Targa Florio: The Greatest Race Of Them All

Targa Florio: The Greatest Race Of Them All - XCAR

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10 жыл бұрын

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The Targa Florio was probably one of the greatest races ever to have taken place. We look at its history.
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@motogpboy 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that the TT is still going on 43 years after the Targa Florio folded due to safety concerns is a modern wonder and I'm so thankful racing such as what this was, and the TT still is, is still going on somewhere in the world.

@DavidOliver_Skier 4 жыл бұрын

I drove the circuit in 2003. Unbelievable feeling imaging it in a racing car. Beautiful landscape, perhaps the finest location ever conceived for a motor race.

@63bplumb 6 ай бұрын

DO: Was just sitting here thinking about that drive. That it would have to be done in an Alfa. That is on the bucket list!

@seantierney3 10 жыл бұрын

If the last race of the formula 1 season is worth double points it should be the Targa Florio that they compete on.

@Altruistic00 10 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@claudioschumi87 Жыл бұрын

8 years a bit late to comment but I recently just came back from holiday in Sicily and I had to go and see the Targa Florio layout! I unfortunately I only went to Collesano at the museum which was an awesome little place that had all sorts memobrillia over the years. I wanted to go to another museum which had all sorts race cars on display such as the Alfa Romeo 33 about 30 mins away from Collesano but I had very little time to take in the history and amazing scenery. I did drive through a section that was used for Targa Florio a selection of twisty corners bumps that threw in your face I can only imagine what must of been like in 60s 70s with cars that are capable of 200mph+ amazing! I will definitely go back to Sicily as I left with amazing memories to take with me back in the UK!

@jflintham45 10 жыл бұрын

Good to see you expanding from out of car reviews and into some of the greatest history of motoring!

@djweetos 10 жыл бұрын

This needs more views! Absolute quality, awesome history.

@fatbaldblokebb 10 жыл бұрын

Good work chaps. For those who wish to learn more, look up a film called Mountain Legend which features the 1965 race.

@shankarbalan3813 11 ай бұрын

Superb. Lovely cinematography as always.

@Dgannt 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great racing history. I had heard the race name but did not know all the info and history about it. Great video. More of this please.

@johannmckraken9399 3 жыл бұрын

My idea of Heaven is driving the circuit on a beautiful day in a Matra 670. No other traffic and if you screw up everything just resets to the last corner you got right. The sound of that Matra V12 would be marvelous to hear echoing off the hills. Ah well, no harm in dreaming....

@flyingphoenix113 10 жыл бұрын

awesome guys! fabulous work. Spa next please!

@dickvonduisberg2356 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Spa is one of our favourite tracks, we'll add the idea to the list.

@chancevonfreund9145 10 ай бұрын

Very cool! So much history.Thanks for video🏁

@theeeMitchi 10 жыл бұрын

Ohhh yeeess, a Targa Florio video!

@geoffreyhughes7798 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent video guys. Those were the days !

@v_alexiadis 10 жыл бұрын

Great video guys thank you!!!

@1fcuking 10 жыл бұрын

Very good yet again You too chaps are great Narraters. Thanks for posting

@9freelandk 10 жыл бұрын

Love playing this track on GTL always a great challenge !

@Paulose54 10 жыл бұрын

Great work

@officialdcmedia3704 6 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful made film!! superb! keep on...

@lwmarks64 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video - really enjoyed it.

@tomaszjaowiec9554 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, good work

@TheWtft 10 жыл бұрын

Loved this, you guys should do more historical, documentary style videos. But along with the other videos as well.

@Harry-rj6kh Жыл бұрын

In the early 60's the races I folllowed were Monaco, Spa, Nurburg, Lemans and the TargeFlorio, but the one that I loved the most was the Targa. To me that was the greatest of them all, a REAL RACE, balls to the walls.

@stevemcrichards8768 Жыл бұрын

Someday I will go there. The Piccolo circuit is truly one of the most amazingly long and scenic race tracks on Earth.

@nidhinbhuvanendran3981 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing Video

@Pandamasque 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@artzreal 5 жыл бұрын

awesome video. I love playing in this track in RFactor simulator more than any other. undoubtedly the best challenge in all history (since now all motorsports are for boys, comparing to these men and machines)

@turki_wz 10 жыл бұрын

Quality content.

@dumyjobby 10 жыл бұрын

great video

@SupercarsGT 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing race,

@ceemichael1 10 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@kathywellin7636 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Great mini doc. What a race. Only in Italy.

@phillipkerfoot2389 10 жыл бұрын

Need more races like this. Hopefully if the MSA's closed road thing works we should see races like this in the north west

@gunners159 10 жыл бұрын

If you can Mille Miglia next please.

@Danis8Pastry 9 жыл бұрын

Please tell us the theme soundtrack for this great documentary

@joestephan1111 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo! This is a great look at an era I describe as "When Real Men Drove Real Race Cars!"

@waterbottle1234100 10 жыл бұрын

any idea what the song at the beginning of the video is called? i like it.

@ODIOPOWER 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing pice of journalism.

@xXImOnAPlainXx 9 жыл бұрын

A bit of misinformation in here- Vaccarella/Giunti finished 3rd in 1970, not 4th and the fastest lap of the circuit was set by Leo Kinnunen in 1970, around 5-10 seconds faster than Marko.

@theeeMitchi 9 жыл бұрын

marunda You're completely right. It's funny that Wikipedia (as an example, other sites do this aswell) say that Helmut Marko has done the quickest lap with 33:41 in 1972, but Leo Kinnunen was 5 seconds quicker with 33:36 in 1970. The German Wikipedia tells me on both occasions that it's been the fastest lap during the race. So I don't understand how people always say it's Marko who was quicker. I could understand it if Kinnunen had done the lap during qualifying as those laps often don't count as a record.

@dickvonduisberg2356 8 жыл бұрын

+marunda Thanks for the correction. Got a source for your info, please?

@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you were going in the wrong direction in some clips?? At 10.14 for example?

@TheStarkMunro 10 жыл бұрын

Very nice video...but what is this music? Anyone knows? : )

@myZisfantastic 10 жыл бұрын

Great piece of racing history! Thank you very much for sharing... Just one thing: Mulsanne straight no! Les Hunaudières yes! Please respect original names

@therealsharps 3 жыл бұрын

what was your lap time, since the circuit doesn't exist?

@AGH0STBUSTER5 10 жыл бұрын

What was your lap time

@IslaSprollie 10 жыл бұрын

Love this vid

@Kingyosh251 10 жыл бұрын

They boil bring back Targa Florio just add more safety features so it could be he race track it once was

@servidorcastlehill7660 6 жыл бұрын

I use to run the Targa Florio in rFactor and enjoy every piece of video about it. For instance, this guy ran the entire track and recorded it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oaebZNWpncfZZmw.html

@Priotech 10 жыл бұрын

You can buy GT Legends on Steam for under $10 and download a Targa Florio map from No Grip Racing for free. So much fun :D It's almost impossible to drive without a good racing wheel though. store.steampowered.com/app/44690

@Priotech 10 жыл бұрын

track link: www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=33750

@mikechannell727 10 жыл бұрын

I'm shipping these two.

@phattyhales 10 жыл бұрын

Cool video but you completely left out the Ferrari/Shelby wars!

@phattyhales 9 жыл бұрын

siralanlordsugar No, that was Championship focused. Not just Le Mans. Sebring, Targa Floria, Reims, Spa, etc.

@OussamaErraji 9 жыл бұрын

targa actually means license plate

@adam1othman 10 жыл бұрын

honestly this wasn't very in-depth..... they mentioned only one Ferrari win and discussed german and british(through driver) dominance. They came into Italy and insulted us