Friday qualifying in a McLaren M8F. Turn up the volume!
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@garyparrish93004 жыл бұрын
I was there that weekend, and the McLaren M8F was the star of the weekend, as far as I was concerned. The first time they came by where I was standing I got a smile on my face that didn't go away for 3 days. They are incredible machines. To experience the noise and fury in person at a premier racetrack is indeed a treat.
@rickklein7792 Жыл бұрын
Since 1967 I have seen every CanAm race at Road America. I was present on Sunday for the 50th anniversary race. Boy oh boy just like the old days with a mix of generations. Yes the Shadows were the class of the field that day. One thing was missing though. The 917s and Chaparrals.
@Filip_Phreriks7 жыл бұрын
No stupid music or editing. RAW footage of a RAW car. Love it!
@Filip_Phreriks3 жыл бұрын
Wankers
@ListlessSpectre6 жыл бұрын
I'm not surprised to see UOP on track. They're relentless and spend most of their lives driving those Shadows. They always put on a great show. Good driving, man. Thanks for uploading!!
@keithfilkins2043 Жыл бұрын
Awesome, just Awesome!!!
@CaptainChaos75182 жыл бұрын
To All. Thank you for your comments and critiques! I am the owner & driver of the car in the video. Until you drive a Mac M8F you have no idea of the violent experience of driving the car. I was fortunate to be the caretaker and driver of the car. A most rewarding experience for an amateur driver the age of 70 years old! Sorry I didn't do a better job on lap times and late braking but the fear factor took over! My best to you for watching!
@douglasmeis7482 Жыл бұрын
I salute you captain! I appreciate the expense, effort and dedication it takes to put a car like that on track and drive it in anger. Haters gonna hate. Screw them & thank you.
@coldlakealta40432 жыл бұрын
I was there - all the way from Toronto, Canada - 600 + miles/10 hrs + on the road. Drove through a torrential rain storm once we got to Wisconsin. We camped in a 3-door Plymouth van and watched mainly from the outfield hill near the bridge. The UOP Shadows stay uppermost in my mind somehow, even though we had watched many races before all over NE North America. Our home track, Mosport, got 2 races per year. Can Am was at its peak with the Bruce and Denny show, and quickly broke down with the $1 million Porsches. I still have a book I bought, autographed, from Black Jack Brabbham in the pits - and a surly old sod was he!
@beyond_the_infinite20985 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible! As a teenager, I was priviledged to watch these cars and the pros race in the "glory days" of racing. Best racing ever.
@johningle99082 жыл бұрын
Perhaps one of the most iconic race cars ever built. For their age, they were the ultimate. These cars are now worth a fortune and the driver was just having a lot of fun and also protecting his investment. He is no Bruce McLaren or Denny Hulme and he would be the first to admit it. This is all about the car and we should be really grateful that we are able to witness it on the track. Just an awesome machine. Kiwi magic.
@smokeylovesfire15894 жыл бұрын
Such acceleration and NO stupid music! Thx for uploading!!
@MathewMorrill7 жыл бұрын
This era Can-Am cars are insane
@FordMaverickFanatic4 жыл бұрын
The pinnacle of road racing, IMO!
@jamesaron19674 жыл бұрын
@@FordMaverickFanatic Agreed, but don't tell that to the F1 crowd. Some even troll vintage Can-Am series videos such as this denigrating the performance of these cars even on a contextual basis with contemporary GP cars. They just don't want to admit there was at one time an equally or better performing enclosed-wheel series that ran for nearly a decade.
@tscooter226 жыл бұрын
That thing is absolute madness. It's fairy obvious that brake technology has come a VERY long way since then.
@paxwallacejazz6 жыл бұрын
Yeah but maybe get Folmer or Hobbs to turn a hot lap at 9 10ths and really let us experience this monster Huh?
@edwardlincoln56804 жыл бұрын
Those damn Shadows, one is a rebuilt wreck with a carbon fiber body. lap times of 2:05
@jamesaron19674 жыл бұрын
Really? Didn't know that. It would be interesting to see what these monsters are capable of with some modernizing like the use of CF and other changes to improve their performance.
@picax83983 жыл бұрын
840 hp in a 1550 lbs chassis...
@markbroadheaf15933 жыл бұрын
Awesome car. Sadly not the same can be said for driver.
@paxwallacejazz3 жыл бұрын
Boy talk about lazy laps
@chrismoody1342 Жыл бұрын
This is in no way a hot lap. This is just cruising.