I clocked one lap at 1:53.47 seconds... Pretty sporty. Compare that to Jim Pace's fastest lap of 2:06.23 driving Oscar Koveleski's M6B McLaren, with 725 hp on tap. Despite that McLaren's enormous acceleration, the F1 car brakes vastly better and blasts through corners at much, much higher speeds. Your Jordan-Judd would lap it every 8.5 circuits. As I said, pretty sporty for a 1997 chassis. That 1:53.47 is two seconds faster than the Daytona Prototypes qualified in 2014. That and I'm sure you had lots more in the car, but no need to push harder. Was great fun to watch....
1.39 is the lap record from 1999 indy Cart series, with a young Franchini.. Those cars were beast. 1200 HP Turbos. The technology was not what it is today, but the speeds were faster. I think every track record comes from the 1990's. Mansell broke a few with Newman Haus.
Why would you compare an M6B McLaren, totally different eras, technology, and aerodynamics. The McLaren is a slippery beast traction wise, needing very dynamic throttle control to handle oversteer and sliding through corners, the F-1 holds the road entirely differently. The power comparisons mean nothing when you’re fighting the McLaren every inch of the way.
@@vinrusso821 1:39.866 / 145.924mph (234.791 kph) set by Dario Franchitti, 2000 Team Kool Green Honda Reynard, CART Championship Race. This record still stands as of 2022, and the current IndyCars run at about 1:45:00. The only race car that could beat this time is a F1 car, which is not likely to race at RA.
@@joelsheebs728herta got the pole at 1:40.1945 in 2023. Despite having way less power and less downforce, the current cars are nearly just as quick as the CART cars, which is remarkable. If they had more downforce like 7 years ago, they would already be faster. Indycars are going hybrid next year, then the 2.4l power plants with 200 extra Hp are still on the table. Not really needed but those cars will crush every record and he close to F1 speeds on lower downforce tracks.
The Jordan and Benneton are 2 of the cars I look forward to most every year at RA! You 2 are amazing, thank you so much for letting us see F1 at RA. I'll see you next time, and thanks again.
Thanks for the ride Jim! I've seen you alot through the years. Ya got the talent my friend. I did see that day live, I was halfway down to turn five by the memorial of the driver that passed away after the Sargento Bridge. You my friend were rockin!
Fantastic driving! Especially for an amateur, and I mean that with no disrespect. Very smooth. One question, did you have to lift at the kink or did you do that because you were taking it easy? I'd expect a car from that era to have plenty of downforce to take it flat out.
Nice, no idea why I got this in my recommended, but solid drive! They sure didn't have 'seamless shifts' back then, each upshift you almost see hurting your neck! :-)
This is so awesome..... I was there for this standing along-side 4 at the straight......Sounds sooooo amazing. Also I just saw you on September 9th at the fall vintage weekend. I had no idea you were going to be there again. Very cool.....Can't wait to see you run these awesome machines again.
2 F1 cars on the family? Man... you probably have no money problems lol. But talking seriously, nice vid and nice driving skills. The car was on absolute control even keeping a fast pace. Looks like a lot of fun!
I would love to get my hands on one of those Lolas used from 2003-2006. Such beautiful and fast machines. Champ Car drivers who had experience in F1 said the cars were only a couple seconds slower per lap than an F1 front runner, and it was pretty good for 1/10th the budget. F1 cars cornered faster, but Champ Cars could catch up fast on the straights under acceleration it seemed in the Laguna Seca comparison. Your thoughts?
How was the power of the Judd compared to the Peugeot? Michael Andretti lapped Road America at about 1:36 in qualifying in his Ford powered Swift. But that was a veteran racing the car's nuts off back in the days when CART (true Indycars) was a legitimate threat to Formula One. How do you think the '97 Jordan would do with a full set up and an veteran driver? Wouldn't it have more trouble in the Kink as ground effects were banned?
Good run James. I watched you a little this weekend. I was there with a 75 Chevron and a 79 March both in group 5. Are you going to Watkins Glen in Sept?
For an Amatuar racer i guess. He's obviously driven competitive racing before. But the Indy CHAMP cars from the 90's were beast. Over 1000 HP. Road America record was set in 1998 with a 1.38 second lap. 4 seconds than todays fastest laps. And this guy running in the 1.50's is better than one thinks, considering he doesnt want to crash it. And it wasn't set up for race conditions. But it would have been hard pressed to beat 1.38.
Why did you let off before the kink? Just curious, I watch Patrick Long go around that section flat out in a GT3 car. Seems like the open wheeled F1 car would make enough downforce to take that flatout.
The GT3 car isn't doing as high speeds as this car at the kink. Most high powered cars lift a tad going into it. Compare specs though.. a heavier high downforce car making 500-600hp vs a lighter car making high downforce for its time, pushing 800hp. Not to mention, this is not a pro driver, hes really here to have fun and survive
hmmm I'd love to know how did you fit a fully working newer generation steering wheel in an 1997 car. I say that because Corse Clienti old Ferrari F1 cars (let's say from 92 or 93) have serious problems when customers try to put newer racing wheels to interface with the car electronics
Aside from the track related "upgrades" would be addressing the lack of hotels, parking, seating and roads capable of handling such an insane amount of traffic. It'd be complete gridlock on every road in every town within 25 miles. I really wish they could pull it off tho. I think F1 and Elkhart is a match made in heaven
@@elikedrowski6181 The crowd for an F1 race is likely to be smaller than the peak of IC races were. In the mid 90's IC at RA had crowds north of 135K. So, roads, parking and seating isn't going to be a problem. Unless you think that for some reason the F1 crowd is going to be significantly larger than any other F1 race. Many F1 races don't break the 100K mark. I would also venture to say that an F1 crowd at RA today would be much smaller than the average F1race of today. IC crowds in those days did a lot of camping at places like RA and MidOhio. No way are a significant portion of the F1 crowd would be up for camping. You could pretty much forget about the international crowd flying to Wisconsin. Hotels are the real problem from a logistics standpoint. Actual track upgrades are the real problem. Then you have track infrastructure that would never draw an F1 race. People either forget or are not aware that when F1 was at Indy that most of the top members of the various teams and stewards where actually flying back and forth(helicopters) from Chicago because there were not enough high end hotel rooms in Indy. I guess that now they either suck it up and slumming it in Austin or they are doing the same thing and commuting to Dallas.
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If Formula 1 want second race in USA, this track is good for F1
Hey Im also an engineering student (Mechanical) Interested in racing. I know the steep hill it is, especially with me being older 21. Im planning on going to some racing school, and getting involved in club racing once i get my license. Any advice?
Awesome man! I had a pretty excellent experience at Skip Barber, so that would be my recommendation. From there you would have to choose a class. Spec Miata without question offers the best competitive racing for the price. You'd be caught up in intense battles, regardless of being up front, mid pack, or in the back. If you were looking to design/engineer your own car, the sports racer classes offer a wide range of options for that. It's considerably more expensive to be competitive, but if you're looking to drive a fast car it's the way to go. I drove the CSR class the last 5 years and had an absolute blast.
Hopefully, you've found your way in and are having fun, but the most new drivers, here is my solid advice. Start in Karting. Its much lighter on the wallet, storage and teaches you all the fundamentals in a quicker learning curve than full size cars. Spend the first two years in clutch karts...you quickly learn about maintaining momentum, the balance between how hard to brake into a corner and how to exit to maintain maximum speed into the next corner and even how to play psychological games to set up a pass against other drivers. When you get consistently on the podium, move up to shifter karts. By the time you take a school for full size cars, I guarantee you will be one of, if not the flat-out fastest students in the school by far, and as soon as you learn suspension setups and have a decent motor builder, you are always going to be up front. Though, due to financial reasons, I spent most of my career in karting, the few times I did delve into full size cars, weather it be Formula Ford, Formula Mazda, Sprint cars or Midgets, I was a constant threat for the podium. Those of us that started in and were successful in Karting make up most of the champions of any category.
One question, why are you not racing? Is it difficult to get in the sport or that's not your priority? I'm just wondering how hard it is to actually get going.
I am, but I have only been dabbing in ALMS the last few years as well as club and vintage racing. I'm doing the Motorsports Engineering program at IUPUI, so once I'm done with that I'll hopefully be doing much more driving. I'll keep you guys posted.
James French Hey James! I'm a soon to be senior in high school and I'm on course to do the motorsports program. Matt (Mote I think) showed me around the lab which was awesome. I had a great time watching you race and the Grand-Am/ALMS mashup last year as well. Anyways, I'm curious if you'll be at the Hawk this year, I'd love to ask you about your racing and IUPUI.
Now looking more closely at your cornering, were you hesitant to do turn 7 into "Hurry Downs" flat out as CART drivers did it? Seems like you held back a lot in the Carousel and the Kink, or was that because of down-force performance of the chassis? The Newer tires should give you more grip than even Champ Cars had with their late 90s Goodyears and Firestones. Not sure about the Bridgestone Reds though. Those tires had grip out the wazoo. Even more than today's IZOD's Firestone Reds.
23 year old F1 chassis with a replacement motor lapping 14 seconds a lap faster than a current prototype. All you need to know. Can you imagine current F1 cars there? Woof...
Would be the perfect place for a 12 or 24 hour race. But short sighted county laws prohibit any such event. So the Double 500s were about it… God knows Augie Pabst lobbied for such a thing.. Americans can be as short sighted as the Limeys, or the Frogs. As a Tampan, who was around for the formation of IMSA, I can attest to THAT!
Two comments: 1) Great drive and great video. Smooth and precise. A pleasure to watch and always great to see ambitious people pursuing their passions! Nice drive young man. A+ 2) To Mr. Thomas Nixon: I always get a kick out of jealous individuals that, instead of being pro-active in their own lives and lifting themselves up, attempt to drag others down to their level. I’m especially amused by those like you that attempt to do so in the completely cowardly fashion of attempting to project guilt for other people’s poor decisions onto the individual you’re jealous of. Certainly you work hard and then send all your money to African to feed their starving, right! Here’s a “pro-active” action you may consider…why don’t you send them condoms instead of food? Maybe one day you’ll taste pride and self-esteem when your picture is displayed in the dictionary under “Modern American Douchebag” or as the opposite definition of "Man".
@@jameslewis9968you're right, but, to be fair, he doesn't have the backing of a race team with trailers full of parts or a crew you rebuild the car in a few hours. When it's out of pocket, just getting the car on track is incredibly expensive. Just sayin
Looked faster! CART lapped about 1:40's in heyday 90's. And yes, they did lift to set up Turn 7. You drove the kink as I do. No one knows but the driver what is happening in a real race car. Period. (Modern day F1 excluded) As a instructor and racer, it is hard to believe how fast s**t happens! F1 @ RA? Its not the track, its Bernie's greed.
is the judd engine an v8? it sound more like gp 2 or an old low rev formula 3000 engine. whats the hp difference between the original and this engine.??
James French the peugeot a14 engine had 750bhp max. for qualifying and a bit more than 680bhp in race trim. which judd engine is fitted to this car? if it's the judd jv it actually run in that season, but re-badged as yamaha in the tyrell and arrows.
It was the final drive gear. We were so close to making it. Glad you enjoyed though! I'll be uploading a 360 video of the race, so be sure to check it out :)
The ones I've seen go anywhere from $25,000-$200,000 and you still have to think about cost for storage ,tires, engine repairs, track time, etc. so in the long run you got to have a bit of money to play around with
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It was sold in bright yellow 250 mL and 380 mL bottles, decorated to evoke the image of Jordan's Formula One cars.[6] Jordan Grand Prix used the Sutherland Hawes design agency to create and market the energy drink.[7] At the height of its popularity EJ-10 was available around the world, including Ireland, Germany, Colombia, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico.[8][9] In 2002, the 380 ml bottles of EJ-10 were recalled in Ireland after it was discovered it contained unacceptable levels of benzene.[10] V-10 is a spinoff of EJ-10; it retains the basic formula but adds vodka.[11] Complete Formula One results[edit] (key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Chassis Engine Tyres No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Points WCC 1991 191 Ford HB4 3.5 V8 G USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS 13 5th 32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot 10 13 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 6 6 9 Germany Michael Schumacher Ret Brazil Roberto Moreno Ret 10 Italy Alessandro Zanardi 9 Ret 9 33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 4 4 6 Ret 5 7 13 7 8 Ret Ret 8 1992 192 Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12 G RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 1 11th 32 Italy Stefano Modena DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 DNQ 13 7 6 33 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1993 193 Hart 1035 3.5 V10 G RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 3 10th 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret 10 Ret 12 9 Ret 7 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 5 11 15 Italy Ivan Capelli Ret DNQ Belgium Thierry Boutsen Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 11 Ret 13 9 Ret Italy Marco Apicella Ret Italy Emanuele Naspetti Ret United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 6 Ret 1994 194 Hart 1035 3.5 V10 G BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN AUS 28 5th 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 4 3 DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 12 Ret 4 15 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ret EX EX EX 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 7 4 5 Ret Japan Aguri Suzuki Ret Italy Andrea de Cesaris Ret 4 1995 195 Peugeot A10 3.0 V10 G BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR PAC JPN AUS 21 6th 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 6 11 Ret 7 6 Ret 11 4 Ret Ret Ret 15 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 3 9 Ret 9 13 Ret Ret 10 6 11 4 Ret 1996 196 Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10 G AUS BRA ARG EUR SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN 22 5th 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 4 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 9 12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ret 12 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 10 Ret Ret 4 9 5 1997 197 Peugeot A14 3.0 V10 G AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR 33 5th 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 5 5 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret 12 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 8 Ret 4 6 9 3 9 7 11 Ret 2 4 4 Ret 7 11 1998 198 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC 3.0 V10 G AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA LUX JPN 34 4th 9 United Kingdom Damon Hill 8 DSQ 8 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 4 4 1 6 9 4 10 Germany Ralf Schumacher Ret Ret Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 16 6 5 6 9 2 3 Ret Ret 1999 199 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HD 3.0 V10 B AUS BRA SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA EUR MAL JPN 61 3rd 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 6 6 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 3 Ret 4 Ret 11 1 4 4 3 4 3 1 Ret 6 4 2000 EJ10 EJ10B Mugen-Honda MF-301 HE 3.0 V10 B AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL 17 6th 5 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 3 Ret 17 6 Ret 10 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 3 Ret Ret 6 Italy Jarno Trulli Ret 4 15 6 12 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 2001 EJ11 Honda RA001E 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 19 5th 11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 4 11 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 7 Brazil Ricardo Zonta 7 Ret Italy Jarno Trulli Ret Ret Ret 4 8 12 Ret 8 5 5 4 DSQ Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret Ret France Jean Alesi 10 6 8 7 Ret 2002 EJ12 Honda RA002E 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR GBR FRA GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 9 6th 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 5 Ret 7 DNQ Ret 6 Ret 8 7 Ret 10 Japan Takuma Sato Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 16 Ret Ret 8 10 11 12 11 5 2003 EJ13 Ford RS1 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN ITA USA JPN 13 9th 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 12 Ret 1 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 7 Ret 12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Ret 10 Ret Ret 8 11 12 Ret 11 15 13 Ret Ret 14 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Ret 11 2004 EJ14 Ford RS2 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA 5 9th 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 10 8 Ret 16 15 Ret 12 11 14 13 13 Ret 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano 14 13 16 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Germany Timo Glock 7 15 15 15 2005 EJ15 EJ15B Toyota RVX-05 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN 12 9th 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro 16 12 10 13 12 13 15 10 3 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@@sulrac1830 The Jordan 195, wowie! That's one of my favourite F1 cars with all its bright colours and the sleek look (not to mention the round sidepods). I loved seeing it in person at Spa with Rubinho behind the wheel way back in 1995 :) Needless to say, I am jealous of your friend ;)
P1nkR yes a very nice car. The car has been rebuild completely and it’s 100% the components from 1995 (engine gearbox electronic). The car ran a few times in Magny cours. It’s was the car of Irvine which made the podium in Canada and was burned in spa during the pit stop.
hey mr nixon! do u believe in global warming too? i like it. i go to "ra" from fonddulac wi to see the car . it is also nice for us. i am a nearly starvin american!
This is NOT F-1. It is SCCA club racing!! F-1 has never raced at Road America!! Unfortunately they never will because there are no large cities nearby to feed and house the teams and millions of fans!! I have been there many times and it is a great track in the middle of small farming towns with very little restaurants and motels.
I'm going to disagree with much of the comments. Go race Formula Ford for a Year to learn the basics of mechanical grip, then Formula 2000 for a year to add some areo grip, then get into a Formula 3 car or Formula Atlantic for a year, and THEN get back in the F1 car. With all due respect, you need 3 years actual race training - cause you suck! To the trained eye, you go fast where its totally safe and yet brake at least double the distance required and then so slow in the corners, usually in the wrong gear, the Aero doesn't even produce down force. I don't have much respect for rich guys who want to pretend they are race car drivers. Go learn the basics first.
Must be nice to be rich. To be the Playboy of the Western World and have this very high-priced toy to play with. Would buy thousands of meals for some starving African.
When did you become an expert in my family and how we spend our money? We have made an impact on the world through DONATIONS, among other things, so take you're ignorance elsewhere.
And besides, it's not my car dumbass. My dad has the opportunity to keep this amazing piece of history alive, and I'm lucky enough to be able to drive. That is it. Maybe if you wasted a little less time harassing people, you could learn to appreciate it like everyone else.
+Thomas Nixon Africa is how old as a Nation? ..and America is how old? Seems that some people want to get off their asses and actually make something of themselves as a Nation while some don't, don't hang the blame on people who do thanks.
Excellent!!! Spa francorchamps of USA
I've spent my whole life going to Road America and watching this F1 car tear it up makes me cry with happiness.
Same go to it every year
BAD ASS! I love seeing the Jordan and Benneton up at RA! Thanks so much for letting us see, hear and smell them!
Thank you. Great to see this. I wish we could have a F1 race at Road America. I think it would be one of the best races of the year! Thanks again.
Wow, F1 and Road America, let me dream ^_^
John Johnstone , Trans Am & American Le Mans are far better , and they're not FIA .
@Bobb Grimley
In the late 60s Dennis Hulme said it was where the US Grand Prix should be run.
Driving F1 cars with your father at Road America? Dreams come true. Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing, James. I enjoyed watching you and your Dad run at RA last weekend. Looking forward to more videos!
We got down to the low 1:52's before catching up to traffic. There is another even there in September and I'll try open it up a bit.
I clocked one lap at 1:53.47 seconds... Pretty sporty. Compare that to Jim Pace's fastest lap of 2:06.23 driving Oscar Koveleski's M6B McLaren, with 725 hp on tap. Despite that McLaren's enormous acceleration, the F1 car brakes vastly better and blasts through corners at much, much higher speeds. Your Jordan-Judd would lap it every 8.5 circuits. As I said, pretty sporty for a 1997 chassis. That 1:53.47 is two seconds faster than the Daytona Prototypes qualified in 2014. That and I'm sure you had lots more in the car, but no need to push harder. Was great fun to watch....
1.39 is the lap record from 1999 indy Cart series, with a young Franchini.. Those cars were beast. 1200 HP Turbos. The technology was not what it is today, but the speeds were faster. I think every track record comes from the 1990's. Mansell broke a few with Newman Haus.
I got that wrong it was a 138.490 in 1998. I don;t think it will be beaten for a long time.
Why would you compare an M6B McLaren, totally different eras, technology, and aerodynamics. The McLaren is a slippery beast traction wise, needing very dynamic throttle control to handle oversteer and sliding through corners, the F-1 holds the road entirely differently. The power comparisons mean nothing when you’re fighting the McLaren every inch of the way.
@@vinrusso821 1:39.866 / 145.924mph (234.791 kph) set by Dario Franchitti, 2000 Team Kool Green Honda Reynard, CART Championship Race. This record still stands as of 2022, and the current IndyCars run at about 1:45:00. The only race car that could beat this time is a F1 car, which is not likely to race at RA.
@@joelsheebs728herta got the pole at 1:40.1945 in 2023. Despite having way less power and less downforce, the current cars are nearly just as quick as the CART cars, which is remarkable. If they had more downforce like 7 years ago, they would already be faster. Indycars are going hybrid next year, then the 2.4l power plants with 200 extra Hp are still on the table. Not really needed but those cars will crush every record and he close to F1 speeds on lower downforce tracks.
The Jordan and Benneton are 2 of the cars I look forward to most every year at RA! You 2 are amazing, thank you so much for letting us see F1 at RA. I'll see you next time, and thanks again.
Amazing video! Great racing with you at the Gridlife Road America event last weekend in the mighty Rush SR! 🥳
Thanks for the ride Jim! I've seen you alot through the years. Ya got the talent my friend. I did see that day live, I was halfway down to turn five by the memorial of the driver that passed away after the Sargento Bridge. You my friend were rockin!
Best in car video I have ever seen!
wow! that was awesome and you're running about 45 seconds a lap faster than I in my grocery getting four door. You....are living my dream!
Fantastic driving! Especially for an amateur, and I mean that with no disrespect. Very smooth. One question, did you have to lift at the kink or did you do that because you were taking it easy? I'd expect a car from that era to have plenty of downforce to take it flat out.
That's some awesome racing skills for a non professional driver. :)
This is one of the best looking F1 cars of all time. Well done!
Just a quick thank you for this. It went perfectly with my coffee.
What a great track. Thanks for the ride.
Nice, no idea why I got this in my recommended, but solid drive! They sure didn't have 'seamless shifts' back then, each upshift you almost see hurting your neck! :-)
Good race on Sunday! It was great seeing you in front of the B197. Next year I need to see this car up close! Was drooling over it at the podium ha
Wow! awesome! Thanks for the ride along.
Jesus ... I wish I was there to see this guy blasting around RA, with a formula 1 car... I wish I was driving actually but that'll remain a dream 😎
Saw you in '14, I think, at RA Driving this during vintage weekend. Incredible! Nice Driving
This is so awesome..... I was there for this standing along-side 4 at the straight......Sounds sooooo amazing. Also I just saw you on September 9th at the fall vintage weekend. I had no idea you were going to be there again. Very cool.....Can't wait to see you run these awesome machines again.
The acceleration from the rolling start...when compared to what the Nationwides will do tomorrow is absolutely unbelievable
i can't tell you how many times i've watched this video! just awesome haha is KIC something like SVRA or HSR??
Very nice, well-controlled drive. Would be nice to see this in HD
Would love to see you this month at the "Mitty" at Road Atlanta!!! Or some other time. Thanks for sharing
I would love to just look at this car in person, awesome drive as well!
They shouldn't have bothered making the track in texas for F1, they should have just done it here (with facility improvements and all)
Nice job. Must a be a hell of a lot of fun. I would die for the opportunity.
2 F1 cars on the family? Man... you probably have no money problems lol.
But talking seriously, nice vid and nice driving skills. The car was on absolute control even keeping a fast pace. Looks like a lot of fun!
don't we all, would be an incredible track for F1 cars
Great job James... it was unfortunate your dad and the other F1 broke down, you lost your dancing partners... 1:52's in an ancient F1 car ? SICK !!
I would love to see one of the newer chassis with an 80s era 1500bhp qualifying engine
I would love to get my hands on one of those Lolas used from 2003-2006. Such beautiful and fast machines. Champ Car drivers who had experience in F1 said the cars were only a couple seconds slower per lap than an F1 front runner, and it was pretty good for 1/10th the budget. F1 cars cornered faster, but Champ Cars could catch up fast on the straights under acceleration it seemed in the Laguna Seca comparison. Your thoughts?
How was the power of the Judd compared to the Peugeot? Michael Andretti lapped Road America at about 1:36 in qualifying in his Ford powered Swift. But that was a veteran racing the car's nuts off back in the days when CART (true Indycars) was a legitimate threat to Formula One. How do you think the '97 Jordan would do with a full set up and an veteran driver? Wouldn't it have more trouble in the Kink as ground effects were banned?
Who raced that car (Fisi or Ralf), and where?
The ‘97 Jordan is a great looking car.
Thank you!
Not sure if you've found out yet, but this one was driven by Ralf. This guy's dad also races, driving a 1997 Benetton driven by Hakkinen
That's awesome man, I saw you and your dad tearing it up last weekend.
Good run James. I watched you a little this weekend. I was there with a 75 Chevron and a 79 March both in group 5. Are you going to Watkins Glen in Sept?
Looks good out there, great job
Wow, not a pro driver? You definitely have the pace and form of one!
Wow that's fast. Great driving!
For an Amatuar racer i guess. He's obviously driven competitive racing before. But the Indy CHAMP cars from the 90's were beast. Over 1000 HP. Road America record was set in 1998 with a 1.38 second lap. 4 seconds than todays fastest laps. And this guy running in the 1.50's is better than one thinks, considering he doesnt want to crash it. And it wasn't set up for race conditions. But it would have been hard pressed to beat 1.38.
Wow, that looks fun as hell!
I saw this today at RA! Were you driving?
wow, really enjoyed that. great drive!
You are an excellent driver man!
did peugeot want the engines back after the 97 season? i thought jordan had to buy them.
I ride motorcycle track days, and I think thats fast. Holy crap your are flying brother. Drive safe
Anyone know why the circle at the center of the steering wheel seems to rotate independently of the steering wheel?
Why did you let off before the kink? Just curious, I watch Patrick Long go around that section flat out in a GT3 car. Seems like the open wheeled F1 car would make enough downforce to take that flatout.
The GT3 car isn't doing as high speeds as this car at the kink. Most high powered cars lift a tad going into it. Compare specs though.. a heavier high downforce car making 500-600hp vs a lighter car making high downforce for its time, pushing 800hp. Not to mention, this is not a pro driver, hes really here to have fun and survive
hmmm I'd love to know how did you fit a fully working newer generation steering wheel in an 1997 car. I say that because Corse Clienti old Ferrari F1 cars (let's say from 92 or 93) have serious problems when customers try to put newer racing wheels to interface with the car electronics
Very nice. Very nice indeed.
Man, congratulations. How much did you spend? How much would you charge for renting? It would be a dream.
Nice driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R.A seems an ideal circuit for F1.I wonder just how much it would take to bring it up to 'modern'(ie bloody bernies) specs?
+TheFokker03 a lot of catch fencing, gravel runoff changed to pavement, and a 6 line interstate highway :)
Bummies GONE!
Time to bring back the classic F-1 tracks he killed off.
And leave the cookie cutter place he had built..
Boring venues R US!
Aside from the track related "upgrades" would be addressing the lack of hotels, parking, seating and roads capable of handling such an insane amount of traffic. It'd be complete gridlock on every road in every town within 25 miles. I really wish they could pull it off tho. I think F1 and Elkhart is a match made in heaven
Eli Kedrowski if you build it the Hotels will come lol (baseball reference)
@@elikedrowski6181 The crowd for an F1 race is likely to be smaller than the peak of IC races were. In the mid 90's IC at RA had crowds north of 135K. So, roads, parking and seating isn't going to be a problem. Unless you think that for some reason the F1 crowd is going to be significantly larger than any other F1 race. Many F1 races don't break the 100K mark. I would also venture to say that an F1 crowd at RA today would be much smaller than the average F1race of today. IC crowds in those days did a lot of camping at places like RA and MidOhio. No way are a significant portion of the F1 crowd would be up for camping. You could pretty much forget about the international crowd flying to Wisconsin. Hotels are the real problem from a logistics standpoint. Actual track upgrades are the real problem. Then you have track infrastructure that would never draw an F1 race. People either forget or are not aware that when F1 was at Indy that most of the top members of the various teams and stewards where actually flying back and forth(helicopters) from Chicago because there were not enough high end hotel rooms in Indy. I guess that now they either suck it up and slumming it in Austin or they are doing the same thing and commuting to Dallas.
If Formula 1 want second race in USA, this track is good for F1
I will not be at the Glen, but I will be back at RA this September in that car.
Hey Im also an engineering student (Mechanical) Interested in racing. I know the steep hill it is, especially with me being older 21. Im planning on going to some racing school, and getting involved in club racing once i get my license. Any advice?
Awesome man! I had a pretty excellent experience at Skip Barber, so that would be my recommendation. From there you would have to choose a class. Spec Miata without question offers the best competitive racing for the price. You'd be caught up in intense battles, regardless of being up front, mid pack, or in the back. If you were looking to design/engineer your own car, the sports racer classes offer a wide range of options for that. It's considerably more expensive to be competitive, but if you're looking to drive a fast car it's the way to go. I drove the CSR class the last 5 years and had an absolute blast.
Hopefully, you've found your way in and are having fun, but the most new drivers, here is my solid advice. Start in Karting. Its much lighter on the wallet, storage and teaches you all the fundamentals in a quicker learning curve than full size cars. Spend the first two years in clutch karts...you quickly learn about maintaining momentum, the balance between how hard to brake into a corner and how to exit to maintain maximum speed into the next corner and even how to play psychological games to set up a pass against other drivers. When you get consistently on the podium, move up to shifter karts. By the time you take a school for full size cars, I guarantee you will be one of, if not the flat-out fastest students in the school by far, and as soon as you learn suspension setups and have a decent motor builder, you are always going to be up front. Though, due to financial reasons, I spent most of my career in karting, the few times I did delve into full size cars, weather it be Formula Ford, Formula Mazda, Sprint cars or Midgets, I was a constant threat for the podium. Those of us that started in and were successful in Karting make up most of the champions of any category.
One question, why are you not racing? Is it difficult to get in the sport or that's not your priority? I'm just wondering how hard it is to actually get going.
I am, but I have only been dabbing in ALMS the last few years as well as club and vintage racing. I'm doing the Motorsports Engineering program at IUPUI, so once I'm done with that I'll hopefully be doing much more driving. I'll keep you guys posted.
James French
Oh great. Looking forward to seeing more of ya man. Goodluck on your career.
James French Hey James! I'm a soon to be senior in high school and I'm on course to do the motorsports program. Matt (Mote I think) showed me around the lab which was awesome. I had a great time watching you race and the Grand-Am/ALMS mashup last year as well. Anyways, I'm curious if you'll be at the Hawk this year, I'd love to ask you about your racing and IUPUI.
About 194 mph (or faster then that) between 3a and 4a, right?
I was doing F&C at 4, on Saturday last year.
Now looking more closely at your cornering, were you hesitant to do turn 7 into "Hurry Downs" flat out as CART drivers did it? Seems like you held back a lot in the Carousel and the Kink, or was that because of down-force performance of the chassis? The Newer tires should give you more grip than even Champ Cars had with their late 90s Goodyears and Firestones. Not sure about the Bridgestone Reds though. Those tires had grip out the wazoo. Even more than today's IZOD's Firestone Reds.
The 97 cars were the best looking F1 cars IMO
Nice driving!
The day I see Road America or Watkins glen in modern F1 will be THE day I'll watch F1 in years. Except it won't happen
23 year old F1 chassis with a replacement motor lapping 14 seconds a lap faster than a current prototype. All you need to know. Can you imagine current F1 cars there? Woof...
Would be the perfect place for a 12 or 24 hour race.
But short sighted county laws prohibit any such event.
So the Double 500s were about it…
God knows Augie Pabst lobbied for such a thing..
Americans can be as short sighted as the Limeys, or the Frogs.
As a Tampan, who was around for the formation of IMSA,
I can attest to THAT!
FAHRT!
Poor ignorant pussy r you!
FUCK YOU!
Pin Head IQ!
Good lord. How many of us just had our best lap beat by like 4x.
Where's dad?
Are you going to be at the hawk in 2013
Two comments:
1) Great drive and great video. Smooth and precise. A pleasure to watch and always great to see ambitious people pursuing their passions! Nice drive young man. A+
2) To Mr. Thomas Nixon: I always get a kick out of jealous individuals that, instead of being pro-active in their own lives and lifting themselves up, attempt to drag others down to their level. I’m especially amused by those like you that attempt to do so in the completely cowardly fashion of attempting to project guilt for other people’s poor decisions onto the individual you’re jealous of. Certainly you work hard and then send all your money to African to feed their starving, right! Here’s a “pro-active” action you may consider…why don’t you send them condoms instead of food?
Maybe one day you’ll taste pride and self-esteem when your picture is displayed in the dictionary under “Modern American Douchebag” or as the opposite definition of "Man".
Its when people become wannabe liberal-anarchists, and it leads me to understand why millenials are frowned upon so often.
great driving way to go
too be fair he leaving braking kinda early, coasting into the entry, and late exit on throttle.
@@jameslewis9968you're right, but, to be fair, he doesn't have the backing of a race team with trailers full of parts or a crew you rebuild the car in a few hours. When it's out of pocket, just getting the car on track is incredibly expensive. Just sayin
V8 or V10?
what kind of lap times ? , even just playing around
Looked faster! CART lapped about 1:40's in heyday 90's. And yes, they did lift to set up Turn 7. You drove the kink as I do. No one knows but the driver what is happening in a real race car. Period. (Modern day F1 excluded) As a instructor and racer, it is hard to believe how fast s**t happens! F1 @ RA? Its not the track, its Bernie's greed.
what speed you getting up to on the first long straight??
is the judd engine an v8? it sound more like gp 2 or an old low rev formula 3000 engine.
whats the hp difference between the original and this engine.??
This is the V10 Judd that produces roughly 750hp. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the original Peugot made somewhere around 850.
the revs are restricted, so it sounds like a v8 engine
James French the peugeot a14 engine had 750bhp max. for qualifying and a bit more than 680bhp in race trim. which judd engine is fitted to this car? if it's the judd jv it actually run in that season, but re-badged as yamaha in the tyrell and arrows.
Hermann Tilke need meet Road America circuit.
Those shifts looked about as smooth as a kick in the head. Good job though :D
Why we wear helmets while racing 😉
3 more seconds and you'll be as fast as a D-sports racer! ;-P
What broke yesterday? We enjoyed watching you yesterday right before the kink.
It was the final drive gear. We were so close to making it. Glad you enjoyed though! I'll be uploading a 360 video of the race, so be sure to check it out :)
What motor is in it now? It sounds higher pitch and it makes me happy every time you flew by coming out of the carousel.
Holy Shit
360p? Really?
How much would a used f1 car go for? It doesn't have to be of any historical significance.
The ones I've seen go anywhere from $25,000-$200,000 and you still have to think about cost for storage ,tires, engine repairs, track time, etc. so in the long run you got to have a bit of money to play around with
EJ-10[edit]
EJ-10 was an energy drink marketed by the Jordan Formula One team. The energy drink was heavily advertised as free of caffeine and taurine to avoid a sugar crash, and as having a fruity flavor and providing energy for up to 90 minutes. It was sold in bright yellow 250 mL and 380 mL bottles, decorated to evoke the image of Jordan's Formula One cars.[6] Jordan Grand Prix used the Sutherland Hawes design agency to create and market the energy drink.[7] At the height of its popularity EJ-10 was available around the world, including Ireland, Germany, Colombia, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico.[8][9]
In 2002, the 380 ml bottles of EJ-10 were recalled in Ireland after it was discovered it contained unacceptable levels of benzene.[10]
V-10 is a spinoff of EJ-10; it retains the basic formula but adds vodka.[11]
Complete Formula One results[edit]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Chassis Engine Tyres No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Points WCC
1991 191 Ford HB4 3.5 V8 G USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS 13 5th
32 Belgium Bertrand Gachot 10 13 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret 6 6 9
Germany Michael Schumacher Ret
Brazil Roberto Moreno Ret 10
Italy Alessandro Zanardi 9 Ret 9
33 Italy Andrea de Cesaris DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 4 4 6 Ret 5 7 13 7 8 Ret Ret 8
1992 192 Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12 G RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 1 11th
32 Italy Stefano Modena DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 DNQ 13 7 6
33 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret
1993 193 Hart 1035 3.5 V10 G RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 3 10th
14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret 10 Ret 12 9 Ret 7 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 5 11
15 Italy Ivan Capelli Ret DNQ
Belgium Thierry Boutsen Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 11 Ret 13 9 Ret
Italy Marco Apicella Ret
Italy Emanuele Naspetti Ret
United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 6 Ret
1994 194 Hart 1035 3.5 V10 G BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN AUS 28 5th
14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 4 3 DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 12 Ret 4
15 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ret EX EX EX 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 7 4 5 Ret
Japan Aguri Suzuki Ret
Italy Andrea de Cesaris Ret 4
1995 195 Peugeot A10 3.0 V10 G BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR PAC JPN AUS 21 6th
14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 6 11 Ret 7 6 Ret 11 4 Ret Ret Ret
15 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 3 9 Ret 9 13 Ret Ret 10 6 11 4 Ret
1996 196 Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10 G AUS BRA ARG EUR SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN 22 5th
11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 4 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 9
12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ret 12 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 10 Ret Ret 4 9 5
1997 197 Peugeot A14 3.0 V10 G AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR 33 5th
11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 5 5 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret
12 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 8 Ret 4 6 9 3 9 7 11 Ret 2 4 4 Ret 7 11
1998 198 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC 3.0 V10 G AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA LUX JPN 34 4th
9 United Kingdom Damon Hill 8 DSQ 8 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 4 4 1 6 9 4
10 Germany Ralf Schumacher Ret Ret Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 16 6 5 6 9 2 3 Ret Ret
1999 199 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HD 3.0 V10 B AUS BRA SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA EUR MAL JPN 61 3rd
7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 6 6 10 Ret Ret Ret
8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 3 Ret 4 Ret 11 1 4 4 3 4 3 1 Ret 6 4
2000 EJ10
EJ10B Mugen-Honda MF-301 HE 3.0 V10 B AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL 17 6th
5 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 3 Ret 17 6 Ret 10 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 3 Ret Ret
6 Italy Jarno Trulli Ret 4 15 6 12 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 12
2001 EJ11 Honda RA001E 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 19 5th
11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 4 11 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 7
Brazil Ricardo Zonta 7 Ret
Italy Jarno Trulli Ret Ret Ret 4 8
12 Ret 8 5 5 4 DSQ Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret Ret
France Jean Alesi 10 6 8 7 Ret
2002 EJ12 Honda RA002E 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR GBR FRA GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 9 6th
9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 5 Ret 7 DNQ Ret 6 Ret 8 7 Ret
10 Japan Takuma Sato Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 16 Ret Ret 8 10 11 12 11 5
2003 EJ13 Ford RS1 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN ITA USA JPN 13 9th
11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 12 Ret 1 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 7 Ret
12 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Ret 10 Ret Ret 8 11 12 Ret 11 15 13 Ret Ret 14
Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Ret 11
2004 EJ14 Ford RS2 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA 5 9th
18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 10 8 Ret 16 15 Ret 12 11 14 13 13 Ret
19 Italy Giorgio Pantano 14 13 16 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret
Germany Timo Glock 7 15 15 15
2005 EJ15
EJ15B Toyota RVX-05 3.0 V10 B AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN 12 9th
18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro 16 12 10 13 12 13 15 10 3 13 17 17 13 15 17 8 Ret 13 11
19 India Narain Karthikeyan 15 11 Ret 12 13 Ret 16 Ret 4 15 Ret 16 12 14 20 11 15 15 Ret
What the rpm limit set at
Funny thing is any F1 car from even the 90s would absolutely destroy modern indycars
Sounds like the original Peugeot v10
+GhostsKuriboh it wasn't build quality at all. It was its unusual firing order of the cylinders that made it sound rough.
It's not the V10 ?
SuLRaC It is a V10, but not the Peugeot they ran in 1997. It's a 4.0L Judd V10 that makes about 800hp.
James French ok because i have a friend who hais the jordan 195 with the V10 peugeot and it was not the same sound. But i understand now.
Has*
@@sulrac1830 The Jordan 195, wowie! That's one of my favourite F1 cars with all its bright colours and the sleek look (not to mention the round sidepods). I loved seeing it in person at Spa with Rubinho behind the wheel way back in 1995 :) Needless to say, I am jealous of your friend ;)
P1nkR yes a very nice car. The car has been rebuild completely and it’s 100% the components from 1995 (engine gearbox electronic). The car ran a few times in Magny cours. It’s was the car of Irvine which made the podium in Canada and was burned in spa during the pit stop.
hey mr nixon! do u believe in global warming too? i like it. i go to "ra" from fonddulac wi to see the car . it is also nice for us. i am a nearly starvin american!
nice driving although i like "agressive" driving, but its ok.
rich people having fun.
My god please I wanna do this
Wow ... love what happens when he gets the green flag ...
Crap that's fast
Nice drive, but It looks like a warmup round from a F1 driver... ;-)
OMG!!!
This is NOT F-1. It is SCCA club racing!! F-1 has never raced at Road America!! Unfortunately they never will because there are no large cities nearby to feed and house the teams and millions of fans!! I have been there many times and it is a great track in the middle of small farming towns with very little restaurants and motels.
That is obvious! It’s an F-1 car being piloted at a SCCA club event.
Can I drive it
I'm going to disagree with much of the comments. Go race Formula Ford for a Year to learn the basics of mechanical grip, then Formula 2000 for a year to add some areo grip, then get into a Formula 3 car or Formula Atlantic for a year, and THEN get back in the F1 car. With all due respect, you need 3 years actual race training - cause you suck! To the trained eye, you go fast where its totally safe and yet brake at least double the distance required and then so slow in the corners, usually in the wrong gear, the Aero doesn't even produce down force. I don't have much respect for rich guys who want to pretend they are race car drivers. Go learn the basics first.
OK bro.
Must be nice to be rich. To be the Playboy of the Western World and have this very high-priced toy to play with. Would buy thousands of meals for some starving African.
When did you become an expert in my family and how we spend our money? We have made an impact on the world through DONATIONS, among other things, so take you're ignorance elsewhere.
And besides, it's not my car dumbass. My dad has the opportunity to keep this amazing piece of history alive, and I'm lucky enough to be able to drive. That is it. Maybe if you wasted a little less time harassing people, you could learn to appreciate it like everyone else.
Thomas Nixon Wow. You've inspired me to go to a "starving African" site and mock them for moving so slowly.
+Thomas Nixon Africa is how old as a Nation? ..and America is how old? Seems that some people want to get off their asses and actually make something of themselves as a Nation while some don't, don't hang the blame on people who do thanks.
+James French Don't feed the trolls James. I appreciate seeing this piece of history at a fantastic track. Keep on keeping on!