Am watching this video right now. I hit pause after hearing a young Greg Moore tested this car prior to his Indy Car career. I still miss him. And finding out this chassis was in the 1996 US500 at Michigan. I was there and recall the start line accident very well. I had a full view of what happened. Vasser caused it by crowding the middle car. He had a hissy after but got away with a tremendous "it wasnt me who caused it" performance. Um, yes you did cause it Jimmy. But he won! Greg Moore was a rookie and he spun in the back straight early in the race. Looped it and kept going. The crowd went wild. That kid would've re-wrote Indy Car history and others who are legendary today would not even be mentioned if not for a cruel fate. However, getting back to the narrative and this chassis and team, Penske was, is, always will be the gold standard of Indy Car racing. To those restoring this car. Thank you.
Cheers to all of us who were not only around back then to watch CART racing BUT of whom also got to see the PC23 in action & win. I only got to see the car race in it's Marlboro colors once at Laguna Seca in 94, the season finale. The title was already wrapped up by then for Unser Jr BUT Tracy closed out the season with a dominating performance from the pole backing up his win there from the previous season. That car was an absolute masterpiece & when mated with the BEAST engine at Indy holy cow. And now 28 years later, it's still a fine piece of racecar engineering 10 times better than the cars they race today in my opinion. I wish we could go back to the days of teams building their own chassis like how it was in CART, the end of 1995 CART season was also the end of the Run What You Brung era of open wheels racing in America...
Having a Penske driven by all around Champ Emmo makes this one for a very special collection. That it was also driven briefly by legend to be Greg Moore would make it a more important part of Indycar History for any Indycar fans, especially for Greg's admirers., Also having Bettenhausen as part of the provenance makes this racing car even more significant in the eyes of the fans who idolized the Bettenhausens. Getting wrecked in the US 500 is certainly not unique to this chassis. Many of the best cars of their day were demolished in that unique moment in American Motorsport. Thanks for sharing, what a treat for us all.
I was at a bar watching the 94 Indy 500. I am from Indy and the race is blacked out there. I was unhappy because It looked like Emmo was going to win. I am a huge Unser family fan. That chassis was amazing and the Ilmor engine in the 500 was a monster! The drivers said they turned the boost down. They spun the tires out of the pits to show that there wasn't any traction control. One of my favorite Indycar seasons.
Stunning, just stunning, I'm so glad there are people with the wherewithal to undertake such projects. But I suppose these cars weren't built with an eye on the future or restoration, they were just a tool to get the job done and could be regarded as disposable as the next incarnation was developed.
This machine was photographed at the first turn of the IMSI was. (as press) The red and white livery is Kodak This is something that required serious skill to reproduce in PKR64. There is no better engine sound than this, and the Indy 500 is the The Indy 500 is the best race in the world, and as an experienced photographer and journalist from Japan The sound of the engines is hard to beat.
"Pulling up to 5G laterally" ? I'm learning the language. I can't lie, I'm honest to a fault. This is all, somewhat alien to me. I still, appreciate the passion.
I am a veteran of the open wheel scene on the journalistic side of things. If you want to know more ....watch as much as you can and ask all the questions you want. I'll help in any way I can.
5G laterally means that you're being exposed to 5 times your body weight in the "lateral" direction. Lateral means side to side. Positive G forces are felt during acceleration, would be like getting forced into the seat. Negative G forces would be felt under braking, would be like being thrown into the belts, and towards the front of the car. So when on an oval, you'd feel like you're being pulled off to the right side. Drivers used to strap their helmets down, or have a special rest made for their head to try and relieve some of the strain put on their necks over the course of a race. If you watch some of the older races, you can see the ways they used to use to help them actually get through a whole 500 mile race at an oval. Late 80s or early 90s Indy 500s especially would not only show them, but I remember seeing segments during the broadcast where they would show you, and explain what they're using.
If only the 2022 IndyCar looked this good!
Am watching this video right now. I hit pause after hearing a young Greg Moore tested this car prior to his Indy Car career. I still miss him. And finding out this chassis was in the 1996 US500 at Michigan. I was there and recall the start line accident very well. I had a full view of what happened. Vasser caused it by crowding the middle car. He had a hissy after but got away with a tremendous "it wasnt me who caused it" performance. Um, yes you did cause it Jimmy. But he won! Greg Moore was a rookie and he spun in the back straight early in the race. Looped it and kept going. The crowd went wild. That kid would've re-wrote Indy Car history and others who are legendary today would not even be mentioned if not for a cruel fate. However, getting back to the narrative and this chassis and team, Penske was, is, always will be the gold standard of Indy Car racing. To those restoring this car. Thank you.
Iconic! The record keeping and attention to detail during restoration is likely unmatched anywhere, seems like they did a fantastic job.
💜🙏👿
Cheers to all of us who were not only around back then to watch CART racing BUT of whom also got to see the PC23 in action & win. I only got to see the car race in it's Marlboro colors once at Laguna Seca in 94, the season finale. The title was already wrapped up by then for Unser Jr BUT Tracy closed out the season with a dominating performance from the pole backing up his win there from the previous season. That car was an absolute masterpiece & when mated with the BEAST engine at Indy holy cow. And now 28 years later, it's still a fine piece of racecar engineering 10 times better than the cars they race today in my opinion. I wish we could go back to the days of teams building their own chassis like how it was in CART, the end of 1995 CART season was also the end of the Run What You Brung era of open wheels racing in America...
Hard to think about the time, money and research to restore this incredible car.
Thanks for this video!
truly the golden era of ALL motorsports....
Having a Penske driven by all around Champ Emmo makes this one for a very special collection. That it was also driven briefly by legend to be Greg Moore would make it a more important part of Indycar History for any Indycar fans, especially for Greg's admirers., Also having Bettenhausen as part of the provenance makes this racing car even more significant in the eyes of the fans who idolized the Bettenhausens. Getting wrecked in the US 500 is certainly not unique to this chassis. Many of the best cars of their day were demolished in that unique moment in American Motorsport. Thanks for sharing, what a treat for us all.
I was at a bar watching the 94 Indy 500. I am from Indy and the race is blacked out there. I was unhappy because It looked like Emmo was going to win. I am a huge Unser family fan. That chassis was amazing and the Ilmor engine in the 500 was a monster! The drivers said they turned the boost down. They spun the tires out of the pits to show that there wasn't any traction control. One of my favorite Indycar seasons.
Dawn Treader is an amazing operation. I remember following this through photos when it was being restored. Great video!!
Stunning, just stunning, I'm so glad there are people with the wherewithal to undertake such projects. But I suppose these cars weren't built with an eye on the future or restoration, they were just a tool to get the job done and could be regarded as disposable as the next incarnation was developed.
Outstanding, I would love to be involved with the restoration, long live IndyCar and the Captain
if only racing today would look just like this
This machine was photographed at the first turn of
the IMSI was. (as press) The red and white livery is
Kodak This is something that required serious skill to
reproduce in PKR64. There is no better engine sound
than this, and the Indy 500 is the The Indy 500 is the
best race in the world, and as an experienced photographer
and journalist from Japan The sound of the engines is hard to beat.
Awesome car!
This legendary IndyCar Penske PC 23 was piloted and driven by two-time Formula 1 World Champion Emerson FIttipaldi from Brazil!
🙏🔨 Riggs will love this stuff, Hemi and Dak.
It is a quite video... just amazing... do you agree to share this video for the brazilian fans with portuguese legends at Indycast Brasil Channel ?
reminds me of working on a rc buggy. pretty cool.
"Pulling up to 5G laterally" ? I'm learning the language. I can't lie, I'm honest to a fault. This is all, somewhat alien to me. I still, appreciate the passion.
I am a veteran of the open wheel scene on the journalistic side of things. If you want to know more ....watch as much as you can and ask all the questions you want. I'll help in any way I can.
5G laterally means that you're being exposed to 5 times your body weight in the "lateral" direction. Lateral means side to side. Positive G forces are felt during acceleration, would be like getting forced into the seat. Negative G forces would be felt under braking, would be like being thrown into the belts, and towards the front of the car. So when on an oval, you'd feel like you're being pulled off to the right side. Drivers used to strap their helmets down, or have a special rest made for their head to try and relieve some of the strain put on their necks over the course of a race. If you watch some of the older races, you can see the ways they used to use to help them actually get through a whole 500 mile race at an oval. Late 80s or early 90s Indy 500s especially would not only show them, but I remember seeing segments during the broadcast where they would show you, and explain what they're using.
The time,effort, and cost to do this is impressive 👏.
Beautiful craftsmanship
One of the most beautiful cars - let alone racing cars - ever made. More beautiful than any F1 McLaren too.
Now you take that back! 😊 ua-cam.com/video/xRtjeWsIscc/v-deo.html
Quality entertainment 👍
Never knew that. Cool
More!!
Isn't this the driver who wrecked Senna's T98 Lotus at Goodwood?
Isn't this the guy who wrecked Senna's T98 Lotus at Goodwood?
140 views only ?!?!
7:51 the car looks sad