1997 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 - Huge revs, flames, fly-by's & downshifts

[@rofufoja]

One of my favourite Le Mans cars. During the race night of 1997 I slept in a field behind the chinese restaurant along Hunaudieres. The cars were extremely loud, especially the McLaren's and Panoz'. But only the deep, loud growl of the high revving Panoz made the ground shake beneath us. You could feel them everytime they passed by. An extraordinary experience I'll never forget :)

[@jacobwigley]

rofufoja so cool!

[@matravellianism9685]

I can definitely confirm that. I went to my very first race in 1997 for the FIA GT championship at the old Hockenheimring at the age of 11. We were sitting on the stands at the entry of the Motodrom and despite the McLarens also being there and making their beautiful noise the Panoz' were already audible when they were accelerating out of Ayrton-Senna-chicane. And literally all hell broke loose when they came around the corner into the Motordrom. The stands were literally shaking from the noise those beasts were making. I think this might be the point when I got infected with that chronic disease causing you to be a petrol head 😀 Very fond memories!

[@CoyoteFTW]

That’s that Ford V8

[@rickfowler3603]

I thought this car was the Batmobile when I was a kid. What a mad machine.

[@GuzziHeroV50]

The DAMS machines were black which made them look even more so. Perry McCarthy and (I think) David Brabham dressed up as Batman and Robin at various points over the 1997 weekend.

[@jacobmcmillen7390]

That car was the ultimate in Midtown Madness, this video takes me back

[@chaosch]

agreed

[@haluyolo7568]

Hello there dear MM enjoyers

[@jeffreygraves4120]

The design looked ahead of its time. So exotic yet muscular looking. Loved that long hood with those functional air pitts.

[@AdminAbuse]

GT1 Cars were the real deal, glad that I grew up watching this, real motorsport

[@budyeddi5814]

SAME👏

[@LR_84]

*thunder* has joined the track

[@rednova5348]

Panoz was always a favorite of mine its sad all american race cars are disappearing. with the new corvette going mid engine like a European car no vipers.and the Ford gt with no V8 its nice to remind people of what true American muscle sounds like.

[@DrSabot-A]

The new Mid-Engined Corvette is the ultimate vision of Zora Duntov's Corvette though?

[@fried1537]

@@DrSabot-A what a lame vision, give me a c4 c5 or c6 any day

[@DrSabot-A]

@@fried1537 That lame vision just won the GT class of LeMans this year???

[@D16Y8PWR]

This is my favorite car in Midtown madness :)

[@TiempoExtraMX]

Mine too!! 🥺

[@chaosch]

same.

[@haluyolo7568]

Nostalgic game

[@snoopdutt1985]

I was on the start finish line at Donnington Park 1998 and this thing literally sucked the air out of my lungs. Insane noise that just can't be described to those that haven't heard it.

[@nickcapella2440]

Video never does racing justice. This car makes your body shake when it drives by. One of the loudest cars I've ever heard to where it wasn't just noise pollution. It had such a beautiful exhaust note.

[@001-j7l]

One of my all time favourite looking/sounding racing car! thanks.

[@arfshesaid4325]

ive got a large carbon fiber piece with a latch on it from the red Panoz lemans car, crashed at Mosport and i snagged a 2x2 chunk of it, cool memories when i look at it, so light for such a big chunk too, its got part of the Panoz racing school written on it

[@rchoper21]

Love the Panoz cars! American & powered by Roush Ford! Saw the car at Laguna Seca along with the Porsche GT1 & Mc Laren F1!

[@Quadrant14]

I remember well David Brabham driving this beast , the silver Visteon one, what a machine

[@jstoli996c4s]

I remember seeing (and hearing) the Panoz for the first time at the FIA GT race at Sebring in 1997. So wild looking and sounding like Nascar instead of a sports car. Great stuff!

[@brihev1]

1997&1998 Sebring. It was using Jack Roush Ford NASCAR engines. Roush also had success in IMSA back in the day. Later Panoz switched to Yates Fod, iirc.

[@PG-20]

5:23…wow! The 90’s came knocking

[@haluyolo7568]

Midtown Madness enjoyers will always admire this car

[@deirdrem1951]

Best sounding car ever on the race track. Very close to the sound of a WW2 fighter especially when you get two back to back with a Vet following close behind. I miss them so much

[@oskarr3018]

The longe boye

[@MDDeGrande1994]

My favorite car of all time! Lovin' it since Midtown Madness 1! :D

[@haluyolo7568]

I never unlocked it as a child cuz I was too dumb to understand the requirements to unlock it😭 but I think I should redownload it now

[@keithmcdonald2571]

Never saw the GT1 cars race but I did get to see the AMLS LMP1 Panoz race a coupe of times ( they won the race at Portland) Very distinctive and incredible loud cars. Thanks for sharing BM.

[@Quadrant14]

I think with David Brabham and Co driving

[@Hessenspotter]

One of the best sounding cars of this days 😍🤤

[@joe125ful]

6Litre V8,600Hp,8000Rpm! Modern cars need this engine:)

[@motocrossriders2002]

Checkout the Corvette C6 Z06...

[@kaeruha7897]

Midtown madness brought me here... seriously though, awesome to see it running in 2019!

[@greezyweezy5836]

Waited years for this. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WMUCarGuy]

This is actually the Panoz GTP - an evolution of the GTR-1, which was actually more like an LMP-1 wearing GTR-1 bodywork. It actually has a 4" longer wheelbase compared the GTR-1 from 1997/98 and has a few other changes, too. The GTP was run by Larbre Competition in 2004 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans before being retired to vintage racing. The Same outfit - JMB classic - also prepares an older, orignal GTR-1 for another client, too.

[@letonti69]

Ah là là cette époque impeccable et incroyable 😢❤

[@calebfreelove4218]

This car looks like a powerhouse

[@1EnZBosS1]

Gt1 is coming back for 2020/2021 at le-mans can't wait to see what the likes of mclaren and aston martin will make

[@JaredR1996]

Lovely V8. Nice video BM

[@kylelagrow1973]

Might favorite car growing up in sebring

[@chrishubbs8633]

I remember watching this car race at Bowmanville Mosport Park. Panoz had a racing school there. I even heard that they owned the track but never knew really if that was true. It was pretty cool tho.

[@kudakayto]

3:25 best part in my opinion

[@alex680]

Panoz the good old days on FB !!!

[@evo6tmeds]

midtown madness2!!!!!

[@Plan_Br]

what a amazing sound...

[@fajarastanaprima2771]

Growling V8 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SmallBlogV8]

4:28 - is that a Venturi Atlantique racecar???

[@Belgian-Motorsport]

Lm600. I already made a video about it, kzbin.info/www/bejne/enabYZR4iLNjppI

[@procioneintubato]

Scary soundtrack to it😍

[@TheS1PikesPeak]

The Taillights are from a Mazda MX6 GE 😂

[@TitanTrond]

Fantastic upload, thank you very much!!!

[@ConvexRook]

Make a video with the Viper and the SALEEEN ohhh what a beast

[@rc.obsession8207]

I get the feeling that that car would blow my ears to smithereens.

[@15DEAN1995]

this car sounds like one of the old can am monsters, its probably the last top class car to have a v8 of that size. the corvetters like c5r, c6r and c7r all have great sound tracks but they never made a le mans prototype with those engines.

[@michaelperkins5746]

The best sound at Lemans

[@shaalis]

I miss this car

[@chetmyers7041]

What separates the men from the boys is the price of the toys!

[@jptothetree]

Hot DAMN

[@m3wo416]

This car really gives me Lightning Mcqueen Cars 1 vibes

[@ACCOUNTANTB]

Its long...wide and low.....very cool design...

[@questaebenzinah2600]

When you enter in Paradise: 5:19

[@adammark1983]

Noel Edmunds started the panoz team in 1997

[@barryjohnson5288]

The only GT1 you can still get today! Panoz will build you one.

[@budyeddi5814]

All for a cool $890k usd 🏃

[@Den_Anderen]

I'd ask for different taillights... Otherwise it's perfect

[@MrShranky]

sports car gt and rfactor was the main reason i got to know this car

[@lnsroo]

I can't wait to drive it again in GTA 7 :)

[@Oblivion9873]

s/o to all the midtown madness 2 boys

[@sebdoudou28]

Super 👍

[@googlekontoname9486]

❤️❤️❤️

[@NLGogeta]

I swear this sounds like the C5R and the C6R

[@i8nm3gp]

it was this and the dodge viper

[@takashimitsuya7065]

First hybrid car or am I thinking about the wrong car?

[@Belgian-Motorsport]

You are thinking of another car.

[@EmperorXaozx]

They did make a hybrid of the GTR-1.

[@JHamilton791]

Sparky was a GTR-1 and was the first electric hybrid to compete. It's in the panoz collection with this car's sister.

[@garethnoble3378]

The thonki boi

[@unknow5245]

who wins between viper gts and panoz ??

[@haluyolo7568]

Great question I hope someone will answer that

[@Rampant_Colt]

I have the white number 66 GTR-1 Hot Wheels version of this

[@MrRodrigo0919]

test drive lemans!

[@shshh-fw9eh]

The proof that V8s destroy any other engine configuration, except the V10 of the LFA.

[@falcongamer58]

Anyone here from Forza 4?

[@michallewera]

4:29 - 4:33 Venturi ;-)

[@unwanted_zombie]

WHAT? SORRY I CANT HESR YOU! WHAT??

[@gmoney6608]

What is this event?

[@Belgian-Motorsport]

Check the description.

[@Greenaresy]

TOAD

[@hertzer2000]

What a beast! I still think my new Chevy Cruze 1.4T is faster, tho. :p

[@budyeddi5814]

❤❤❤