Then (1998) vs Now (2020)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- We sure have come a long way since 1998! From the tunnels of trees and brush, a world-class racing facility was reborn. Take a look at how the track has developed over the years as we take a new ride around VIR!
1998 Video: • VIRginia International...
Narrator: Connie Nyholm - VIR Owner and co-developer
Videographer: Don Sanders
Driver: Peter Krause
2020 Video:
Driver: Crista Walker
Videographer: Mitchell Smith
See www.virhistory.com for more old VIR photos and history.
1998 Video Credit: Nick England
From abandoned track/farmland to one of the best tracks in the country!
Don narrating, David Bradyhouse in the back seat, Connie in the passenger seat, Lynne in the back seat and me driving! Fun stuff in 1998!
Thank you for documenting such a historic piece. Amazing how far she's come!
i have enjoyed doing countless laps there
Its a fantastic course, you guys really did a spectacular job bringing it back to life. Thank you!!
Can't wait to bring the show to VIR May 1-3, 2020! 🤩🏍️
womp womp
I was privileged to instruct at the first HPDE in 2001 at the newly restored VIR. It was instantly one of my favorite tracks and I came back many times. Thank you Peter, Connie, and the rest for having the vision and making it happen.
absolutely on of my favorite tracks
Not been to the real track but it’s my favourite track in the iRacing sim. So fun and challenging. Hope to visit or even drive there IRL.
Such a Beautiful Facility, Great to see it in person 2017, wanting to make it back in 2020 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
I was going to ask if this used to be a rally track, then I realized that this is used to be a rally track! I had NO idea that there was THIS much work to do! WOW!!!!
Great work guys! Lots of progress in a relatively short amount of time.
LOVE VIR! Awesome video, thanks for posting this!
The 1998 video looks more like 1960s when I was there racing on that very track, not 1998!!
Love this place
Great tour folks. Thanks so much.
Great video. Thx for posting.
Lovely venue. I’m going to get there.
I remember seeing the Trans-Am weekend here in '02 (and plenty of visits since). That's a lot of work in just a couple of years.
I drove a good friend of mines RX-8 here back in 2019 when they had the charity lap event and I feel in love, I've never been there before I've never driven on the track and I've never driven an RX8 6 speed before
I've been bringing my RX-8 up from Cary for pretty much every charity lap event for the last 10 years. Hope we can get at least one in 2021. Love the track!
I got to do, what I believe was one of the early motorcycle track days, on the restored track....spring of 2002(?). I was impressed, ooh, fresh pavement on a real road course. They didn't even have the buildings built on the front straight yet. I did a drive around on the access road..I saw a "Gulf" painted sports car in an ole wooden garage/barn, I think it was a Ford GT 40 (?). Does that ring any bells?
NASCAR needs a Cup race here. A few well placed grandstands like The Glen and you will easily get 100,000 + including infield spectators. My favorite road course in the South. The Roval at Charlotte is OK but it's not a real road course.
To VIR: I appreciate your retrospective videos with comparisons to the modern up to date driving tour. The symmetry of the time-lapse is excellent. Well done. The key is to chop down trees (for they kill people and destroy property), deforest, undertake a project of the immense tract; build domiciles, businesses, and communities.
So are you being sarcastic or serious or what? Whats your angle here man?
Trees too close to the track, Bad. Trees everywhere else, Good! The trees and landscape are part of what makes VIR so great. And I miss the Oak Tree. :-(
@@rockybarnes7704 To Rocky and the Community: No. I'm on your side, *with sincerity up to speed.* This is what I would write to you and all positive people pertaining to racing and improving tracts of vistas: ------------------------ I bid you all of the best in your purposeful pursuits of locating tracts to build tracks for racing. I do enjoy the comparative driving views of the open space which are different from the times of yore. ----------------------- The prior ragged trees and bushes devoid of any agricultural trajectory are known for killing people and rendering life hard for property owners: Wind, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, forest fires, etc, are contributing to causing consternation for the concerned. Chop them down. Reset, refresh and restart.
I am an advocate for utilizing tracts for many purposes: To build houses, apartments, business buildings, communities or even organized agricultural and farming vicinages -- and -- yes -- racing tracks! I'd rather have tracks to spring up -- rather than run-down tenements -- having to hastily run and soar from eye-sores situated in squalid blight which even large elegant cities possess.
I bid you the best in what you do. Blessings.
@@eddyvideostar so how many vehicles have found trees in the last 20 yrs. of them being re-opened? What are you talking about? I've raced there, I was never concerned about tree placement....p.s. misc. trees and shrubbery beyond run off boundary's, support eco-life of hundreds if not thousands of living species = good for planet.
nice video...
Very intresting
I'm lmaoing how this was in my recommended. But I'm starting to love this genre of vids
Are you really lmaoing? You're one wild dude don't get too crazy my man.
@@MrBikboi I'm a crazy guy
What years was racing done there originally? BTW I love VIR and never miss the Heacock Classic.
It originally opened in 1957
@@mikerose6696 Thank you for that. Do you happen to know when they stopped. I would guess in the late 60's by the condition of the track in '98.
Trent Kreitler 1974
Aaaaah I see....
👍👍👍
Is the 1998 footage taken from the Blair Witch Project?
what's with all the tire barriers coming out of oaktree?
Maintenance and preparation for the new season.
Exactly like Peter said. Just more upgrades for the upcoming season for more safety to drivers.
@@VIRnow1957 Thanks! Looking forward to getting back up there for march madness!
Gusto ko din yan
How long did the track sit abandoned until the video in 1998?
from 1974 to 1998 the land was used for grazing... while the track was left to be reclaimed by nature
Time to resurrect Greenwood Roadway in Iowa.
1998’s video is faded
This happened before the coronavirus came
this is not 2020?
The audio is from 1998 as is the upper screen. Lower half of the video is 2020.
The new owners are total aholes