Watkins Glen Daytona Prototype Test with Jordan Taylor - /DRIVER'S EYE

[@ArnoModelstate]

So much difference in steering input between 1st and 2nd lap. shows what tires at temp can do. That sound is highly addictive !!!

[@Sturmovik1946]

+Arno Modelstate fairly certain the tires were warm to begin with and that he was just testing/getting a feel for the car. But I might be wrong.

[@eins2001]

+Garrus Vakarian That's usually how test sessions go

[@eins2001]

+Arno Modelstate The tires would already be nice and toasty as they simply switched drivers and added fuel.

[@ArnoModelstate]

+eins2001 If that is so then why does he steer excessively in the first time out like at 2:41 and when coming back the next round 4:25 he seems faster and more stable without the excessive steering. This get's heat into the tires also course they we're standing still in the pits or even muck. That's the difference I pointed out a year ago !

[@eins2001]

Tires don't cool down in the span of less than a minute. Also, when you take a car out for testing you don't push the car to the limit until you get an idea of how it handles, how the track feels, at what speed aerodynamics start to work, etc.

[@Pantifo]

Where did I go wrong in my life that this isn't what I'm doing for a living???

[@jounaas]

By not having rich parents

[@RaffaCampos51]

@@jounaas pain

[@matthewbyrd398]

Your dad’s not Wayne Taylor?

[@jounaas]

@@matthewbyrd398 jordan yes

[@bwtmagnesiumwater]

You aren’t rich

[@bigcanada813]

Such sweet, sweet V-8 music.

[@1hdsquad]

That corvette sounds wonderful when idling

[@MyStonerMind420]

I can't wait for the day video games are this good.

[@TheRevWillNotBeTelevised]

iRacing comes pretty close.

[@arekdbz3]

You mean graphicly or physic's wise ?

[@MyStonerMind420]

arekdbz3 mainly graphically, they're pretty much spot on with physics these days I think.

[@arekdbz3]

My Stoner Mind Yep, Assetto Corsa is pretty amazing. Graphicly it is way behind project cars but they have announced that they will develop new shaders and graphic effects until final release. But still, we have a long road to go until games are going to look like this. Mainly because of extremly high texture resolution.

[@TheRevWillNotBeTelevised]

The thing games will never reproduce is the fact that if you lose it you could be dead. So it will never be as good in that sense. Racing is fucking scary sometimes.

[@tehllama42]

That first lap before the tires came in was really cool to see how much understeer into snap oversteer he was working around. Very nice.

[@jimmychanga4130]

Damn! How did I miss this gem when it was uploaded?? Hopefully /drive continues its comeback and produces more content like this!

[@TheOfficialDJAVI]

Holy crap the visibility in the DP's is extremely low. Seems the mullet also aids the eye sight, as laser vision is needed to see out of that damn thing. Badass video JT!

[@loyseugene]

simulated split rear window looks like a '63 , that's cool.

[@tball0987]

For $25 you can go to this track (I think everyday, but if I'm wrong its every weekend) and in any car you can take 3 laps around the track at a reasonable speed (60- 140 depending on the circumstances). I've done this with my father and his friends and its a blast. Great track and I cant wait till I can drive it next season.

[@fargeeks]

That's cheap!!!!! Thats a great way to get your licks into the racing industry

[@HybridBoxer]

I absolutely LOVE the idea behind this video! Thank you /DRIVE and please update us with more info. Also I didn't even realize Harris Monkey was racing in the 24hr Nurburging. Congratulations!

[@olivervaccarella568]

tuokaa auto bentley helgelle teuvolle ja ollille speed 8

[@sacha7905]

Will we ever see the LaFerrari video?

[@manazo16]

Great work from the folks at DRIVE! incredible footage

[@Cheaphorsepower]

Hey Jordan second to last lap was damn near perfect, a few small and I mean reallllly small and it was perfect. I saw a lot of early entry at first before the tires really got warm and then progressively better till the end. I noticed the same impatience I have at first and the same way you get over it after a few laps. If you watch this really close you can see where you can push it all the way like the second to last corner before the pits that's a section you can really take advantage of, you almost don't need the brakes if you know where its going to throw the car. The toe is tough but once you get enough momentum and if you have enough power you can really push through it and attack the competition on the straight before the next corner especially if they made a mistake then your golden (that's a tricky corner carry your speed. This is the challenge, it's hard on the brakes before an uphill corner). I'll see you out there some day and I'll find a way to win. Good luck.

[@aubanelFredericton]

Great to see Driver's Eye again. Love that downforce through the esses!

[@rikwarren3999]

Arno, I wondered about the same thing. It seems the first steering input was severe as if the car must be coaxed into changing directions. Odd!. I don;t think it is tire temp because the time between driver changes was minimal. But then I don't know.

[@RippedWookie]

That sound is incredible.

[@porsche911CarreraRSR]

One of the best /DRIVE has done!!!

[@eberbacher007]

These days we still see "point of view" videos which were taken from cameras mounted on the helmet. Why has no one, that I know of, put a google glas, or any other kind of video glasses, on a race driver. That would give us a much more interesting point of view.

[@r35killa]

The power of the mullet! Great driving Jordan!

[@joshdrumheller4920]

Man no wonder this man has championships, his skills are incredible!!!!

[@RastaRasta1]

Man I love these videos and this one out of all of them is my favorite because I love Watkins Glen

[@salmanbioshock]

When can we see Chris Harris videos again ? :(

[@TheDatpussy]

He has his own channel it's called Chris Harris on cars

[@aaronyoung7242]

What a beast! Best soundtrack ever.

[@enigmaPL]

Pretty cool, great engine note. good driving, and good footage.

[@michaeljames3271]

I can't fir the day I drive real race cars on tracks. I love these videos.

[@walterpowell1250]

what a great driver he is in my eyes I was scared thinking he going to crash at any time but he did not great job.

[@TerrellMethvin]

The sound had me transfixed for 3/4 video awsome

[@nzdatsports9659]

pretty impresive vid , wiked driving , and an awsome car for a GM, since you guys SOLD OUT im realy missing having some one actuly informing us on wot it is how it works in detail wilst driving it , can we get chris a go in one of these thanks,

[@StefanoTrefano]

when will the shows like; Chris Harris on cars, tuned, test drive and big muscle come back?

[@bosborne0]

I was just there for Sahlens Six Hours at the Glen, is this from just before that? This car raced if I'm not mistaken.

[@Tarkov.]

Sick.

[@SirJamesTND]

i wonder how our eyes work to steady our vision so quickly and ophow it compares to cameras with the feature

[@user-180-mand90]

How do the USA IMSA prototypes compare to the World LMP1 prototypes?

[@Minx5892]

IMSA prototypes are practically LMP2s in pace. DPis are pretty much based around the LMP2 model.

[@lexus14blacklist]

Best sounds in the world. 3. The person you love saying yes 2. Your newborn baby crying 1. A crossplane V8

[@andrewpotapenkoff7723]

Guys, next time add some telemetry car info to the video.

[@ChrisVanMiddelkoop]

I am surprised they shut the engine down so much. F1 cars are built to such tight tolerances they dont shut the engine off unless it is plugged in to the heated water pumps and oil pumps.

[@2Ensta]

Awesome race car, the view is scary as heck.

[@cj386.]

i miss these

[@JoshTheBassist]

Damn I love these videos.

[@Alex_Mac_]

LOVE these videos!

[@frankkottwitz6279]

Majestic sound wish F1 sounded or better yet had the quality of racing this series has !

[@mojododo]

Great vid, but not really drivers eye, maybe try using the pivothead camera glasses for a much better drivers view

[@MrDAllen1124]

Music to my ears.

[@justindibenedetto6402]

Saw this car yesterday at Mosport, it's ridiculously loud.

[@toddthagod2330]

That snarl when he pulls into the pits gah damn

[@charger19691]

So when is the automatic paddle shifter transmission going to debut in Sprint Cup racing?

[@kingawags]

Hahaha..let's hope never! I reckon this series ruined this form of racing by eliminating tall stick sequential boxes. I'd be interested to know though how the drivers feel about it but..

[@thewakz]

Damo Mehlich I am sure the drivers love it. Being fast is the name of the game. Stick shift today is slower than these crazy new automatics.

[@camarowland4]

***** and you get to keep your hands on the wheel, adding the confidence to throw the thing in and out of a corner. I just think NASCAR of all series' needs to keep a third pedal. they ride 4th all day anyway. I say make em kick the clutch going in and out of the pits and on the road courses.

[@thewakz]

josj15 haha for sure. Technology has been replacing skills for a long time, in EVERYTHING! What are we going to do if computers are doing everything? Probably programming computers.

[@camarowland4]

josj15 well said. I agree completely. I road race with a dog legged 5 speed. i love it, heel toeing into corners, and grabbing gears down straights. It can't be matched. It would be ideal to see two feet, three pedal driving stay in big motorsport series' but i understand why it's mostly gone at the same time.

[@bobfrode]

A nice day in the office :)

[@Racer_Mike87]

Great video, loved it.

[@icedrinksfmj]

Sound so good

[@bboykory117]

Ahh I feel so bad now that last lap you looked like you got a good feel for the first and second section so you went all in to get some times down, tires looked like they felt a lot stickier as well and right as you started going off BAM! camaro knocks 0.5/1 second off you lol

[@eins2001]

Why do racing games never seem to give Daytona Protos any love? :c

[@player7996]

Forza 6 has both the Ford and Corvette DP

[@pixelgamer2579]

I love the fact that I can say I have raced against Jordan Taylor in real life... 😎

[@samhensley6801]

how

[@eins2001]

***** I just got a Corvette Daytona Prototype body for my R/C!

[@Minx5892]

eins2001 ikr. no mod for tractor. :(

[@MrRichard9315]

keep'em coming!!!

[@Polaventris]

Sweet video!

[@dakaraiali6738]

If this was GT6 all you would of heard in the turns is the tires squealing.

[@nickhowatson4745]

Daytona prototype racing is supposed to be a cheaper and easier series to get into when compared with the le man prototype cars. Theres LMP1 and LMP2 cars. The LMP1s are the fastest/top tier car in the le man series. The daytona prototypes are on par with LMP2 cars in performance but the DP cars are way more affordable. Its pretty much what would happen if you stuck a NASCAR engine in an LMP chassis.

[@Jakegalaar34]

Now if only the Corvette DP would land in Gran Turismo or Forza.

[@nickhowatson4745]

You got your wish with forza 7 lol.

[@wrestling1911a1]

havent missed the watkins glen nascar race in ten years i live near the track

[@rubenlucescu5651]

Holy cold front tires, Batman!

[@fisma6441]

is it just me or does this thing sound like a V10 at high revs?

[@lgsocom]

Just a big inch OHV V8.

[@JG54206]

+Ryan Hugger I can kind of hear what you're saying. When its pegged in 5th or 6th and the driver is just winding out the gear it kind of sounds V10ish, but that's just the exhaust layout, as soon as he backs off you can hear the burble and rumble of an OHV V8.

[@eins2001]

+Julian G Wait, OHV? They still use them?

[@Shootrace]

+eins2001 Yeah these are old in terms of design. No monocoque on these cars for instance.

[@JG54206]

eins2001 Pretty sure that all Corvette racecars including the Daytona prototypes and customer cars come with some derivative of an LS based engine tuned for racing. Maybe someone who knows more about these spec racecars could shed some light? I can tell from the sound that it's definitely a cross plane V8 and I don't think any Corvette racecars have a DOHC V8.

[@Tin_Fed]

Where are the Chris Harris on cars vids lately?

[@Navy1348]

What happened at turn one on lap two when he ran wide?

[@kliszp]

C8 Corvette anyone?

[@AlexandreSene]

So good video! Thanks

[@StrUspeedy38racer]

How is the camera mounted and what camera is being used?

[@ProjektaV2]

Looks like a go-pro mounted on his helmet.

[@jdubz22]

We all want to see that mullet.

[@jetmanshappyy]

very cool

[@Dunczlol]

Nice, he's really having to fight the car in some of those corners... scary.

[@dimych555]

thank you

[@gabrielnavarrete5463]

Whats the tops speed on a dpi

[@neilwilliams2883]

What an awesome car... these should have replaced the old GT1s...

[@DarossTheGreat]

its amazing how our brain can stabilize such a bumpy picture while driving... i can hardly see where hes going on the vid lol

[@ogentor_no]

The camera makes the shaking seem worse than it actually is. A humans eyes also works in the way that it'll focus sight straight forward over smaller bumps that you'll notice trough a camera.

[@Sturmovik1946]

Nicolai Riasaka Add that to the fact that the helmet also bobbles around on your head. Still, it is quite amazing as to how your brain can stabilize vision.

[@ogentor_no]

ThyBiding Indeed. But, it doesn't mean you can go into a race car and race like this without training. It does certainly take time getting used to, but nonetheless. It is pretty amazing.

[@Sturmovik1946]

Well, also because of the whole driving part xD

[@ogentor_no]

ThyBiding True, but just getting used to so much friction aswell ^^

[@jimstavenuiter9888]

Unbielievible.. NO HANDS when he drives at top speed the first time on the first lap.

[@conradcoolio]

I can feel the stiff suspension from here. Ouch! lol

[@daugbret]

So this is what it feels like to drive with a mullet.

[@StarChaser027]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LisaMiller-dz4pz]

Wow mine blowing so amazing

[@kapahi2475]

Damn fast

[@nizzy1057]

whats the air in the roof for

[@eaglefat9398]

there are four pistons that pop out of the bottom of the car that work as jack stands to lift the car up for tire changes , sometimes (i don't think here) race car transmissions have a air shifter that uses a pneumatic (air) piston to blast the transmission into the next gear super fast.

[@Squishydoodoo]

On the straight.. "Look mom no hands!"

[@whiskeyoval_tv3497]

These are my baby sleep machine 😂 if I have to little to a sleep machine it ain’t going to be tv static or rain fall. Going to be America V8 Muscle lol

[@bostonsportsfan9493]

Yeehaw!!!!

[@TripleMonitorFun]

Nice!

[@Primoz.r]

/DRIVE where are #LM24 and #N24 Driver's Eyes? Leh Keen's from last year was THE BOMB!!! Better than any Chris Harris on cars video. A blasphemy, yes, and i am sorry for that Chris, but damn was that video awesome!

[@Raditram]

Yeah I was hoping for a c7r video on le mans, the daytona video was great but Le Mans would be awesome! Well chris harris drove on the N24 don't know if he put any camera on his helmet

[@ChrisVanMiddelkoop]

Snake ninja sauce to get into the cockpit! Lol.

[@cbr3220]

Imagine what this would sound like with straight cut gears

[@Maverick9k]

Cbr 3 it has straight cut gears

[@cbr3220]

I always think of gearbox whine whenever someone mentions straight cut gears

[@maartencdegroot6968]

nice 1 !

[@mopargold2433]

Ha a Porsche ad for Chevy vid

[@Kadencabs]

the sound reminds me of the amg gt3

[@brianbarbour2531]

This is what nascar stock cars could look like if nascar would embrace technology and innovation

[@Jamesfyi]

+Brian Barbour No, they wouldn't. They are modeled after STOCK cars.. cars normal people drive on the road. Also, they do embrace technology and innovation. There are many more things going on in a Sprint Cup car than meets the eye. For example, the insane amount of downforce they produce with a near-stock shaped body and molded spoiler.

[@mitchellmitchell6938]

You drive style is line senna!!! Very uncommon

[@NDakovic]

Cage pillar in middle of windshield seems a touch unreasonable ...

[@wHAmEz]

Helmet cams give me the biggy

[@maxskullic9879]

I wonder everyday if I wasn't born with severe scoliosis causing me to give up my dreams of racing .... Would I be driving a car like this for work? Not a 20yo lead sled just so my back doesn't kill me and I can keep working as a driver. I have the skills, just can't make the money with a broken back... or drive a racecar ever.... at least I get to drive until my legs stop working... but I might not make it through this week so.... sorry to depress everyone.

[@antoinechp4945]

Don't crash your "balls" man !! ^^

[@dobermanproductions8184]

Hi

[@ChrisVanMiddelkoop]

Hummm... seems a bit understeery... is that really the fastest setup? Seems boring if i was the driver... "grip, grip, grip, turn, more turn, and more turn, how much turn does it want?"

[@RK1Hatty]

This being just a test, I imagine the understeer is in there for "safety" since understeer is way more predicable than oversteer.

[@RetroGamerKevin]

It kinda sounds like a v10

[@TheUnholyLeviathan]

Not even.

[@Shenmoki]

Thank god he finally got rid of the Mullet so it won't get in the way!

[@SimRacer2001]

sounds like a stock car