind of popularity contest and no doubt they keep track of things to show to advertisers, but it's not about approval so much

[@timphoto83ec]

You cant hear the blowoff valve and its not drifting.

[@gertnood]

@@timphoto83ec ROTFL.. you said it. If he put the nose against the guard rail and just burned off the rear tires in a smokeshow it would have 100k+ by now.

[@LordHolley]

Probably people that worked for Porsche.....

[@63grandsport11]

@@LordHolley Your correct. Germans have had an attitude for centuries.

[@geothefisher]

The music I love. There was never a sound so sweet as a Can Am car!!!

[@193322009]

Jim, you have great driving skills. Smooth and fast. Perfect lines and throttle timing. I remember watching these fantastic cars at Laguna Seca and Riverside. (former race driver here)

[@joemontes7979]

[phone] Some of my gatest racing memories are watching and listening to the Can Am cars at Laguna Seca.

[@shaalis]

That sound in the lower 1/3rd. Divine.

[@danny5412]

Road America 🤤 wish I could've experienced these beautiful masterpieces

[@3333458dale]

The carousel into the kink..then hard on down to Canada corner...I love this track. These Can-Am cars were special..

[@tscooter22]

I've watched a LOT of in-car videos before, and I have to say this is right at the top of my favorites. This was great! Thank you for the upload!!

[@unionrdr]

And Oscar Kovaleski's old #54 to boot! Being a friend Of Donna Hubbel,who owned The Slot Shop in Elyria,OH when I was young,had him stop in one Thursday afternoon. It was test-n-tune time for me for the afternoon's race. Group 16 can am cars. I had a special built & tuned for the up coming Ohio Challenge Cup race painted like his Mk8D. I was floored to shake his hand & talk with him. I showed him the Special & he was all smiles. I'll never forget that moment.

[@life_of_riley88]

This car is still unbelievably fast. Holy cow, just a rocketship on the throttle, what an unbelievable machine.

[@johnmontgomery3174]

R.I.P., Jim.

[@chriskappert1365]

Unbelievable ! I have seen these M8Fs at the Nurburgring Historic GP in 1991 , and know they are fast . But actualy seing it from the driversseat is mindblowing . You aint got time to even think before the next corner ! And all this whitout any electronic driversaid whatsoever , pure analoge . A real racer for a real driver ! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mathiasborbonus8764]

Great Driving! Watching and hearing this amazing Onboard- Video I could really feel the monstrous Torque of this Race- Car. Well done, Jim, it seemed that you did'nt miss a Centimeter of the Ideal Racing Line on this beautiful and history- loaded Racetrack. A Pleasure to watch! Greetings from Germany, Matti

[@hisaddle]

Went there for race weekends a few times back in the 80's. Saw Paul Newman race there. Lots of good memories.

[@billiebones62]

I love how the guy standing next to it puts his fingers in his ears at startup! These were the loudest road race cars ever made.

[@thethirdman225]

Are you serious?

[@davidthompson245]

That sounds beautiful, never gets old.size of those rear tires!!!

[@cippaification1]

As an Eurpoean (unfortutalely we are pretty elitist about Motorsport) I say this is porn. Road America is a BEAUTIFUL track (I'd love to see F1 racing here, it would be awesome madness) and Can-Ams are sooooooo sexy

[@tomandbenny]

Unfortunately, Formula 1 has become completely boring! Might just as well be slot cars! You can be as elitist as you want, these were real race cars, driven by real drivers. No paddle shifters, no computers, just four gears, a clutch and a big-ass, low-tech pushrod V-8!

[@penskepc2374]

IndyCars already race there, its honestly far better racing.

[@bavingeter423]

In my view America has some of the best road racing tracks in the world. They’re very hilly and fast sweeping corners abound. There are so many good tracks f1 could race here, road America being one, but they do and build a brand new “modernized” track in fucking Texas...

[@declanrex9435]

@@bavingeter423 I'm so glad we don't have many "modern" aka boring circuits in America. As much as I'm a fan of vintage racing, I still watch and enjoy modern racing, the cars don't bother me but my god the tracks do. If anything has gotten worse in motorsport over the last 50 years it's the tracks. I'm all for driver safety but if it's a safe track with runoffs and good facilities, what damage has some elevation change ever done. All of these Tilke f1 tracks are just giant Go-Kart tracks.

[@flugplatz21]

@@declanrex9435 FIA Tilke, reducing radius, hairpin, chicane-fest tracks are the worst! And with high downforce, dirty air cars on them, it's terrible racing. Not the fastest, but the best action, is at your local track, if you're lucky enough to have one. More gentlemanly driving, because the drivers actually own the cars, and they're your neighbors. I haven't watched much Indycar lately, but every F1 guy that goes over says it's a better racing experience. I should catch up on it, but, Man! Are those cars UGLY! They look a little better now, but a few years ago they were hideous.

[@larrykay6606]

As the video instructed, I cranked up the volume but also had the speaks blasting behind me. Awesome!!!!!

[@Mark77714]

Why does this make me tear up...

[@svenmartin840]

why I felt like I was transported back to 1970-71 against the 917 - 30 what a wonderful sound. Thanks for sharing

[@michaelslack5269]

71, and 72...

[@roadkingtouringnz9220]

fantastic driving there, the sound is just amazing.

[@CamelSmokes23]

Love that heel and toe! Wish all race cars where still like that.

[@miichaelneri4687]

Yes, the car does all the work now a days. A lot of the of the drivers skill has gone away.

[@thethirdman225]

@@miichaelneri4687 No it hasn’t. The guys who are fast now would have been fast then. If anything, it’s a slightly different skill. Back then, drivers didn’t have to put up with the same forces and accelerations they do today. Cars are more nervous and less progressive. Reaction times are ridiculously short, compared to back then. The common perception that ‘driver aids do everything today’ is wrong. Other than paddle shifting and some very limited traction comtrol, there’s very little else.

[@ChargerMiles007]

Dang I WANT one of these! :) I saw them race at Mosport in 1970, and have never forgotten it!

[@waynejohnson1121]

thanks for the ride beyond cool

[@grumman38]

Great video to learn from, he doesn’t over drive the car. His throttle to steering inputs are so well matched, can’t imagine what it sounds like in that rig!?

[@rudfil]

Just a great video of how racing machines looked and sounded in the past, just the raw and mechanical sounds from that small block Chevy give me goose bumps and it goes like stink in the controls of a very skilled race driver..

[@albinsowash1262]

That is not a small block. Big inch big block Chevrolet all the way.

[@mincey808]

Oh man, this was amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@kevinnahan2681]

THAT WAS SO AWESOME!!!! THANK YOU

[@dufusemerge4780]

You can never get to much of this. NICE X 10.

[@alkennedy1124]

Whoa tear drops , nice wow love love love the view and sound of the rpms, shift’s, looks like it was almost on magnets, kool thanks, BigAl California.

[@melroset-top9139]

Thank you for posting this.

[@stownsen914]

I remember seeing Oscar K. drive this car at the vintage races at the F1 USGP in the late 70s. Fast & loud!

[@N-Scale]

Thanks for the memories!!

[@billiebones62]

A screaming piece of hell bolted to a tub of lightweight aluminum and 4 wheels driven by men with monster balls and you had the best no rules racing ever seen by mortal man!

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching! The sound, feel, and raw "anger" of CAN AM is always impressive.

[@bb57365]

Racing car Nirvana. Absolute beast.

[@patrafferty3512]

I wish beginner drivers could watch this...to learn when to brake and then motor through turns. Awesome video

[@user-fw3xp8iq6e]

Yes,they were the days,faster than F1 at the time,and the soundtrack!

[@johncunningham4820]

Love the Opening shot there . I giggled . Camera on the Fastest Car on the Planet , looking at the Slowest car on the Planet . The Old Series 1 or 2 Landrover . Fabulous old buses that they are . I own one .

[@snail415]

While the sound is perfect, what stuck out to me was the wind. If you ever doubted downforce at all…watch this video again. Amazing driving, and lucky to see/hear it on my phone.

[@johncorboy7952]

Grew up with the stories about theses beasts , unfortunately never seen one raced in New Zealand Looking forward to McLaren movie

[@ericcorse]

Wow he was driving the crap out of it.

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Serious racecar on a challenging circuit! Thank you for watching.

[@rebalsley]

Great driver, great coach, great friend!

[@unionrdr]

To continue my bit of racing history, I painted a Mk 8D like Oscar's car that had the slot car track painted on it. I took all the team cars in for test-n-tune a few days after the last Regional race we were in. Mrs Hubble had Oscar himself standing there waiting for me, knowing I always showed up on that day & time for test-n-tune. before the local races. He was all smiles to see the accuracy of the color & paint scheme. He's still one of my idols. That was also the day she gave me all the awards I had coming from the previous regional race. Right there in front of Oscar. Oh yeah!

[@niklassilen4313]

What an awesome video!

[@brods8633]

This is amazing

[@surneen]

Amazing car and amazing driving

[@IgirisuNoGema]

That car is simply a beast in every way.

[@Yamalube1000]

WOW!!!!!! This is a 100% Old Gold V8 Monster!!!!!! Good Job!!!!

[@slopappy]

Excellent speed video. Good old V8 powered CanAm cars! For a short time were the world's fastest road racing cars.

[@joehuettl2236]

I spent many a summer weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wi. The Can-Am races were always my favorite, the big iron ya know, and the big name drivers. The Trans-Am races were cool as well with 'Stangs, 'Vettes, Camaros, Porshes etc....even a couple of late model Corvairs that did extremely well. Yenko Stingers were the hot Chevys at the time...Ford had Shelby hopping up their cars. $17.00 bucks for the weekend ticket for the Can-Am and Trans-Am races, $13.00 for June Sprints. Got to drive the course twice...one year when Corvettes were the featured car and one year when Corvairs were featured. They would feature a certain car for the weekend and ANYBODY who owned that type of car could drive a parade lap behind a pace car...then they would let you have one lap without pace car...much higher speeds but no real racing...then exit via pit road on 2nd lap. Great times...

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thank you for watching and thanks for sharing the memories. Love Road America!

[@carlsaganlives5112]

@Andrew Ongais Road America! What a track. I see your name , any relation to the Flyin' Hawaiin? Probably get asked that a lot from race fans.

[@mikefleek9259]

Other than the babies first Daddy, a V8 is the sweetest sound on earth. Thank you !

[@hertzer2000]

Great look into what it's like to drive this beast! I wish sound quality was a higher priority.

[@chsutherland]

Sound is pretty good on these. we work hard at it. 1 in 5 makes the cut roughly.

[@AParker077]

What an amazing sounding beast. Even on my iPhone speaker it sounding fierce.

[@MyCosmicPath]

fantastic story, thank you for sharing

[@thesupacoop4002]

Top driver. Doesn't overdrive the car anywhere on the track. Checks whether someone is trying to cut in on his left on each left turn. Maximises his acceleration out of each corner.

[@Tommy1198S]

Smooth quick driving, o7.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Those things had so much torque, when he puts his foot in it, it changes the rotation of the earth!

[@miichaelneri4687]

Man you really have to know when to get on those brakes. It doesn't do any good to go fast if you can't slow this monster down. Of course Jim does it so well! Great video! RIP Jim

[@horaciocremona2283]

Espectacular... Y en especial caja H.. Netamente el piloto era el protagonista..!!

[@danw1955]

That is one bad-ass SBC!!😁👍

[@brian45auto]

i'm saddened to hear about the passing of this guy....i've watched more than a few of his vids.

[@helmuttdvm]

Glad to see Oscar’s car being enjoyed! I still have my PRDA patch, mug, and membership card!

[@johnschuster9192]

Now thats the way its done!Killer sound!

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching. JP

[@nicomeier8098]

Love the sound of this machine - not unlike the infamous Lola T70 - still my all time favorite.

[@davem5333]

This car is pretty much a Lola T70 because it has a small block engine. It needs a full size 8L big block.

[@michaellosee9303]

Nothing better than someone putting a can am to the limit!

[@unionrdr]

I'm glad y'all enjoyed my lil piece of history. It was great to meet Oscar & talk about the Can-Am with him. Even Donna & her Husband Paul used to go to the races with him. Now if I coulda just sat in his car once...let alone have been told he was at The Slot Shop to meet me...a camera would've made it even better.

[@540chevhell9]

Haven't watched this video in well over a year and a half and just learned Jim passed away last year. Truly shocked and saddened !!!!

[@kerrowmoar4]

Warp factor...Very impressive!

[@DaveBegotka]

That track is so much cooler with the kink in it

[@ilyamalyuev]

More videos of CanAm practices/hotlaps please!

[@MyTruckstop]

Mark Donahue set a lap record of 1:57 and change in 1973 at this track in his 917-K30. These drivers are not far off the original times of that time. It took 14 years before the record was broken by an Indy car. Best event RA has. I was able to see the late great Denny Hulme guest drive Can Am cars at RA, what a show. One event I think he was driving a Shadow he spun the tires out of turn five at least 100 feet while making a pass on a McClaren. The noise and Torque of these machines are unmatched in road racing.

[@wylieeaton2810]

The Can Am series was my favorite also. Last one I saw was Riverside in ‘72 .... at the start Mark Donahue got a good quick start ... And Denny Hulme gave Mark the finger. These cars are now almost half a century old. Amazing! However, racing has recovered the pace of yesteryear. Donahue did 1:57:57 with the 917/30 ... but today the IMSA GTLM class saw the Porsche and Corvette teams running both at 2:00:57 .... just 3 seconds off of Donahue’s 917/30 best time. The DPI pole position in this race 2020 Road America was 1:49:06 .... that is more than 8 seconds faster than the Porsche 917/30 Can Am car record performance. Good series to watch even though they do restrict the GTLM class too much !!

[@arconeagain]

He's got that thing working well for him.

[@garyjohnson4575]

Scary lack of roll cage, scary and beautiful machine though! Brave drivers!

[@gertvandeweerdhof3796]

Respect. Thake care Jim.

[@joeytroutman9506]

Does the note on his steering wheel say danger turns? Regardless of what it says I love it

[@luckey4980]

Wonderful in-car footage in a Pace Motorsports McLaren-Chevvy M6B CanAm Car at one of the greatest Tracks in the world: Elkhart Lake-Road America. And He's going quick too..... F1 should race here, and particulrly Indy-Cars SHOULD definitely race here!! Enjoy.

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

+Luckey MadRacer Thank you for watching. Great car and great track!!!

[@tscooter22]

Indycar will be at Elkart Lake on 6/25/2017. :-)

[@luckey4980]

Thanks for your response, as that is good news tscooter! Cheers mate.

[@luckey4980]

Great....!

[@tmor2003]

most importantly, i need to race here!

[@jinxed_jinxed_3443]

Effin FANTASTIC :D

[@doowaditti]

Can-Am was BIG BLOCK

[@kenanderson5240]

Many small blocks in the early years.

[@unionrdr]

Plus,another interesting bit of history,I mixed up the color of his car myself. A sort of chinese red as mom called it. I dubbed it "Oscar Red" to Mrs.Hubbel & the gang. I was greatly surprised that Pactra picked up my Oscar Red & sold it in the bigger one ounce size we used in our airbrushes to paint the very thin Lexan bodies with. I even went on to write for Scale Auto Racing News as "The Soapbox Racer". Aaah,the old days...eciting times to be sure.

[@Dave-ru3tt]

Brilliant !!

[@tommissouri4871]

This is Oscar's old car. Fans of Auto World should recognize it. I believe that Oscar ran a big block in it most of the time though. A friend of mine, Dick Durant, had an M8C that he raced. He also set an altitude and distance record at 3:49 when he went off course and took out a couple of Pontiacs. I don't remember which car he was in when he did that.

[@Blackscorpion1963]

Phenomenal performance. Scary. And it isn't the most powerful McLaren Can Am race car. The M6B was powered by a small block 5.8L/350ci Chev whereas the McLaren M8A was powered by the big block 7L/427ci (ZL1) Chev.

[@jorgedaniel43]

Que ganas de correr por mclaren y levantar nuevamente al equipo y llevarlo a la cima

[@rehannoor4961]

rip both Jim Pace and Bruce McLaren

[@svo65]

wow, thanks!

[@velocita8842]

What a beast!

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

That was Good! Great track Road America. There was 454 likes when I watched it, that seemed quite appropriate, 455 now. They sound good the Can Am cars.....

[@michaelh.9866]

I was a member of the PRDA, back in the day...

[@rand007]

AH yes...such sweet thunder !!!

[@Berchol]

Fast and Furious my ass. That is what I call push-hard driving.

[@raypettit74]

God, that sound!!!

[@spookydog6959]

epic ride

[@caderatliff3712]

Wow. Just ... wow.

[@hmittmann1]

awesome!