F1 Battle

[Voltron]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8699579617717865125&q=f1

[camber]

Yep.... vintage Gilles Villeneuve...

[gunluvS14]

man, I remember that clip, that's one hell of racing in the last lap.

I just wish F1 is exciting as used to, somewhat like the 80s era

[Dave562]

That was worth sitting through 1:53 seconds of a Crystal Method track for. How many times did those fools run into each other? Were the cars really that strong back then? It seems like if cars these days even brush each other, then pieces explode off of them.

[wperdigon]

I thought that race was from this year in september - what an awesome race

[cardriver]

very good video. i wish i can find the original without the music.

[Voltron]

very good video. i wish i can find the original without the music.



Serious. I don't like not being able to hear the engines in any video. To cover up the glorious noise of an F1 engine is a crime.
The sound of F1 cars makes me emotional.

[cardriver]

actually in the original you head the annoucer talking but you do hear the cars in the backgound. much more exciting. its somewhere in in the sea or video clips i have on the computer. i need to get organized with my videos. i got lucky with itunes and the consolidate option. now if i can get a progie to do my videos http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[ManoNegra]

I've only seen the video with that music, seems to have been taken off a tv show.
Wasn't that the big turbo era too? The cars were getting way too fast and many fatatalities were happening which prompted various rules changes including the ban on turbos. Something similar happenend in the late 90s with the ban of slicks and implementation of the grooved tires.
Last season was interesting with the one set of tires and two race/engine rules... and now a V8 power for the next season. Lots of changes happening but damn, I love F1.
-Juan

[Voltron]

1988 was the last year for turbo motors.
Here is what a 1988 turbo car looked like, sorry for the bad photo. The cars in the video look newer to me
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1057690263/1057690263la.jpg

[wootwoot]

I will never not find it funny how cars from "not so long ago" look ancient in the ways of f1 only some 18 years later

[camber]

Those cars are from 1979. The battle is Between Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux for second place. It was the first race where a turbo car in the modern era.

Gilles was driving a Ferrari and Rene a Renault.

Gilles car was much slower then the Turbo Renaults that season and under the circumstance it was quite amazing that he stole that second place away.

Gilles car I think had a flat 12 in it.

[camber]

^^^^
lol!

Hmmmm.. need read my comments more carefully before posting.

Gilles!! http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/grin.gif