I very much miss his F1 commentary. He lent a different perspective to many situations. It was interesting to hear a very experienced racer's view on modern machinery. When he wasn't on any more, it was another nail on the coffin of F1 for me.
You all prolly dont care but does someone know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I was dumb lost the login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.
I could listen to David Hobbs talk about racing all day. I miss him announcing F1, in my area coverage switched from NBCSN to ESPN this year and we have a new group of announcers who are knowledgeable, and do a good job, but Mr. Hobbs can never be replaced.
I’d give anything before I die to see Penske and Sunoco reunite, in any racing series. There simply has never been a classier combination of gorgeous chrome, immaculate preparation, and elegant livery in auto racing. 👑
When I was 12, I saw these incredible cars race at Watkins Glen. These cars are incredibly loud and impressive to watch. As a kid, the impressions they made on me have never left.
What he actually said was "It will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear." He was referring to the Porsche 917/30 (which could not). See here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Donohue#The_alleged_Can-Am_Killer
@@coced Yeh didnt read that right. Mark was a multi world Champion driver,. Roger Penske did not pick him only because they were friends. I never saw him drive but seemed to have a similar personality to Jim Clark. who even today was possibly the best driver I ever saw, although Hamilton keeps winning races when other people crash. he is never in one himself.Rosberg is on record saying that having Hamilton behing him was extremely hard work.
American cars are often over looked but you have to love the #50 BFG/Lifesavers Greenwood Corvette trailing just behind the 512M in the old photo @1:32 in the video. That Vette set a GT class record at Lemans of 215 mph on the Mulsanne Straight back in 71.
Man, if you guys could get your hands on a Mazda 787b that would just be the best thing ever. My favorite race car of all time, along with the cinematography of your videos would be too perfect.
for us Porsche 917 fans ; this is that Other Car . Andretti Sr. says this is his favorite race car .. Wow I can see why . It's classic modern it will always look modern.
Thanks so much for the confirmation on the circuit. I guessed it was Mont-Tremblant given the terrain.... and the on track shot where the you can ID ski runs in the distance! Sir David is indeed a class act and a great story teller in person as well... yet another reason to visit Siebkens patio during the vintage race weekends at Road America!
This particular car was a source of controversy for il Commentadore, lol. Traco Engineering took what was a worn-out engine sold to Penske by Ferrari as “reconditioned”….rebuilt it themselves and tuned/modified it to where it made considerably more power than the Scuderia-spec engines. Pissed Enzo off to no end 😂
Il miglior canale in assoluto, grazie per i brividi che suscitate con ogni nuovo video. The best channel ever, thanks for chills aroused with any new video.
Beautiful old school race circuit with grass and trees, that V12 soundtrack and the 512M gliding serenely through the sweepers. The only way it could be better is if I was there.
Wonderful 1st hand anecdotes of top-tier sportscar racing during the golden age of the early 70s, and really outstanding documentary quality. I want to download and compile these tasty little snippets into a personal archive.
Thank god somebody gets it.....David friggin Hobbs!! He and Brian Redman were adolescent 50 yr old male racing God's.. Sadly David was a bit stiff in this video....he is normally quite expressive and enormously entertaining and generally and all around good chap and excellent interview....still quite a good catch for Petrolicious...way to go guys.
Yes, I've noticed...I've also noticed their access to special cars and owner's has shifted gears since Petro's association with Hagerty began. Must be nice for the Petro producers to have access to Hagerty's customer base.
Great to see David Hobbs narrate this video. I went to Mosport Canada in 1967 primarily to watch Jim Clark drive, but I did notice this young Hobbs in, I think, his third GP. Hobbs went on to a great career as a driver and commentator. Thanks for the upload.
Has there been a more professional team than Penske? every car he ran was always beautufully prepared and that engine sound! along with Can Am and F5000 what a racing engine should sound like
Agreed! When reading about the early years of the Penske team from the Mark Donohue book: "The Unfair Advantage," the Penske/Donohue combination was very innovative, too, that brought professional auto racing to a higher level. I couldn't help but notice you surname of "Ganley." Any relation to Howden?
I cant get over the view out of the cockpit. What an amazing sight! At speed, it feels like its approaching warp drive and set off for another dimension:-)
Just a little fact about Ferrari's numbers. All the 312's in this era were named for their engines. A flat three liter twelve cylinder. Shot out to the 312 B2!! So in '71, anything branded '512' had a five liter twelve cylinder engine.
All Ferraris are named in relation to the engine. an F355 is a 3.5 litre/5 valves per cylinder. A 348 is a 3.4 litre/V8. A 250 GTO is 250cc per cylinder. A 599 is 5999cc's. a 328 GTB is 3.2 litres/V8 ect...
OMG. Is this race car what a race car should look and sound like?? How does Ferrari do it year in and year out. Ferrari, Penske, Donohue, Hobbs !!! God, what a team !!!!
The golden era of Le Mans racing. Quite a feast for your ears and entirely different from the diesel/hybrid gen cars now in use. Epic drive! All that is missing is the smell of racing fuel. Well done. No work on the smellometer.
Gosh, I loooove watching these fabulous "Petrolicious" reports! Keep up the good work, gents! Your reports have it all: interesting stories, eloquent speakers, gorgeous cars, great sound and amazing footage... Huge thumbs up! Thanks.
I saw the Sunoco/Penske Ferrari at Daytona 24. Beautiful car. Penske was such a sniggler for detail. Friday late afternoon, I stood just behind the pit wall and watched Roger, Mark, pit crew going through their paces. Roger had a stopwatch, standing behind the car. Donahue started behind the pit wall. Penske yelled, "Go" and they mocked their driver change + 4 new tires + fuel. I can't remember exactly, but it seemed like about 10 seconds. Penske would look at his stopwatch and frown, shake his head, "Again." They repeated their drill at least a dozen times as I watched. They were all exhausted. Where was Hobbs? Haha. Roger was THE MAN. RIP, Mark. I believe a Porsche 917 and the NART 512S finished ahead of Donahue/Hobbs. Great era for endurance racing in the US. Daytona, Sebring, et al. Brumos Porsche, Martini-Rossi Porsche, et al. One year, the Matra showed up.
TheIDGE The 288 GTO was built into a group B rally car back in the mid 80's but group B got banned before they could race it. Enzo Ferrari saw potential in it and decided to make it into a new production car (Ferrari F40).
The car was a complete nightmare for Penske and Ferrari were as good as useless after promising support. Porsche told them " Get rid of that thing and we'll build you a car " Enter the CANAM version of the 917
orion khan but he wasn’t really exciting , his experience is cool . He just bored me to death when he talked . Especially when I’m just looking at lap times and numbers .
@@JuergenGDB have you heard ray Hudson on Lionel Messi’s plays bruh . Silly is better then having a boomer kill me of boredom , maybe in golf, archery, bowling and baseball it’s okay to fall asleep but not in racing.
I didn?t know that a Ferrari with that livery exists. The only car I knew in that look was the Sunoco Porsche 917-30 Monster. Great Video! Really nice to watch.
I watched David Hobbs win a Camel GTP race on TV in a Bmw march? He was great on his good days, and was Awesome on his best. Thank You Sir David Hobbs, You are spectacular!!
Love David Hobbs, He is so funny. Winning the pole and giving a certain set of people the 1 finger salute. Or saying "He has very large attachments" when a driver pulls off a risky move, David Hobbs is always entertaining.
One of the gratest cars of all time and on top of that driven by Mark Donohue do you need more? hopefully it stays in this mint conditions ready for an art museum.
The narration of David Hobbs is simply wonderful...
Yeah, such an expert racer.
I very much miss his F1 commentary. He lent a different perspective to many situations. It was interesting to hear a very experienced racer's view on modern machinery.
When he wasn't on any more, it was another nail on the coffin of F1 for me.
Yes. Not of that hyped narration you sometimes hear.
I really miss his F1 commentary on during the Speed Channel days.
You all prolly dont care but does someone know a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I was dumb lost the login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.
That sound. That glorious sound.
Simply hypnotic,
Agree what a sound!
The 512 and the Porsche 917 are the best looking old school race cars, in my opinion. Amazing.
I could listen to David Hobbs talk about racing all day. I miss him announcing F1, in my area coverage switched from NBCSN to ESPN this year and we have a new group of announcers who are knowledgeable, and do a good job, but Mr. Hobbs can never be replaced.
Hobbs and Matchett were great in F1 as commentators. I miss that era and their narration😊
I have to watch (listen to) this clip every few months or so. Magic.
I’d give anything before I die to see Penske and Sunoco reunite, in any racing series. There simply has never been a classier combination of gorgeous chrome, immaculate preparation, and elegant livery in auto racing. 👑
So sweet to have David Hobbs on here
+surewin I really enjoyed hearing his insider's perspective, I would watch a full length documentary on their racing team.
hitachicordoba as would I! 😄
Bring these cars back they were the most exciting cars to watch.
This car is one of the most beautiful works of mechanical art I have ever seen in my 15 years of life.
David is a fantastic driver, and a great story teller. It's always better when someone who's driven the car is there to describe it.
When I was 12, I saw these incredible cars race at Watkins Glen. These cars are incredibly loud and impressive to watch. As a kid, the impressions they made on me have never left.
That blue and yellow is just stunning, how perfect.
"If it cant spin the tires in top gear it needs more power" Donohue
What he actually said was "It will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear." He was referring to the Porsche 917/30 (which could not). See here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Donohue#The_alleged_Can-Am_Killer
silverbird58 ?
Can’t remember Donohue racing a Ferrari. I thought he was driving Porsche’s.
@@beagle7622 Yes, alongside John Doe, both Legends
@@coced Yeh didnt read that right. Mark was a multi world Champion driver,. Roger Penske did not pick him only because they were friends. I never saw him drive but seemed to have a similar personality to Jim Clark. who even today was possibly the best driver I ever saw, although Hamilton keeps winning races when other people crash. he is never in one himself.Rosberg is on record saying that having Hamilton behing him was extremely hard work.
For all you doubters out there. Now you have actual proof that Duct tape fixes everything.
+NegativeNumbers427 If it isn't fixed, you probably didn't use enough Duct tape
if you can't duct it f@#k it
Some years ago, I failed an MOT test because of a jagged plastic bumper, it took a 10-inch strip of duct tape to pass it
Duct tape ?. You mean, Alabama Chrome
TONY HAWK - Most of the people I know can't spell duct, they think it's duck.
Wow.... David Hobbs, thank you for featuring him 🙏🇺🇸
That V-12 sound.... just magnificent.
I'd really like to have that onboard in it's entirety, beautiful sound! Not a bad driver either!
This!
American cars are often over looked but you have to love the #50 BFG/Lifesavers Greenwood Corvette trailing just behind the 512M in the old photo @1:32 in the video. That Vette set a GT class record at Lemans of 215 mph on the Mulsanne Straight back in 71.
David Hobbs is awesome, great to hear from him.
This is how a race cars should sound, and Sir David Hobbs is a true great driver, epic vid
He's not a Knight although he should be...
I was 10 years old in 1971 and the Ferrari 512M & the Porsche 917K were simply the best cars in the world.
Lo sono ancora 😊
I'm dying to see an episode on the Porsche 917. Hopefully you guys get to film one soon!
Man, if you guys could get your hands on a Mazda 787b that would just be the best thing ever. My favorite race car of all time, along with the cinematography of your videos would be too perfect.
for us Porsche 917 fans ; this is that Other Car . Andretti Sr. says this is his favorite race car .. Wow I can see why . It's classic modern it will always look modern.
It's the Ferrari 917!
I prefer the Porsche...
@@inkdreams5113 me too
Filmed at Le circuit du Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada.
Looks like Nürburgring or Spa! Seems to be a great racetrack! 🏎️👍
Embarrassed to admit that I couldn't figure out where it was!
I didn't know it either. Thanks for the info. Beautiful track.
Thanks so much for the confirmation on the circuit. I guessed it was Mont-Tremblant given the terrain.... and the on track shot where the you can ID ski runs in the distance! Sir David is indeed a class act and a great story teller in person as well... yet another reason to visit Siebkens patio during the vintage race weekends at Road America!
Do you know if that 512M is part of Lawrence Stroll collection? Stroll own's Circuit Mont-Tremblant.
What a gem of a vid! So amazing to have Mr Hobbs presentating! This guys can drive! :)
This car is perfection. This car made me understand why Enzo was what he've been. It's beautiful as much as a car can be.
This particular car was a source of controversy for il Commentadore, lol. Traco Engineering took what was a worn-out engine sold to Penske by Ferrari as “reconditioned”….rebuilt it themselves and tuned/modified it to where it made considerably more power than the Scuderia-spec engines. Pissed Enzo off to no end 😂
God the sunoco coloring/livery is so good looking
Notice the beautiful two-tone, black-dial Rolex Submariner @2:13, 1990's example perhaps?
This is the best automotive channel on RUclips, bar none. Please keep making these videos!
grew up listening to Hobbs voice on speed channel, great to hear him again, especially about a vehicle like this
I was at the Watkins Glen race in 1971. That was a great car undone by a lot of bad luck, but great driving by Donohue and Hobbs.
Il miglior canale in assoluto, grazie per i brividi che suscitate con ogni nuovo video.
The best channel ever, thanks for chills aroused with any new video.
This channel just keeps getting better
Is that even possible?
could have listened for an hour.......
+Tomislav Kaltnecker Well now their videos are in 4k so...just let that sink in a bit.
I had the slot car version, it was always my favorite, looks so exotic
Beautiful old school race circuit with grass and trees, that V12 soundtrack and the 512M gliding serenely through the sweepers. The only way it could be better is if I was there.
That's Mont-Tremblant, and it's still got the same feel in 2023
Wonderful 1st hand anecdotes of top-tier sportscar racing during the golden age of the early 70s, and really outstanding documentary quality. I want to download and compile these tasty little snippets into a personal archive.
David Hobbs was and still is my favorite driver of all time . Miss his F1 commentary to this day. Love ya man!
Not a bad F5000 pilote either
Are you related to Howden Ganley,another talented guy from the same era ?@@andrewganley9016
That is my dream Ferrari ever! remember seeing not this one but the MOMO one in Interlagos with Jean Moretti....awesome car!
2:07 the amazingly docile sound, almost a purr, until the right pedal goes south, well then that goes to a sublime roar.
I keep coming back to these videos of the great cars … can never get enough !
OMG the sound it's glourious
A beautifully made film, thank you so much for making it. A glorious car from a great era.
You guys got David Hobbs!!??? Sweet! Why do auctioneers pay such big bucks for plain street cars? Cars like THESE are with millions IMO.
Thank god somebody gets it.....David friggin Hobbs!! He and Brian Redman were adolescent 50 yr old male racing God's.. Sadly David was a bit stiff in this video....he is normally quite expressive and enormously entertaining and generally and all around good chap and excellent interview....still quite a good catch for Petrolicious...way to go guys.
CatheysKid I think maybe David was like "do an interview for Petro who???" haha Side note, notice how Petrolicious STILL has no prerole ads?
Yes, I've noticed...I've also noticed their access to special cars and owner's has shifted gears since Petro's association with Hagerty began. Must be nice for the Petro producers to have access to Hagerty's customer base.
Great to see David Hobbs narrate this video. I went to Mosport Canada in 1967 primarily to watch Jim Clark drive, but I did notice this young Hobbs in, I think, his third GP. Hobbs went on to a great career as a driver and commentator. Thanks for the upload.
Such a glorious sound
Great video. Fun to see David Hobbs describing the car's history.
this is the best thing I've seen on RUclips in ages! What a lovely lovely car! Long live the V12!
Has there been a more professional team than Penske? every car he ran was always beautufully prepared and that engine sound! along with Can Am and F5000 what a racing engine should sound like
Agreed! When reading about the early years of the Penske team from the Mark Donohue book: "The Unfair Advantage," the Penske/Donohue combination was very innovative, too, that brought professional auto racing to a higher level.
I couldn't help but notice you surname of "Ganley." Any relation to Howden?
@@bloqk16 not as far as I know sadly! used to get calls asking me I was related to a Brit jazz drummer Alan Ganley
What an awesome piece of history! Awesome video *****
Cars of this era represent the best days of racing IMO.
Wow I love these videos. So much history and beauty. To see and hear the craftsmanship of these amazing race cars. Great videos!
Yes David Hobbs my favorite F1 commentator "Clag fest" classic!!!............such a legend this man, out most respect ,,see you in Austin sir .!!!
Listening to this on my jawbone jambox is amazing.. old race cars just sound glorious
I cant get over the view out of the cockpit. What an amazing sight! At speed, it feels like its approaching warp drive and set off for another dimension:-)
Quite Surely the most incredible sound I've ever heard in my life... Another great video, thank's Petrolicious
Just a little fact about Ferrari's numbers. All the 312's in this era were named for their engines. A flat three liter twelve cylinder. Shot out to the 312 B2!!
So in '71, anything branded '512' had a five liter twelve cylinder engine.
All Ferraris are named in relation to the engine.
an F355 is a 3.5 litre/5 valves per cylinder. A 348 is a 3.4 litre/V8. A 250 GTO is 250cc per cylinder. A 599 is 5999cc's. a 328 GTB is 3.2 litres/V8 ect...
Originally Ferrari named their cars on the cc of 1 cylinder.
And the Audi R8 is a V10.
@@chriskelleher349 who cares about audi? Audi is shit, their quattro lost to a 2wd Lancia
They also only did their chassis numbers in even numbers!
You guys need to make these videos about 5 times as long. I could sit here, and watch / listen to the cars you've featured for hours.
OMG. Is this race car what a race car should look and sound like?? How does Ferrari do it year in and year out. Ferrari, Penske, Donohue, Hobbs !!! God, what a team !!!!
What a glorious sound!
The golden era of Le Mans racing. Quite a feast for your ears and entirely different from the diesel/hybrid gen cars now in use.
Epic drive!
All that is missing is the smell of racing fuel.
Well done. No work on the smellometer.
what a car...what a sound! They sadly dont make them like this anymore
The rims and tires of the 60s Le mans cars look so cool. The rims are so deep. Killer.
Now THAT is a f-in' BEAST!! Listen to that glorious growl. Shwing!!
I wish this video was an hour long
Thanks David. Always enjoyed your commentaries. And most importantly, your racing.
miss David, Steve, and Bob doing the F1 series on Speed, sigh. when that ended so did my cable subscription.
Fabulous to get David Hobbs perspective; a real treasure.
Thank you Petrolicious for bringing back such beautiful pieces of history and their story.
Beautiful video. David Hobbs is one of my heroes. Thank you, Petrolicious! 😀
IM 😎
Gosh, I loooove watching these fabulous "Petrolicious" reports!
Keep up the good work, gents! Your reports have it all: interesting stories, eloquent speakers, gorgeous cars, great sound and amazing footage...
Huge thumbs up! Thanks.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these video/s and having one every Tuesday is wonderful... I really look forward to Tuesdays ... Keep up the great work guys...
Wow. Another great petrolicious episode. Brilliant. No other channels in youtube can provide the stuff you guys do.
I saw the Sunoco/Penske Ferrari at Daytona 24. Beautiful car. Penske was such a sniggler for detail. Friday late afternoon, I stood just behind the pit wall and watched Roger, Mark, pit crew going through their paces. Roger had a stopwatch, standing behind the car. Donahue started behind the pit wall. Penske yelled, "Go" and they mocked their driver change + 4 new tires + fuel. I can't remember exactly, but it seemed like about 10 seconds. Penske would look at his stopwatch and frown, shake his head, "Again." They repeated their drill at least a dozen times as I watched. They were all exhausted. Where was Hobbs? Haha. Roger was THE MAN. RIP, Mark. I believe a Porsche 917 and the NART 512S finished ahead of Donahue/Hobbs. Great era for endurance racing in the US. Daytona, Sebring, et al. Brumos Porsche, Martini-Rossi Porsche, et al. One year, the Matra showed up.
Amazing how ahead of its time it is. Its almost modern under the body shell.
You can see the f40 took some styling and aero hints from this era of car. Absolutely beautiful
Possibly, but the F40 really morphed out of the 288 GTO. They created come racing hacks out of GTO's and these were developed into the F40.
TheIDGE
The 288 GTO was built into a group B rally car back in the mid 80's but group B got banned before they could race it. Enzo Ferrari saw potential in it and decided to make it into a new production car (Ferrari F40).
Beautiful video. Excellent commentary. And THANK YOU for not having any music other than the engine!
Your contents are the best. I found whatever look for, always.
The car was a complete nightmare for Penske and Ferrari were as good as useless after promising support. Porsche told them " Get rid of that thing and we'll build you a car " Enter the CANAM version of the 917
Always great to have Mr. Hobbs on a car video.
IMO, another wonderful entry in the series. Great talent too. Please keep them coming Petrolicious. Love this classic cars series.
Beautiful sound.
David Hobbs!
He is the reason I subscribed!
David Hobbs superb driver of any car, I am a Porsche man, but I love this car too
What a pleasure to see David Hobbs again. I really miss him commentating F1.
behind the venerable 917, my second favorite race car of all time!
Does someone know the music that starts at 0:24? Other than this glorious V12 sound of course
What a beast! I love the riveted aluminum bodywork.
Bravo, stunning car,me noise the wheels, the thought gone in to the rear view mirror, Beautiful!
I _really_ miss hearing *David Hobbes* calling F1
orion khan but he wasn’t really exciting , his experience is cool . He just bored me to death when he talked . Especially when I’m just looking at lap times and numbers .
Me too
@@Cespinozas Whoever the new persons are calling the F1 race... are seriously at times unprofessional and just silly.
@@JuergenGDB have you heard ray Hudson on Lionel Messi’s plays bruh . Silly is better then having a boomer kill me of boredom , maybe in golf, archery, bowling and baseball it’s okay to fall asleep but not in racing.
I didn?t know that a Ferrari with that livery exists. The only car I knew in that look was the Sunoco Porsche 917-30 Monster. Great Video! Really nice to watch.
What a humble guy and what a noise that car makes! 😍
I watched David Hobbs win a Camel GTP race on TV in a Bmw march? He was great on his good days, and was Awesome on his best. Thank You Sir David Hobbs, You are spectacular!!
Great job ! Peace of ART !! Very thank you for those movies ! They are big history for me !
No music, just the car and David Hobbs' nature documentary-worthy voice.
Thanks for sharing that. Gorgeous car and you gotta love Hobbsy.
The title of this video made me remember a hotwheel car of this exact Ferrari car I onced had
Love David Hobbs, He is so funny. Winning the pole and giving a certain set of people the 1 finger salute. Or saying "He has very large attachments" when a driver pulls off a risky move, David Hobbs is always entertaining.
David Hobbs is the man. His commentary during F1 races is so funny.
One of the gratest cars of all time and on top of that driven by Mark Donohue do you need more? hopefully it stays in this mint conditions ready for an art museum.