My brother worked for John Wyer when they won Le Mans with the Mirage in 1975. He used to find old (junk) bits of 917 in the factory which he would bring home and I would mount them on my moped. I definitely had the only moped with a cooling hose from a 917 blowing on the engine :-)

The Following year - 1971... Pedro Rodríguez and Jo "Seppi" Siffert would lose their lives doing the thing they loved. Rest In Peace

I grew up with this racing. In my opinion nothing comes close...long before corporate domination..just watch the skill of the drivers ..all of them..no technology here...John Wyers narrative brings it all back too. Fabulous days never to be repeated

It is So Very Sad to know that both Pedro and Siffert were dead within a year! I believe Pedro was one of (if not the) Best Formula One Drivers.....EVER!!!

The true heroes of a racing era fraught with dangers unseen today. These were real men of courage, dare and skill that will never be matched. Their names will live on in perpetuity.

I'm about to be 58 years old, yet i remember going to my local Angling Club rooms, sitting on "fold up", chairs, with my dad, and an uncle and a returned Vietnam Vetran, who was my uncles best mate and we watched this film and another similar type film about Giagimo Agostini, on his MV AUGUSTA, both were in color, which was a real treat because we didn't have a colour TV until after 1975.

pedro rodriguez, a truly fearless driver

A fantastic look at what I consider the pinnacle of the golden era of motor racing.

What can i say? My favorite race driver and my favorite reace car Pedro & Porsche!

This era of racing is why I fell in love with cars. I remember watching these races on TV as a kid. I had numerous HO, Tyco and Aurora AFX scale electric race car tracks with all of the Can Am era and 60's muscle car replicas. Great era of huge 4.5 and 5 liter 12 cylinder monsters from Ferrari, Porsche, Alfa, McLaren, etc. The men that drove these things were sheer animals on the tracks all around the world. We're fortunate to have these old films to watch today.

Great film! I attended the 6 hour race at Watkins Glen in 1971, and got to see the Gulf 917's driven by Jo Siffert and Derek Bell up close and personal. A 3 liter Alfa driven by Ronnie Peterson won the race, but what a treat to see those mighty 917's hammering down the back straight in the rain (no bus stop chicane back then) with a huge plume of spray, making that glorious noise! The Porsche 917 has been my all time favorite race car ever since!

Just imagine a 160mph lap of the old Spa, faster than F1. Pedro was a man with courage and sublime skill!

Now THIS is racing! No paddle shifters, with hard running and great sounding engines!

What a year ! To experience the elation of seeing Rodriguez win at Brands in the rain and later to suffer the depression of seeing Siffert die at Brands ( my wife never visited a motor race again ) . The 917 provided a pinnacle of motor racing thrills.

Pedro Rodrigez was amazing driver ever!

This is the first time I've heard Pedro Rodriguez's voice. Good post.

What a beauty of show!!! and to see Pedro Rodriguez chatting about his 1970 season with JW is priceless!! What a gem in youtube. thanks for sharing!

God bless for this upload. In Germany we say "Großartig"

A magnificient racing era where the most beuatiful racing cars ever, were present! Those were the cars,drivers and teams that make me a racing fan since then! Today is only politics and millions,defenitly is not the same thing and doesn´t had the same charisma! Stay safe!

yep I had the pleasure of meeting pedro...great little driver..awesome in fact..along with jackie ickx ...but then the G.T.40 and 917 of j.w.a. are legendary