Onboard | Damon Hill races Ferrari 250 GTO at Goodwoood

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  • @GoodwoodRR
    @GoodwoodRR  2 роки тому +11

    And here is this year's entry list www.goodwood.com/grr/event-coverage/goodwood-revival/2022/8/full-2022-revival-entry-list-revealed/

  • @David-xc4us
    @David-xc4us 2 роки тому +245

    That was epic, more of this please….he was proper going for it too

    • @Set666Abominae
      @Set666Abominae 2 роки тому +8

      Anything less would be disrespectful to such a car!

    • @cdb6010
      @cdb6010 2 роки тому +7

      By the looks of it They were all going for it😂

    • @namestnikoff
      @namestnikoff 2 роки тому +10

      @@cdb6010 It looked more like a rental go-kart race, zero fucks given about cars value. Respect.

    • @wat6816
      @wat6816 Рік тому +1

      just as he catches the cars in front the video stops..

    • @stephenbrown4211
      @stephenbrown4211 8 місяців тому

      Yet he was a bit pedestrian the year before racing his Dads ‘63 GTO.

  • @Cynsham
    @Cynsham 2 роки тому +91

    It really takes some balls to go that hard in a car worth that much. Props to Damon and the owner for having that courage.

    • @saymyname218
      @saymyname218 2 роки тому +14

      As long as they have the original chassis documents, they can be re- built again and again if they crash. Otherwise, these old cars would stay in museums.

    • @Aladinscave
      @Aladinscave Рік тому +6

      @@saymyname218it’s still take some big balls to drive and let drive a car worth millions 🏁

    • @jpldriver
      @jpldriver 8 місяців тому +3

      Once you are in the "zone" you forget about the car and just focus, shut the world out and hunt the other competitors....it's a great feeling!

  • @keithbarker7552
    @keithbarker7552 2 роки тому +120

    once the AC Cobra whips past, you can feel Damon Hill move into Mission Mode... every gear change and evry move shifts into a higher level. Wondefrul stuff.

    • @Ficon
      @Ficon 2 роки тому +18

      He was not quite fast enough to get past that lime-green GTO until they were both forced off the line by the dive-bombing Cobra.

    • @perkristoffersson4153
      @perkristoffersson4153 2 роки тому +49

      @@Ficon looked not like a lack of speed but more like a want not to crash. He had to back down multiple times as the guy in the lime green car moved to block (a tactic that works until the other driver doesn't back off, kind of douchy for an exhibition race with these classics)

    • @Ficon
      @Ficon 2 роки тому +8

      @@perkristoffersson4153 Pretty evenly matched on the straights but yeah, I agree, he was being pretty ginger under braking, as one should be considering what a GTO costs. I'm surprised the racing is as close and aggressive as it is anyway.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +7

      He retired from the race after _he downshifted from 4th to 1st accidentally..._

    • @AIRDRAC
      @AIRDRAC 2 роки тому +2

      @@jcgabriel1569 Sounds about what I expected from their complete lack of awareness of their surroundings.

  • @Jonathan_Doe_
    @Jonathan_Doe_ 2 роки тому +36

    Impeccable heel toe work, and even a couple of double clutches when he knew the revs weren’t quite gonna line up with just the one blip. Gotta love that Dog Leg 5 speed too!

    • @roywinchel3620
      @roywinchel3620 Рік тому

      That's right, you'd think he's been racing it for a while!!!

    • @mark4lev
      @mark4lev 4 місяці тому

      He did years of f3 and f3000 when they used manual h pattern gearboxes

  • @ozspencers
    @ozspencers 2 роки тому +10

    The most impressive aspect of this for me is Damon's speed while treating the car and engine quite gently. He gave other cars room, used remarkably smooth brake and steering inputs, changed gear slowly (not banging them in) and stayed well below the rev limit. He also used higher gears than he might have otherwise done, all giving the car a bit of sympathy. Going that fast while caring for the car like that shows skill, experience and a well-controlled ego.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 Рік тому

      Well, he would retire when he downshifted from 4th to 1st, and sent the car into the gravel trap...

    • @free2roam674
      @free2roam674 7 місяців тому

      Agreed, truly amazing. To completely understand where 99.9% is and then drive at 95%. Racing in F1 and Moto GP keeps getting faster and more boring. At least Moto 3 is still exciting. 10% slower and 90% more entertaining.

  • @simotter7876
    @simotter7876 2 роки тому +40

    Those eyes in the mirror have a look of flat out determination. That's Damon alright.

  • @oscoe
    @oscoe 2 роки тому +7

    Much respect to Damon…he is a gentleman and old school quiet racer. What he achieved in racing was brilliant given he started so late.

  • @jonathanwilkins6071
    @jonathanwilkins6071 2 роки тому +43

    Damon Hill is a legend like his father...great driving in an iconic Ferrari 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍

  • @neoanderson7
    @neoanderson7 2 роки тому +18

    Look at the company of the grid!! 💰💰
    Damon still has it! The Ferrari doing its thing. As it was meant to be. 👏🏻

  • @wyntonmclaren5175
    @wyntonmclaren5175 2 роки тому +15

    Nail biting watching let alone racing, with such beautiful and valuable classics! Wonderful to see, thank you.

  • @dusty7264
    @dusty7264 2 роки тому +158

    I don’t know who owns this car but thanks for letting Damon race it fantastic 👍

    • @dieselfan7406
      @dieselfan7406 2 роки тому +20

      Tony Mason? He seems to lend his £14 million toy to everyone!
      Great footage - thanks.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +24

      @@dieselfan7406 I think you mean Nick Mason... It's his car...

    • @dieselfan7406
      @dieselfan7406 2 роки тому +8

      @@jcgabriel1569 Thanks! Memory not as it was...

    • @goatflieg
      @goatflieg 2 роки тому +5

      @@zachtan Yeah... that would be him.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +7

      @@zachtan Yes. He owns (he still do) own a 250 GTO. Bought it in the 1970s...

  • @ianbrown9082
    @ianbrown9082 2 роки тому +14

    You can see Damon trying different gears at different points, occasionally short shifting and 'learning' the car on the fly...great to watch

    • @roywinchel3620
      @roywinchel3620 Рік тому

      That's right, and by minute seven he's spot on, knows exactly what where and when !!!

  • @Sunshipsailing
    @Sunshipsailing 2 роки тому +11

    You guys are so right. F1 can't compete with the pure racing from yesteryear on displayed here.

    • @Dimpet-xw9gg
      @Dimpet-xw9gg 3 місяці тому

      Older f1 could

    • @richy69ify
      @richy69ify 3 місяці тому

      @@Dimpet-xw9gg
      When they didnt break down.

  • @wat6816
    @wat6816 Рік тому +4

    this might be one of the last times we see an original GTO driven like this, considering today's value. what a machine

  • @travmays6810
    @travmays6810 2 роки тому +36

    Great content! A shame there wasn't a couple more laps, it would have been great seeing him battle the next couple of cars he had just caught

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +5

      He would eventually retire after accidentally downshifting from 4th to 1st...

    • @TaikaJamppa
      @TaikaJamppa 2 роки тому +1

      @@jcgabriel1569 Ouch… that must’ve hurt, especially on the ears!

    • @Buddybutch
      @Buddybutch 2 роки тому +4

      @@TaikaJamppa and the bill...

    • @TaikaJamppa
      @TaikaJamppa 2 роки тому

      @@Buddybutch Oh yeah, that too. 😱

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +7

      @@TaikaJamppa Well, the engine survived. The footage I have seen showed that the wrong downshift sent him into the gravel trap. He then hooked it back to 1st and tried to move out but the car is beached...
      In short, the engine didn't break, he retired because the car got stuck in the gravel trap.

  • @jeffd.1485
    @jeffd.1485 2 роки тому +1

    one of the coolest videos i've seen in a while. felt like i was driving the car, and you can really feel the power in the sound and him slamming the shifter into gear.

  • @aigoru8718
    @aigoru8718 2 роки тому +16

    Man, just imagine having Damon Hill bearing down on you, knowing for sure that he'll keep on pounding lap after lap of impeccable driving. What a thrill!

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +7

      Well, the driver of that apple green GTO is none other than Sir Stirling Moss...

  • @pdr5926
    @pdr5926 2 роки тому +95

    A 50-million-dollar car treated like it´s meant to be. Well done!

    • @bonifacioteixeira
      @bonifacioteixeira 2 роки тому +1

      True, so much money, so close... it's no my money but my heart was sick worried!

    • @Poorschedriver
      @Poorschedriver 2 роки тому +4

      granted, they weren't 50M back in 1999 when this was filmed, wonder what they were worth back then.

    • @ptinvite7942
      @ptinvite7942 2 роки тому +2

      @@Poorschedriver About 18K new, sub 10K in the 70s and about 7 million around 1999.

    • @Paul-yk3qw
      @Paul-yk3qw 2 роки тому +1

      @@ptinvite7942 watching him revving and shoving gears in like it's a ford transit is both heart breaking and heart warming at the same time!

    • @r1273m
      @r1273m 2 роки тому +8

      Nick Mason said he bought his 250 in the 1970's for £35,000. People told him he was crazy and he thought so too. Now it's worth about £40M and people think he is the Warren Buffet of automobiles!

  • @unkulwilly
    @unkulwilly 2 роки тому +296

    I don't care how fast they are, electric cars will never sound this great!

    • @craigyirush3492
      @craigyirush3492 2 роки тому +29

      And they’re too heavy. And take way too long to charge. Useless in a race.

    • @englishmaninfrance661
      @englishmaninfrance661 2 роки тому +7

      The future lies not with electric but ethanol . I run my Alfa Romeo Mito turbo on it , and it goes like a runaway train.

    • @henrikcarlsen1881
      @henrikcarlsen1881 2 роки тому +7

      They will never sound great.

    • @andresguerin7162
      @andresguerin7162 2 роки тому

      Electric cars are appliances on wheels! 🤮

    • @thomasb1889
      @thomasb1889 2 роки тому +1

      @@craigyirush3492 They are working on getting the fast 10% - 80% charge closer to how long it takes to refuel a gas or diesel car or light truck. Right now anyone buying electric are early adopters and are willing to accept the down sides that comes with that.

  • @BratislavaSupercars
    @BratislavaSupercars 2 роки тому +7

    Amazing onboard footage!

  • @dashcam2417
    @dashcam2417 2 роки тому +3

    This is exactly why motor sports fans love an internal combustion engine .
    What an emotional experience for the senses. Awesome 👌

  • @donf3877
    @donf3877 2 роки тому +1

    I just came for the engine sound of the Ferrari V12. Was NOT disappointed! He really put that vintage, very expensive, car through its paces. Glad to see one doing what it was designed for... instead of sitting in someone's collection gathering dust.

  • @johngreenwood1972
    @johngreenwood1972 2 роки тому +30

    Goodwood is far and away the most entertaining circuit racing extant imo.

    • @richardthelionheart5594
      @richardthelionheart5594 2 роки тому

      So sez a Brit? I'll take Laguna Seca 😊

    • @johngreenwood1972
      @johngreenwood1972 2 роки тому +1

      @@richardthelionheart5594 Each to their own. Plus check out the motorbike racing at Goodwood.

    • @claudiomarangone614
      @claudiomarangone614 2 роки тому

      @@richardthelionheart5594
      How can you compare?

    • @claudiomarangone614
      @claudiomarangone614 2 роки тому

      @@richardthelionheart5594
      And an IAmerican..
      how can you compare?
      I’ve been to Laguna Seca countless times since 1983 and have yet to go to GOODWOOD…
      clearly the class of the world in terms of cars and drivers…

    • @richardthelionheart5594
      @richardthelionheart5594 2 роки тому +1

      @@johngreenwood1972 But you never drove the corkscrew at Laguna Seca or MX'd at Carlsbad Raceway near SanDiego.

  • @Andrew9565-AD
    @Andrew9565-AD 2 роки тому +27

    Race cars are meant to be raced no matter the price they have

    • @christianng9142
      @christianng9142 2 роки тому +1

      In 90s price for race car like this not jump yet . But think about right now , they still race them car , but never seen proper race like this anymore , right ?

    • @macsmith6216
      @macsmith6216 2 роки тому +3

      Only 39 of these cars were made
      The last one sold in 2018 for $70 million

    • @Andrew9565-AD
      @Andrew9565-AD 2 роки тому +1

      @@christianng9142 exactly

    • @Andrew9565-AD
      @Andrew9565-AD 2 роки тому +2

      @@macsmith6216 I know that’s what makes it even more wonderful to see it run

    • @jamesboniface8779
      @jamesboniface8779 2 роки тому +2

      I have heard some of the GTO's run today are replicas, or should I say exact reproductions, commissioned the by the owners of "real" GTO's while the original sits in a garage.
      Any truth to that?

  • @AbramSari
    @AbramSari 2 роки тому +11

    Watching that Cobra go by gave me a new appreciation for what Shelby accomplished back in the day.

    • @stephenscholes4758
      @stephenscholes4758 2 роки тому +1

      In period, the 250's usually got the better of the Cobra's despite the large engine discrepancy - 3 litre vs 4.7 litre

    • @Jabber-ig3iw
      @Jabber-ig3iw 2 роки тому +2

      Yes putting an engine not built by him into a car not built buy him, genius.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому

      Well, that Cobra actually qualified faster than Damon Hill in the GTO, only that it had a bad start off the line...

  • @Il_Dutur
    @Il_Dutur 2 роки тому +4

    The most beautiful Italian gem with a British gentleman.
    Perfect match.
    🎩

  • @user-qq2mo1ek2r
    @user-qq2mo1ek2r 2 роки тому +2

    Just fantastic viewing. Chills down my spine listening to that engine and watching the precision gear changes and control.

  • @thingsthatinterestme6257
    @thingsthatinterestme6257 2 роки тому

    Finally Goodwood Production provides a proper Onboard ...With no useless cut-aways of wiggling arms, shots of what is behind, (as that matters not)..Just a pure illustration of how to get around a storied circuit in a magnificent racecar..

  • @simono.sniper3214
    @simono.sniper3214 2 роки тому +1

    Just love the way it picks up in 5th, and those gear changes. First class!

  • @Porsche996driver
    @Porsche996driver 2 роки тому +2

    Yeah Historics racing is always great! I’ve been to Laguna Seca for many races, but seeing this era of cars going wheel to wheel at redline is intoxicating. 🏁

  • @jebediahgentry7029
    @jebediahgentry7029 2 роки тому +3

    I LOVE seeing these cars bein properly driven how it was intended instead of sitting in a museum as a very expensive investment that everyone is too scared to drive it

  • @krytios1
    @krytios1 3 місяці тому +1

    It was nice seeing him really open it up after being blocked for so long by those two cars. A bit unsportsmanlike to hamstring him like that in an exhibition race. Bravo!

  • @mrchampagneracer
    @mrchampagneracer 2 роки тому

    Great video! They don’t joke, He was absolut happy we saw, class and no mistakes !

  • @philipcarthy2977
    @philipcarthy2977 2 роки тому

    Superb driving, was a big fan during his formula one career, his lineage is unquestionable. Great video,omg the sound of that Ferrari heavenly.

  • @iankuah8606
    @iankuah8606 2 роки тому +2

    Superb race! That green GTO holding him up is what we call a mobile chicane!

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому +1

      Not exactly. That's Stirling Moss in the car he should've driven in 1962 (if not for his massive crash at Goodwood in a Lotus). He, along with the second driver Tony Dron, actually qualified higher than Damon Hill in Nick Mason's GTO.

  • @misujerr
    @misujerr Рік тому

    That was amazing! Thank you.

  • @Boemel
    @Boemel 2 роки тому +1

    most beautiful + best sounding car ever made. change my mind.

  • @majorglenn
    @majorglenn 2 роки тому +2

    Damon pushing quiet hard.
    Could not imagine others doing same.
    Must be fantastic seeing such a battle live 😎👊💥

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому

      Well, Damon isn't the quickest driver in the grid. He's certainly going slower in the race than Derek Bell, John Surtees, Phil Hill, Jochen Neerpasch, and Jochen Mass who is absolutely flying in a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray!

  • @danieldravot341
    @danieldravot341 2 роки тому +2

    At the first Revival, Damon drove a GTO that had also been driven by his father.
    I interviewed him for my media outlet while he was in the car . . .

  • @mattyd3343
    @mattyd3343 2 роки тому +1

    Back in the day when the TT had a proper grid. Bring back the early days of the TT please!!!!!!

  • @knightm27
    @knightm27 2 роки тому +2

    Great stuff. I want to see the rest of the race! You can see he’s being tentative over the first couple of laps (who wouldn’t be in a valuable antique!) but by lap 3 the old Damon starts coming back…😎

  • @garrettlowell7637
    @garrettlowell7637 2 роки тому

    Best video and soundtrack in a long while!

  • @alfaaman84
    @alfaaman84 2 роки тому

    Also it's left hand drive so massive props to Damon, love it

  • @cutlass8783
    @cutlass8783 2 роки тому +3

    This event is so risky but so amazing!

  • @Milkydrummer
    @Milkydrummer Місяць тому

    Love it, he’s still got his bed on and hedges driving gloves… old school logo from his Jordan days

  • @isidorojose9571
    @isidorojose9571 2 роки тому +3

    Hill é um grande piloto! Sempre torcendo por ele!!!

  • @johnsdea
    @johnsdea 2 роки тому

    Gated 5 (I think). LOVE it. Thank you GRR

  • @derekdee9592
    @derekdee9592 2 роки тому

    Fantastic event pity never got there this year best wishes to all who went ! Great footage guys.

  • @kadiummusic
    @kadiummusic 7 місяців тому

    Wonderful. Really miss Jenson and Damon. True sportsmen! 😎

  • @roddyjarrar728
    @roddyjarrar728 2 роки тому +1

    This car is exactly where it needs to be, on the track.

  • @AnthonyDonnellyTT
    @AnthonyDonnellyTT 2 роки тому +1

    I found myself getting all emotional... Keep it together man... Keep it together...

  • @gumpy4960
    @gumpy4960 2 роки тому

    Can’t believe an old car like that is so fast, I know it’s a race car but still it’s impressive. Sounds fantastic too.

  • @rogbrown1458
    @rogbrown1458 2 роки тому +1

    Man this brings back memories of hurling mk1 lotus Cortina s round here in 1981. Rog

  • @eyaloram9142
    @eyaloram9142 2 роки тому

    Wow more of this kind of videos! Would be great to have the other GTO footage as well

  • @sebastianfrenzel7405
    @sebastianfrenzel7405 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing sound, amazing driving👍

  • @garysimpson8860
    @garysimpson8860 2 роки тому +1

    The net worth off all those cars on the grid and the owners let them drive them like this is a credit to the owners and the drivers driving them like they do , amazing 👍

  • @luciusesox1luckysox570
    @luciusesox1luckysox570 2 роки тому

    That was enthralling. More please :)

  • @mgkeoh
    @mgkeoh 2 роки тому +1

    He’s still got that silky smooth touch

  • @fredsalfa
    @fredsalfa 7 місяців тому

    That’s the best racing I’ve seen for a long time

  • @oldieman730
    @oldieman730 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like he was having a whole lot of fun.

  • @seeaan5729
    @seeaan5729 2 роки тому

    Go Go Go Damon!! Born racer!! To underated for me, he has speed & craft!!!

  • @teterouge1472
    @teterouge1472 2 роки тому +1

    So my mate said just nip to the chippie and next thing you know it's kicking off.... So me an Damo decide its chip shop race day.... Damo gives it the beans, a few curry sauce moments, chips in the bag..... Damo's a legend in our chippie..... Tips hat... 👌

  • @kakhak
    @kakhak 7 місяців тому

    So great to see this.

  • @bonifacioteixeira
    @bonifacioteixeira 2 роки тому

    The sound man, it's the sound!

  • @johnfitzgerald4206
    @johnfitzgerald4206 2 роки тому

    Still got it Damon
    Excellent vid

  • @simonhampton.6441
    @simonhampton.6441 2 роки тому

    What a responsibility! Nice driving Damon.

  • @eaglestrikes1
    @eaglestrikes1 2 роки тому

    Damon still has it hitting all the apexes great driver

  • @jadesmith6823
    @jadesmith6823 2 роки тому +1

    That was awesome 😊

  • @mark4lev
    @mark4lev 2 роки тому

    Wow that looks hard work. Damon’s proper old school he doesn’t left foot brake.

  • @Stanky5000
    @Stanky5000 2 роки тому

    I can't even believe they do this. All that money on the track. It's glorious!

  • @d-bros6358
    @d-bros6358 Рік тому

    Best sound ever and forever.

  • @fizisautoart2774
    @fizisautoart2774 2 роки тому

    WOW that is awesome, what a great sound track too

  • @kjmclassiccars
    @kjmclassiccars 2 роки тому +1

    70 million at 70! Priceless!

  • @ezras4216
    @ezras4216 2 роки тому

    Champion's league drive - reminds me of Fernando overtakes the field, and the engine sound is awesome!!

  • @MemesAndVehiclesYT
    @MemesAndVehiclesYT Місяць тому

    This is the classic noise that no game, no matter how realistic, can never replicate. 0:58

  • @noiisserpmii
    @noiisserpmii 2 роки тому

    Mad respect for these guys

  • @almarn
    @almarn 2 роки тому +1

    The most passionate Ferrari collectors will spend whatever it takes to get their hands on a classic model. This is proven by the astronomical figures wealthy fans have shelled out to add historic Ferraris to their collections. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is no exception, and in 2018, a record fee was paid for a classic car at auction.
    A bid of $48.4 million was enough to secure the famous Ferrari for one lucky investor at an auction arranged by Sotheby's in California. The red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO was expected to fetch anywhere between $45 million and $60 million at auction.
    While the final bid of $48.4 million is a lot, it's a little underwhelming considering the figure expected of the Ferrari. Perhaps even more impressively, a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO was also sold in 2018, although privately, for $80 million. Every single Ferrari 250 GTO that left the factory was hand-built, which just adds to the appeal of this iconic GT.
    Well...Somebody REALLY trust Damon Hill...

    • @rickgehring7507
      @rickgehring7507 2 роки тому

      and we all watched a Ford walk away from it.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому

      @@rickgehring7507 The Cobra ( driven by Grahame Bryant/Jack Brabham) qualified faster than Damon Hill (who shared the car with Nick Mason) in the GTO, so it is no surprise that he managed to barge past and leave them, and there were drivers far faster than both D. Hill in the GTO and the Bryant/Brabham Cobra that barged past them. In that very race, the lead battle is between an AC Cobra Daytona Coupe (driven by Jochen Neerpasch and I forgot who the other driver is), a Jaguar E Type Lightweight (driven by the owner Nigel Corner and Mark Hales) and a Ferrari 330 LMB (driven by Derek Bell and Peter Hardman).
      Damon Hill accidentally downshifted from 4th to 1st in the GTO and beached the car in the gravel trap, ending his race. The Bryant/Brabham Cobra also retired after it shed a rear wheel just as Brabham is leaving the pits. The winner is the Corner/Hales E Type, Phil and Derek Hill in another Daytona Cobra finished 2nd and the Hardman/Bell Ferrari 330 LMB finished 3rd.

    • @rickgehring7507
      @rickgehring7507 2 роки тому

      @@jcgabriel1569 I know I was there,

  • @jamesingrey
    @jamesingrey 2 роки тому

    That sound, that manual! Whooaa.

  • @markduffy3717
    @markduffy3717 Місяць тому

    Hefty clutch. Awesome.

  • @MGBranco
    @MGBranco 23 дні тому

    That Cobras was flying!

  • @giovannifrrri5495
    @giovannifrrri5495 2 роки тому +1

    BEAUTIFUL!!!❤️❤️❤️🏎️🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🏎️🏎️🏎️
    Le macchine d'una volta hanno un fascino eterno, che bellezza!

  • @joe2788
    @joe2788 2 роки тому +1

    loving the benson and hedges gloves, i do miss the hornets!

  • @dedecain7820
    @dedecain7820 2 роки тому +2

    Damn it's Damon Hill

  • @johngreen8693
    @johngreen8693 2 роки тому

    goin g into top gear - that large gear stick! Wonderful and thank you.

  • @milesgreen9705
    @milesgreen9705 2 роки тому +2

    Brilliant footage, such a shame about the pale green GTO. Any more of these?!!

  • @gerdhermann752
    @gerdhermann752 2 роки тому

    The man obviously still LOVES racing🤩

  • @michael211drivingforscuder6
    @michael211drivingforscuder6 2 роки тому

    Very interesting to watch how he uses different grips on the shifter for different changes so that his grip tends to steer the shifter into the right gate.

  • @miguelsolaz7617
    @miguelsolaz7617 2 роки тому

    One of the best cars ever produced

  • @brianjacobs8755
    @brianjacobs8755 2 роки тому

    That sound!!!

  • @englishmaninfrance661
    @englishmaninfrance661 2 роки тому +6

    It didn't seem that fast in a straight line (that Cobra blew past him with ease ) but it was quick through the corners , and just sounded fantastic .

    • @Thou1
      @Thou1 2 роки тому

      3 litre engine vs a 4.7 litre. Not much can stay with the Cobras in a straight line.

    • @englishmaninfrance661
      @englishmaninfrance661 2 роки тому

      @@Thou1 True very true . There's a little TVR and some of the e-types can hold them . but that's about it

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 Рік тому

      The Cobra is the same one to the ft of the GTO on the grid, which stalled at the start. It is an ex-Roy Salvadori Cobra, driven by its owner Grahame Bryant, who would later hand it over to Sir Jack Brabham. Sadly, Brabham won't have a go at it, really. A rear wheel came off as he left the pits after their driver change...
      Damon Hill shared the GTO with Nick Mason, the owner of the car. Damon would end up at the gravel trap at Lavant corner after he downshifted from 4th to 1st by accident. I think, the pale green GTO did finish, that was driven first by Stirling Moss, and he later handed it over to Tony Dron.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 Рік тому

      ​@@Thou1 the lead of the race is contested between a lightweight E Type, a Shelby Cobra Daytona (driven by Phil Hill and his son Derek) a Ferrari 330 LMB (driven by Derek Bell and Peter Hardman), and there's Jochen Mass who is absolutely flying in a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray!

    • @Thou1
      @Thou1 Рік тому

      @@jcgabriel1569 Mostly big capacity stuff then :) Aside from the E-type, but we all know how well the XK engine can be tuned ;) Ferrari 330 of similar capacity but making up for it by virtue of a shorter stroke and more revs.

  • @barnabaskiss2888
    @barnabaskiss2888 2 роки тому

    What a fine Damonstration! :)

  • @snail415
    @snail415 2 роки тому

    Really happy for Damon. You can’t go back in time, so getting the opportunity to flog a priceless race car later in life probably means more per-minute than anything driven prior. Maybe.

  • @ivojara
    @ivojara 2 роки тому +1

    Watching the AC Cobra become smaller and smaller and vanish into the horizon...

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 11 місяців тому

      Well, the Cobra actually qualified faster than Hill in the GTO, so it should have the pace to run away.
      Though both the Cobra and Hill's GTO were retirements in this race. Hill would send this car into the gravel trap after accidentally downshifting from 4th to 1st (yup, you got that right, 4th to 1st). The Cobra was handed over by owner Grahame Bryant to guest driver, Sir Jack Brabham (yup, that Jack Brabham). Sadly, the left rear wheel would come off as he's exiting the pit lane.

  • @sonnysting2663
    @sonnysting2663 2 роки тому +4

    This is more exciting than F1! The responsibility of not damaging the car was the obvious reason why Damon Hill did not overtake sooner the light green GTO, which seems to be driven by a very reckless driver.

    • @peters5333
      @peters5333 2 роки тому

      the green GTO seemed to have a bit of Alonso in him.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому

      The green GTO is driven by Sir Stirling Moss himself. Damon, on the other hand, retired after beaching the car in the gravel trap when he accidentally downshifted from 4th to 1st gear...

  • @pietrosal9629
    @pietrosal9629 2 роки тому +2

    Astonishing Car , magnifica!

  • @MamboChapChap
    @MamboChapChap 2 роки тому +1

    Stirling Moss ahead in the green 250 GTO (3505GT), and Hill in Nick Mason's 250 GTO (3757GT).

    • @johntechwriter
      @johntechwriter 2 роки тому

      Aha! So THAT's why Damon had such a difficult time getting around him, if he ever did. Moss must have been in his mid-80s when this was run. Obviously he was still competitive.

    • @MamboChapChap
      @MamboChapChap 2 роки тому

      @@johntechwriter He had just turned 70 yrs old as the revival meeting was held the weekend of his birthday.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому

      @@johntechwriter There were such names present at the early RAC TTs at the Revival. Moss, Surtees, Brabham, Bondurant...
      Also present in this particular race is Phil Hill with his son Derek driving a Daytona Cobra, Jochen Neerpasch is also driving another Cobra (he had a very adventurous stint). Also, Jochen Mass is on fire, he passed car after car to lead the race in a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray!

  • @supay6537
    @supay6537 2 роки тому

    The man can drive! Who is that young lad behind the wheel?! Also.. that sound.. bury me with that sound 😢❤

  • @bogthing1
    @bogthing1 2 роки тому

    I sure miss this lad around the paddock.

  • @neilbardsley
    @neilbardsley 2 роки тому +3

    I think he would of been more forceful with the green GTO if the cars weren't worth £20m plus

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 2 роки тому

      The green GTO is driven by Stirling Moss.