Real Historic Trans-Am Racecars from the best years of American Road Racing. svra.com/
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@IamScoHo5 жыл бұрын
One of the finest vintage videos I've seen. No awful music. Thank you so much.
@krystalstarrett6760 Жыл бұрын
Premium cars, no stupid music. Here here.
@user-bz2sl2dt1h9 жыл бұрын
It's much better then those great cars sitting in a museum :)
@theministersal7027 жыл бұрын
YES !! I agree...race them thats what their for.....
@elitecrew26209 жыл бұрын
no abs, no traction control, just man and car. real racing.
@silverpandaws62308 жыл бұрын
fucking amen to that mate.
@notenoughmemes18473 жыл бұрын
A thing of beauty it is
@stevecanyon23 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video because of the absence of music or any other distraction from the pure sound of those race engines under labor. Thank you so much for uploading. These cars are a tremendous historic treasure. As an enthusiast and owner of a 1968 Camaro RS/SS I shall thank all owners of these race cars for preserving and racing their vehicles at these events!
@RonAbrams10 жыл бұрын
My favorite track and at 60 years old what great cars - thank you all drivers, camera workers and all that made it possible!
@toyman81Ай бұрын
It used to be Riverside, now it is Watkins Glen for me also.
@mikehunt989410 жыл бұрын
and people say muscle cars cant turn. well, they never got to experience this kind of racing. plus it takes real men to drive these beasts.
@micharudnicki17377 жыл бұрын
Kin h. Hhhh
@Berchol7 жыл бұрын
Took the words out of my mouth. I'd take this over F1 anytime.
@jacquesblaque77287 жыл бұрын
Who cares what anyone says? Y'know 5 liter displacement here, no "Heavy-Chevies". What IS a "real man"?
@r3rd6985 жыл бұрын
they arent muscle cars.
@64fairlane3055 жыл бұрын
@@r3rd698 wrong kid
@rubensflorentino5489 жыл бұрын
Gosh... the Javelin's driver makes it look sooo easy. Like a ride around town in a sunday morning...
@2view236 жыл бұрын
making it look like a sunday drive
@Hot80s5 жыл бұрын
tires & suspension were well dailed in for Watkins
@64fairlane3055 жыл бұрын
@@2view23 it IS a sunday drive up against these slow drivers
@thelasthallow4 жыл бұрын
@@64fairlane305 if you watch old videos from 70s trans am racing when these cars were new, you can see the javelins performing just as good, despite AMC being more of a cheap economy car company they went all in on racing and they didnt mess around. they constantly competed with the big 3 and won alot to.
@chrisauten20394 жыл бұрын
Those javelins look so good in this type of race car
@ronlowenthal98025 жыл бұрын
I used to race SVRA group 6 in the early nineties. Best years of my life with the greatest people ever. Glade to see Pat Ryan still going strong!
@kevinkelley3906 Жыл бұрын
I didn't go until 2017 at Watkins Glen. I didn't realize the awesomeness I was always missing. I've been going ever since!
@YFZ5210 жыл бұрын
2:57 brings a tear of happiness to my eye.
@bradjacobs18443 жыл бұрын
Good call.
@imanaxbert662010 жыл бұрын
That was cool to watch. Nice to see everybody drove respectfully. Vintage American iron in it's heyday.
@Hot80s5 жыл бұрын
yes. i did notice drivers giving each other breaks here & there, good folks, no need to bend those special cars.
@Dave-ru3tt9 жыл бұрын
Great cars, great sound - great racing !
@scottking23694 жыл бұрын
The camaro up front sounds good as hell
@AndrewMSS8 жыл бұрын
why would anyone give this a thumbs down?!?
@theministersal7027 жыл бұрын
cause their not a true race fan...
@shaalis7 жыл бұрын
Or it was a boring race
@csonkaperdido6 жыл бұрын
AndrewMSS Prius owners
@svs89096 жыл бұрын
BECAUSE THEY R BUTT PLUGS
@Hot80s5 жыл бұрын
it's the same jealous guys that key cars parked on the street
@mtnfordman4 жыл бұрын
My son and I have just recently discovered Historic Road Racing. We are currently involved in historic drag racing with a group called SEGA(Southeast Gassers Association) We have 64 Galaxie that run in their Super Stock class. My son is 21, and loves all things historic. I think we would be interested in this format of racing at some point. Beautiful cars you have here in SVRA.
@rankedpsiguy1 Жыл бұрын
I plan to attend this event in September. My first visit to Watkins Glen. Followed these cars via Hot Rod magazine when the series began.
@williamhaggerson54903 жыл бұрын
The guy in the Javelin looks like he’s driving the family to the beach. So relaxed.
@mariobianchi19099 жыл бұрын
Real engines real tracks real drivers!! thx for sharing
@thehubster1189 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome video with some great racing!! I will be following these guys a little more closely.
@salbrancaccio59686 жыл бұрын
That javelin is hooked up good . He's driving one handed and can pass the camaro anytime . Cool racing at it's best ! ✌👍👌
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
He came in third.
@notenoughmemes18473 жыл бұрын
@@sludge4125 still cool as shit
@craigpennington1251 Жыл бұрын
Way better than Nascar or F1. No stinking announcing & music or commercials every 90 seconds. Perfect.
@fidelquintela71288 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was great. F1 was like this once. Now it's completely un-watchable.
@csonkaperdido6 жыл бұрын
OMFG the nooooiise!! I need to go to a vintage Trans Am race. This is AWESOME!
@josebaca715 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much to bring us this kind of Engine Music.....!🤙🤙
@Branti339 жыл бұрын
Love it! I worked with Lynn St. James at Roush Racing back in the Mid 1980's. A lot of familiar faces and cars here for me. Great memories!
@nukkastyle10 жыл бұрын
That was great, favourite era of race cars and nostalgic vehicles Cheers m8
@gremmann9 жыл бұрын
Love the guy in the Javelin....arm on the window sill, out for a Sunday drive...lol still came in 3rd. Go AMC...
@tomrobinett84246 жыл бұрын
wonder if he had his radio on?
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Because he didn’t know how to change gears?
@z06king5 жыл бұрын
Was lucky to chat w Victor Jr one morning during warmup at Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA, , which he was sitting out. He was running Bondurant's #614 Corvette, the poster car that year for SOVREN. Said he was tired. Musta been just a year or two prior to his passing. It was quiet in the paddock so he was nice enough to tell me about his dad, hotrodding, and preserving the famous production and Trans Am cars. Like PLN, he ran till nearly the bitter end.
@stevil1300x10 жыл бұрын
What a race! What sound. Sounds like......America!
@Butchrknife5 жыл бұрын
RIP VIC!!! I live in the Seattle area and every chance I get I am at PIR in Kent Wa. to watch vintage racing ever year. I saw there cars about 4 years ago and it was a hell of a race!!! Around Seattle out!!!
@toyman813 жыл бұрын
I did not know Vic Edelbrock passed if that is who you are referring to.
@toyman814 жыл бұрын
Also noticed the Smokey Yunick #13 Camaro, What a GEM!!
@austral.nemesis9 жыл бұрын
Thnaks for posting! Amazing cars and race.
@Salih.A.j9 жыл бұрын
Thanx , for no bullshits , no sound effects & no musics.
@VNWas11 жыл бұрын
Great to see so many classics running together! They don't make them like that any more! Cheers
@douglasames64955 жыл бұрын
Kiddies nowadays don't realize just how badass that AMC Javelin was in the hands of Mark Donahue!
@rudysimmonds32526 жыл бұрын
Great race guys! love the sounds of muscle cars especially the Javelin!!
@robertparker66543 жыл бұрын
Nice cars wonky race
@stilldajoker9 жыл бұрын
after driving a 68 390 amx and a 70 390 amx which i both owned before i was 20 --- i sure was rooting for the amc guys. saw a Mark Donahue javelin on the street in Indy that was super nice around 1997 --- thanks for a great video to ring the bell ... !!!
@douglasames64955 жыл бұрын
These cars are restricted to 5.0 liters. Both Mopar and AMC had special T/A engines homologated for this series.
@carsbyjeff8 жыл бұрын
Crazy and So Cool! Thanks for the thrill!!!
@car_ventures11 жыл бұрын
hope to see more of the full races like this!
@alfonso.olinser5 жыл бұрын
Pure real racingg!!!!! Awesome an beauty carss!!!!! Great video!!!
@gt40mk2111 жыл бұрын
I was there. Great collection. You should have seen them in the town! The black Falcon has a really cool interior - all pristine stock - even an OEM steering wheel!. The only exception is the racing seat, which is upholstered like the other stock seats!
@mauromoita6 жыл бұрын
lindos carros, carros clássicos são os melhores, teêm estilo. parabéns.
@toyman814 жыл бұрын
The Black Falcon Looks Great!
@indyme25 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks!
@2view236 жыл бұрын
Thanks SVRA.com for share
@trainman9119 Жыл бұрын
Loved going to Mid-Ohio,back in the day, in my brand new 1970 Mustang to watch the Boss 302’s battle the Z28’s. I was 16 and said to myself “Hey, I can do that”.
@pete5534 Жыл бұрын
Perfect. 👍 Thanks so much!
@rocketman636 жыл бұрын
My God, but I love these old monsters. Trans-Am caused teams to take musclecars we already loved, and make 'em HANDLE. Just fantastic. And I can't get enough of their angry V-8 roar. Those were the days, and these are the cars!!
@rzak19619 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !
@jamesguidry39954 жыл бұрын
If NASCAR was like this they would NEVER go broke ! Looking at those beautiful classic 5.0 muscle cars with their screaming V8's redlined at 7000 RPM sends chills to my 75 year old body , the same way they did back in the Glorious 60's ! Its still in my blood !
@edtrybula46389 жыл бұрын
BUT MUSCLE CARS CANT TURN HUUURR DUUURRRR
@AmilcarPenya17034 жыл бұрын
@@sludge4125 the challenger and the cuda are ponycars as well, dont try to be a smart ass.
@AmilcarPenya17034 жыл бұрын
@@sludge4125 If you are going to be a smart ass and tell everyone that they are wrong and they are infantile idiots and senile at least do your research. The Mopar E body platform (Dodge challenger and Plymouth cuda) was specially designed to directly compete against the ford mustang and the mercury cougar which are (you guessed it) PONY CARS!. Ponycars are a downsized relative of musclecars, that have a long hood, short deck, the challenger and cuda have long hoods and short decks and they are smaller than ANY othe mopar "muscle car" besides the A body demons, darts and dusters, and they handled better too , hell there are "track" versions of both the cuda and challenger equiped with the 340 smallblock, beefed up swaybars and upgraded suspension called the challenger T/A and the Cuda AAR that were homologation models of trans am race cars you se here. You probably have never seen a 70´-74´ challenger in real life side to side with other pony cars from the same era, they have really similar dimentions and weight, sure the challenger is the heaviest and widest of the three (mustang, camaro and challenger) but they are all in the same range and belive it or not, lighter that almost any modern sedan on the road TODAY, the smallblock versions of the three are all under or just over 3000 pounds. So in conclusion, the challenger IS a pony car.
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
harriett, you froze the ice!!!
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Eddy these are pony cars, asshole, *not* muscle cars. Eddy & Harriett, whacking off on a web site near you!!’
@AmilcarPenya17034 жыл бұрын
@@sludge4125 why did you deleted your comments?
@gpz1100z18 жыл бұрын
so cool. For sure a must do one day.
@gt40mk2111 жыл бұрын
BTW - awesome video - really good editing. Thanks!
@rudysimmonds32526 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the old muscle on the track and to hear those thundering horses again.
@maurotodographics2321 Жыл бұрын
what a cars!! what a drivers !! what a circuit!! what a beauty !! I suscribe
@toyman812 жыл бұрын
What a time to be a teenager and these were the cars you could buy at the dealership.
@jhutch39019 жыл бұрын
That's a GREAT video! Listening to the engines is so much better than listening to some screaming British announcer through the entire race. I can't even watch most road races because I end up wanting to wring the announcer's neck. Great editing! The race never got boring and cars sounded fantastic. Congrats to all of the drivers, I didn't see any wrecks or spin outs, even though it was raining at times. I may just have to make the trip to Watson's Glen if you guys do that again!
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
It’s great to see Lyn St. James, who has raced seemingly everywhere.
@EASTCAMDEN4LIFE4 жыл бұрын
They sound beautiful 😍
@charles_wipman4 жыл бұрын
Dream cars are all this ones and Watkins it's a dream track too; there should be more of this.
@micwell22473 жыл бұрын
AS these slowly give way to EV it's great to finally see what we missed by the controlled networks we use to have to watch and what those net works made the most money at airing....it's great to see.....thanks for the post
@ScottHusted11 жыл бұрын
It was a great weekend!
@ProxieModels11 жыл бұрын
I was there on Sunday. There was an accident and the race was delayed for a time. Really a nice time.
@terryduncan57183 жыл бұрын
That Camaro really screams...man all those makes sound badass...love it...
@johntempest2674 жыл бұрын
That black Falcon Sprint was so cool. Awesome cars every one.
@thejman633 жыл бұрын
I just bought a GMP Acme 1/18 scale Sam Posey Challenger in Dan Gurney Cuda not for a whole lot either for my collection I cannot wait to get these beauties just hearing the rumble of these motors makes me quiver
@toyman814 жыл бұрын
Nice Sound in the Lime Green Sam Posey 70 Challenger,
@markbartley36303 ай бұрын
Awesome, racing!
@blkcoupequattro7 жыл бұрын
Oh the sound of a high revving V8!
@markbartley3630 Жыл бұрын
Hard run,Thank You all!
@petertimowreef90852 жыл бұрын
Modern racing cars are so optimised that there's grip or there isn't. Like an on-off switch. And I love it that way, the engineering behind making a car's mass move around a corner as fast as possible is genuinely my favourite part of my car hobby. However if it's racing spectacle you're after nothing beats these old firebreathers. In these cars the grey area between grip and no grip is so much bigger that pure car control becomes the most important.
@markjurczyk9 жыл бұрын
You got to love the rumble of the V8
@artmchugh56444 жыл бұрын
GSA it's ok but I prefer the sound of Porsche cup cars !!!😎😎😎😎😄😄🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
@markjurczyk4 жыл бұрын
Art Mchugh I have to agree, nothing sounds better than flat 6 race motor
@daveb87366 жыл бұрын
Sweet, they even have the "boot" section open for these cars!!!!
@marry460666 жыл бұрын
2:37 sounds so good!😍
@alfonsoprecisdogonzalez Жыл бұрын
I love the race cars 😊😊😊❤❤
@turbo14383 жыл бұрын
Happiness is the sound of that 302 Chevy #15
@urskraggen70327 жыл бұрын
start building these beast's again the greatest cars ever built. BOSS 302 is my absolute dream car
@larrylem3582 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations to all of the drivers, no spins when it got wet as far as I could see. Wow!
@doublevanoz6 жыл бұрын
SCREAMIN v8s! whats the RPM redline on these?
@Miatacrosser10 жыл бұрын
Use to go and watch these beasts race(along with the Can-Am) at Laguna Seca and Riverside every year in the late sixties and early seventies. Man, I'll never forget watching Parnelli Jones, in his Mustang in 1970, "straighten" the esses at Riverside. After the factories pulled out of the series in 1971 it began to lose a lot of it's luster and competitiveness until the great 1980's revival(Thank you Jack Roush and Tom Gloy for bringing back the Ford vs. Chevy paradigm, which was really what this series was all about). That was fun to watch also. It was also great to see the greatest female race car driver in American History(with all due respect to Janet Guthrie, Danika Patrick, and Denise McCluggage), Lynn Saint James, interviewed.
@jrayproductions77904 жыл бұрын
Can someone do this with old NASCAR cars? Would LOVE to see them run some old cars at North Wilkesboro and Myrtle Beach among other old tracks.
@JohnnyButtons Жыл бұрын
Oh how I would love a 1970 or 1971 Camaro Z/28 model setup like an old Trans Am racer❤❤
@hatterassportmechanic56212 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this several times,that Cameron engine is Swiss watch at 8500 rpm
@S10lifted952 жыл бұрын
The in-car of the mustang that was in third place sounds badass. - Me, A Chevy guy
@roddy69243 жыл бұрын
So cool.
@bdogjr77797 жыл бұрын
It sounds like the Javelin is only turning 1/2 as many RPM as the 15 Camaro. I had a 304 in my 77 Jeep CJ7 Renegade & it was just a toque monster down low but nothing above 4800.
@singularity79687 жыл бұрын
7:04 Javelin driver is just chilling with his arm on the door lol.. Sunday driving.
@xXmoemoneyXx10 жыл бұрын
wow what a race
@salbrancaccio59686 жыл бұрын
What's that baby ford falcon doing with the big boys ? ...( keeping up with top 20 ) 👍👍👍
@josephmclennan12294 жыл бұрын
The round body Falcon has exact same differential, 4 speed top loader and suspension as the 65 -66 Mustangs it will all bolt up . The Falcon is actuaaly the lightest car out there. It is 250 lbs lighter than the 65 Mustangs. I have a 61 Comet that I can set up the same, just a lot of money.
@keithfilkins2043 Жыл бұрын
So cool
@birdboy8210 жыл бұрын
5:15 ------ horses are kept together in stade
@TheGsemech11 жыл бұрын
That was magic ! The Javelin driver made it look easy.I wonder what kind of RPM that lead Camaro was spinning
@sludge41254 жыл бұрын
Because he wasn’t changing gears?
@keithreynolds77573 жыл бұрын
Would have loved to see a Holman/ Moody Mustang in the mix 😁
@godsowndrunk11182 жыл бұрын
Ford and Chevy were both required to sell a certain amount of cars to the public in order to run the Boss 302 and Z-28 302, but Mopar and Pontiac were allowed to cobble together sleeved and destroked versions of larger engines to quantify for the 305 cubic inch limit a year later...I'm not sure what engine AMC used in the Javelin. They changed the rules in order to get more competitors , which created more interest , thus making more money.
@terrencethorn92375 жыл бұрын
This looked like a Sunday drive by checking account racers. I saw the real thing years ago. The cars are cool and they always will be.
@Formulabruce9 жыл бұрын
Whats up with the SS hood on the #15 car...?? No SS cars met the CU limit in 67-69 ?
@jeromepost12703 жыл бұрын
What are their lap times??
@zacht94474 жыл бұрын
Seems like that javelin and camaro out front are really evenly matched
@zeroonezerozero53974 жыл бұрын
They all are very close to 500 hp
@buzzie00477 жыл бұрын
@ 10:10 What is that apperatous in the left front? Fuel?
@timstine73696 жыл бұрын
I think the big thing in front is the brake booster and the smaller one might be a fuel pump.
@traction4able4 жыл бұрын
Lyn St James was a constant in TV series in the 80s.