The Zulu song Um+ja+ho we+zi+mo+to / The race of the motor cars; describes in Zulu the S.A. ERA race, when Beall won. The ERA was painted red in those days. 1940 -1950 The race was held in Durban along the road by the beach front. Basil Beall was called "Inkunzi/The champion bull; by his Zulu supporters. Embomvu ewinile! Today, 2023 this same car has been painted GREEN. And is still winning races at Goodwood. With grateful thanks to the new owner for his care and love of this amazing ERA. vehicle.
The commentery cut a bit early, but I think he was saying that Michael did the gentlemanly thing and let him back through. Great racing and sportsmanship
The pale green #15 car is a 2 litre ERA, while the black #11 is a 1.5 litre version. The bigger engine of the #15 allows for better acceleration than the #11 car, especially down the straight.
Actually not very surprising. This is not a 1951 Grand Prix with Fangio at the wheel. Obviously not the most skillful driver and perhaps not the most perfect car preparation. Both of these options are possible. Plus the fear of driving this rare gem to the limit.
@@barondegil1 well, the fact that it's racing meant that the driver is prepared to drive the car faster than most of us would... Thing is, this car is prepared by Jim Stokes, so it is immaculately prepared. The driver is Peter Greenfield, so admittedly, not the fastest one out there, but definitely not the slowest either. If it's someone like Willie Green, who also used to race an Alfetta in historic racing, that car will go like a bomb. Though I read somewhere that the car actually had problems with its oil pump during the race, maybe that explains the pace it had.
Depends on the engine capacity. Nowadays, running on methanol, the 1.5L ERA (like the black car) had around 220-250bhp, while the 2 litre car (like the green one) 300-320bhp. Still, the 2 litre ERA R4D (not seen on clip) had even more, around 340-350bhp. At the end of the Lavant straight at Goodwood, they could reach speeds of 130-140mph, sometimes even more...
The #41 car they encountered at 3:58 is easily the most powerful in the grid. One of the famous Alfa Romeo 158/159 "Alfetta", power output (as of 1951) range from 390-420bhp, from a 1.5L two-stage supercharged inline-8. It will definitely get up to more than 140mph at the end of the Lavant straight, with the right driver, though the one driving it in the clip is a backmarker.
The Zulu song Um+ja+ho we+zi+mo+to / The race of the motor cars; describes in Zulu the S.A. ERA race, when Beall won. The ERA was painted red in those days. 1940 -1950 The race was held in Durban along the road by the beach front. Basil Beall was called "Inkunzi/The champion bull; by his Zulu supporters. Embomvu ewinile! Today, 2023 this same car has been painted GREEN. And is still winning races at Goodwood. With grateful thanks to the new owner for his care and love of this amazing ERA. vehicle.
Thanks to the car owners, drivers & broadcasters. That's awesome!
The commentery cut a bit early, but I think he was saying that Michael did the gentlemanly thing and let him back through. Great racing and sportsmanship
Ten times more fun to watch than F1.
True!
This is racing! One of my best memories from Goodwood.
Wow, exciting motorsports! These cars are very fast and the drivers have balls of titanium to push them to the limit!
Driving These deathtraps Must be hard
Absolutely 💯% excitement
The pale green #15 car is a 2 litre ERA, while the black #11 is a 1.5 litre version. The bigger engine of the #15 allows for better acceleration than the #11 car, especially down the straight.
1:33 🥶...! Just a hit, wheel to wheel, and...
I’m now a fan of those two drivers. Wow 😰🤭
It is incredible to see an Alfetta as a backmarker...
Actually not very surprising. This is not a 1951 Grand Prix with Fangio at the wheel. Obviously not the most skillful driver and perhaps not the most perfect car preparation. Both of these options are possible. Plus the fear of driving this rare gem to the limit.
@@barondegil1 well, the fact that it's racing meant that the driver is prepared to drive the car faster than most of us would...
Thing is, this car is prepared by Jim Stokes, so it is immaculately prepared. The driver is Peter Greenfield, so admittedly, not the fastest one out there, but definitely not the slowest either. If it's someone like Willie Green, who also used to race an Alfetta in historic racing, that car will go like a bomb.
Though I read somewhere that the car actually had problems with its oil pump during the race, maybe that explains the pace it had.
Does anyone know how many hp do these racecars have and whats the top speed at goodwood?
Depends on the engine capacity. Nowadays, running on methanol, the 1.5L ERA (like the black car) had around 220-250bhp, while the 2 litre car (like the green one) 300-320bhp. Still, the 2 litre ERA R4D (not seen on clip) had even more, around 340-350bhp. At the end of the Lavant straight at Goodwood, they could reach speeds of 130-140mph, sometimes even more...
The #41 car they encountered at 3:58 is easily the most powerful in the grid. One of the famous Alfa Romeo 158/159 "Alfetta", power output (as of 1951) range from 390-420bhp, from a 1.5L two-stage supercharged inline-8. It will definitely get up to more than 140mph at the end of the Lavant straight, with the right driver, though the one driving it in the clip is a backmarker.
Make F1 tires (tyres) skinny again.
PS Painted in country colors too.
Yes to the tyres, no to the country colours (way too much nationalism in F1 already, imo)
All the drama they wanna create around F1 etc. But it can't come close to this
I guess you haven't been watching F1 this season?
It has had way more drama than (even) this.