Reims F1 Circuit - History, Crashes and Onboard

[@billsmith5166]

There are no better videos regarding historic circuits and racing than yours. Absolutely none. I can't get over the research and editing that must take place. As usual, it's wonderful. Many thanks!

[@gregcarlson6012]

I totally agree.

[@ourafilmes]

Wow, thanks for your very nice words! I like to make them but I have 3 jobs and lots of work. I am slowly taking care of the family business so I have less and less time each year... YT numbers are stable... but not great and also the system is not a good incentive to keep doing them - I had to re-edit this video 7 times to clear the copyright issues... (despite being very careful in the first time as I get several copyright attacks on these videos) I had to remove some footage and change it for pictures so, in the end, I have to upload them worst than I could make them... It´s the price to pay I guess... Cheers from Portugal!

[@SaabJitsu]

FIA should go back to tracks like this. Would clear up track limit penalties pretty quick. Great video sir, thank you for your work.

[@ourafilmes]

Totally agree! Cheers from Portugal!

[@thethirdman225]

LOL!! Sure…

[@AngryFrenchPenguin]

I grew up in Reims, hearing plenty of stories from my grandfather recalling memories of early F1 racing there

[@ourafilmes]

That reminds me of my city where the F1 races were long time ago and only old people remembers them... Cheers from Portugal!

[@oscarsloots246]

Wow, another great video! Thank you for all the hard work!

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks for your nice words mate! Cheers from Portugal!

[@EnfvntTerrible]

always a great day when you upload, thanks so much for taking the time to make these wonderful videos

[@ourafilmes]

My pleasure! Cheers from Portugal!

[@gregcarlson6012]

Cool music. Not too loud, I can hear every word of your strange, yet authoritative accent. Not sure where you are from, but it ain't Texas. Glad I subscribed awhile back. Great content. Love the old school 8mm(?) film... This time in racing history is so fascinating. Excellent work, sir.

[@ourafilmes]

Hello Texas! If you were in Boston I would say to go to the seaside and look to the other side of the Atlantic.... LOL! I am in Portugal mate! In the other side of the Mexico Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean. This is/was a great track where each bend can make the difference - just look at Fangio! Of course, just like it happened in 1961, a good/better engine can also make the difference with those long straights. A track like this is needed in current F1... Cheers from Portugal!

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

I love all the posters they used back then. 1:11 I never recall seeing tires taller than the F1 car. They look like truck tires.

[@ourafilmes]

I absolutely love those posters from yesterday! They were all hand drawn and illustrated and are very original! Those guys were very creative! And colourful! That car is amazing! Just imagine the feeling of driving with that wheels in your shoulders! WOW! But remember that those guys were true heroes and not "athletes" like we have today. Big balls to drive those cars in racing speeds - no seatbelts, no crash helmets, no run-offs, no ABS or any kind of driver aids, ... Cheers from Portugal!

[@briangardner5905]

I will always remember that at Reims, the Ford Cobras clinched the GT Championship in 1965. Something no American car had ever done to this point. I have several Cobra Daytona coupes in my Hot Wheel/Matchbox collection.

[@ourafilmes]

I love the Cobra sound! Cheers from Portugal!

[@YOUENNNN]

What a magnificient circuit with these infinite straight lines lost in the wheat fields horizon... Futuristic and rural at the same time.

[@ourafilmes]

It was a great circuit. A great mix as you explained - but no track limits problems around here! Cheers from Portugal!

[@damage98]

Thanks so much for the video my friend. What a terrific contribution to Motorsports history your channel is! I know it takes a lot of work to produce, but we appreciate what you do. Your responsible for me spending far too much money on books to learn more on the subjects of your videos. Have you read Chris Nixons "Mon Ami Mate '? That story needs a major motion picture, stat. Now that Ferrari has been made, perhaps the public is ready for the tale of Collins and Hawthorne and the epic highs and lows of 50s F1. One can dream.

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks for your very nice words mate. I hope you enjoy those books! There is a lot of information hidden there sometimes! I did not read that book, sorry... The life of 80% of old drivers would make a great movie, no need to re-write the story to make it dramatic... Cheers from Portugal!

[@DSW964]

I had the chance to visit the circuit some 15 years ago and see the some of the restoration work that was taking place, and wonder what it must have felt like for Fangio drifting flat out through the sweepers. Should be a French national goal to re-connect the missing portion and hold a historic event once a year.

[@ourafilmes]

I agree with your idea but it seems that France lost a bit of its racing appeal... They do not feel it like before!

[@marksulloway5669]

Thank you for this.

[@ourafilmes]

My pleasure! Cheers from Portugal!

[@vincentlussier8264]

I love watching old early days of GP racing even if they're black and white ! It's so nostalgic ans entertaining! Great job with the production of the video so give us more! Will you be covering some vintage Le Mans 24hr. races too? I'd love that too!

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks for your nice words. This started as onboard videos on old tracks... It then developed into historic videos. I have several videos about Le Mans but not historic ones... I still have some tracks to cover!

[@richyasi7424]

Great work!

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks mate! Cheers from Portugal!

[@jacquesroland7646]

thank you, I love this place !

[@ourafilmes]

Me too! Cheers from Portugal!

[@michaelkneip597]

Great job! Thanks a lot and cheers to France

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks for watching. Cheers from Portugal!

[@frankfperron7037]

Good video, but some of the photos in the Musso section are of sports car crashes including De Portago in the 1957 Mille Miglia.

[@ourafilmes]

Hi there. Maybe there are mistakes there - very few pictures and information about those crashes here in Reims. But those pictures have the Musso name... I did my best and had to re-edit this 7 times until it was copyright clear... This is not the first version... YT is becoming shit... Cheers from Portugal!

[@davido1953]

We used to race this in Grand Prix Legends.

[@ourafilmes]

It is a great track!

[@RomanShopa]

I've checked that the French Grand Prix was held in Formula One cars at least since 1948, including such legends as Talbot T26 and Alfa Romeo 158. The "official" birth of F1 in 1950 is often misleading.

[@ourafilmes]

Mate F1 is just marketing... I prefer to call it Grand Prix Racing... It goes to more than 100 years now... And it´s a permanent evolution! My take on it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJm9foR8ebKkpKM

[@timothymerritt6582]

When I see the raw, undeveloped land surrounding Reims it makes me sad because I wish life was still that way.

[@ourafilmes]

Ties change mate... They call it progress... I strongly dislike it since the mid 2000s...

[@timothymerritt6582]

@@ourafilmes Je comprehend. I have to constantly remind myself that nothing stays the same. Everything is in a constant state of flux. It seems to me that the human drama of the sport has been diminished since about 1978. It's more car than driver.

[@breatharian2009]

Thanks for a great video, and here's a line of text to help it with the algorithm.

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks mate. That´s very appreciated! regards from Portugal!

[@bernardholcroft5138]

oddd looked on google earth for track and found a wood shaped like original silverstone

[@ourafilmes]

You can see that in the video too!

[@bobmartell5849]

👍🐻👍

[@ourafilmes]

Thanks for watching!

[@Andy-yy2fg]

Nothing new here! All this I learned forty years ago from reading.

[@ourafilmes]

I cannot invent new races mate... Cheers from Portugal!

[@Andy-yy2fg]

And that's just AI voice-over.

[@TerryRussell]

he is very much not AI: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn2yiGyIbNCBpZo and these are great videos!

[@ourafilmes]

Are you ok mate???