Same! I looked at the thumbnail and thought "nah it looks too perfect to be real" and checked the title expecting to see "Assetto Corsa." Then wondered if it was a new sim called "Le Mans Classic" or "911 2.0" lol. When I started thinking "they did a hell of a job with the animation of putting gloves on..." it finally hit me.. and in that instant, the next hour of my life had been decided. This is peak youtube, peak vintage racing footage, and has that exceedingly rare quality of making you completely forget about all the things you can't stand about youtube. For that 55min, the light is back in the internet's eyes-gradually, you feel almost a sense deja vu, a comforting familiarity. Then it sinks in: it's the circa-2006 internet-open frontier, full of promise, an exciting treasure trove for any niche passion you have-the existential privacy and safety threats are still years off from souring the experience. For this 55min, the battleground turns back into the playground you remember. Smile and enjoy it.
@@C42ST3NI didn’t want to be like the “hater”, but that’s the truth hahahahah extremely cool, but really far from racing, that’s fun to watch but not “EpIC1!1!1!” at ALL What are all those people going to say if they see a Peter Auto or GtrMaxvdb99 videos????
You drove this beautiful piece of Porsche history wonderfully! You obviously have a great understanding of the unique dynamics of driving a Porsche and how they can behave when the throttle isn’t used correctly! All these cars, while obviously race cars, are also a living example of racing history! They should be driven in competition, but not beaten on unnecessarily! Man these older Porsche’s weren’t blistering fast but they handled very well, braked well and provided more smiles per mile than we as drivers had a right to experience! Thanks for posting this wonderful event and showing others how to race!
I've my 1970 Alfa Romeo GT (stepnose) waiting in my garage. I'm halfway through this video and I decided I'm going to pause it and go have a drive in it. Can't replicate your race but at least I stop hitting the floor with my foot trying to floor an invisible accelerator:) awesome video! Looking forward to see more of those!
Picture quality, sound are amazing. With a headset on, it's like we're inside the cabine with you. Just missing the speed : 6 minutes+ for a 13.626km track is quite slow for an "highway". But who are we to judge you? Nobody. Just enjoy and share! Beautiful experience. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your words !!! It is indeed « not fast », main reason being that the car has a gear ratio made more for rally than track, so top speed is not huge which is obviously not the best for a track like Le Mans. And second, we just try to be « smooth » as much as we can with the car and give ourselves margin not to make mistakes and be sure to finish so we lose some seconds there as well for sure :)
Enjoyed this video very much! Especially like the driver's style, so smooth and calculated...deliberate shifts with trailing throttle and smooth apexing and braking points! Bravo! 👏😎👍
It's so colorful there! The curbing, the sky, the stands... what a cool place. Your car was excellent, and it was fun to watch you wheel that thing around. Keep driving it hard--don't let it off easy just because it's getting older!
Other than the car itself which I obviously wanted to preserve it is also a lot about the cars around and their values that can be close to 10x that 911...!
@@godsavethewheelsYes absolutely. I’d imagine that part is a little stressful but it looks like a ton of fun. I’ve driven a 993 a few times before. Not to sound critical at all, because I’m aware that the floor hinged pedals can be a little tricky. Were you having trouble downshifting smoothly?
Not so much trouble, but - these older Porsche/VW gearbox are not the easiest to deal with (imo) and the car kind of needs to stay high in RPMs, so downshifts may sound loud. Also, I must concede I am more comfortable with 4-speed high-hp cars (like the Mustang or Cobra in my other videos), rather than Porsche!
People mention how they thought this was a game (me included). But I'll tell you what games don't get. The shifting. Yeah, games simulate the clutch and rotating mass, and some even simulate the synchro. But no game ever gives you the feeling of shifting an old ornery transmission. The way it'll fight you when you don't give it time to synchronize, and when your RPMs are too far off the wheel speed sometimes it just refuses to go into gear without a fight. Like when you were downshifting into the chicanes. You have to juggle the rpm by blipping the throttle until the transmission and the output shaft come to an agreement. As a wise man once said, "the transmission is a bureaucracy, sometimes you have to gerrymander to get use of the gears".
@@godsavethewheelsDo you mind telling me what helmet and camera you were using? Maybe even the mount too? I’ll be doing some track days next month and would love similar looking footage if possible
Sure - Helmet - na.stand21.com/products.r-2/helmets.r-7/ivos-hi-tech-open-face-double-duty.f-596.html I like open face helmet when racing in enclosed cars; otherwise I run too hot haha Camera - GoPro Hero 10 shot in 4K 60fps with Horizon Leveling mode; I have not tried without horizon leveling but it may look nice too. Mount - something like this gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts-accessories/grab-bag/AGBAG-002.html - this way you can angle the camera as you want to have a good view. Finally, we had mounted a cigaret lighter usb-c cable charger so the gopro could be plugged in, otherwise the battery gets drained very quickly. If you race/track day with a full face helmet, there are great chin mounts available that would definitely do the trick too!
Loved it. A few questions. 1) How did you get to do it? Did you qualify with a racing license or something? Or was it simply registering, safety-checking the car, and get out there? 2) Why is your main tachometer disabled and a new one installed? Change of redline or something?
Thanks for your comment! 1) Le Mans Classic is considered to be an International Racing Event so you need an International racing license to race there; this basically means that you need to have done a certain number of National racing events while finishing them safely, which then allows you to apply for an International license to allow you to apply for events like LMC. Then your car needs to be eligible for the event you apply it for - in the case of Le Mans Classic, it needs to be a model that raced at Le Mans. Then the car needs to have the same specs as in period, which is ruled by its 'PTH', basically a technical passport that the tech stewards validate before allowing you to race, along with all of the safety features for both the car and the driver(s). 2) Main tach not as accurate ;)
@@godsavethewheelsI used to own a 987 Cayman. The 2-3 shift sounds exactly the same as your 911. Amazing how Porsche preserves the ethos of the original.
@@godsavethewheels The thing with GT7 and PSVR2 is the lenses and color and light quality. They achieved almost Photoreal rendering inside that game in VR. Thats why I mentioned It.
I made a video about Simracing; it’s not like this, and I’m a lucky man to be able to do it, but at the end of the day I spend a lot of time on iRacing and it can really give you a good dose :)
OMG I thought the thumbnail was a VIDEO GAME!! lol Fantastic sounds!!!
Same.. It totally looks like a game
Makes you think about how amazing games look these days!
Same! I looked at the thumbnail and thought "nah it looks too perfect to be real" and checked the title expecting to see "Assetto Corsa." Then wondered if it was a new sim called "Le Mans Classic" or "911 2.0" lol. When I started thinking "they did a hell of a job with the animation of putting gloves on..." it finally hit me.. and in that instant, the next hour of my life had been decided. This is peak youtube, peak vintage racing footage, and has that exceedingly rare quality of making you completely forget about all the things you can't stand about youtube. For that 55min, the light is back in the internet's eyes-gradually, you feel almost a sense deja vu, a comforting familiarity. Then it sinks in: it's the circa-2006 internet-open frontier, full of promise, an exciting treasure trove for any niche passion you have-the existential privacy and safety threats are still years off from souring the experience. For this 55min, the battleground turns back into the playground you remember. Smile and enjoy it.
Man, this is too cool to be true. The flat six noise is orgasmic.
This has to be one of the best motorsports videos ive ever seen on youtube. Sublime.
This looks more like a sporty sunday drive than actually going at race speed.
@@C42ST3NI didn’t want to be like the “hater”, but that’s the truth hahahahah extremely cool, but really far from racing, that’s fun to watch but not “EpIC1!1!1!” at ALL
What are all those people going to say if they see a Peter Auto or GtrMaxvdb99 videos????
Incredible they were able to capture this kind of video quality in 1965!
Lmao
iPhone 12 in 1965, Lmao
its a 1965 Porsche XD
What a beautiful car. Thanks for racing it and sharing your experience with us.
God save the wheels and the combustion engine... 😉
Thank you for the kind words !
God Save the Wheels !!
You drove this beautiful piece of Porsche history wonderfully! You obviously have a great understanding of the unique dynamics of driving a Porsche and how they can behave when the throttle isn’t used correctly! All these cars, while obviously race cars, are also a living example of racing history! They should be driven in competition, but not beaten on unnecessarily! Man these older Porsche’s weren’t blistering fast but they handled very well, braked well and provided more smiles per mile than we as drivers had a right to experience!
Thanks for posting this wonderful event and showing others how to race!
Thanks for your words!! :)
I've my 1970 Alfa Romeo GT (stepnose) waiting in my garage. I'm halfway through this video and I decided I'm going to pause it and go have a drive in it. Can't replicate your race but at least I stop hitting the floor with my foot trying to floor an invisible accelerator:) awesome video! Looking forward to see more of those!
Hahaha glad it made that effect!! All about driving... :)
Dayum.cant sound more Porsche than this. Such a harmonious sound.
Beautiful! You are the man!!
Thought this was SimRacing when i‘ve seen the thumbnail😂 This is absolutely fantastic
I love how real life looks WAY more chill than Assetto Corsa/GT/IRacing VR videos. What a beautiful circuit!
Picture quality, sound are amazing. With a headset on, it's like we're inside the cabine with you. Just missing the speed : 6 minutes+ for a 13.626km track is quite slow for an "highway". But who are we to judge you? Nobody. Just enjoy and share! Beautiful experience. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your words !!!
It is indeed « not fast », main reason being that the car has a gear ratio made more for rally than track, so top speed is not huge which is obviously not the best for a track like Le Mans.
And second, we just try to be « smooth » as much as we can with the car and give ourselves margin not to make mistakes and be sure to finish so we lose some seconds there as well for sure :)
@@godsavethewheels Spot on!
It’s a 2 liter. What do you want. Listen to that thing scream. He’s pushing it with all it’s got.
@@anthonybellini8501 quit complaining
Enjoyed this video very much! Especially like the driver's style, so smooth and calculated...deliberate shifts with trailing throttle and smooth apexing and braking points! Bravo! 👏😎👍
Merci 😎
Ohhh, that does sound good!
what an ass kicking demonstration on the straight by the GT-40 and AC COBRA 427's
Fantastic.
It's so colorful there! The curbing, the sky, the stands... what a cool place. Your car was excellent, and it was fun to watch you wheel that thing around. Keep driving it hard--don't let it off easy just because it's getting older!
This is NEXT-LEVEL amazing.... just imagine driving this... TOO GOOD! thanks for posting!
Not fast, not even very smooth, but absolutely spectacular pictures and sounds. Amazing to watch and listen to.
Thanks for the comment !
Please let us know when you upload a video of you doing better than this
This is GT Legends in real life!
AMAZING!
fabuleux ! Merci pour le partage de cette vidéo !
And for all those complaining when was the last time any of you raced anything other than there brother to the dinner table never mind at lemans 🙄
Le Mans*. Also I don’t really see anyone complaining.
I’ve taken my gt3 to both Laguna Seca and Fontana. Did 175 in between NASCAR turns 1&2
Not a single soul complaining
Their*
Whos complaining? People are fucking weird. Anything for a little attention...
Amazing camera view and sounds ❤ definitely need to stream on my big tv later!
A lot of fun!
Such an amazing experience. You are blessed!
5800-6000 reminds me a lot of a b series honda .
This is a fantastic video overall
Miss my 930 so much if I only knew right
The market will evolve...! You may have occasions to get another one at some point :)
Superbe vidéo , rdv en 2025 😊💪
Even if it wasn't hard core racing, it still looked like a ton of fun. God bless 🙏
Thank you.
I shall now go out to my garage and kiss my 911 !!!
Fantastic ❣️ Absolutely fantastic ❣️ thanks for sharing this!! 😊
Epic racing in real life video ❤️
This sound is hipnotic❤
This cool, this really cool
Thank you :)
Beautiful video, beautiful sound. A shame the original central tacho wasn’t working 😢
Not accurate enough 😕
Wow.. graphics are getting really good. Looks real....
Stunning clarity. Beautiful vid.
My god that sound!
Amazing video. Looks like a dump truck with the amount of understeer lol
It does haha! Cold tires, plus a bad start of the race brought couple of driving errors too I must concede.
@@godsavethewheelsYou left a good margin for error. It’s almost a 60 year old car, no one would blame you for taking it a little easy
Other than the car itself which I obviously wanted to preserve it is also a lot about the cars around and their values that can be close to 10x that 911...!
@@godsavethewheelsYes absolutely. I’d imagine that part is a little stressful but it looks like a ton of fun. I’ve driven a 993 a few times before. Not to sound critical at all, because I’m aware that the floor hinged pedals can be a little tricky. Were you having trouble downshifting smoothly?
Not so much trouble, but - these older Porsche/VW gearbox are not the easiest to deal with (imo) and the car kind of needs to stay high in RPMs, so downshifts may sound loud.
Also, I must concede I am more comfortable with 4-speed high-hp cars (like the Mustang or Cobra in my other videos), rather than Porsche!
Wow.
Gorgeous! Thank you
Lovely thanks for sharing
NFS Porsche vibes
And GT Legends, specially!
People mention how they thought this was a game (me included). But I'll tell you what games don't get. The shifting. Yeah, games simulate the clutch and rotating mass, and some even simulate the synchro. But no game ever gives you the feeling of shifting an old ornery transmission. The way it'll fight you when you don't give it time to synchronize, and when your RPMs are too far off the wheel speed sometimes it just refuses to go into gear without a fight. Like when you were downshifting into the chicanes. You have to juggle the rpm by blipping the throttle until the transmission and the output shaft come to an agreement. As a wise man once said, "the transmission is a bureaucracy, sometimes you have to gerrymander to get use of the gears".
+1 abo ! Superbes images et son ! Filmé en Gopro ?
Merci beaucoup !!! Oui GoPro :)
Is the camera mounted on the chin of the helmet? Or is is on the side? Great angle
On the side :) Thanks!
@@godsavethewheelsDo you mind telling me what helmet and camera you were using? Maybe even the mount too? I’ll be doing some track days next month and would love similar looking footage if possible
Sure -
Helmet - na.stand21.com/products.r-2/helmets.r-7/ivos-hi-tech-open-face-double-duty.f-596.html
I like open face helmet when racing in enclosed cars; otherwise I run too hot haha
Camera - GoPro Hero 10 shot in 4K 60fps with Horizon Leveling mode; I have not tried without horizon leveling but it may look nice too.
Mount - something like this gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts-accessories/grab-bag/AGBAG-002.html - this way you can angle the camera as you want to have a good view.
Finally, we had mounted a cigaret lighter usb-c cable charger so the gopro could be plugged in, otherwise the battery gets drained very quickly.
If you race/track day with a full face helmet, there are great chin mounts available that would definitely do the trick too!
@@godsavethewheelsYou’re a legend for this. Thanks a lot
Loved it. A few questions. 1) How did you get to do it? Did you qualify with a racing license or something? Or was it simply registering, safety-checking the car, and get out there? 2) Why is your main tachometer disabled and a new one installed? Change of redline or something?
Thanks for your comment!
1) Le Mans Classic is considered to be an International Racing Event so you need an International racing license to race there; this basically means that you need to have done a certain number of National racing events while finishing them safely, which then allows you to apply for an International license to allow you to apply for events like LMC.
Then your car needs to be eligible for the event you apply it for - in the case of Le Mans Classic, it needs to be a model that raced at Le Mans. Then the car needs to have the same specs as in period, which is ruled by its 'PTH', basically a technical passport that the tech stewards validate before allowing you to race, along with all of the safety features for both the car and the driver(s).
2) Main tach not as accurate ;)
@@godsavethewheelsI used to own a 987 Cayman. The 2-3 shift sounds exactly the same as your 911. Amazing how Porsche preserves the ethos of the original.
Comparing this to Gran Turismo 7 you notice the devs even got the tree shapes right
Nice gloves. Garden or bbq mitts? When you get to drive this car, who gives a damn about the gloves, right? Thanks for the ride. 🙏
Stand 21 gloves, pure racing. About 200€/$. Perfect wear for this.
@@Julserson yes…I figured they were special.
Me thinking it's assetto corsa then watch the video "oh"
Nice GFX! Looks like real.
We gonna mis this when we’re going electric. Best days of automotive are behind us
Agreed mate… thank god we can keep the enthusiasm going 🙏🏼
32:55 !
Runs pretty good for 185hp
sounds like devil Z change my mind
If you happen to be the owner of a PS5, GT7 and a PSVR2 device. You can replicate this cruise within the game. For some of us mortals... Thats enough.
My set up is a PC, HP Reverb 2 and iRacing - it is not the same as actual racing like this, but it is still amazing!
@@godsavethewheels Nothing is like the real thing...
@@godsavethewheels The thing with GT7 and PSVR2 is the lenses and color and light quality. They achieved almost Photoreal rendering inside that game in VR. Thats why I mentioned It.
Why no heal & toe downshifting?
クラークの４９
ビルヌーブの３１２Ｔ４
セナのＭＰ４／６
シューマッハのＦ２００４
ハミルトンのＷ０８
フェルスタッペンのＲＢ２０
一同に介して戦ったらきっとクラークが一番遅く見えるだろう。
でも誰もクラークがレースをしていないとは言わないだろう。
そしてそのレースを見ることが出来たらどれほど嬉しいことだろうか。
ヒストリックカーレースの楽しみとは、まさにそれと同じことではないか。
My Bad was about to ask what Game this is After wenig the thumbnail😂
Can anyone provide the instrument layout for me left to right? My 911's all had center mount tach's
Having re-read the title, i now know this was NOT filmed in 1965...
Gave me a semi.🤭
what game is this?
irlRacing
What game is this? The graphics are very impressive! Almost looks like real life.
Gran Turismo 8
Yeah and that's just the beta version
Game name
Nothing more lonely than to be on a track with nobody to race with.
Is this a game? Or a simulation?
It’s actually real life! Just that the camera has a low fps rating, that’s why it doesn’t pick um people’s movements.
At the end of the day it’s still a simulation. You hit the reset button if you crash. You don’t end up in the hospital.
The best thing is that if you fail a turn, you can replay just that turn and you don’t have to go all the way around the track again !
Without getting beaten up about this, can I ask what sim your using in this videos and your others?
Also what resolution are you running - 2k, 4k ?
That’s not a sim my friend… 😉 Other than that I do race on iRacing though!
28:55
nice pictures….not to aggressive driving make sens….
Thank you 😊
God I need money....
I made a video about Simracing; it’s not like this, and I’m a lucky man to be able to do it, but at the end of the day I spend a lot of time on iRacing and it can really give you a good dose :)
Game name?
Where did you download this mod?
*This race is not what it was! They killed him by installing 2 chicanes in the mythical straight line of the Hunaudières !*
G29 still superior