McLaren Road America Can Am race onboard laps

The Hawk at Road America. Heritage Motorsports McLaren M6B Can-Am qualifying race. Onboard with '96 12hr Sebring and 24 hr daytona overall winner jim pace

[@billiebones62]

Watched tons of racing videos, this is the best on car in car camera video in EXISTENCE. The old Can-Am cars were also the greatest screaming demons from hell ever made. Great driving.

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching. Road America is a wonderful backdrop for CAN AM action and demands a driver's complete attention. YES it is FUN!!!

[@billiebones62]

Looks like the ultimate Can-Am track. At least they let you guys get up to top speed on the straights like the old days. They wrecked the long straight at the Glen by putting that slowdown in the middle of it. We grew up in the 60's and 70's watching at the end of the straight as these beasts came screaming and bobbing from the horizon right at us. Sights and sounds never to be forgotten.

[@georgeflutey5925]

@@billiebones62 Hey, does,nt that engine scream. It seems to be tuned to perfection. No backfiring on over run. Crisp as! Even gearchange up is slick for a big motor. Have seen and heard a M8A on track, It,s something i never forget, just awesome.

[@wermach123]

I will miss Jim's fantastic vintage racing videos 😢

[@stevegarcia9098]

been going to road races since 89. thx, jim.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Steve Garcia - You've got a lot of great road racing ahead of you! I've been going to Lime Rock Park since 1963 and love it just as much today as back then. It's in your blood, or it's not!

[@slashracingproductions5593]

Rest in Peace Jim, You will be missed greatly. Thanks for sharing your talents with all of us all these years.

[@damage98]

How did those Can Am pilots fit their balls in the cockpit? Seriously great, cam in the footwell letting us see what I guess must be turn-in braking at ludicrous speeds, and the heel n toe action. Props to everyone on the track. Tragic to lose Jim Pace to Covid, taken way too soon. RIP Sir.

[@fourfortyroadrunner]

Here I am watching this yet again!!

[@johnnyo5993]

Jim was my instructor in the 90s many fasr laps with him...may he Rest in Peace 🙏 🏁

[@MrPorsche85]

Its april 2020 and here we are stuck at home. I hope they get RA open for the Historics in July and we can get to see these again. What a sight and and sound they make!

[@375GTB]

Good show, that pass on the M8.. Our most beautiful and "European" of road courses. Thank you, sir!

[@markkraus3598]

It’s exciting to see them driven the way they would have back in the day ( well almost ) ! By far the BEST class to watch !! 👍

[@Pod6168]

Great video. I was lucky enough to watch these cars race as a youngster, including Oscar in the Autoworld McLaren; great stuff! Also fun to have in-car footage of Road America, which brings back memories of my WKA enduro and Barber FF days at this grand circuit. Thanks Jim!

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching.

[@snivelinj7612]

Terrific video !! I saw these fabulous beasts race years ago. I've never forgotten the sight and sound of a pack of big block chevy CanAms snarling at each other around a track. Thanks so much for a well done vid.

[@2view23]

WOW! That car is a beast, V-8 sound Thanks for share.

[@ChrisJohnson-rn2ls]

The sound alone is worth the time! Eargasm!

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching. Yes the sound of a V8 at 7500+ open exhaust is SWEET!

[@Racer_Mike87]

Love the Can-am cars! Saw them race at Laguna in 72 and 73. Thanks for posting

[@daywalker750]

Amazing video, thanks for letting all of us tag along on a few laps!

[@dw17881967]

Great! Loved the pip with the footbox. Thanks for all the lesson at Skip Barber, Jim.

[@PersonaGrip]

Jim, that has to be one of the BEST in-car cam films I've seen in a LONG time. Love the footwork cam. It was a classic battle of a small-block vs big-block and you can see the extra inches pull the mouse motor up the front straight. Motor sounds phenomenal...how high did he twist it?

[@chrisgill5304]

Jim, You make some great videos please keep them coming. Chris Gill

[@tscooter22]

This was excellent! Thank you very much for the video!

[@georgedarmanovich1827]

Can Am had to be racing at its best and purest in its heyday bigger than formula 1 faster as welll . True American muscle

[@yatespeterm]

george darmanovich ... Except that Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme were from New Zealand!

[@georgedarmanovich1827]

Quite right and both where greats

[@deanfairbourn8160]

Brian Redman, John Sirtees, McLaren themselves?

[@thethirdman225]

Dean Fairbourn Sure, also Jackie Stewart, Chris Amon, Jacky Ickx, Jackie Oliver...

[@mikejohnson5900]

That was a thing of beauty. Thank you for posting this.

[@stvcrgy55]

Great video and driving. Your video's keep me going over the long Chicago winter while there is no racing and I can't drive my car. Can't wait til July. I'll be at RA for sure.

[@SurfCityVideo]

Absoluter masterful driving.

[@davedefreece5125]

Love how he checks/ pumps the brake pedal going into the corners after a long straight...Turn #5

[@rahkinrah1963]

OY VAY! Tears to my eyes!

[@Racer_Mike87]

This is so good I watch it almost everyday

[@parkerwinkelman3007]

Was wondering why this account hasnt posted a video in 3 years. Just found out why. I didnt even know Jim and it still felt like a gut punch. Hate to hear that that happened to him. R.I.P. Jim. You will be very deeply missed by many worldwide.

[@redmercurypr]

Great video, just made my day!

[@lefa6971]

good job!

[@mrthunder8190]

I was so sorry to hear about the passing of Jim. He was such a good teacher, and a compass of where a motorsports career can lead. Knowing his successes and watching him drive these iconic cars will be his legacy and inspiration for future aspiring racers. Heart felt condolences to Jim's family and friends.

[@gren509]

SUPERB, I felt I was there - just needed the smells ;-)

[@fw1421]

Racing was better back in the day,more driver than engineers.

[@rpurdey]

fw1421 I loved it then, BUT, the competition was actually kind of poor. 1966 wasn't bad but 1967 through 1971 was just variations of McLaren domination followed in 1972 and 1973 by the all-crushing Penske Panzer. There really wasn't a lot of passing in CanAm but it was absolutely awesome none the less. And cars were always breaking down, you never we're really sure who would finish.

[@johnnyyuma9326]

More engine than car, like a real car should be.

[@markbroadheaf1593]

Interesting watching him dabbing the brakes for the pad knock off on the straights.

[@billiebones62]

Heel and toe master!

[@Trucker1957]

That sure was some fancy footwork! Thanks for sharing.

[@bobthbldr3]

Awesome video! I just found this! These cars ran without sponsors names all over every inch of the cars. Money has ruined motorsports. They are all just rolling billboards now and it takes millions of dollars to be competitive.

[@mmelshapbsglobal]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@ChargerMiles007]

Awesome Can Am vid!

[@pjk750]

our favourite event. tap the brakes into turn 5 to see if they're still there.... scary

[@Pod6168]

One place scarier than Road America Turn 5, where you also test the brakes on a downhill run just to make sure, is going into the boot at Watkins Glen.

[@gremmann]

Fantastic video. I noticed the tach was redlined or the shift point was about the 3 o'clock position. I believe it was Sterling Moss who had his tach turned so as the redline, or shift point was at the 12:00 position, so he didn't have to look at it. It would catch his eye.

[@rockymountainrocker5630]

Loved when the McLaren got a bit wide.. nice move.

[@markjurczyk]

Great cars !

[@McGreevyMotorRacing]

Love the videos! Keep them up!

[@armcchargues8623]

I could turn the video off and just listen to this all day.

[@Thomas63r2]

Pure driving with no high technology at all. Just boatloads of torque to accelerate a light car with tons of downfo

[@crushed1126]

Very very cool

[@aggieroadracer]

got any links to video from the Big block cars?! would LOVE to hear them!

[@giriphotography]

nice

[@MrNunna]

That's vintage racing. Here the awesome sounds, see the beautiful cars run on track - as they brake WAYYY early for the turns to protect the zillion dollar cars. I'm not saying there's something wrong with that as long as everyone knows.

[@fjbutch]

Bloody magic vid....

[@jc87930]

was really great racing until Porsche just punished everyone... Love this clip boasts about 1000hp when the 917 made 1500hp...

[@kclewell]

I think I took a couple nice shots of this car. :)

[@johnhoudyshell7551]

I have a video game with road America you get to know it so well it's like driving to work on monday morning.

[@scottl.1568]

Where do you get these cars?

[@MrSmi31093]

Chasing the DN4 Right?

[@Pod6168]

Hey, you passed "Jerry Hansen" in Canada corner on the last lap. Not likely! ;-) I remember watching Jerry smoke everyone in A sports racer (and A production) at Road Atlanta in the early 1970s.

[@Loulovesspeed]

Maximum HP for big block V8 Can Am cars was closer to 840 - not 1,000. The 917/30 Porsche Can Am car was the most powerful by far - 1,100 race HP and with a simple turn of the boost knob up to 1,500+ HP for short bursts.

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching. Yes in period correct the horsepower was less but with todays technology (and rules) the engines are producing significantly more power. Much of this is through increased rpm permitted by the technology. The small block McLaren I have the opportunity to drive is making over 720 HP at 8000 rpm. That is considerably more rpm than reliable in 1968. Same goes for the big blocks. They make power!!! It is impressive how the BB cars accelerate from say 150-195 mph! Thanks again for watching and commenting. JP

[@Loulovesspeed]

Good point Jim! Even the race fuels today are more potent than they were in the 60s. Never saw a Can Am race except a vintage event at Lime Rock Park - 1/2 hr. drive for me. Fantastic looking and sounding road race machines! Sure wish I had seen them race for real back then. Thanks for the reply.

[@joekeifer8170]

no chicane out of carousel for the cars?

[@westipton5207]

? ?

[@epistte]

That is only used for bikes.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

Is he only using the clutch to stop and go? 2:00

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Erik, The non-synchronized gear boxes are easily shifted without the clutch by matching the rpm on the downshift, a technique known as "heel & toe" since one foot is operating two pedals (brake and gas). Additionally the idea of revving the engine in neutral between shifts is known as "double clutching" whether the clutch is used or not. Together it is "heel & toe double clutch downshifting". A necessary skill set before sequential and paddles became the norm. Thank you for watching. JP

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

@@JimPaceMotorsports oh I get that he CAN throw the car into gear safely with a proper rev match, I was just asking if he went the whole race without using the clutch, but I didnt watch far enough into the video to see that yes, in fact, he did use the clutch.

[@georgeperillo6421]

An era dominated by big block Chevrolet horsepower.No Hemi's or big block Fords. No sir.

[@grichkabogdanoff6244]

Is this an amateur race ? The 2nd guy looks slow and bad. This track is great, one of the best of usa imo

[@Richard_Gatecliffe_Photography]

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[@59vaughn]

Small block...!!!....that's why it seems so...well.....it's not really...

[@jkircher314]

The small block ran flawlessly but the big block was awesome down the main straightaway.

[@PersonaGrip]

Agree. Watching that big-block Shadow literally JUMP away up the hill on the front straight is something to behold....probably shifting at 6000 regularly, and 6500+ to stretch it into a corner to save a shift, maybe. The small-block fuel processor simply has to twist higher to put the same amount of "spent fuel on the ground"...so you gear it accordingly. With all the power comparatively "upstairs", the small block doesn't hit the tires as hard, so it's more drivable off the corners.

[@jinxed_jinxed_3443]

Thanks, brilliant :)

[@adhithyasodhi3203]

A great drive. Whoever built that small block knows what's up :)

[@obadiahscave]

start your ENGINES....!

[@hayeslewis]

Great stuff. I don't know about good old fashioned. I seem to recall the small blocks good for less than 500 and the big one's for less than 800. How high are you running the engines. 6K was good back then.

[@jeje26592]

belle course bravo !

[@garykochanski5927]

I I grew up watching Oscar run the Giants Despair Hillclimb in Laurel Run Pa. in the 70s

[@scottawes921]

Hahaha! Look how badass that car is! Fuckin stacks and all that horsepower and beauty.... I haven't lived....you know?

[@glavatz]

Awesome vid. Thanks, for posting

[@SteveMcKinney]

Stellar video and driving!

[@guysmalley]

What’s wrong with the 5 down votes? Green emissions staff?

[@71DatsunZ]

Oscar used to tell great stories of his time with that McLaren

[@Mcbleh]

That was brilliant. Thank you!

[@PeterMayer]

This track is the s***, bar none.

[@lieugebo805]

Just a great pleasure to watch love the heel until work excellent job gentleman driving the video all the above the cars are wonderful and the drivers are amazing God bless you gentlemen many more laps to go

[@georgeflutey5925]

Fantastic racing. It,s still the ultimate.

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching. JP

[@tommyboy71]

Love that track. Been going there for 55 years. CanAm cars were, and are, the best ever.

[@AParker077]

Awesome video Jim and great drive.

[@JimPaceMotorsports]

Thanks for watching. These cars are exceptional to drive. They will hurt you in a heartbeat but still exceptional to drive.