I was in Navy boot camp with a guy whose father owned the Shelby Dealership in Garden Grove. I owned a Sunbeam Tiger at the time. Got to get a few "test " drives in 289 Cobras until I had to go to Electronic school. Later I owned a 66 GT-350 SCCA BP car that I ran in Hawaii. The original owner crashed his 65 GT-350R at Bridgehampton and then bought a 66 street car and swapped all the parts over. At Riverside in 1969 the car set a speed record being clocked at 157 MPH on the straight with 4.11 gears at the Riverside Time Trails. Since those days I have also owned 2 more Tigers and a Boss 429. Today I have a 2017 GT-350 that I only autocross. I raced for 20 years in the SCCA driving Mazdas and Mustangs. Did not get to run any West Coast tracks. I really miss those roadsters, big or small block.
@@DANTHETUBEMAN When you do, you will have the time of your life. Just one suggestion; keep a cooler with bottles of Snapple Ice Tea. When I come off the track, the first thing I grab is a bottle and chug it down.
Just no catching that 63 vette especially in the uphill straight...busy driver with a 289 on this track with all that shifting...nice lines though...great race...love these cars! Thanks for posting!
With the 289 setup you can probably brake later,throttle sooner. I would love to drive one and see how much success I could have controlling the throttle. Number one favorite sports car of all time. Yes I am prejudiced...
Spiffing! A jolly good show. I found this video to contain all the essentials for appreciation of the AC Cobra and its American users. RIP Carrol Shelby.
Thanks for the ride. Nothing like a small block Ford V 8 at song. Attended many races there with my dad. Had a Boss 302 myself. Won a raffle at Portland International Raceway with Carroll Shelby doing 3 laps in a 427 Cobra in the early 90's. Ride of a life time.
Jesus! I about had a heart attack for you @3:45! First that guy almost runs you off the track, then he slams on his brakes in front of that Vette. Get his ass of the track!
THANK YOU for posting these racing videos! ALL of us have dreamed of what it would be like to be behind the wheel of real Shelby Cobra... a Boss 302, 65 GT350R model... this gives a us a cool feel for it.
I drbeove a 289 Cobra once at Summit Point Raceway. Street version. Terribly handling car. Race version simply had better power to weight ratio. Closest race I ever had was at Watkins Glen against a GT350R. That car was fast & driver was good. I pushed my Sting Ray to the limit with oil and water guages maxed out. I thought sure the engine would let go. But I remember thinking I traveled 6 hours to race and if the engine goes It goes. It held! We were about equal on straight but I could get by in corners. Finally got him with about two laps to go.
Thats a cool run if i say so myself. Curves and strightaways ,what a great day to have a race! All the drivers respected their peers, i noticed alot of curtesy while driving, good sportsmanship guys ,good sportsmanship. They're right about 69 staying off the race track !
I'm sure you and I have met - I spent several years with Lynn Park - I know Jim B. and Jim F. through Lynn. I'm gonna post some of the other videos I have of the Parks on the track soon.
@@josstyk so i would assume your familiar with HMSA don't know if you knew we lost our technical director Steve Ferron last july he was my best friend and high school metal shop teacher.
yeah the 69 car was just flat out dangerous. That race was no place for that level of Inexperience. I've owned a very nice Unique replica. After owning/driving one, you can truly appreciate the level of intensity and balls it takes to drive a Cobra that hard nice job. go pros are a great invention! wish they had those back in the 60's.
There's a lot of guys like 69 when they're supposed to point you buy they break check you not cool I would definitely had words with him after the race.
Holy shit man... Your friend is a great driver but the beginning of that race was plain dangerous... Your buddy showed good reserve in avoiding the bad driver and the tensity at race start props to him and his driving skill.
I'm hearing a lot of that ring gear singing. Typical of early sixties cars. My MGB did the same thing. I wonder if his Cobra even has synchromesh between 2nd down to first.
Nice pass at 8:41 ! The corkscrew is awesome at Laguna! It scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it and I was only doing 40 in a crew van at the time during a test event rain delay. What motor is in your car? 289?
great footage, great car, good driving, looks like an amazing day, is that the breaks scraping? no matter its still awesome haha please do more videos like this
The Tiger was surprisingly well hooked up, rear end wise. How is that? Mebbe Gary Wheeler's Robert's Linkages?? Something from TractionMasters.. A la the Penske Camaro, Banned in TranAm, 1968... SEEN at Daytona and Sebring... With the 911s... J.C.
427s were too much for this car... the car is already lightweight and when you add the extra power, you lose grip and you eventually lose your brakes. Just my opinion, but the small blocks were the perfect plant for the era.
The 289 can be built and seems to be a better all round fit. Has anyone ever done a direct comparison? I could see how the 427 could better for ponies but throwing it into a corner it might be a little "loose". A road race levels the playing field.
Yes, and I was able to get him and Edsel Jr. and Henry III to pose for a shot - Jim is on the far right of that image and Jim Farley from Ford Racing is in the middle (he was car 96 in the video).
Sometimes I must think it must be hard to see the flagman's flags that he waves, the gren flag, the yellow flag, etc, only becasue with the bridge right behind him it makes it a little harder to see them, always use to seeing them with a clear background on the other side of the starter's stand like a lot of other racetracks......
Interesting - he mentioned that before the races, but seemed to hold his own so I never really thought much of it... he had it setup for Willow or similar I believe... good catch!
I was in Navy boot camp with a guy whose father owned the Shelby Dealership in Garden Grove. I owned a Sunbeam Tiger at the time. Got to get a few "test " drives in 289 Cobras until I had to go to Electronic school. Later I owned a 66 GT-350 SCCA BP car that I ran in Hawaii. The original owner crashed his 65 GT-350R at Bridgehampton and then bought a 66 street car and swapped all the parts over. At Riverside in 1969 the car set a speed record being clocked at 157 MPH on the straight with 4.11 gears at the Riverside Time Trails. Since those days I have also owned 2 more Tigers and a Boss 429. Today I have a 2017 GT-350 that I only autocross. I raced for 20 years in the SCCA driving Mazdas and Mustangs. Did not get to run any West Coast tracks. I really miss those roadsters, big or small block.
Wow, like going back in time, Cobras, Corvettes and Mustangs from my childhood, thanks for posting...
The 65 Shelby GT350 blowing everybody away not even in the picture awesome
Laguna Seca; my home away from home. It is videos like this that remind me of good times of my life.
I want to get my 283 sbc Datsun 260z on to that track.
@@DANTHETUBEMAN When you do, you will have the time of your life. Just one suggestion; keep a cooler with bottles of Snapple Ice Tea. When I come off the track, the first thing I grab is a bottle and chug it down.
@@JAG312 you where living the dream. :)
@@DANTHETUBEMAN There is a racing school at Laguna Seca. Have you ever thought about taking the school?
@@JAG312 is it skip barber?
Just no catching that 63 vette especially in the uphill straight...busy driver with a 289 on this track with all that shifting...nice lines though...great race...love these cars! Thanks for posting!
With the 289 setup you can probably brake later,throttle sooner. I would love to drive one and see how much success I could have controlling the throttle. Number one favorite sports car of all time. Yes I am prejudiced...
Spiffing! A jolly good show. I found this video to contain all the essentials for appreciation of the AC Cobra and its American users. RIP Carrol Shelby.
good video..need another one like that showing a 427 racing!!
3:47 I would have needed new pants
made me jump just watching it
Yeah same here!
He got out of that like a fucking mc pro player dude, amazing. I thought he would lose control
legit
Fantastic video. And a great track. Cheers from one cobra owner to another
Thanks for putting this up, I was routing for ya the entire race! Man those little Sunbeams are fast! Go Cobra!
MrBenBoomer I'm sure it was a Sunbeam "Tiger" with essentially the identical Ford 289 in it as the Cobra's.
@@DWBCHALLENGER Cobras were based on the AC Ace.
Edit: sorry, I see your point!
Those 289s are such a sweet motor.
The 18 dislikes were the drivers you passed ‘under brakes’. 😊 Thank you for posting.
Thanks for the ride. Nothing like a small block Ford V 8 at song. Attended many races there with my dad. Had a Boss 302 myself. Won a raffle at Portland International Raceway with Carroll Shelby doing 3 laps in a 427 Cobra in the early 90's. Ride of a life time.
Jesus! I about had a heart attack for you @3:45! First that guy almost runs you off the track, then he slams on his brakes in front of that Vette. Get his ass of the track!
I love snake cars. In east germany, we had a snake car, too. It was the Wartburg 313. Timeless and beautyful!
THANK YOU for posting these racing videos! ALL of us have dreamed of what it would be like to be behind the wheel of real Shelby Cobra... a Boss 302, 65 GT350R model... this gives a us a cool feel for it.
I drbeove a 289 Cobra once at Summit Point Raceway. Street version. Terribly handling car. Race version simply had better power to weight ratio. Closest race I ever had was at Watkins Glen against a GT350R. That car was fast & driver was good. I pushed my Sting Ray to the limit with oil and water guages maxed out. I thought sure the engine would let go. But I remember thinking I traveled 6 hours to race and if the engine goes It goes. It held! We were about equal on straight but I could get by in corners. Finally got him with about two laps to go.
Awesome Video. Thanks for posting.
Nice save! That could have been a hairy crash
anyone else jump at 3:47?
Texting
I fast forwarded!
Love the way you took the "corkscrew"...
Thats a cool run if i say so myself.
Curves and strightaways ,what a great day to have a race!
All the drivers respected their peers, i noticed alot of curtesy while driving, good sportsmanship guys ,good sportsmanship. They're right about 69 staying off the race track !
BEST Tiger and driver EVER!
Really hooked up..
Traction Masters?
Gary Wheeler's
Richard Roberts Linkages?
J.C.
What an honor it must have been to be standing near Carroll Shelby
I wish there was a way to know when he is on the brakes.
So nice to see these animals out in there natural environment.
Most beatiful car ever conceived.
I vouch for that!
I have done tech on that car so many times and jim is one of the nicest guys i have ever met.
I'm sure you and I have met - I spent several years with Lynn Park - I know Jim B. and Jim F. through Lynn. I'm gonna post some of the other videos I have of the Parks on the track soon.
@@josstyk so i would assume your familiar with HMSA don't know if you knew we lost our technical director Steve Ferron last july he was my best friend and high school metal shop teacher.
10:40 LOL at the finger of disapproval at car #69
It actually looked as though #69 was trying to wreck him
69 was taking bad lines into the corners
On thecool down lap?
nice skill 3:47 Ninja reflex 2 time in 2 seconds.. Bravo
At 6:38 the Sunbeam Tiger is teleported further down the road. :)
(probably another lap and nicely spliced in).
Holy Crap! Great job in avoiding those accidents.
yeah the 69 car was just flat out dangerous. That race was no place for that level of Inexperience. I've owned a very nice Unique replica. After owning/driving one, you can truly appreciate the level of intensity and balls it takes to drive a Cobra that hard nice job. go pros are a great invention! wish they had those back in the 60's.
Sounds like a. Symphony of gloriousness
Speedo isn't spinning. Trying to keep the mileage down?
#69 needs to stay off race tracks.
sniper1334 Amen to that ... wow.
It’s not the car, it’s the driver
Look like he missed a gear.
There's a lot of guys like 69 when they're supposed to point you buy they break check you not cool I would definitely had words with him after the race.
@@jameseastwood4984 He did not like seeing the split window that close to him so he break checked him not cool.
Holy shit man... Your friend is a great driver but the beginning of that race was plain dangerous... Your buddy showed good reserve in avoiding the bad driver and the tensity at race start props to him and his driving skill.
Yeah, that 56 car bad driver.
Love that little white Tiger mixing it up with the big boys.
Truly truly beautiful car deserves much respect
I know that guy in that Corvette shit a cupcake when the Cobra slammed on the brakes..lol.. awesome race guys!!
GREAT VID... MY HEART WAS PUMPING!
Is that a Cobra of a Miata with a Cobra kit body?
69 car was out for a Sunday drive?
I'm hearing a lot of that ring gear singing. Typical of early sixties cars. My MGB did the same thing. I wonder if his Cobra even has synchromesh between 2nd down to first.
Nice pass at 8:41 ! The corkscrew is awesome at Laguna! It scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it and I was only doing 40 in a crew van at the time during a test event rain delay. What motor is in your car? 289?
Yes, original plant - 289.
Damn those breaks, would be a fantastic race to be involved with though!
the Tiger pounces at 3:52!
OK... What happened at 6:41 the Vette and the white car completely disappear!! Was obviously some editing by the poster but why??
Same thing happend at 8.21. Yea like you said there is no reason for any editing for any of this
I removed any laps where no position changed and nothing happened of note. The edits were just to keep the action pumping.
great footage, great car, good driving, looks like an amazing day, is that the breaks scraping? no matter its still awesome haha please do more videos like this
Performance brake pads have a metallic squeal.
I love cobras but that 63 split window corvette blew past everybody.
the big black car (no.111) @ 8:15... was that an Iso Rivolta ??
good video I enjoyed it very much
is this car use rear axle or independent?
The Tiger was surprisingly well hooked up, rear end wise.
How is that?
Mebbe Gary Wheeler's Robert's Linkages??
Something from TractionMasters..
A la the Penske Camaro,
Banned in TranAm, 1968...
SEEN at Daytona and Sebring...
With the 911s...
J.C.
Cobras and Tigers and Vettes, oh my!
man gotta luv that muscle car sound..........
I like how you can tell when he's on the brakes by the squeal. Did any of the original Cobras have disc brakes or are they drums?
all discs
Sounds like wearing thin
I've heard the balance was better with the 289. Anybody?
woodsinme you got the 289's won most of the races, the 427 is to heavy and squirrelly.
427s were too much for this car... the car is already lightweight and when you add the extra power, you lose grip and you eventually lose your brakes. Just my opinion, but the small blocks were the perfect plant for the era.
very cool video
i don't understand how you lost 10 places at the beginning
Perfect example of crowding the entry thus causing an incorrect Apex.
The 289 can be built and seems to be a better all round fit. Has anyone ever done a direct comparison? I could see how the 427 could better for ponies but throwing it into a corner it might be a little "loose". A road race levels the playing field.
3:48
SNAKE LIKE REFLEXES!
Estos si eran pilotos!!!
The 289 Cobra's won many more races than the 427 ever did.
That car is a real Shelby. My God, the value must be more than my house?
first few laps were to get the feel seems like he really started pushing it at 3:24.. very cool..
Yeah, I kinda wondered when he was going to start racing.
that c2 corvette damn
Carroll Shelby standing in the pit at the beginning of this video with a cowboy hat on?
Yes, and I was able to get him and Edsel Jr. and Henry III to pose for a shot - Jim is on the far right of that image and Jim Farley from Ford Racing is in the middle (he was car 96 in the video).
Look mama, I drove and only got past by every one but grama!!!!
Lololololol
I wouldn't have the balls to race an actual Cobra...looks like a lot of fun
Iangine how he would run with no traffic?
these remind me of big souped up front engined shifter carts...
beautiful
amazing car sound, then the brakes.....
He had very good brakes/tyres,he outbreaked most opponents.Its not all about power.
I hate you all for racing these cars! But I love you for taking me on the ride of a lifetime. So torn right now..
vette gaptizing the cobras😲
6:39 Matrix Error: car dissapear
whos the beautiful lady at the end??
Simulated mode looks real.
I bet arcade would be a blast tooo.
I could take him.......
What an event...!!
I know this track so well cos of Real Racing 3 lmao
It's crazy to think that in shelby's alone there were probably 4.5 million dollars worth of cars
its funny you think those are original shelbys
That Cobra miss a shift exiting T6??? Almost a serious pile up.
Sometimes I must think it must be hard to see the flagman's flags that he waves, the gren flag, the yellow flag, etc, only becasue with the bridge right behind him it makes it a little harder to see them, always use to seeing them with a clear background on the other side of the starter's stand like a lot of other racetracks......
Ecxellent video
Needs the Windshield Mod.
Awesome
I want to do this with a 427 Cobra S/C. Or a GT40 Mk 2.
Yup.
Why we no winning, and why we no brake pads?
Jim's car has the wrong raio in that diff for Laguna seca
Interesting - he mentioned that before the races, but seemed to hold his own so I never really thought much of it... he had it setup for Willow or similar I believe... good catch!
Mesmerizing 🏁🏁🏁🏁
That other cobra in front was dangerous, almost caused a crash at least twice.
Passing bares burden. That's the rule.
I guess, the 427 is very heavy and has en exaggerated amount of power haha
He's turning in early on most of the turns ...... just saying.
3:49!
Just another day on I-5.
Almost peed myself
Shamfer & deglaze those pads!