Noel's Le Mans Dream - Le Mans 1997 - Episodes 1 and 2

[@Mike-xh8fl]

Great stuff. Without today's wall to wall internet coverage, this sort of look behind the scenes of the glory days of GT racing is worth it's weight in gold.

[@karelpipa]

absolutely

[@KatieWilliams1990x]

The last time I saw this was when I was seven in 1997. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I'm so thankful that I have extremely good memory.

[@MontyMotorsport]

🏁🙂👍

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR AGES XXX

[@hamster-wh3ws]

Epic achievement by all involved to get that far in the race. No denying that. Also this is Noel at his most charismatic too.

[@D5DRIFT]

I remember hearing the panoz. The sound was absolutely unique. It sounded like no other

[@stevetaviner4878]

Last time I saw this it was first broadcast! That mighty Panoz blasted my ear drums for a few years after my first Le Mans in 99.

[@gothicpagan.666]

That was great to see. Thanks very much for the upload

[@MrMcKane]

Thank you so much for uploading this, i haven't seen this since it was first broadcast (I'm surprised i remember what it was called) Brings back lots of really special memories of going to Le-Mans with my Dad from 1995 to 1999.

[@alex680]

Hi Deano with a bit luck you've some pics of the Panoz from these days

[@antj29]

Superb, been looking for this for years absolute years, cheers

[@JensonButton091]

This is incredible, thanks for uploading

[@robdavies8702]

OMG I’ve been looking for this for years, thanks for uploading!

[@andreamartinatto5473]

Old style documentary... absolutely fantastic :) thank you sooooooo much :)

[@MontyMotorsport]

Thank you 👍🏁

[@themarkyboy]

Been searching for this for years, thank you for uploading!!

[@nicktaylor1944]

Thanks for uploading this. So nostalgic. I was lucky enough to be at the race with the second DAMS/Motorola Panoz - as a freeloader tbh. I hadn’t seen the film before and it’s so evocative.

[@MontyMotorsport]

Thanks 👍🏁 Its proving to be one of my most popular uploads. I saw the 2 works and the DAMS Panoz that year at Silverstone, literally made the ground shake!!

[@nicktaylor1944]

Thunderous those GTR-1’s. RIP Don Panoz. Good luck with the channel.

[@alex680]

@@nicktaylor1944 have you keep something from these days ? like picture or others i'm interested

[@nicktaylor1944]

@@alex680 Somewhere some old pictures but not to hand unfortunately

[@Kinggweeny]

Never seen this before but loved it. Thank you 👌🏼

[@MontyMotorsport]

👍🏁

[@bizzbarberbarryt747]

great vid but sadly dave price the team manager passed this year aged 75 after a lifetime of motorsport involvement RIP

[@micknode9138]

Never seen this! So nice!

[@jaglemans6778]

Great upload. Been looking for this for a long time.

[@leeday2265]

Thank you, I've always wanted to see this documentary!

[@Quadrant14]

Having a chat with David Brabham last year about this car, he said, noisy, fast but so bloody unreliable, he loved the Panoz Roaster. Still he loved Don Panoz and his vision .

[@williamford9564]

Great show. I never knew until now that the car raced at LeMans in 1997. In 1998 I saw the car for the first time on TV in the Daytona 24 Hour race (USA) in January and fell in love with it a few months later when I saw it in person at the Watkins Glen 6 hours. The roar of that Roush V-8! The Panoz GTRs and the Ferrari 333s of that time are among my all time favorite cars. I don't know if Noel was involved at LeMans 1998 but the GTR-1 under David Price Racing finished 7th overall.

[@MontyMotorsport]

I seen them race at Silverstone and Donington, the ground always shook! Noel never did Le Mans again.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

Actually, that was a dams run Panoz...

[@newjerseywales]

Thanks for uploading!

[@sirpiccolo]

A young Jeremy Clarkson oh my!

[@MaxPower-zw7xr]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I’ve heard about it but never seen it. A fantastic behind the scenes look at the ups and downs of a Le Man campaign pre social media era. I wonder if he approached Lister?

[@joseantonioparedespillaca7415]

Muchisimas gracias por subir algo tan precioso, esto es una verdadera joya lemans 97, espersndo ver algo similar en caso del r390 para le mans 98, que video para mas excitante.

[@MontyMotorsport]

Gracias 👍🏁

[@coliimusic]

A Panoz set to Pink Floyd was something I didn't know I needed so badly

[@stephentrout7879]

RIP Gary Rhodes.

[@alc-d4163]

I never knew that Noel Edmonds had an involvement with the Panoz team and Le Mans.

[@jocksavard41241]

“Do you know how much they’re going to win by?” The Porsches both retired mid race

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

@@jocksavard41241 However, they were leading when they went out...

[@maartenrijsdijk3695]

Thanks !

[@bendingspring]

Derek bell, a nice guy & a gentleman 👍

[@bendingspring]

David price to clarkson “I’ve seen you on the back of the tv!” Referring to clarksons “fluffy” hair no doubt!👍

[@stevemcrichards8768]

That was excellent. I didn't know Noel Edmonds or Clarkson was there overseeing all the madness as well much less contributing to it.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

I was at le mans that year

[@davidthef1footballguy861]

Do you have the any Races Of F1 ITV 2000-2002 seasons By itv and F3000 Also By ITV Please 2000-2002 seasons Please

[@MontyMotorsport]

I got those F1 races, but KZbin won't let me upload to my channel due to F1 copyright. Anyway GT/Le Mans more my thing for this channel 👍🏁

[@davidthef1footballguy861]

MontyMotorsport keep trying mate Tell FOM

[@HarveyJohnWillmott]

What’s the song at 36:00 called?

[@theshrew8853]

Get a life Ian Anderson

[@HarveyJohnWillmott]

Legend, thanks. I’d forgotten all about this video and song. It must be a rare song, as it’s not even on Spotify 🤯

[@snoopdutt1985]

Awesome, where are you getting all this content in this quality?

[@MontyMotorsport]

My own "videoed off the telly" at the time. Later converted to DVD, now MP4 files 🙂 Not tried to improve quality or faking HD, just maintaining as original.

[@henkgaas9446]

Panos GTR-1 were very imposing sounding cars strange looking cars, the best sounding ones were the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S cars absolute crowd favourite.

[@MontyMotorsport]

Made the ground shake as they rumbled past 👍🏁

[@davidandrews8963]

I taped this at the time VHS somewhere it was brill at least he got the car together Very elitist hobby 🚗🍀👌😳 THE PANOS I LOVED IT DIFFERENT TO WHAT I'D EVER SEEN BUT THE CAR TO START AT LEAST I so enjoyed this dream can't believe it was 1997 and its now 2021 I don't even know how much Noel was out of pocket after all this most enjoyable tho 🍀👀👌

[@joe5boost]

Top vid and thanks for the upload but very painful to watch , Imagine wanting to go racing and spending £2,000,000+ to then end up being a petrol pump assistant.

[@MontyMotorsport]

Good point 😂

[@davidlittle7182]

I thought I’d missed something between him saying he ‘wanted a go’ at competing and him saying he might be allowed to fill the car with petrol

[@xevious2501]

We all love the Mclaren, but history love to forget just how great and terrible they had it in lemans 97. heck of the 48 cars that started on 18 finished !! that's a war of attrition.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

Indeed, their quickest car the No42 BMW factory car of JJ Lehto Steve Soper and Nelson Piquet, crashed out, that car would perhaps have finished 1st overall, indeed 4 out of 6 McLarens did not finish, so to still finish 1st and 2nd in class and 2nd and 3rd overall was quite something...

[@georgemills2001]

24:42 Is this Enjolras' crash?

[@williamford9564]

Yes. In pre qualifying, the rear body of the WR Prototype came off before Arnage. The out of control car went over the barriers, turned over and exploded, killing the driver.

[@jbjon4878]

In fact it's the whole single piece bodywork that came off between Arnage and the Porsche corner, the chassis went into the barrier up side down and the driver got beheaded

[@williamford9564]

@@jbjon4878 😲😲😲