That was so cool, 2 years before I was born, but so awesome, thanks.
@JensSchraeder Жыл бұрын
This was more entertaining than modern races.
@altfactor7 жыл бұрын
The year 1958 was historic in auto racing for two reasons: It was the final year for racing on the sandy beach in Daytona. The Daytona International Speedway would open in-time for the 1959 "Speed Weeks". And it was the first year A.J. Foyt competed in the Indianapolis "500". He'd eventually win the race on four separate occasions, the first driver to do so.
@knighttuttruptuttrup85183 жыл бұрын
Cool factoids, thanks.
@noviranger88 Жыл бұрын
NASCAR ran measured mile time trials there until 1961.
@robertkeefer15524 жыл бұрын
In 1957 and 1958 Indianapolis had used the single file form up out of the new revamped pit area. After the 1958 race, they went back to having the cars in 11 rows of 3 starting up on the main straight.
@timonsolus7 жыл бұрын
Racing in cars with really, really bad handling is really fun to watch! Far more so than modern F1.
@nycsongman97585 жыл бұрын
These were the much-admired "rocket ships" of a bygone NASCAR era. I'm a Boomer, so I remember, as a boy, those body shapes; I remember those huge V-8s. People looked at these cars in this final Beach race then as one might look today at a hi-tech NHRA Pro Mod car. I love modern and ancient NASCAR
@wesleyamancio3686 Жыл бұрын
@@nycsongman9758 sreet drag racing >>>> NHRA
@isaacsrandomvideos667 Жыл бұрын
1:01 look at that beauty 1958 Plymouth Belvedere Or savoy that trim looks like the savoy trim.
@autobug26 жыл бұрын
Racing on the beach in cars that were close to showroom stock was so much more of a challenge than on a paved track like today. Those drivers had to work to keep the car on the track; fighting the steering against the sand in the curves. And it was more fun to watch. Today? It's all politics, and who has the bigger sponsors. I don't even watch it anymore. no fun.
@altfactor7 жыл бұрын
I think you made a typo: The Indianapolis "500" is 200 laps, with each lap taking two and a half miles.
@olivei24848 жыл бұрын
cool footage. Looks like the pace car is towing thing at 1.02. Dunno what fer
@bogdanich3757 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@ofnarcr8 жыл бұрын
This is a thing?! Thank you!
@petermaxwell49047 жыл бұрын
best movie ever made?..red-line 7000, i forget the number, but red-line!
@noviranger887 жыл бұрын
It was 7000.
@johnholzhey81494 жыл бұрын
They even had the fly-over back then.
@5jr.racing9827 жыл бұрын
Strange that the NASCAR boys where putting roll cages in to protect their life...yet the Indy car boys would rather roll over and die....people were so nieve in early days of racing...don't get me going on the Daytona beach race about the fans standing behind nothing with cars going by at 140 mph!!!
@victorpena31294 жыл бұрын
After world war 2 people weren’t scared of shit lol even death .
@knighttuttruptuttrup85183 жыл бұрын
I think there was a tragic Gran Prix crash in Europe just a couple years earlier that took out a bunch of spectators. Different times.
@JensSchraeder Жыл бұрын
America was great back then my friend.
@GiovanniTiradoGT6 жыл бұрын
7:13 HE CAN HIGH FIVE THE DRIVER lol
@ofnarcr8 жыл бұрын
BTW, what is that at 1:02? Curious.
@1985230ce7 жыл бұрын
Early GPS.
@Mark-ce3gp5 жыл бұрын
Or the Hearse 17:34
@robertuskoppies4444 жыл бұрын
At 0:29 -> it was Sir HENRY SEGRAVE, not Harry Seagrave....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Segrave
@derkes172 Жыл бұрын
That was Harry, because Henry Seagrave died in 1930
@rosewhite---6 жыл бұрын
22:35 are those parasol hats still available?
@vernwallen42466 жыл бұрын
Yes,i recently bought one on ebay for $5.00.No warranty.
@kikufutaba11945 жыл бұрын
On Amazon her in Japan also
@invisiblepuppet343711 ай бұрын
6:43
@Viper88286 жыл бұрын
@16:36 how did he survive that....
@Timinator626 жыл бұрын
He didn't, that was Pat O'Conner
@danooc13 жыл бұрын
@@Timinator62 yeah. They kinda skipped over that detail. Thank God that other drivers radiator survived though.
@igoski15824 жыл бұрын
Daytona, fans literally standing a few feet away from the cars going down the sand side of the track. Everyone was extremely lucky a wrecking car did not plow through a crowd of people, killing them all. Why were so many, so naive and stupid to conduct a race like this, with that extreme danger?
@mikew34944 жыл бұрын
Pretty lame until about 11:50 when the real racing ensued .