Why can't I win the Spa 6 hours?! | Brundle Behind The Wheel

Taking on the spa 6 hours in a Gt40 is as close as you can get to the experience of authentic 1960s endurance racing.
Efforts are thwarted YET AGAIN this year, and I just don't know what I'm doing wrong!
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[@jaywettlaufer4239]

Come on Alex. You're a professional. It's the car. It's always the car!

[@BrundleBTW]

Hahaha

[@k-mc94]

The in-car sections feel very 'Robbert Alblas' which is a great compliment as his channel has some of the best classic race footage.

[@PePe_FIN]

Robbert's channels is also what came to mind for me, would be an absolute dream combination if these two channels made a film about historic racing together. Think about this video but with better quality incar (especially the audio).

[@kayjaypug]

That in-car footage of dicing through the traffic was insane😃

[@henrykjachimski3650]

Narration, cinematography, the in-car footage... What a video! I'm sure the win at Spa is somewhere down the line for you!

[@BrundleBTW]

Thankyou... we'll try!

[@nickjdolby212]

This channel is so underrated! Deserves way more subs!

[@BrundleBTW]

Working on it!

[@BillyKraut]

Such a beautiful video. Even though life circumstances allow me to race only in virtual world, i gotta say, i know that feeling - feeling of "i did everything i could, but alas". It's brutal. However, i also know there's always another chance to win - as long as you keep on trying and keep on pushing, it's not over. "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more". Keep up the good work, Alex!

[@Talon173]

Lovely video. Gives us such an insight to these old cars with modern recording equipment that was lacking back in period.

[@Andrew-vx2ls]

Several armchair comments, if I may (i have done the race 7 times). It is a long race and it is all about reliability. Pre-race testing on full tanks two weeks before to get rid of many gremlins (not necessarily at Francorchamps as Snetterton would be fine. I know that I ma stating the obvious! This is possible why a well prepared, well driven Lotus Elan beat 19/20 "GT40s" to finish second (well done JRC) and two Elans were also in the top 8 out of 90+ starters. So the type of car you called a back marker is in fact the biggest single danger to GT40s...;especially if it rains. Your driving style is reliable (unlike some of those in GT40s and big V8s) and I think most people would see you as a probable future winner as having the knack to capture the spirit of the event on film. BTW, if you would like another historic endurance challenge, look up the 1000km historic race on the Nordschleife...

[@BrundleBTW]

so we do do a little test beforehand, but it should probably be longer. 1000km Nordschleife is on the list!

[@Andrew-vx2ls]

@@BrundleBTW Great! Really enjoy your presentations.

[@montykinross]

Great film, Alex. One point of clarification. There is a classic race that runs for the full 24H without interruption - the VdeV Deux Tours d'Horloge at Paul Ricard in November. Come join us there in 2024. See you on the Spa6 grid next year.

[@darrenpullen1037]

You can win it Alex .. First to succeed u have to fail , failing is the pathway to success 🏆 🥇🏁🏎️ Dont give up

[@cameronmmj9291]

Youre living my dream Alex! To even have an opportunity to take part, is a victory in itself. Im currently 31, but hope to have the money by the time i am 50-60 years old.

[@HughHaycox]

A sad ending to the race, but at least you got to drive a Ford flipping GT40 around spa in a race, christ that must feel absolutely awesome

[@Skumtomten1]

Incredible footage. 20 mins in that car and I would have been completely exhausted.

[@BrundleBTW]

They are quite hot!!!

[@neilbardsley]

Great video. Had the pleasure of being taken around Goodwood in a Mk1 GT40. What a car!

[@SmallBlogV8]

I'd be tempted to forego earplugs for that engine... until I heard the brakes, at which point I'd put them back in and leave them in! Yikes. Anyway, some very cool bits of racing in this, brilliantly put together. Shame about the fuel issue! It'll make the eventual win all the sweeter one day, though ;-)

[@irrotational]

Poetic, and yet, ultimately brutal. The car AND the race.

[@BrundleBTW]

It’s SUCH a brutal race

[@Karibanu]

I took a big breath & held it when the orange car got sideways in Les Combes & started going across your bows, you must have had a bit of a clench there... hurrah for vintage cars & their ability to come back from that sort of thing. What caused the issue? if someone bumped you it's racing & you know it, if it just failed then flip the coin between bad luck & needing even more money :P The onboard footage was absolute magic, astonishing - come on, you got to be in that at least!

[@BrundleBTW]

So the breather of the left-hand tank Jammed open ... which is mostly bad luck, we do need to spend more money on it (sadly) but it's pretty excruciating now!!!

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Keep on keeping on Alex. Us Norfolk boys are made of strong stuff 👊

[@soundbelch1600]

11:37 makes Hakkinen doing Schumi and Zonta look like a picnic.

[@666louis]

What a rare treat to see these iconic cars in their natural habitat.

[@VonBlade]

8:35 Right here it looks like we've utterly got the run on the orange 8, and yet we don't get close. That car has some legs.

[@TheRawles46]

Super production. Well done. 👍

[@lunarweasel]

Great video, Alex!

[@rickansell661]

Brain dump (with a fair bit of Sim-Racing content) 1. 2. 3. If Jacob 'GPLaps' ever does another Historic Sports Car Endurance Sim-Racing series you should at least do a 'Reaction' video, if not join in the fun. 4. Joint Real-Sim 24 hour event? If you can't do 24hrs for real at Le Mans, why not do as much of that as possible and then add the rest on the pixels? Decided on aggregate time, same car in Sim as on track, 2x Real, 2x Sim drivers (or similar). Doesn't even have to have more than just yourself, your car (in a real event) and some chosen colleagues to be a Grand Adventure. One joy would be that if the car on track has a problem or the Sim-Car crashes out there is still the other part of the race to be done. 5. Bring back Brooklands-style Endurance? That used to be 2x12hr, so the good burghers of Byfleet could get some sleep. Car problem on day one didn't necessarily mean the end of the race. If it is felt that Historic cars shouldn't run for more than, say, 4 hours at a time, stage races might be the way to go. 6. One day, British Sim Racing Drivers Club? Based in a shed out the back at Silverstone?

[@BrundleBTW]

Probably the wildest comment I’ve ever recieved

[@rickansell661]

@@BrundleBTW A bit (more than a bit actually) mad I know. With me being a sober Civil Servant in my 60's, please take it as evidence of how much your video, the real race behind it, and your clear love of what you are doing, enthused me.

[@BrundleBTW]

@@rickansell661 Thankyou! I really do love what we are doing! Financially mental and in no way sustainable but FUN! And that’s the main part 😂

[@adamanonymous6885]

well, that's simply the most beautiful race in the world

[@PepinCar]

love your videos man! I look up to you!

[@BrundleBTW]

thankyou really glad you are enjoying!

[@PepinCar]

​@@BrundleBTW ofcourse! You are living the dream! I bought a Saab 96 2stroke from 1963 with the inspiration to build a classic gp race car. I live close to TT assen (netherlands) and i dream of driving goodwood! Or even going there to watch.

[@robertcarr4172]

Thats proper bravery

[@peperonikiller]

Just being able to run a GT40 in an event like that is extremely awesome.. I get the frustration from the car, but man... what an event to be a part of. Thank you so much for the time/effort in putting out this video!! Looking forward to more!

[@BrundleBTW]

It’s a massive privilege to even drive the thing!

[@degeautd40]

What a track Can't Lose Classics For all Street Tracks

[@TheBaldMiddleAgedMetalHead]

When you cant see its Alex it just sounds like Martin 😂

[@y00t00b3r]

what a poignant ending... great video.

[@FelixIsMyName]

Alex, couls you please do a detail video on your GT40 please? (or link if you've already done one). Also, have Toyota ever offered you a chance to drive in your dad's old Toyota GT-One before. I remember watching a video of him at (Goodwood FOS?) some years ago in it and I was drooling over my favourite GT-1 car of all time (followed closely by the CLK-LM/GTR's).

[@BrundleBTW]

There is one on @adrianflux channel! Have seen GT-ONE never driven it

[@davidorama6690]

Envious.

[@LionAndALamb]

You need to hire Matt Damon to be your team principle.

[@BrundleBTW]

and Christian Bale as my team mate

[@LionAndALamb]

@@BrundleBTW He looks pretty quick!

[@Vermiliontea]

Why? Well, your fuel tank leaked, Alex. 😑

[@BrundleBTW]

There is that!

[@mcgoo721]

In the states we call it Skill Issue and unfortunately for american V8s there is no cure. You just have to adjust to being on a steady diet of Gapplebee's.

[@josefachada3630]

Should you put your father in it?