L88 Greenwood Corvette Onboard from Classic 24 Daytona with Jules Gounon

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6 жыл бұрын

Jules Gounon tames the L88 big block Greenwood Corvette at the Classic 24 hour from Daytona

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@gtracer6629 4 жыл бұрын

This video brings back old memories. Driving Daytona in a C3 Corvette for the 1975 IMSA Paul Revere 250. Unfortunately neither I or John finished due to mechanical problems. But it was fun while it lasted. ThoseC2/C3 cars were a blast to drive.

@rileyberkowitz 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's awesome! What was it like?

@davenelms68 2 жыл бұрын

I was there that night, also at the '75 Sebring and a few 24 Hr Daytonas late 70's. Always enjoyed following the Corvettes,still do.

@steves8014 2 жыл бұрын

What a monster--the massive rear tires spin freely in lower gears. Driving on ice and snow was always good practice for driving a high powered Corvette.

@joeinmi8671 3 жыл бұрын

What an excellent driver, managing BBC power constantly and using it when needed.

@blipco5 7 ай бұрын

You can tell he wanted that other guy for the brake-check early on. He got him too.

@andcom05 5 жыл бұрын

The L88 Corvette, The Greatest Car Ever Built...........PERIOD!!!!!!!!

@quistan2 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know about the Greenwood Vettes until I seen a crazy Hotwheel with my name on on it, now I'm educated on the history.

@dannyhyde7019 4 ай бұрын

FREAKING FANTASTIC

@endlesswisdom2765 4 жыл бұрын

Omg that epic overtake from the outside! Loving it!

@johnshaft5613 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. That thing looks like quite a handful to drive.

@williamhendrix3253 5 жыл бұрын

that car looks like a handful, loose on corner exit is to be expected, but it’s getting big time sideways under braking too

@simplycorvettesc3corvettes659 4 жыл бұрын

THATS how you drive a vintage C3 Corvette race car! Hes super chill about it, huh?!

@vikingmike8139 6 жыл бұрын

Gen.I grind #3925535 RPO L88 Adv. Duration; Int./Exh. 342*/333* Lobe lift; Int./Exh. .329"/.341" Valve clearance, hot (Lash) Int./Exh. .022"/.026" Int. 264* @ .050" Exh. 270* @ .050" LSA 112* Lobe Centerline/s; Int.108* Exh.116* Extremely effective and well engineered valve timing events for the intended application.

@davidkeeton6716 Жыл бұрын

That exact cam ran great in my 68 Camaro 396 M20 4 speed and 12 bolt with 513 Eaton pro gears. This was my every day work car at 19-20 years old. I also ran that cam in my 69 Impala Custom 427. Kinda lazy on the bottom in that car but pulled hard on the top end. Tuscaloosa 79-83.

@markross6818 3 жыл бұрын

Let us remind ourselves just what the Greenwood 'vettes showed the world. When the hammer came down in top gear on the back straight it blew the doors off all the exotics. Think 'Ole Yeller, on steroids..

@beyond_the_infinite2098 3 жыл бұрын

A 76 widebody Greenwood Vette consistently hit 220 mph down the Mulsanne straight at LeMans and was the fastest car on the straight.

@beyond_the_infinite2098 6 жыл бұрын

Love the C3s and the Greenwood Vettes. Always a handful but fast ! Nice drive Jules.

@simplycorvettesc3corvettes659 4 жыл бұрын

Wish we knew what kind of speeds hes hitting in that Greenwood prepped C3 Corvette on the straightaways & in the curves! 👀🏁

@TheRoguelement 7 күн бұрын

I nearly shit my pants when he slid the Big block thru the bus stop what a ride ....My hat is off to the driver with Aggitt's large enough to even attempt such a thing ...

@bruski3253 5 жыл бұрын

This thing is a f*ing monster. Love how hard he pulls on that radical in the 2nd lap. Loose sloppy back end with gobs of torque.

@pattiyuiska6888 6 жыл бұрын

Loving the heel toe downshifting

@lynnjones4424 4 жыл бұрын

Nice eye Pati

@rodolphedu54 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, those slides, love it.

@brett22bt 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing sound.

@brett22bt 3 жыл бұрын

Feeakin" Fat Yeah?

@Hackenbaker 4 жыл бұрын

What a sound at high RPM's. Heel toe manouver needed for downshifts!!!!

@kondor99999 Жыл бұрын

Have to say this car in Raceroom drives **exactly** like what I’m seeing here. Which is kinda cool.

@HipsterNgariman 6 жыл бұрын

A time when sideways was faster ! Big power and no downforce

@JuanCostamagna 6 жыл бұрын

sideways never was faster, is just a waste of time...

@HipsterNgariman 6 жыл бұрын

No it is not, but we should be able to enjoy how racecars were made back in the day

@JuanCostamagna 6 жыл бұрын

I enjoy this type of cars but I will never say "old times was best times" or "sideways was faster" as a total truth like you do...

@carscoffeeandcannabis-634 5 жыл бұрын

@@JuanCostamagna While full slides were never faster, a little bit of opposite lock on corner exit in exchange for getting on the power sooner WAS actually faster in older cars. That's why you would see racecar drivers (who's goal is obviously to go as fast as possible), working the wheel so much in everything from the Lotus 49 to older touring cars etc. Plus, these cars were not easy to drive fast. If you aren't close enough to the limit to kick the back end out occasionally, you are driving well below the limit, and chances are, are going slower than the competition who are driving on a razor's edge

@Catz0125 4 жыл бұрын

@@carscoffeeandcannabis-634 Hit the nail on the head. While I have no experience driving this car in real life, this is how it is in the sims. If you're not driving on the edge of breaking loose, you're driving slow! This car is all about straight line speed, the earlier you get on the power, the faster your lap times get.

@budpool9174 4 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, NO bus stop on the back straight

@jimdandy3326 6 жыл бұрын

Some very fancy footwork!

@twine3410 3 жыл бұрын

I have some laps on that track in a SCCA E/P car, seemed pretty tame compared to this evil witch!

@joppy232 4 жыл бұрын

The Greenwoods really got me into vettes!

@comradecommissar311 4 жыл бұрын

What a weapon

@chrisfinamore6364 Жыл бұрын

Wow. What a ride!

@michaellorenson2997 3 ай бұрын

Excellent, thanks. L/S

@constructmaster6280 6 жыл бұрын

...And suddenly I want to go play Forza. My gosh, the sound, the speed, and recognizing the track they’re on. Driving with another racer alongside doubles the awesomeness.

@velociviper77 6 жыл бұрын

Well they just added the Greenwood Vette' as DLC

@396M21 5 жыл бұрын

Love it!!

@cookiemonster276 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@gone547 Жыл бұрын

Magic.

@ragnarok5056 Жыл бұрын

Bad to the bones💪💪💪🔥🔥propper

@axlegrind4212 4 жыл бұрын

the car, being set up close to neutral, did take the superspeedway corners pretty darn well.

@axlegrind4212 4 жыл бұрын

i doubt this car had much stagger in the rear.

@markeyhendrix 3 ай бұрын

That's a tail happy monster

@bigblocklawyer 3 жыл бұрын

Restoring, repairing, tuning and driving so many BB mid-years, you eventually get used to the left/right/straight dynamic and adjust to having to crank in so much steering until it grabs. So baddass.

@bruces3613 Жыл бұрын

Looks like it was cold, those tires started gripping after the first two laps. Must have been like a top fuel on ice before.

@malcolmlane-ley2044 3 жыл бұрын

Is it a prerequisite of a big block racer that it is so gorgeous it lures you in but then pretends it wants to kill you? But what a way to go.

@EA1DDO 9 ай бұрын

What kind of gearbox uses?

@mrpicky1868 4 жыл бұрын

epic boating)

@saxmanization 6 жыл бұрын

those motors were big inch aluminum can am engines. 540 in all aluminum can am monsters. monster torque and big top end high rev horsepower..barely able to handle it.

@ricksmith7357 5 жыл бұрын

427 L88 is a cast iron block, aluminum heads 427 Zl1 is all aluminum. You're right about the 540

@davidkeeton6716 Жыл бұрын

That's probably what it really has, and a lot more than .540/.560 lift. Probably closer to .700-.740 lift.