1997 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 In Action: Accelerations, OnBoard & 6.0L V8 Engine Sound!
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2019
- The Esperante GTR-1. Another of those mythical pieces of automotive history that I've never thought I would have been able to see in person (still remember the 4,500,000 credits needed to purchase it on Gran Turismo 4). But during the 2019 Dix Mille Tours by Peter Auto at Circuit Paul Ricard, my friend Italiansupercarvideo and I were able to record not one but 2 of them being raced in the Endurance Racing Legends championship.
They are both managed by French specialists JMB Classic and they were raced by Olivier Galant (the silver Visteon) and Xavier Galant (white Toad) during the whole weekend.
The GTR-1 was built for the FIA GT Championship GT1 class, featuring a Ford-derived 6.0-litre V8 engine, developed by Panoz's Élan Power Products company, mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox. It was able to produce 600 hp at 8,000 rpm and 678 Nm of torque.
Enjoy the sound of the two GTR-1s in action around the French track and then jump on board with Olivier (who was really kind to let me put my GoPro Hero 7 inside the cockpit) during Thursday's free practices for the very first exit of the silver Visteon after the restoration.
#Panoz #PanozEsperante #PanozEsperanteGTR1
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Camcorder: Canon Legria HF GX10 & G30 + Canon DM-100 Microphone, GoPro Hero 7 Black
Event: Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2019
Where: Circuit Paul Ricard, France
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Former lead cnc machinist at Panoz here; I helped restore these a few years back and still remember that Roush 6 liter being fired up out back for the first time in forever. Literally gave you goosebumps. Delighted to see them being driven in anger!
Thats so cool man, i grew up watching these cars rip around mosport thanks to my dad always taking me. Was our favorite car by a mile...Truly a beast of a machine to experience. Your one lucky man Sir.
For years, I had no idea what this car actually sounded like. I'm just glad that people finally went back and got the footage that all of us that grew up racing with this car in video games, so desperately needed. Gran Turismo could never....
Kudos man. This car was a delight to my 90's adolescent ears. I still seek it out in every sim I run today. Watched, and pulled for you guys with every car. Thanks for the memories!
is panoz selling one of the road version of the car.?
@@legend-qw2ec I heard they are making them on demand for 900k USD...at least they used to back in 2015.
The Gray one is straight out of Gran Turismo. What a gem.
You do realize Gran TUrismo scanned their cars from real life counterparts, yes?
Not exactly the same car though.
@@NickG40 When ever possible and apply the same livery. Are we going to split hairs here?
It was also bundled with rFactor back in the day and it was amazing!!
António Taveira oh yeah a game that was ahead of its time. I remember racing those cars with straight cut transmission around the Nurburgring. The sound, the FF was amazing sin that game compared to what was available.
1997. It looks timeless.
The Stig 1990s cars and bikes have mostly aged really well.
The softness in 90's design is more appealing every day when we're drowning in "angry angular" monstrosities. At least late 70's to early 80's angular wasn't obsessed with looking like it wanted to kill you.
Right? If you put more modern headlights(like LED or whatever it is they use nowadays) you could tell people it was made this year and many would believe it.
I remember drawing the street version of this car (when I was in secondary school) then showing it to one of my friends. He legit thought the car was from 2030 lmao
1997? Wow! I though this car was Brand New!
Love it! 👍🏻
Aww brings back memories of Midtown Madness 1 & 2
Yes!
man I was never even able to get it probably because I was 5 years old and couldn't figure out that you need to slow down for corners and so on
YESSS!!! i'm not the only one thinking about that! Nostalgia deluxe😅👍👍👍
@@user-hr2zy7ct8h in midtown madness 2 with this car you crashed against the street curbs like if you were crashing against a wall
The good old times of trying(failing) for hours to run over pedestrians
The GT1 class was the pinnacle of motorsport racing.
We were living a golden age and we didn't realize :(
Great video !
Same how we only fully realized the awesomeness of the F1 V10's after the V6Ts were introduced. People only appreciate things once they are gone :)
Perhaps it's because I was 16 at the time, but I knew!
Pinnacle of Motorsport? Bit of a bold claim tbf
StalledRain40 I know right 😂. I would say 70’s 80’s f1, 70’s imsa, group C of course and 70’s 80’s ATCC.
ALMS and WSC was the peak for me.
I live near Road Atlanta where the Panoz shop is located. Got to see these monsters quite a bit back in the day. Miss the old GT1 cars greatly.
Hey Jeff, hello from Athens👋🏼
The Visteon car is giving me deja vu. Can’t remember if it was an old Petit LeMans, or maybe it was at this year’s Mitty.
Between these and the old 7 liter Corvettes of that era, I really miss the sounds. They literally shook the ground.
Bet you got to see some cool stuff!
Hell yeah. I was at the race debut of the car. I live in winder.
Petit lemans, baby. 2000/2001 races were incredible... All of that music..
Ahh yes. Brings back Gran Turismo 3 memories.
I remembered being so happy when I was able to buy that car
@@brandonkim7931 Me too...and the Escudo Pikes Peak aka the snowplow
I beat GT3 100% it took forever to just get gold on all the licenses.i broke 2 controllers over that game.i have ptsd about those endurance races.lol
@@siktwistofFATE89 Lmao. Same here, without breaking controllers, though. I remember clearing my schedule on weekends just so I could complete the endurance races. 😂
@@happycanayjian1582 great times with a great game
The Big Daddy of GT Racing, absolute beast of a car!
That car literally is an earthquake, it shakes everything and makes your body feel the vibrations of that V8 engine!!! A BEAST!!
I watched these cars driven in anger alongside the Porsche, Mclaren, and Mercedes GT1 cars as a kid. Didn’t realize what a special thing I was seeing. I think ‘97 was the year I had the unfortunate opportunity to watch the Gulf-liveried Mclaren F1 burn after a clumsy crash in the rain at Sebring for the 12hr. What a time. Late ‘80s watching the GTP cars hitting 220-230 on the banks of Daytona and bouncing around at Watkins Glenn- ending with this era. This was the end of the truly pure GT racing. I was lucky to have a dad that dragged me around the country to see it all.
Serious Gran Turismo 4 vibes here.
I saw it first on Gran Turismo 3 on ps2 foreeeever ago.
@@MrCatseyes01 do you have to be like this
Plays Eddie Van Halen - Panama
PGR3 too !
I always expected a more Ferrari like sound just looking at this car.
But it has such a unique growl to it, aggressive but not loud as all hell. Real clean.
Hands down the highlight of Le Mans '97 for me. The armco screaming for mercy every time they passed and the bass pulsing straight through you...fantastic!
Ah, long live the front engine coupe. The local legend, The Batmobile. Still one of my all-time favorites.
This is one of those timeless car designs. Absolutely fantastic.
*Midtown Madness 1 & 2!!*
Wow it even sounds like how I remember it in the game! 0:23
It's the exact same barking engine sound as in the menu! This car was great in the game :) except for going over sidewalks, it was too low.
Memories that idle sound good old days.. 😌😌
Ja🇩🇪
I was a guest of Panoz at LeMans in 98 & 99. It was one of the most magical experiences in my life watching these cars race during some of the best years at LeMans with all the manufacturer participation. Still have my black 1997 Panoz Roadster AIV with an Ostrich interior. Great car!!!
I used to love seeing Panoz machines at Lime Rock Park in the days. You could always pick up on their great sound before you could even see the car on the main straight. The fact that they had big, potent Ford engines didn't hurt either! RIP Don and thanks for the great memories.
R.I.P Don Panoz 😭😭😭
Are you ok?
@@Legend-lc9bv Don Panoz He's dead in 2018 the creator the Panoz brand
@@djibrilsissokho9387 suck it up
Kamar wow you're edgy, have some respect you dust mite.
@@DontAttme ok termite
The most brutal sounding V8 I've ever heard :)
GTvsForza Aston Martin Amr-1 group c ?
@@kierenboimufc5940 That one too :)
Nah guys, that title goes to the Sauber-Mercedes C11 haha
Hunter Washington you ain’t got a clue then mate
So what about a judd v8
Straight cut gears sound never gets old!
My favourite car in PGR4.
What a beast.
Listen deep, that is music no electric car could ever produce!
Amazing Ford v8 sound
I love how dirty it runs in low revs. Just an angry racecar engine. And the pushrods over the transmission in the back just looks funky. I love it!
My father got a job as a fabricator at Panoz in 98. I grew up with the GTR-1, esperante, and roadsters. Ive ridden in the only street legal version and loved every minute of it. I love running into someone with an esperante on the street and getting them to open the hood so i can show them my fathers name on the engine plate. I wish the company hadnt got the way they did with the LMP cars and the delta, but Panoz will always be very special to me.
Such a legendary man. Don Panoz. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 I was at Road Atlanta for Petit Le Mans in 2018 when they paid tribute to him. Love the design of these things.
Sports Car GT best Game ever
I've always said that but never knew anybody else who as played it
same here!
I saw the Visteon car at the Watkins Glen 6 hours. The throaty roar of the engine was breathtaking. VERY different from the high pitched tones of the Ferraris.
There's something oddly satisfying about hearing one of your Le Mans childhood Heroes perform such a nice concert on 8 Cylinders in a duett.
Thank you very much for making this video!
11:06 that downshift! ☺️☺️☺️
Midtown Madness really nailed the sound
rFactor as well.
Ooh, I remember this car from Midtown Madness! Can't believe it's been 20 years since then
That Onboard Part of the Video! Ohh man that was great! 😀👍
Brings back GT3 Memories a wonderful Game 😁
Midtown Madness 2 introduced me to this (10 year old at the time)
I was 5 at the time. Can't believe time is that fast
Bozzy, thank you 🙏. Wonderful to hear that brute again. And to see them Panoz overtake a Viper... how nostalgic is that 👌❤️
This vehicle will always be a masterpiece! And I wish we could get another original design just like it!
If this was the last thing I ever heard I’d be a happy man
My first memory of this car in a video game is the game "Midtown Madness" and the sound was awesome back then :P
Edit: This sound still gives me chills! Love it! :)
I know this car from the game
Total Immersion Racing from 2003
I can't believe how accurately they recreated the engine sound in that game. The car idling in this video sounds almost exactly the same as in MM.
Project Cars 2 have this car (as a DLC), and the sound of this car is orgasmic! V8 modafocaaa!!!!!
I thought you said organic prompting me to think you must be chewing kale and cooking quinoa in the kitchen.
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I was around as a kid when these raced....and along with the f1 GTR ponytail they were my favourite cars. Great to see them back on track and hopefully il see them racing in historics one day. What Dr Don did with these cars, the LMP version and forming the ALMS was incredible
Can't believe Panoz used basically a NASCAR engine in the esperante GT1
Not quite. NASCAR uses pushrod motors, even larger engines, and still somehow manages to rev the damn things to 9k RPM. Shoving one of those into the Panoz would turn the thing into a cruise missile with human guidance.
@@griffinfaulkner3514 I h ad a good freaking laugh at this HAHHAHA
The Panoz engine is actually closer to the 7L GT40 engine.
For some reason I assumed they were using the ohc "modular" Fords
@@griffinfaulkner3514 you basically described current TransAm
Midtown Madness made me love this car
Same here
Same
Same
Midnight Madness vibes, hell yeah 😎
Still play that game to this day, MM2 is amazing.
You mean Midtown Madness? MM2 was my jam
I was at the Le Mans 24hr in 1997. Didn’t get a wink of sleep until the last Panoz broke down.
I miss that! Screaming down the front stretch at Daytona during the Rolex 24... Or Road America. Uff da
Well done Bozzy!! I loved watching this beast race when I was a kid. It was one of my fav GT1 cars. Also liking the pit action as well 👌 Keep up the great work 👏
My all time favourite race car. What a noise. I was at Donnington 1998 as a 12 year old and remember the feeling of it literally sucking the air out of my lungs as it went past. Never mind what it did to your ears!
My Favorite era of GT1....favorite car! Saw in in your video a couple weeks back, thanks for the compilation!
see also that Red/White/Blue Chrysler Viper ; )
I'll never forget watching and feeling one of these monsters at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course for an American LeMans series race in the mid-2000's. It was the red livery with the Robert Yates engines and open cockpit that just thumped the hell out of your chest when it went by......what a feeling!!!
Liked when you played with Panoz Esperante in Sports Car GT
kapitány pancser Scrolled way to far for this comment
Yep, this was my lap record car. My best mate and I would have our own 6 hour endurance events, taking turns in the car while the other made food or coffee... we had a serious problem now that I think about it LOL
I love how a GT1 race car has the tail lights off a Mazda MX-6. Damn, they sound WAY better than they do in GT4!
We all spent hours and hours of fun in Gran Turismo with this great machine!! Thanks a lot for this video and congrats!!! Merry Christmas from Yucatán!!
Brings back memories of going to watch racing with my dad and hearing that v8 blow by, the best times
This idle sound is satisfying
My absolute no. 1 all-time favorite. Glad this machine is getting more and more recognition nowadays.
You can go see them at the Panoz museum/factory outside Atlanta - open every weekend.
You can still come by during the week as well =)
Yes ,it is front mid engined and may not perform as good as mid engined cars ,still gt1 is crap without these cars ! Hope I can see some in wec 2020 !
MOTOR HAWK car n truck enthusiast the only thing this car was lacking was horsepower. The chassis was spot on, check out they wet weather results
Mark Penman maybe 640 hp !
If you look at where the front suspension is and where the engine is, it's still pretty damn mid-engined. I'm sure there's no much if any front weight bias.
Forth Sadler well ,what I meant by front mid engine is when the engine is between the front and the rear wheels but still located at front of the driver's cabin !
the visteon was in 1999 if I remember well to lead overall 24 hours of le mans and that was first time since the 50's... not so bad ;)
OMG!!! Ty ty ty for sharing this with us!
Many people dream about Ferraris and Lamborghinis, but THIS is my real dream car. It's like a love child of a Batmobile and a first generation Dodge Viper, with the sound of a dozen angry lions.
Pure perfection.
Best video you've uploaded. Yes, I am biased. Panoz is my favorite GT1 car and top 5 favorite all around. I am so happy you captured this amazing footage of these cars. I got to see one of them at Petit 2018 but it wasn't pushed like these guys are doing here.
It just goes to show that you don't need a mid-engined chassis to be competitive in motorsport. I absolutely adore the looks. I with they made a road going version. I also remember this from Gran Turismo as well. Thank you.
They built 2 just to satisfy the rules (pretty much identical to the race cars sans the rear wing, different mirrors and leather upholstry) but last I remember from 2016, Panoz were actually willing to build you one if you wanted.
I've waited so long... My favorite racecar of all time!
Finally some good footage of this beast!
That rumble!!!
The audio from that in care footage is just......orgasmic.
What a glorious sounding V8 ❤️❤️❤️. Thanks Bozzy 👍
really love your work man - doing a super job - love my cars.
Ah man! I used to watch this car rip around Road Atlanta back in the day! Loved watching this thing scream. Thanks for posting!
Car has aged very well. The design still looks astonishing for a 1997 car.
GT1 was a hell of an era.. Shame I was too young to truly remember it. All I have is videos to watch of this era.
Also, I'm kinda impressed by how close PD got the engine note to match on Gran Turismo 3. Wasn't spot on, but for a 2001 PS2 game, they did pretty good looking at it now.
That was the only car i could identify by the sound from the parking lot when visiting the 1998 GT Race at the Hockenheim Ring.
I saw one at Laguna Seca. I was on the front strait and could easily hear it goin' decelerate for the corkscrew and then get back on it for Rainey....badass!
Hi , I have two of these legendary Panoz Esperante GTR in 1/18 Scale Die Casts. Amazing models and also seen in real. Tremendous sound, heavier than on TV. Amazing style of these race cars. Pove these a little more than the open ones that followed a little later.
Nice that you thankfully showed this video !
Greetings and best wishes from Germany!
it just looks like a car that should sound like that, its like someone with a face that matches their voice perfectly, satisfying
Midtown madness!!!
Been awhile since I've seen any new videos on this car. Glad to see it still around :D
Gotta say, Angel Studios did really nail the sound for Midtown Madness!
the idling sound does pretty much sound exactly in the game iirc
Thank you thank you thank you! As a kid watching le mans this was my favorite car hands down. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
That shot of the Panoz flying past the GT40… chills!!
I used this all the time in Midtown Madness 2
Thank you Sir for this unique content!
That Ford sound with the whining of the straight cut gears is pure music
The in-car concert is gorgeous... definitely worthy of a decent sound system with surround sound
Thanks for sharing this video. Love the noise of v8s. Keep the video coming..
Well done on capturing this rare bird!
Amazing! Great shots too
Finally a clear video of this beautiful beast. I drive it all the time in project cars 2. The 90's was great decade in my opinion of GT cars.
Amazing sound compilation
Yeah, watching these cars race against the other GT-1 cars of the late 90's: Mercedes, Porsche, BMW...Absolutely some of the greatest race cars for looks, sound. Great racing - always rooted for the American V-8!
Sounds like these are why I don’t wanna be around when the petrol runs out, I don’t wanna live without them 😂
don't worry, it won't run out in your lifetime. and the more mass transport that converts to electric the more oil there will be left over for enthusiast/veteran vehicles.
What a sound! Thanks Bozzy!
Music to my ears
My first ever race was at Portland International Raceway for the American Le Mans Series. Seeing these beasts in person is amazing. I remember scoring the hot wheels models at the track, both the hard top and the open top versions. Amazing cars
Amazing!! Yea,Gran Turismo brought me here.. Thank You for posting!
Midtown madness fam!
God these things sound so good.
Cool!
Yes, I also met this car in the game Gran Turismo 4, this is a car - I remembered my exhaust sound and good handling.
It was nice to watch the video, thanks!
This is one of the most delightfully brutal engines I've ever had the joy of hearing.
The bald eagle of cars
I have no words. Thx !
That sounds and look fantastic, these Panoz cars were always some of the meanest looking and sounding cars on the grid :)
Thanks Bozzy 👍 a treat for the eyes and ears ♥️