Okay, so I know I post a lot of these really long videos, and I don't necessarily expect everyone to be on quite the same page as me when it comes to obsessing over races from more than 20 years ago. This one, however, is a pretty good one. It's got it all. Classic cars spotted in the local color segment: Check out the mint, 1985 GTI that cruises past in the first minute or so of the video. Terrible 80's commercials: Including sports from Ford, Lowenbrau, and various mail-order companies hocking cheap watches, diet pills, and all sorts of TNN show promotions. It also has the GTO cars, as this is one of the unusual events that put the GTU, GTO, GTP Lights and GTP classes on the same track at the same time.
It also has some of the more in-depth looks at the GTP machines, including the 800hp BMW car, the Nissan ZX-GTP (probably had 850hp) and more. Perhaps best of all is the look on the late Al Holbert's face when he sips his fresh Lowenbrau for the end of show interviews...he certainly doesn't look like he enjoyed it! Good times. Enjoy...back when racing was about pushing the limits of man and machine, for better or for worse.
Yeah a lot of them are pretty clean and clear. For a REALLY crazy accident, check out part 1 of the 1986 Riverside race. Not only does it look like probably the least fun and most dangerous track in the world, it has a massively scary 3-car accident.
this is surprisingly good quality, and that wreck at 19m is pretty crazy! good stuff... haven't made it all the way through yet
ReplyDeleteYeah a lot of them are pretty clean and clear. For a REALLY crazy accident, check out part 1 of the 1986 Riverside race. Not only does it look like probably the least fun and most dangerous track in the world, it has a massively scary 3-car accident.
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