Martin Brundle reunited with championship-winning Jaguar XJR-12
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Martin Brundle and the Jaguar XJR go back a long way.
For the first time in 29 years, Martin Brundle is reunited with one of his Jaguar XJR-12s for a nostalgic blast at Silverstone, together with his son Alex, also a sports car driver and broadcaster.
Read the full nine-page feature in the current July issue of Motor Sport magazine, including an interview with the car’s designer, Tony Southgate and a profile of the genius behind the team, Tom Walkinshaw.
I swear when Alex speaks I can only hear a slightly younger Martin.
He was commentating on the Indy 500 the other day and I had to look him up. The voice is nearly identical.
@@billB101 i was so shocked to learn it wasnt martin brundle during the indy500. i thought he was commentating remotely from monaco. the speech pattern, cadence and even the cheesy analogies, exactly the same as his father. no need for dna testing there
@@TheTororist Yep, uncanny.
that's a big compliment
It's almost as if they're related. How odd.
Same enthusiasm.. Same brilliant use of words.. Same intonation... Alex sounds just like his Dad... What a talented family.. You can just tell how proud Martin is.
Dude's already one of the better prototype drivers in sportscars.......apple didn't fall too far from the tree indeed.
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 this is true. Alex ihas already won the EuroLM Championship.
So bad pilot as well as his father
@@gigi88nester bad eh? Yeah if you're bad you do 150 GPS and beat Schumacher in the same car .. oh yes and become world champion in Endurance racing when it was a serious championship... I wish I was as 'bad' as Martin ...
Also as humble, modest and sincere. Great to see Alex with the Brundle helmet scheme. Great British Motor Racing gents.
"theEEE ammmauuuuunt of cooling in that car, you could fit a family of four in that." Alex really is a chip off the old block. Lovely video.
You can see Alex having to try really hard to exert the physical force required to drive an analogue car. Martin’s got old school core strength, even at his age. Big fan of these 2 guys
What a era that was, 962’s, mercs, Mazda jags, brilliant
Don't forget the Aston Martin AMR1s in 89, by Sunday morning they were getting as big a cheer from the Jag supporters as the XJRs.
And at the start of group C you also had the Ferrari engined, Martini Lancia's, the AM Nimrods, and the Group 44 XJR5s.
Toyota's, Nissan's, wish we could go back to then, much better than LMP. At least that's better than F1.
What a era indeed! A era of a owls!
@@hughcdavies Thanks fro mentioning Bob Tulius' Group 44
March and Lola had cool prototypes as well. Here in the USA we used to see privateers running them all the time.
@@repetitivemotion Shadow, too.
‘Give it plenty of clutch - it’s the one on the left.’ Brilliant!
Alex you sound like your father in every way. In the use of words, and descriptions.
The commentary is safe well into the future.
How amazing. Both father and son Le Mans specialists. Martin won both the world championship, and Le Mans. Alex came second in the world championship, and came second at Le Mans.
I love the way that he said both around trophies are side by side in the cabinet which is really sweet.
But yeah, what a car that was. I'd give anything to drive that. Insane era.
Lucky enough to say I saw these cars fighting the Mercedes, at Silverstone, Donington, and I was also at Le Mans in 1990, great days!!!!
I’ve always loved Jaguar’s racing cars and the XJR-12 is my favorite. Love the sound of that beautiful V-12.
The xjr-9 is better looking and more iconic.
Great to see father and son take this incredible car out. I was at Le Mans in 1990 when Martin and the Jaguar team won.. Brilliant to see.
Two other legends in that film , Andy Wallace and Tim Harvey .
When he's done driving Alex is gonna be a great commentator just like his dad, you can hear he has that same access to easy and fun phrases, very pleasant to listen to and is a chip off the old block for sure!
He's a lovely young bloke - I hope he gets into broadcasting too - he has a real authenticity that cuts well to camera.
Funny watching Brundle junior wrestling, you can see the effort and the G's managing that brute of a racecar - but the old boy was perfectly relaxed as he cheerfully hustled one of the most intimidating engines of all time through the lunacy that is La Sarthe.
Beautiful.
I could watch a regular channel from the Brundles! Love Martin and his son Alex who basically sounds so alike
Stock 5.3 V12 block (thanks to engineers like Beatty Bailey Bywater Haynes Hassan ) stroked to 7L. Can stand alongside the Porsche 917 as one of the greatest long distance racers to ever do it. Timeless.
Don't forget TWR Tom Walkinshaw Racing and the amazing engineers and mechanics who made that car and 7.0
@Roger Dodger They certainly did, Group 44, too. Walkinshaw driving the XJS at Bathurst. ruclips.net/video/M9I7GWllPFY/видео.html
I have a Walkinshaw Racing Development 6.0 in my 1982 Lister XJS
Great video! Brundles Jr and Sr are a great pair, that Jaguar absolutely RIPS and it's lovely to watch (and listen to). Nice bit of insight as well.
What a great show. Really well put together.
Delighted to see this. Dad is my favourite driver and commentator, Alex has clearly got the same no nonsense character, which is and will make him great.
It’s crazy how much he looks and sounds like his father 🤯
GroupC/GTP. Nothing better in the world of motorsports.
And early IMSA
"Goes like a cut cat" gets a different meaning with this one!
Gotta love the car, a special day
For father and son 👍
Love these group C, underrated.
I've never seen them as underrated, they were the glory days of Le Mans.
@@billB101 By the modern generation i'd say
@@allenvrabac4827 Yeah. maybe, but you have cars like the Porsche 956/962, Sauber C9, Mazda 787b, just glorious cars.
Martin can be proud of his son. Terrific guy
Lucky to see the XJR -12 win at Le Mans in 1990. At the campsite afterwards, even the French were cheering “Shaggwaaahh, shaggwaaahh!”
looks nothing like his father, but sounds exactly like him.
What a great Dad.
Watching this in the office and had to stop to see who was talking whether it be Alex or Martin
Said it during Indy 500 commentating, they sound so alike!
Alex’s comaprisons are exact too “a family four could live in there” 😂
The junior Brundle certainly tilts his head through the turns!
Lovely video of my favourite Group C car.
I believe the Jag was was green when you were at Mosport all those year ago. I remember it well. Love that car!
I was at Le Mans (don't remember the year ) when Jan Lammers drove the winning Jaaaag home . From the podium Jan slung his cap into the crowd , and I at 6ft 3 , cought it . A Jag cap ! And when I got home a good mate asked me if he could have it - and I gave it him ! 😎
Beautiful car 🏆👏🏾👍🏽
Gorgeous car.
Beautiful.
Tom Walkinshaw RIP. Why he was never given an OBE when you see the mutts that get them is beyond me...
America's Choice dodgy business practices
@@leemitchell1874 True, there is that.. but other people with dodgy things in their past have received the honor. Regardless, he helped bring the LeMans victories back to the UK and Jaguar. Cheers.
Should have got a knighthood.
Where's Murray Walkers too?
@@Minx5892 Yeah, probably a Knighthood for the victories at Le Mans. I was being conservative.
Some people turn down that stuff.
Like Father like Son 👍
Tom Walkinshaw Racing - Tom Walkinshaw RIP
Haha give it plenty of clutch the one the left different times different cars - miss the era from the late 70s to 90s - great video
Still the best looking Group C car of them all
We must do this again sometime (Alex)
Actually it was Nissan he drove and won in 1990 but I get how you get the look mixed up, you can search that or on Le Mans website, the see footage. The Nissan r90ck
Edit: these people in video were wrong
The sound was distinctive! Still can hear it today! Tom Walkinshaw racing I think.
They could be twins ... and they both have that buzz in their voice once they step out of the car.
Great clip. Never knew it had a Titleist (golf) logo on it before.
they sound exactly alike...what a mind-f***
Alex was really going for it!
Both Brundles appeared like they were being shaken harshly while driving. Crazy vibrations. Must have been very tiring to race them for hours?
No driver aids.
Very cool, very cool!!!!
Hard Work To Drive.I See the Car 1990 of WM at the Nürburgring.
Sometimes I forget all the things he did
Formerly XJR-9 chassis 588.
Beautiful video, terrible audio. Please get yourself a pair of tie mics for the speakers to wear.
Anyone know the music at the start please?
Une des plus belle voiture de courses 👍
Lovely story, very proud for the family @ 01:59 but look no hans... @ 2:06 surprised at that even for a demo run.
Audio mix was shocking- sorry guys - hard to watch / listen
I was going to say the same thing. Missing exterior audio during flypasts, all kinds of shit happening in the background of the paddock during interior driving shots. It was a proper aural dogs-dinner this one!
Private Custard fuck was there stuff going on around them? Shocker.
Not one for nepotism, but Alex is really great at what he does.
I hate that constant change of camera angles..WHY?!
Don’t fancy that steering wheel, no airbag! 😂😂
When the rear wheel covers are removed, this car is the most beautiful racing machine of all time. 😍❤️
Haha same voice! Awesome
I can't tell who's talking when the camera isn't pointing at their faces...
Because of the old skool cigarette advertising I have started smoking again :(
that's a joke, right
MinigunGaming no bro, same thing happened to my uncle after watching this video, he died of cigarretus cancerigenus
My favorite endurance car were the Jags oof this era.
Right-hand drive and right-hand gear stick
Over 8700 views and not one dislike. 👍🏼
Who was faster on the day?????
Contrast the understated elegance of that magnificent car with the horological catastrophes these men are paid to wear on their wrists.
Nowadays, they would have to put a barcode instead of the Silk Cut banner on the car.
I was there at LeMans 👍
This is such a cool thing to see passed down
0:43 John Nielsen
Was the tach broken? The needle didn't seem to correlate with what the engine was doing.
The racing tachs were situated/tuned so peak revs were indicated at the top, easier for the driver to see at a glance.
@@AmericasChoice Yeah. No kidding. But I could read the numbers and the tach never seemed to come close to 6000 RPM. Note the red-line marker on the glass pointing up to 12 o'clock. Meanwhile the needle was flopping around randomly between 5:00 and 7:00. Almost like if the hand (pointer?) On the tach had come loose.
@@jehl1963 Could be a faulty tach. I am sure they were told to keep the revs down anyway. The Jaguar Racing V12 had only one real weakness. It would break valve springs on too high revs on downshifts. In fact, the only DNF's for the Group 44 and TWR XJS's were due to either valve springs and one oil pump at Bathurst. There is video on UTUBE with Tom Walkinshaw himself at Bathurst with oil pump issues. I have an XJS with a Walkinshaw Racing Development 6.3 and am very careful with revs on downshifts.
@@AmericasChoice Cool! Your account needs content. You should post a video of your car! ;-)
@@jehl1963 I am working on it! I am not internet/tech savvy so it is taking awhile. I want it to be a quality video. I am a Jag guy, own 3 altogether. The history of Jaguar Group C, GTP and Touring Car racing is very cool. The sound of a Jag V12 at high howl can't be beat!
Talk about a chip off the old block
😊
Jeez, he talks just like his dad.
Oh that's from one year before the much more famous 787B won.
;)
Paul Smyers don’t mix famous with successful.
why do "big names" insist on pushing their kids on us?
This is how it should be today, proper race cars that you change gear manually. No flappy padel gear shift / semi auto crap like nowadays.
All GT and indurance racing should be manual 6 speed H pattern gearbox with clutch pedal.
There's a thing called innovation.
Sub'd for that thanks
I wish they would bring back Group C. The current prototype cars ar fast but Butt Ugly!🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
Only 10 agree out of 100's of thousands wec fans
But i understand why you think the new cars look ugly
@@k1980 are lap times slower now?
@@k1980 why do you say that?
@@efini_fc4276 the new LMP cars are way faster.
Wow I didn’t realize martin had won anything
88 WEC Champion;
Record points tally;
24 Hrs Daytona Champion
24 Hrs LeMans Champion
9 F1 podiums;
98 points
And Alex has already a Euro LeMans Championship to his name. Must have had a good contract, as he now lives in Monaco.
Clint Tapper that’s a shame not much of a record for a lifetime in motor sports,dont suspose his son will amount to much either,still beats working for a living hahahahaha
In 1990, Brundle was driving the number 1 car in Le Mans. The car number 3 was winning the race by a lot and Walkinshaw replaced one of the official drivers (Eliseo Salazar) by Martin Brundle 3 hours before the end of the race under the excuse to assure the triumph because it seems Walkinshaw did not trust in Salazar (who was send to car number 4 almost retired with a lot of problems). After time, Walkinshaw confesed that he changed to Salazar for Brundle because we wanted a British pilot in the winning car so no meryths in Brundle to say he was the winner of Le Mans 1990..Brundle was a lie as pilot, Is a lie as a pilot and will dead as lie as a pilot..
The son is a tool.
It's a real shame Martin never won a race in F1. A very capable driver and a very likeable guy!
You'd never know he didn't even win a race, never mind a championship, when you hear him talking about himself!! Coulthard is a way better driver and commentator, what a shame he isn't on Sky.
Had he not broken both his ankles badly in an accident at the Dallas GP in 1984, he may very well have been a consistent winner. They nearly amputated his left foot, such was the severity of that accident.
@@paulbraham6884 yeah, just like Schumacher's broken leg in '99 destroyed his career and Lauda's little off in '76 meant he hardly ever won again, lol!
p jay I never implied Brundle was on the same level as Schumi or Lauda, just that his particular injuries are pretty detrimental to being fast in a racing car. Those two champs were clearly in the highest level of driver, but guys like Brundle were still quick and capable.
It’s a well known fact that Brundle could no longer left foot brake after that accident. Similarly Johnny Herbert had a horrific accident in f3000 where he broke both ankles so badly, one foot was practically hanging off by a thread and he was never the same despite a handful of wins in F1.
Point being, both could’ve been faster if not for having their feet smashed to bits.
@@paulbraham6884 I know you didn't say he was on the same level as Schumacher or Lauda, the trouble is I reckon he thinks he was!
I enjoyed that. Now I'm away to buy a pack of Silk Cut. Hadn't thought of taking up smoking before now. #missionwinnow
And let me guess, it's Mazda's fault you're Renowned for Charging your credit card to the limit also?
Martin called in sick for the last F1 broadcast, Alex replaces him, and no-one noticed.
What a sweet car, love it. Awesome vid, love it.
Loved Martin's little dig, "Give it plenty of clutch, you know, it's the one on the left."
All Group C cars are iconic. The series was legendary
Superb stuff. I will never forget being at the Group C races in era, of which I never missed a single World Sports Car / Drivers event in the UK.
Hmmm... no DNA test required there then...
Always had sooo much respect, for Martin; amongst the best ever, drivers. Could have gone much further, if he had resources like some of the other greats (my opinion). He was one if the only to really give Ayrton Senna, a run for his money!
Damn beautiful car that was during its day. I miss the big Jag's roaring around the track chased by Porche 962's
First: great idea to get the Brundles behind the wheel again!
Second: the audio editing is absolutely terrible
Third: 5:01 see his left hand? That's the modern age driver getting ready to downshift... on the wheel... in a manual-shifting car xD Too funny if you think about it.
Thanks a bundle both you Brundles!!👀👍
That is a thing of beauty. I loved the XJR Jags of this time
Nice looking car. By Martin's admission, he felt more at home in cars like this one compared to F1 cars.
240mph? I seen a clip of this car going 248mph, maybe even 250mph on the straight in 88 or 99