It feels like people who brush with death break reality, impress the reaper, and earn some extra years. I've heard of a Gurka (forget his name) that got badly injured in fighting and lived up to his 90's.
Before WW2 there was a plan to build a second banked corner to create more speed it was the time where guys like Bernd Rosemeyer reaching over 400 km/h on parts of the Autobahn near Frankfurt in 1937
The day before, Jean Behra from france flew in his Porsche over the edge and died. The announcer is like: But yeah, we call it the wall of death! What a well chosen name for it! Awesome!
After that crash he´s got his nickname "Hans im Glück" the first and the last F1 race at the Avus as a young man i saw the last touring car races there like the DTM, ITC and later the STW. Germany had a big tradition in roadracing and also many airfield races in the late 90s today no one knows why all these great racetracks like Mainz Finthen, Zweibrücken and many others are gone
When I saw the crash footage with the car flipping over I was thinking how he survived without a roll hoop, then I wondered why I couldn't see him in the car and then I realized they didn't even have seatbelts back then. Racing really used to be absolute insanity.
@@Zagman92 That's exactly why they didn't have seatbelts: in the event of an accident, the drivers decided it was preferable to be thrown out than to be crushed or (if the car caught fire) burned to death. Granted, it didn't always work - I vaguely recall one driver who was thrown out and sent flying straight into some barbed wire. He didn't make it.
Apparently, he only received some scrapes and abrasions from skidding down the track surface after he was thrown out of the car! The car, on the other hand, is a write-off, but the remains sat in a corner of the BRM factory. Until Tom Wheatcroft bought the remains and rebuilt it again with some more bits and pieces... As a result, both the driver, and the car, still exists today!
@@AnarchistMetalhead indeed. They also knew and accept, unlike most today, that motor racing is dangerous. You read interviews of these drivers and they had the same lines to say... That they didn't even expect themselves to live that long... And that they're glad that they lived to tell their tales...
Not only did he survive, he's still alive today - he's 94 years old!
Really? That's awesome. Hans Hermann forever!
Still alive yess
@@TDDDDDDDO Yes, turned 95 on New Year's Day!
It feels like people who brush with death break reality, impress the reaper, and earn some extra years. I've heard of a Gurka (forget his name) that got badly injured in fighting and lived up to his 90's.
What a legend
2 long straights and 2 sweeping turns (one high banked, made out of bricks). Crazy track. Awesome video like always🔥
Before WW2 there was a plan to build a second banked corner to create more speed it was the time where guys like Bernd Rosemeyer reaching over 400 km/h on parts of the Autobahn near Frankfurt in 1937
For a video that teases being almost 10 minutes long in the preview but in reality is barely 1 minute. A growing trend in RUclips videos.
@@schleichenderplattfu6028 They need to bring that plan back
I love the way the announcer proudly mentions that the banking is nicknamed the "Wall of Death" as though there's no issue with that whatsoever.
The day before, Jean Behra from france flew in his Porsche over the edge and died. The announcer is like: But yeah, we call it the wall of death! What a well chosen name for it! Awesome!
These people went through world wars, racing deaths were nothing compared to deaths at war for them
After that crash he´s got his nickname "Hans im Glück" the first and the last F1 race at the Avus as a young man i saw the last touring car races there like the DTM, ITC and later the STW.
Germany had a big tradition in roadracing and also many airfield races in the late 90s today no one knows why all these great racetracks like Mainz Finthen, Zweibrücken and many others are gone
Quality of film is exceptional thank you
This 720 60 videos of old races are greater to watch than newer videos in 30 frames
I was waiting from a long time a footoge of Herrmann's crash at the Avus. Thanks for this rarity!
When I saw the crash footage with the car flipping over I was thinking how he survived without a roll hoop, then I wondered why I couldn't see him in the car and then I realized they didn't even have seatbelts back then. Racing really used to be absolute insanity.
Paradoxically, those unfastened seat belts saved his life.
@@Zagman92 That's exactly why they didn't have seatbelts: in the event of an accident, the drivers decided it was preferable to be thrown out than to be crushed or (if the car caught fire) burned to death. Granted, it didn't always work - I vaguely recall one driver who was thrown out and sent flying straight into some barbed wire. He didn't make it.
you don't want to be attached to a flying spinning chunk of steel on fire
Not having a seatbelt certainly saved him. If he had been kept in the car he'd be dead.
0:29 so that's the guy who took that famous picture!
stunning video quality, amazing stuff
If Survive a crash like this back in that day, your considered the luckiest man ever
and he is still alive at age 95
凄い技術！なんでこんな美しくリマスター出来んですか？
1:00 on the middle it looks like Mick Schumacher
0:35
Hans: suffers an accident
This guy on the auditory: 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
WOW! Hermann falling out of his racecar reminds one of the old hydroplane racers flying out of their boats!!
Apparently, he only received some scrapes and abrasions from skidding down the track surface after he was thrown out of the car!
The car, on the other hand, is a write-off, but the remains sat in a corner of the BRM factory. Until Tom Wheatcroft bought the remains and rebuilt it again with some more bits and pieces...
As a result, both the driver, and the car, still exists today!
It's insane that he survived this crash cause it was very dangerous
From back when the winner was the guy that survived ...
Last moment of glory for the powerful front-engine Ferrari...
まだロールバーもシートベルトも無かった時代か…
He won the lottery on that day.
Love your avatar by the way! My favourite series when I was a kid.
@@maff1975 thks 😉
Now, 96 years old!
The amount of quality here.
Wonderful quality
I understand they didn’t wear seatbelts back then in the hope they would be thrown from the car as we see in this footage.
@III_RIP_UR_KD_III they were fine with risking a quick death
they wanted to avoid being burned while strapped to the car at all cost
@@AnarchistMetalhead indeed. They also knew and accept, unlike most today, that motor racing is dangerous. You read interviews of these drivers and they had the same lines to say...
That they didn't even expect themselves to live that long... And that they're glad that they lived to tell their tales...
Amazing how narrow the tyres were
Awesome vid !!
Amazing vídeo 👍🏻
the Americans won the race with the banked left turn? groundbreaking
There's a picture of this accident at the book Chequered Flag. He was very lucky.
Jean Behra wasn't so lucky ...
I love how the 50s dudes are all clapping like "atta boy, walk it off" lol
60 laps over 5 miles in these older cars? How long did these races last?
Idk but they say an average speed of 143mph so about 2 hours or more
between 2 and 4 hours if i remember correctly
Was this filmed or remastered at 60fps?
originally filmed at 24fps and upscaled to 60fps
@@formula6033 The resolution is INCREDIBLE
When F1 almost became NASCAR
Had he been wearing a seatbelt, he would have been crushed by his car.
Very lucky indeed.
Those drivers had seven lifes and iron nerves.
AVUS vs Langhorne Speedway
Como pôde... Hans Hermann sobreviveu e Gilles Villeneuve não sobreviveu ao acidente...
Happy Birthday Hans im Gluck!
Heureusement qu'il n'y avait pas de harnais de sécurité ☺️
0:22 lo suelto que va ese auto! Un poco más oversteer y ese hombre estaría muerto
I say!
43°
Luckiest driver ever.
Jack Brabham won the championship, also in 1960 then made his own car and won with that in 1966, truely amazing Australian.
Senza cinture di sicurezza. Veramente assurdo.