Haha, that's great to hear!

@@MichaelsVintageRacing I completely agree with Yohann67 . Well Done .

LOL....same thing here, I literally yelled "f@ck yeah" when he passed the Cutlass.

@@MJSalls oh yeah, I was definitely celebrating vicariously too!

Yea did the same here. That was killer racing

Thanks so much, glad to hear you were drawn into the action!

Great, we're glad to hear you enjoyed it and that we emulated a small part of the racing from when these cars were new!

Even better seeing how those lighter cars wup their asses round the corners!

I played F1 in the 60s and 70s. It was called scalextrics. Goodwood festival, BTCC are all leagues ahead of Tron F1. Did you ever see Gerry Marshall and Big Bertha? If not look it up on KZfaq. I had the privilege of crossing a road to watch it fro free as a lad at Ingliston Raceway outside Edinburgh

Crystal Palace maybe? I spend many happy days there watching mini's nibbling at Mustangs in the late 60's

Same here in Australia... hell the MKI Cortina took outright the first 3 Bathurst 500 mile endro 63-64 & 65 and built Fords first "Bathurst Special" with 65 GT500 Cortina. Blitzed the field. It was banned after that lol. 66 was the Cooper S's year to shine.... after that it became V8 Ford n Holden Territory except during the Grp A era....

Thank you! They are hard not to love 😁

Of course they are fast. Not many cars had 3 camshafts!

@@Coltnz1 I always wondered what the timing was on the third camshaft. Never had my Elan engine apart to see what it looked like.

@fred blair No way! The Lotus Cortina was engineered as a race car and was and still is a giant killer.

Oh brother if you had one of these back in the day you were the dogs bollocks. .here in little old England anyway these were and still are beautifully set up by lotus.

Thanks! I enjoyed it afterward, but was focused on getting away as quickly as possible in the moment 😁

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@@andrewkoala6626 You won’t be missed.

@@andrewkoala6626 I can tell you're that dude everyone avoids at parties. Go back under your bridge, troll.

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I'm glad you had a good time watching! If it helps, many of our customers have been in their 60s, 70, and even 80s and having a great time! It's never too late 😉😉

(As a European) I can't really imagine that thing having 800 bhp, though. Even if it weighed twice as much as the Cortina, it would easily pull away on the straights with 500 bhp. 800hp seems unreal for what I guess is a late 70s NASCAR with 5.8L single cam V8. Where does this number come from? Have any of these been bolted to a dynometer recently?

@@argh1989 The hp numbers depend upon when the engine was built and the rules at that time. NASCAR engines now are pushing 900-1,000hp. When they were running the big-block engines in the late 1960s & '70s, you had to carefully read between the lines. The manufacturers "fudged" the numbers to put off the insurance companies. Corporate insecurities caused a lot of waffling back and forth depending upon the attitudes in the board rooms.

​@@MrGaryGG48 No big block in there from what I found. But whatever the figures were back then doesn't necessarily have to match the figures now. I just really want to know what that thing put out that day. I imagine a straight line acceleration contest would look way different between an 800hp NASCAR and a 170hp Cortina, especially since the Cortina is already in 4th gear exiting the last corner. BTW I don't see why insurance companies would care about race car power ratings. And even if that was the case, claiming an 800bhp figure surely wouldn't be helping the manufacturers...

@@argh1989 No, you probably right about the insurance company's interest but what did tend to bite the car industry was that their marketing people liked to brag about their racing successes. By the time they got into the '70s, they were a lot more careful not to talk about that stuff. The insurance people had already started slamming the public hard over the muscle cars and by the 72-73 model years the power was down significantly. Then they were choking everything on the road with smog crap that didn't work. It didn't work and engines didn't run worth a crap. It eventually got so bad that (I think the year is close) the 1980-82 Corvette had a 350 cu.in engine with about 160 hp! Everybody that was into cars knew not to buy a 1974 anything! Nobody had learned to work within the new rules yet.

You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks, Mark, glad you liked it! You can learn more about the Cortina and our other customer cars at our shop website, michaelsvintageracing.com, and I also post lots of photos on Facebook and Instagram!

ultraviewz1 We're glad you enjoy it! Check back in a few days for a new video featuring the Cortina and some close sedan racing!

Thanks! Mike's a bit self-conscious about his narration so it's good to hear it adds to the experience.

I believe the pressure made the other driver drive harder and I have driven those cars they will heat up the tires and brakes up big time, and loose corner speed.

Thanks so much! I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it!

Exactly. And very respectful racing by all.

Likewise as someone that has been more rally than race over the years but noit doing anything now i grew up in the Cortina era

Thank you!

Thanks, glad to hear it!

That means a lot, thanks! With all these new viewers here, I'm looking to go through our back catalog and put some more videos together so be sure to subscribe and see what gets released!

Much respect, that's some serious riding! Dad used to ride motocross but I've never been a 2 wheel guy myself. I prefer not having to worry about my vehicle falling over 😄

Webers sure do make great noises, don't they? We never get tired of any Kent-based engine at 7,000+rpm 😁

That's great to hear (as long as you have a strong heart)! 😄

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

They are fun here, and everywhere really! Vintage racing has a feel that can't be found anywhere else.

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Wait till you see a little mini vs a mustang lol 1275cc maximum vs whatever they put into a v8 mustang

My daily driver is an E30 325i, so I know you've got good taste!

Thanks! Luckily my advantage in the turns was just enough to hold off his straight line advantage at the end 😁

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

That's exactly how I felt in the car 😄 but I'm glad you enjoyed the ride!

We're glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully we can get some more onboard footage uploaded during this off-season 😁

We're glad you enjoyed it, Stephen! Feel free to check out our other races and keep an eye out for more in the future!

@@MichaelClifford164 When Road Atlanta first open was my introduction to road racing and different cars aka euro rides, can am, and it was awesome for a country boy. Had to jump on a E-type 64 model...been spoiled every since. The joy of driving and watching the sportmanship of professional. Well most of the time...ha ha!

We just left Road Atlanta today!

Thanks! That is one of the fun things about this sport; overall positions are nice, but many times it's the battles all down the order that matter most to the drivers. That doesn't stop us from getting a fair share of overall success though 😉

Thank you, though the Alfas probably had some untapped potential left on the table as well 🙂

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Good to hear you liked the race, hopefully your jaw recovered quickly 😄

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Thank you! It was a lot of fun.

Exactly! Vintage racing can be so fascinating to watch for that very reason. 😁

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I can confirm it was extremely gratifying to cross that finish line 🙂

Thanks, that was the most rewarding moment 😁

Thanks!

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

It was a huge difference in speed from the cockpit! I'd wager it may have been an even larger time difference than that, at least until the braking point. That's the fun thing about vintage, though; you get these happenstance matchups of totally different cars that create engaging battles.

I can do you one better: The first time I drove at Lime Rock was in the Cortina in a school group. Passing only on the straights with a point by. I was stuck behind someone in a Jaguar XJS who--every lap, mind you--would come down the hill, point me by, and accelerate away. I would immediately catch up and be treading water behind him the whole lap. It was...unpleasant.

Hey, back then it was just a car. Who knew how things would go

@@MichaelsVintageRacing So right there buddy. Sold too many cars over the years I wish I had kept. But at least I got to enjoy them. Keep up the excellent racing. Cheers from Australia.

Glad to hear it!

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video! Input is very helpful. We know exactly what you mean about being the "little guy" and coming out ahead; it's one of the things our shop has become known for!

Thank you very much! We're glad to know the format works well!

You can imagine how I was feeling watching it hunt me down 😅

Thank you!

We've attended this event every year since probably 1993. It's a lot of fun!

Thanks! Yes, a genuine LHD Lotus Cortina is a pretty rare bird, and we love getting it out for people to see.

Thanks Marc!

Thanks!

Thank you!

We have a Z here we hope to start using next season, so that might be an even more direct comparison!

Road course NASCAR is always an adventure 😄

Haha, glad to hear you're enjoying it!

It feels just so good from the driver's seat 😁

Thanks! The best races are the ones you can't call until the checker, and Mike Jr. definitely couldn't call this one 😁

Great comment. It should be won the day though :)

Thanks!

Thanks!

We like to use the word "exciting" 😁 but that's what we love about vintage racing! You can really see the cars moving around and the drivers working to keep them in line

Thank you! We use older GoPro cameras and their mounts. When we record in open cars we use an external microphone to remove the horrible wind noise.

You're correct, it's that exact car!

That's awesome! Feel free to get in touch if we can help at all, even if it's to provide guidance or information 🙂

English Ford made some real gems back in the day!

I was pretty jealous every time we hit a straight, but not so much once we reached the braking zone 😄

We were actually pitted right next to each other, so we had a great chat afterwards 😁

Glad to hear it!

I think defending the outside is actually much better in this instance and the reason why he won. The turn right after t1 is a slow lefthander. If he let the Oldsmobile on the outside of t1 he would lose the advantage in t2.

This was one thought I had, but the larger reason was I'd already seen him miss the braking point there more than once and didn't want to be ahead of him on the inside if that happened. If he went wide on my inside, I'd have room to avoid and possibly cut under.

You're welcome!

We'd love to come to the U.K. and see all you've got to offer! Maybe in the future sometime 🙂

@@MichaelsVintageRacing If you'd like to see where you fit in,why not enter the St Mary's Trophy at Goodwood. Yo would learn a lot and have a ball. The Minis will be another surprise for you!

A 250 2-stroke kart must have been pretty quick!

Very cool!

Thanks! We're on track again next weekend, then again two weeks later at Sebring. I don't think I'll be driving, but hopefully we can get some footage from a customer car 🙂