RACER: 1963 Lotus 27 FJ Race Visor Cam with Danny Baker

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7 жыл бұрын

One of the smallest and least powerful cars at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion turns out to be the most amazing visor cam ride as Danny Baker throttles all 880 pounds and 1.1 liters of his 1963 Lotus 27 Formula Junior while chasing the polesitter. And don't mind his rock-spewing spin at the Corkscrew, captured in full HD, before resuming the chase...
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@mehditemel9619 4 жыл бұрын

you see, he had the opportunity to put the spin in the title but he didn't. RESPECT.

@undercoverelf6_760 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, if he would've put "CRAZY SPINOUT" or something in the title I would've been annoyed. Respect

@twandepan 4 жыл бұрын

I agree it's far more exciting when you don't see it coming

@Shinkaaaa 4 жыл бұрын

@@twandepan well bad for me because I just read your comment before the spin lol

@twandepan 4 жыл бұрын

Shinka wait ah perhaps I should put in a spoiler alert

@twandepan 4 жыл бұрын

wait you went past the original comment an then I spoiled it for you? ;D

@TheRideBo 4 жыл бұрын

No computer voiceover, no shitty music, just sound.. great

@lloydie6330 2 жыл бұрын

yeah i love the engine sound its just to perfect

@daaknait 6 жыл бұрын

That engine sounds fantastic!

@Greippi10 4 жыл бұрын

Fucking glorious!

@pablocordova9840 4 жыл бұрын

Better than an actual f1

@ilham7345 3 жыл бұрын

your pic matches your comment

@efeavc9438 3 жыл бұрын

tofaş

@sirspikey Жыл бұрын

Sounds like farts in a trombone...

@TheKizzyfish 7 жыл бұрын

That lap after the spin was epic!

@rvz77 4 жыл бұрын

I think its equivalent to being punched in the face. You take a spin, you're not afraid anymore and determined and just go for it. Sometimes things like that makes you see red

@PhilJohn1980 4 жыл бұрын

He found out where the limit was

@Strakos0 4 жыл бұрын

@rvz77 At first corners he was more cautious, due to less grip. And than he was just a bit cleaner, and more carefull with throttle at 3&4.

@veikkoville1 4 жыл бұрын

Found his balls after that one.

@kylethompson3218 4 жыл бұрын

Cause its just him, he is driving his own line. Not trying to tighten up the line of the guy in front. All those small adjustments disappeared and he let that lotus scream. My heart dropped when he spun but he acted like it never even happened. Wicked video.

@Casey_J96 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, really great driver to recover from a spin like that and then uncork it on the next lap!

@tylermcneil5239 4 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there lmao

@gowen_places_5471 4 жыл бұрын

Tyler McNeil lol

@Lackaustausch 7 жыл бұрын

4:45 Holy Moly

@russotusso1695 4 жыл бұрын

He probably had a heart attack. Those classic cars are both expensive and deadly.

@nettoflorestal 4 жыл бұрын

@@russotusso1695 I had a heart attack lol

@pedaldiba 4 жыл бұрын

😣

@maxmoritz5065 4 жыл бұрын

Typical Laguna Seca Gran turismo fail 😁

@MarcoVenustus 4 жыл бұрын

What the hell happened there, lost traction while braking/ accelerating or something?

@angry.8 6 жыл бұрын

Love these vintage racers and this pov looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.

@xX_Gravity_Xx 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best POV's I've ever seen.

@pedro2306 4 жыл бұрын

Gravity better check out lana rhoades then

@dieltotor 4 жыл бұрын

More entertainment in 7:25 mins than in a whole 2020 F1 grand prix

@user-ys6oq1lv8p 3 жыл бұрын

Damm you didint have to do 2020 f1 like that

@dieltotor 3 жыл бұрын

Like I'm the one responsible for soporific GPs 😆

@Alvinegro-rp9nd 7 ай бұрын

whole 2023 F1 grand prix*

@trulyinfamous 4 жыл бұрын

From the outside, these cars don't look that fast. I already knew that would be a completely different story from the driver's seat.

@FelipeFreiredeSouza 4 жыл бұрын

But it's fast. Can reach 170mph easily.

@epeli4585 4 жыл бұрын

@@FelipeFreiredeSouza Yeah on the straights, but in the corners these things are pretty slow because there is no downforce, tires have absolute no grip and brakes only exist in the mind of the madlad who is driving the car.

@humandroid53 4 жыл бұрын

@@epeli4585 lol

@Homicidal_Llama 4 жыл бұрын

@@epeli4585 Slower but more more fun to watch and drive.

@epeli4585 4 жыл бұрын

@@Homicidal_Llama Fun to watch but probably terrifying to drive :D Any mistakes and you might end up rolling

@sixpest 4 жыл бұрын

ooo boi you can hear the engine's intake and man it sounds so good. there is no way that audio is coming from a gopro.

@jackwilson8651 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I could watch this days. Great sound and great racing

@dhagan-racer 7 жыл бұрын

Great drive as always Danny...and he won the afternoon race!

@pflanzgarten 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a Lot!!! I was born on 1963 and Colin, Jimmy and Lotus are my childhood heroes... All Lotus cars are my fovourites cars. I enjoyed each second of video. Jimmy Forever!!

@KayoMichiels 5 жыл бұрын

This look like so much fun.... I WANNA DRIVE ONE!!!

@Strakos0 4 жыл бұрын

Expensive fun, really I do not want to know what happens when you damage/wreck the car

@KayoMichiels 4 жыл бұрын

@@Strakos0 I know... one can dream.

@Strakos0 4 жыл бұрын

MK3424 Yes. Hmm...yesterday I watched video from Scott Mansell commentary on „Richard Hammond driving a F1 car“ (TopGear, 10+years old) Really spectacular

@Hunne2303 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly doubt I could get used to this beast in considerable time...hell, I'm even struggling in a sim with this thing. ;)

@KayoMichiels 4 жыл бұрын

@@Hunne2303 It ain't that difficult, compared to a 3 liter one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9p1kqigz6zTeqs.html

@BudFox559 10 ай бұрын

I put it on big screen. That is racing, That's awesome and the engine sounds great too. Nice save too.

@GC_420 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that wild ride! Crazy recovery...

@hammerpgh 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful car, love the sound and great driving.

@zjoaomx 7 жыл бұрын

That is some nice driving! Thx for sharing

@divanosoba9658 4 жыл бұрын

AMazing upload. This was super fun to watch. LOvE how after the spin, he goes even faster cuz he is MAD. AWESOME

@sntinl9297 2 жыл бұрын

The sound, The engine, The POV, The shifting, I REALLY ENJOY THIS VIDEO

@yeetmaster8315 4 жыл бұрын

This looks so dope I need one the way it goes through the apex and the exit are so perfect

@afoxwithahat7846 4 жыл бұрын

During the spin I was like: Jesus don't crash that car

@sergiomagni8845 3 жыл бұрын

re-watched after some time... always wonderful! Great job!

@frozensolid8968 4 жыл бұрын

The man spun, hit the dirt, and continued on. Absolute Unit.

@Malc180s 4 жыл бұрын

Used to love Danny's football videos. Nice to see he's enjoying his time in America now.

@DEFACTO9 4 жыл бұрын

AMAZING.... just like a real Game ! lol Incredible honour and drive.. absolutely blown away by this privileged drive you gave us to watch. I had to take 5 mid way to calm down.. Awesome viewing. Thank You..

@anas.g 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing race and car sound would watch it the whole day love it, thankfully no injuries for the driver he'll definitely get it next time.

@amadagio2856 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thanks!

@StuHolland 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Stunning video

@JimmyOlsson 4 жыл бұрын

I love Laguna Seca and I love this car! And of course I loved the video!

@moistj69 2 жыл бұрын

And he gets the overtake after the spin. Absolutely amazing to see in those old gems

@halalcakes 4 жыл бұрын

wow that looks like an incredible amount of fun

@lsmonespank6398 4 жыл бұрын

Hacía tiempo que no veía un vídeo que me emocionase tanto; me he sentido dentro del coche. Increíble. Gracias por subirlo

@gregsonberlin3782 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent and lovely. And very exciting! Great action and sound.

@pkhkp 4 жыл бұрын

Such a cool thing to actually drive this oldie to the limit! Must have been fun. Cheers

@warren010h 4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see the POVs of these vintage cars in today's time. Let's you see what those who raced them before did in a more connected way. Often times I have to remind myself when watching racing from decades past, that I'm just watching through an old camera lens that doesn't show how "real" it actually is... Natural colors, etc. Just like the old black and white war footage... No, it wasn't black and white back then... It was just as it is today - and we're only sperated from those of past by time. Anyway, enough of that ha

@tomhundley2435 Ай бұрын

Wow! Terrific driving by all. What a pleasure to watch!

@ricklarner9263 Жыл бұрын

Great video! NEVER as easy as it looks! Great run group!! RaceCarLocators

@Tom-zc9gs 3 жыл бұрын

When car cockpits looked like straight out of a WW2 fighter plane... nowadays they look like they'd be at home in a spaceship! :)

@stephenjohnavalyannewton3742 3 жыл бұрын

Great movie. Dave Rees used to race a Lotus from our Goodwin Racing stable 50 years ago at Oulton Park.

@CosmicSeeker69 6 жыл бұрын

NOW I understand where the immortal brumm brummm comes from. That IS your engine :)

@billybull7419 4 жыл бұрын

Should have been "that is YOUR engine"

@user-ys6oq1lv8p 3 жыл бұрын

@@billybull7419 OUR ENGINE

@BrunoCisi 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding recovery!

@jameswieler3295 3 жыл бұрын

OMG this looks like an amazing amount of fun. Got to get me one!

@193322009 7 ай бұрын

Great video and really fun to watch. As a former racing instructor and formula Jr. champion, I would like to suggest that the driver might pick up a few seconds per lap if he took a slightly later apex on the turns and smooth out the steering. Good luck.

@nicholasumsted2731 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve always wanted to drive on Laguna Seca and your video definitely makes me want to race there. Guess I’ll keep racing there on the sim. Great Driving btw.

@JohnJaggerJack 4 жыл бұрын

Solid recovery, excellent drive.

@Hunne2303 4 жыл бұрын

"So, I fell walking...now see me RUN!"

@ronniescott5179 3 жыл бұрын

Good Video and great driving.

@zanonguascar7999 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME DRIVING!! Regards from SOUTH OF BRAZIL!

@boijorzee 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to give this car a try . It seems like the ultimate driver's car to me.

@375GTB 3 жыл бұрын

That was what Formula Jr. / F-Ford was all about. F3 thru about 1970... Lotus 21/22 Lotus 59 James Hunt And so many grads.... Became WC, or DEAD, 1970s... J.C.

@DjSubstar 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video quality for 1963

@paulussticks8574 7 жыл бұрын

Magnificent

@darthamidala 4 жыл бұрын

I did thousands of laps on GPL and after watching this never realized how similar the cars’ handling really is on those thin hard tires!! Knife edge balance the entire time, the car feels like it’s dancing and you really have to balance wheel and throttle to keep the car from flying off. When you spun I honestly feared the worst. Great job getting back on and brushing it off like nothing happened. Now where’s my copy of “Grand Prix”....

@KitKitChanIsaac Жыл бұрын

These cars looks fun to drive ngl.

@MondoRon 3 жыл бұрын

I can relate. I spun my Miata ND while drifting in an empty parking lot, once.

@anselmoserra 2 жыл бұрын

Emocionante. Na época desta maquina, não era qualquer um que dirigiria, precisava ser muito bom. Não tinha nada eletronico, somente motor, combustivel, velocidade e muita habilidade.

@daveunglaublich3536 4 жыл бұрын

Good pace man and everytime on limit 👌

@jamesknight1097 2 жыл бұрын

I expected this to just be a little shakedown, wow. Fully committed.

@daunteuflay4859 4 жыл бұрын

mom: you can do anything you want when you grow up! actually me:

@SssagaBenches4U 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed it a lot!

@samhesketh 4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting Jim Clark vibes

@nicomarin6887 3 жыл бұрын

Lol same

@samhesketh 3 жыл бұрын

Nico oh yeee

@michaellorenson2997 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks!

@11ASCT 4 жыл бұрын

Salute to these guys racing these cars hard🍾

@spiritgonzalez5471 3 жыл бұрын

i love those changes

@dindin3394 4 жыл бұрын

I want to drive a single seater in laguna seca,but that kind of single seater, old school. I have never been in USA but driven all types of simulators in that track and I love it, It seems extraordinary from inside the real deal....I can imagine the feeling pressing the accelerator when balancing the steering wheel on the exit of the turns...I'm very happy to see that the drivers in the video where driving fast and something for last: RESPECT the CORKSCREW!!! ;)

@timmaytoo 4 жыл бұрын

Wow....it spun so easily. Hard to even tell what went wrong. Great driving and great sound!!

@juanmanuelcorrea7673 4 жыл бұрын

Rear wheels locked

@mizuno1245 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@joeytaal4136 4 жыл бұрын

Wauw amazing man! I envy you! Cool vid mate!

@PhilT993 7 ай бұрын

That car really moves around on those tires. Always on the hairy edge. Well done!

@juanbrenner1648 4 жыл бұрын

às vezes é mais emocionante do que um super carro

@NWPencrawler 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@gavinotavera9492 4 жыл бұрын

This could really be the future of F1: no wings, no ABS, hundreds of HP and slim wheels.

@emililorenzo3835 4 жыл бұрын

Is the past

@ce6ric 4 жыл бұрын

That's not an F1 car btw

@Sirtuta1 4 жыл бұрын

F1 cars have no abs

@lluisbaulies1728 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sirtuta1 renault cars have XD

@HughieMunro 4 жыл бұрын

So what’s the flashing I can see inside the front left wheel?

@filipebeat4941 4 жыл бұрын

man these cars craaaay! i know from Assetto Corsa ha thanks fo d video, amazin

@pureforce469 4 жыл бұрын

These graphics are so realistic!!

@RST9413 Жыл бұрын

really nice,this in ams 2 look very similar in behavoir.

@soavioes153 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting Race.

@bebopdelux10 4 жыл бұрын

I did not realise till watching this how the driver has to almost prepare the car before a bend. To me it appeared as though the driver (who is superb by the way) gave the car a little twitch - if one can call to that - first in the direction of the bend and then quickly in the opposite direction. I watch current F1 but in truth I much prefer 70's/80's F1, for you had some technology but still a lot of driver input. That's not to say however that current F1 cars are easier to drive, but there is just something about foot clutch and gear change and preparing the car with a little bit of drift thrown in that excites me; aka Ronnie Peterson during the 74 British Grand Prix (which can be found on KZfaq) for example.

@Is100doesskids 4 жыл бұрын

6:01 watch the right front tyre

@jamarcus_OG 4 жыл бұрын

Ahahahah that wobbling. As far as I know, narrow tires offer more precision and direction while entering a corner, but those high tire shoulders were not helping with stability...

@puppidoggi1124 4 жыл бұрын

dat juzt the kurbing mayking it do day wobblin fing , the wheel jus fyne it jus da kurbin maykin it do dat

@spongeborgtheford4971 4 жыл бұрын

Ok HolyN’Evil

@Kraklin 4 жыл бұрын

@@spongeborgtheford4971 fukv yu sovvie

@jamarcus_OG 4 жыл бұрын

@@puppidoggi1124 The heck is that English?!

@patrickv1303 4 жыл бұрын

omg i love Laguna Seca, and those cars make this epic! awesome!

@adamkallaev3573 2 жыл бұрын

I see no push rods, so what connects the wheels with the suspension?

@allygilmour6182 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant would love a go of this. Old school rules.

@seamusblack5876 Жыл бұрын

More exciting than a whole year of current F1

@LoftechUK 4 жыл бұрын

Omg that spin

@jaken61 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing driving I’m so jealous

@user-qz7nu3mm9r 3 жыл бұрын

nice job!

@christianhofmann7182 4 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@fabrizioviscardi40 Жыл бұрын

Great movie! Cheers Fabrizio

@thiswillprobhrt 2 жыл бұрын

What a delightful car to drive.

@brianmalik9383 3 жыл бұрын

such a sweet gearbox

@samd9772 10 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@markheather1488 4 жыл бұрын

Did ya lock up the rears under braking?

@robinleroy3289 5 жыл бұрын

wow glad he did not hit anything. great driver. great video!!!

@gfaehu23 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! How fast you recovered from the spin! Congrats! Maybe the brake is too hard on rear wheels?

@kc5402 2 жыл бұрын

The spin was probably not directly related to the brake bias setting. There's a slight crest on the approach to the Corkscrew, so he was probably braking a little too heavily as the car went light, and locked up the rear wheels. It's true that you could shift the brake bias forward to help guard against that happening, but then you would compromise your braking for almost every other corner on the lap. It's best just to give the Corkscrew a little more respect. ;-)

@markli3889 4 жыл бұрын

How did you lose the rear ? Was it light under braking

@alessandromulas2713 4 жыл бұрын

These videogames are getting everyday more realistic

@86surge90 4 жыл бұрын

So I'm guessing his mistake @4:45 is that because he was in the air stream of the car in front, that caused him to enter the top of the hill faster than other laps; he didn't anticipate this increase in speed in time which caused him to brake later as can be seen using the place markers to the right. And with these kind of cars, (mid-engine and no downforce it seems) it's best to try and slow the car down at some point just before reaching the top of the hill or else the balance of the car will easily get upset as soon as the hill starts to level off. Maybe someone can come up with a better theory. He could also have realized he was going too fast too late and said "oh shit" and hit the brakes a bit too hard.

@Jonw8222 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, he simply locked up the rears under heavy braking (over driving) because he was trying to maintain the pressure on the car infront after having blown a few "small" chances . The thing with that section of the track is that the car gets light at the top of the hill (and the bumps).. and it's also braking slightly into a turn (not a straight line like in turn 1) which these cars don't handle very well due to extremely low downforce. It's an issue every single lap, but in my opinion he was pushing too hard and that part of the track is really bad for that. I agree that it's better to balance the car slightly first, and then apply heavy brakes after it's stable in corners like this.

@Jonw8222 4 жыл бұрын

@georgiephaggotts632 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jonw8222 so the car was floating just enough to loose traction