Just listened to an interview by Blundell, engine's wastegates got stuck shut, making all kinds of boost, he was angry because the crew chief told him to bring it back to the pits so he put the hammer down, and managed to control this hand grenade for a record qualifying lap... THE SKILLS THIS MAN HAS haha he wasn't even aware of the problem, just drove his frickin ass off in anger!!!
@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649
7 жыл бұрын
at around 2:30 seconds of his hotlap you can see him switching the radio off
@MrMiD.Life.Crisis
7 жыл бұрын
tristancauvin i may have heard the same interview - he says he got up to roughly 238mph and that is with the recently (in 1990) installed chicanes. What do you think he would be clocked at on the speed trap with no chicanes and a full mulsanne to accelerate..? Was it just over 250 mph the Peugeot trapped at in high speed trim - Blundell was (allegedly) driving in high downforce trim with hard tyres. He said he couldve gone much faster had he setup the car in quali trim and had more than ONE LAP! Amazing drive. And i so wish he got that McLaren seat for longer. Him moving to Indycars was a real shame. He was exciting to watch and a real 'trier' (i hear his balls no longer fit in the ever decreasing size of the f1 cockpits).
@MrMiD.Life.Crisis
4 жыл бұрын
@@Tipo-F120b i seem to remember the first Peugeot was only meant to clock a high speed. And the C9 is one of my favourite cars ever so learning that from you makes me like it even more, so thanks for that :) Hope you're good and staying safe.
@dennyardiansyah5277
Жыл бұрын
@@MrMiD.Life.Crisis WM-Peugeot P88
@bluehead_info
Жыл бұрын
6 seconds advantage over the next car is like a year in these conditions.
@jileao
10 жыл бұрын
One of the most scary and impressive bit of driving I have ever seen. Racing drivers get "in the zone", this guy was quite few steps beyond.
@DDYKS
7 жыл бұрын
Yes. fucking insane driving!!
@rbching3535
2 жыл бұрын
Most of them are in the zone, this guy became one with the zone lmao
@leemoldon
2 жыл бұрын
Mark Blundell ex formula 1 driver
@racerchampionlive
Жыл бұрын
He has driving with twin turbo broked, really is very insane the driving.
@szymon6207
Жыл бұрын
vr35zh
@asorjvideochannel3895
5 жыл бұрын
4:45 My body stopped reacting and my eyes was frozen knowing that the death angle was waiting in corner to take me with him.. Man this is insane and very f*ken fast with all this shaking and steering kicking left and right. I think Marc had a fitting balls made from titanium.
@Pintkonan
Жыл бұрын
Titanium balls are way too light to hold the car ob the ground at that point. I like to think that they had to use a crane to lift him into the car, because of the weight of his balls.
@石井孝育
5 ай бұрын
おい外人! 日本のマシン凄いだろ!!
@aliultimate009
5 ай бұрын
I swear to god - the low quality microphone makes it sounds like a rocket, and it sounds like a missile launcher in every shift 😵💫
@fueldragster
13 жыл бұрын
Blundell's time of 3:27.02 would of qualified him 10th in the 2010 race, 7.31 seconds slower than the Peugeot 908, which is amazing when you consider the 20 year difference in technology
@aesopm9200
5 жыл бұрын
and fwiw this was on hard tires, and with no markers obviously...
@jstoli996c4s
4 жыл бұрын
Technology advanced a lot in terms of aerodynamics, braking, and tires.
@nashforbes3171
Жыл бұрын
He wouldve gone a lot faster if the car was set up accordingly he was running hard tyres and high downforce trim also the circuit had undergone slow down measures in terms of the additional chicanes along the Mulsanne so in pre circuit adaptations who knows what speed he would have clocked an easy 250mph I'd say!
@explosivehotdogs
11 ай бұрын
With modern tires it'd save at least a couple seconds.
@explosivehotdogs
11 ай бұрын
And also factor in the gearbox.
@madam94
2 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered what switch he was changing at 5:15. Looked up some cockpit pictures and taking the context into account I think he saw the car ahead of him on the road (that he soon passes) and adjusted his headlights to perhaps full beam or something to make himself more visible. Especially since he was approaching at a ridiculous rate of knots with the overboosted engine. I read a short interview with the engineer on the car and he claimed that the wastegate sticking shut almost doubled the HP, from 800 to 1200/1300(!). Regardless of the actual numbers, the fact this was done on hard race tyres and on a race setup with it being the first time all weekend that the car had actually run flat out makes it even more impressive/bonkers. What. A. Lap.
@MegaBilly9000
Жыл бұрын
Probably brake bias or differential settings. He changes at the start of the lap as well. Different settings for the flowing corners vs the corner-straight of the middle of the course
@sy1gnio
Жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that he switched off the radio
@explosivehotdogs
11 ай бұрын
Probably brake bias unless someone can state otherwise. I'll have a look at an image of the cockpit to see if I can figure it out...
@explosivehotdogs
11 ай бұрын
The most exciting lap of LeMans I've seen.
@gabrielaguilar9176
5 жыл бұрын
1:40 omg the sound
@mm2024-7
11 ай бұрын
1100 Hp beast and no power steering. Amazing bit of fighting the wheel through each turn!
@TheLoner70503
Жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting stories in the history of racing.
@josemipiano
Жыл бұрын
Like quien venga de parte de gustingorriz
@jambouk1
9 жыл бұрын
Steering kickback is incredible, no wonder he thought he was on the brink of a huge crash for the whole lap, Max'D out at 227MPH
@shivekr4823
5 жыл бұрын
he actually went 238 mph, but yeah. insane
@thethirdman225
Жыл бұрын
@@shivekr4823 Nope. Officially registered 366 km/h on the ACO speed trap.
@robolej
17 жыл бұрын
Just some info for the Le Mans fans out there... In this particular lap, MB had around about 1400bhp. On the Mulsanne, he hit 238mph. He had wheelspin in every gear up to fourth. "That lap was a real step into the unknown... I couldn't believe the time when I crossed the line, but if the car had been more sorted we could have gone even quicker."
@joeadgie4188
3 күн бұрын
I'll always come back to this. Mark Blundell was a badass of the highest order.
@graph15
9 жыл бұрын
Mark blundell posseses the testicular fortitude of a god!
@Jay_The_Cat
13 жыл бұрын
Do you hear that "clank clank" sound? That's the driver's balls of steel. Awesome stuff, classic.
@petersrensen6034
4 ай бұрын
Additional information: 1. the turbo wastegates malfunctioned in the closed position, preventing the turbos from discharging excess boost pressure, which is why as per video description the engine was making 1080-1100bhp during the lap and why it was a miracle the 3.5l twin-turbo Nissan V8 didn't explode on the back straight. 2. Mark stated that they used race tires, not qualifying tires and therefore suggested a much faster lap was possible.
@juniormichelesperant6372
2 ай бұрын
Crazy speeds without the long straight..thanks for the info I really love them group C era cars
@McLarenMercedes
13 жыл бұрын
@fueldragster It sure is, but bear in mind this was a 1100hp turbo monster compared to the 650hp cars of 2010. Here's what I consider amazing. It took 39 years for them to finally break the all time distance record of the 24 hours at LeMans race from 1971 (the Porsche 917). Then one suddenly realizes what a giant leap the Porsche 917 was back in 1970-1971. Indeed this Nissa R90Ck was insane too. 366km/h (227mph) WITH the chicanes on the Mulsanne straight is pretty insane.
@szymon6207
7 жыл бұрын
change now
@santinorocha5677
Жыл бұрын
with the full straight surely the car would ve hitted the barrier of 400kph
@laxx9980
Жыл бұрын
@Gustingorriz me enseño esto y es la leche O.O
@McLarenMercedes
11 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere this did 370km/h (230mph) on the Mulsanne straight WITH the chicanes in place. One wonders how fast it would be had they kept the old layout for 1990...
@gustavoechevarria9369
5 жыл бұрын
Easily over 250+mph
@toohottie001
5 жыл бұрын
It did 238mph,because it was BROKEN.the wastegates were jammed shut,the engine was making 1100bhp becuase of it.How it did not explode is amazing.
@RL-
4 жыл бұрын
Highest trap speed in qualifying was 227mph or 366kmh. Not sure how he could have managed seeing as his balls probably weighed more than the car 😳
@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649
3 ай бұрын
@@toohottie001 japanese engineering. something i marvel. and im german (;
@joshbacon8241
2 ай бұрын
Why did they need to lower the top speeds of the cars on the Mulsanne straight by adding the chicanes?
@cybercityoedo808
4 жыл бұрын
This is true racing! Love that its a manual! No paddles here!
@MrMiD.Life.Crisis
7 жыл бұрын
Pole lap, over 6 seconds clear of 2nd place and he only had one attempt. To say he nailed it would be an understatement. One question thats always bugged me about this lap is - when the turbo's wastegate(s) get stuck and it consequently produces over 1100bhp (it may be even more), and you have a man whos balls quite literally require a wheel barrow to transport them as your driver, so he can man-handle all that power and translate it into one of the greatest qualifying performances in any car, on any track, in any series - *wouldnt you purposely jam the wastegate? And did the team doctor the turbo so it jammed?* or would that risk a catastrophic/terminal engine failure?
@Pintkonan
5 жыл бұрын
what i've heard is, that they unintentionally gave it too much boost pressure. when he was out driving, they told him on the radio what was going on and told him to slow down and come back to the box. instead of doing so mark blundell shut down the radio ( you can see in video when he fiddles on the dashboard before the porsche curves ). still one question remains, rather two: 1) how could anyone or anything lift blundells balls in car and following that 2) how can he be so fast with so much weight added.
@sstace69
5 жыл бұрын
@@Pintkonan yep, he was asked to return to the pits but shut the radio off in frustration. His official top speed was 238mph, the official record set the previous year with no chicanes was I believe 253mph. One f the engineers reportly said the exhaust was still glowing when he pulled in. So it's doubtful the engine was in good health after that but man what a lap!
@БорисМарков-ы8ф
Жыл бұрын
In 1986 the benetton formula 1 racing team used sealed waste gate for qualification trim, the bmw turbo producing 1350-1500~ hp at 5-6 bars of boost. 540 kg car.
@poutykeiki2574
Жыл бұрын
Yes, maybe a few more minutes and the turbo would have exploded
@nashforbes3171
Жыл бұрын
@@БорисМарков-ы8ф Also don't forget that the fuels used in F1 at the time consisted of a spicy mix of Toluene and other highly potent additions basically rocket fuel this is what subsequently caused the huge plumes of black smoke emitting from the exhausts! What an era of motorracing 🔥
@circuitRS
17 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this vid. It looks like a factory made video. The group C cars were the best IMHO. Nothing in sportscar racing has even touched those cars in my book. They were so elegant and purposeful at the same time. I would think this is the height of the ground effect or tunnel cars, and what an enormous task it must have been to pilot one through a WSC race.
@xxlegionario20xx19
Жыл бұрын
Quién de parte de gustin?
@Niko-yk1fp
9 ай бұрын
Yo XD
@inlineschool
14 жыл бұрын
That second lap is PS3 fast...and so much working going on to keep the car on the road!!!
@realmichaeltian
2 ай бұрын
Literally searched up "Blundell boost" and this came up 😂
@mauownage
17 жыл бұрын
look at the steering work done by Blundell, its as if the car is trying to get out from him, especially on the run down to Indianapolis. Not to mention he has a thousand hp over his shoulder... He's the man. he was 24 when he did that. I believe he's still the youngest pole sitter in Le Mans history, I think.
@Quadrant14
Жыл бұрын
And no power steering either!
@Holmquist008
Жыл бұрын
Never would have imagined that car was so violent to drive. That dude is a legend for handling that feedback from the wheel 😮
@jerryjoe88
7 жыл бұрын
Getting it right feels fantastic!
@mikaelbihl-matias9462
4 ай бұрын
One of the best onboard ever. Absolutely brutal.
@matiaselcangrejo5251
Жыл бұрын
When the turbo is broke this car are a nightmare for mercedes,porshe,bmw,etc
@Cris_Soto23
7 ай бұрын
Y una pesadilla de conduccion
@AtiendoDolobus
4 ай бұрын
I am proud to have designed this engineering marvel. My great creation
@michaelmckinley4588
6 жыл бұрын
raw. real. epic. i just dropped out of race car driver school... i never want to work that hard.... God bless that driver.
@chillyfly
15 жыл бұрын
I think the in-car speed impression has a lot to do with the camera placement - it affects depth of field in the view. Incidentally the boost was wrong on this lap - the wastegate stuck from what I remember! But he had started his lap before the telemetry showed the problem, so he continued. The boost was off the scale, even compared to qualifying boost! The engine was changed as a precaution before the race, but the internals were in a very good condition even after that much boost.
@realnamerodney
21 күн бұрын
The other cats must have been mind blown seeing him fly by lol
@theTTshark
14 жыл бұрын
@REVs99 He's using a sequential shifting transmission that alternates. So say up for 1st down for 2nd up for 3rd etc. During this time F1 was going to paddle shifting, and Le Mans would follow suite soon after but still amazing cars.
@juniormichelesperant6372
2 ай бұрын
Without the chicanes on the mulsanne straight he could've easily beat the Peugeot and sauber Mercedes top speeds by doing over 260 mph or more ..incredible
@Violentic81
5 жыл бұрын
still chills all over after soo many years
@Angel-mk2pl
Жыл бұрын
Ds la casualidad que justo a media carrera boxes llama al piloto para que vuelva, por que ? Porque detectaron que el motor de empezo a calentar de manera exagerada, el piloto dijo que nunca habia sentido tan bien el coche y no quiso volver , resulta que la válvula de alivio estaba rota y metia toda la presión del aire al motor , la cuestión es que de generar 800 hp , al romperse la válvula de alivio, empezo s meter todo el aire y generaba 1100 hp , y esto causo que tanta potencia hiciera al coche patinar hasta en 4ta marcha
@samfmcool
16 жыл бұрын
Damn, Mark definatelly has balls! Those guys are crazy to race in such a great speeds... damn..
@aapoaa
13 жыл бұрын
Team was told him to abort a lap because the car was overboosting..and Blundell turn off the radio on 5:16 nice!
@jemzelp
Жыл бұрын
Legendary track...spectacular experience past and now...24hour race. I'm in 💯❤️😎
@Quadrant14
14 жыл бұрын
stunning and then the Mercedes CLR as well, ferocious, later in the 90;s the fabulous Toyoat TS -020 cars even faster
@GetOverHereMK
13 жыл бұрын
@nickeroo (Mark) Blundell, actually. Martin Brundle drove and won for Jaguar that year.
@McLarenMercedes
13 жыл бұрын
@brown9708 Yes 227mph on Mulsanne with BOTH the new chicanes was quite a feat. One can only imagine what speed he would have reached had they not put the chicanes there in 1990. The Sauber-Mercedes's did 250mph+ in qualifying.
@thethirdman225
5 жыл бұрын
No it didn't. _One_ car did 400 km/h... once and it was six seconds slower than the pole lap. The 5.8 km straight contributes nothing to the racing. Spectators were not even allowed to stand on the Mulsanne..
@facundohoses2991
Жыл бұрын
Record de vuelta imbatible , marca hecha con un auto con el turbo roto !!! ☝️☝️☝️👊👊👊
@orionsrustrepair
13 жыл бұрын
Mark Blundell explains the lap in Evo mag n°157 (June '11). Great Story.
@polaxis842
12 жыл бұрын
True, but the factor that makes almost every old onboard video faster is that old cameras have no or inferior picture stabilizer. The picture therefore shakes a lot more giving you the feeling of higher speed. Nevertheless a very nice onboard video with great sound. Much appreciated
@theexpendables3hd
7 жыл бұрын
No, this car is just the fastest ever no matter the shaking, its just FUCKING FAST compared to the trash race we get today
@hertzwave8001
7 жыл бұрын
Today's LMP1 get sub 3:20s, this did a 3:22, the peugeot 905 did a 3:21, modern cars ain't slow
@hairegu2
16 жыл бұрын
Yea! I so hope they come back to Le Mans, it would certainly bring some spice to the race. Even if the R390 wasn't successful I'm convinced Nissan could build a car today that could win Le Mans. Nissan know what they're doing, just look at the GTR...
@borarossi1
14 жыл бұрын
GOD DAMM!!! the sense of speed it's so incredible... imagine being inside the car.. uuufff.. HEAVEN
@amjan
Жыл бұрын
Amazing driving! Some of the saves were incredible.
@ragnar_games3244
Жыл бұрын
quien diria que un man con cojones y un coche con el turbo averiado harian una vuelta rapida en le mans sin que el motor explote
@Thefoilingguy
Жыл бұрын
We are toned down with the amount of in-car footage we have access to on the internet. This looks truly frightening, the sound and savagery of that car are incredible, think only Senna at Monaco can come close for rawness.
@michaelmckinley4588
6 жыл бұрын
SICK completely awesome... perfect. thank you god so much thank you for posting.
@2007TypeR
16 жыл бұрын
I agree. That is what you call skill.
@adolfjoonasollikane4501
4 жыл бұрын
Nissan R90CK number one
@Mad_Martigen
12 жыл бұрын
@heinedenstore True. I heard it reached over 220 mph at the classic.
@ChristopherWoods
13 жыл бұрын
Interesting that the best laps from the top four LMP1 finishers of this year's Le Mans were the same (or a couple of seconds faster) than Blundell... And Blundell lifted as well!
@AmericasChoice
5 жыл бұрын
He lifted alright, that or die. LOL. Great driving.
@FurryestX
Жыл бұрын
The Man Has the BIGGEST BALLS in Motorsport History
@radius50
7 жыл бұрын
what it must feel like to drive a car as purpose built as one of these... i cant imagine
@PedroSantos-bw2ww
5 ай бұрын
Good driver man, fearless and determined !
@RFlash-xc4lo
Жыл бұрын
This man was possessed on that lap!
@CarGuy87
Жыл бұрын
Balls of steel.
@BLKBRDD
2 ай бұрын
That bouncing at high speed would keep you awake through the 24hrs 😅
@cvtt3194
6 жыл бұрын
I wonder how fast he went. These cars could hit near top speed even with the chicanes, they were amazing.
@keiththestones7951
5 жыл бұрын
366 kph, fastest speed trap ever of the Chicanes era
@deggis4 I know that, but there's different definitions of what speed is. When they were driving almost 400km/h down the Mulsanne straight, you sure can say F1 cars looked slow in comparison. Not to mention the average speed for the Group C races were respectable indeed. Nascar fans usually say the average speed of Nascar race is higher than many of those in F1, does that make it a faster sport? Maybe, but everybody knows it's nowhere near as physically tough and challenging.
@thedriver
16 жыл бұрын
absolutely beautiful stuff. they don't make like that anymore.
@Duffers999
13 жыл бұрын
Who else is watching this cos of Evo mag? @fueldragster You're not counting the significant track changes to the track since 1990 though.
@deggis4
15 жыл бұрын
you said: "i love that shit. traction control my ass." I thought you were referring to modern race cars with that comment
@McLarenMercedes
13 жыл бұрын
@deggis4 Thanks for the info btw. I also happen to hate bullshit. Btw, I did say "looked slow", which is a relative term, not "they were slower". Above 300km/h I am fairly certain the Group C cars accelerated faster than the F1's at the time. There's a myth that the Group B Lancia S4 would have qualified 5'th in the 1986 San Marino GP. That is also bs, however nobody can deny that "Group B" sure as hell "looked faster" than F1 did even in its insane turbo era. More challenging too I'd say.
@szymon6207
7 жыл бұрын
MUHAHAHA
@weallfollowmanutd
15 жыл бұрын
actually, dont forget the tires in this case., if you compare LMP1 cars to group C cars. You can remove another 4 seconds to the laptimes from Group C cars, asmodern tire technology has improved a lot. I'd easily give the race to the Group C cars by quite a margin on the old layout.
@Joonasvarp
7 жыл бұрын
god i love these cars
@Tremac26
13 жыл бұрын
@deggis. they changed to the 3.5L engine because the people behind the F1 series didn't like the fact that group c was getting so popular. plus if you look at the stats. Group c cars can and have out performed F1 cars. ie...do show research on this. it's true. I'm sorry people, it has always and forever been about money. that's way you don't see many le mans racing on tv anymore. F1 rules all now. Think about it. all about the money
@theTTshark
14 жыл бұрын
@Schumi1224 Actually the Peugeot 908C and Audi R15 Plus both use almost exactly double the boost pressure. Diesel's were restricted to 2.75 bar this past year. It used to be almost 3 bar in previous years. Not discrediting either car just saying. Diesel's have to use more boost to be efficient.
@szymon6207
7 жыл бұрын
yes
@McLarenMercedes
13 жыл бұрын
@Soussmeboules Well, they didn't beat the distance record for the following 18 years the chicanes weren't there (1972-1989) and that includes the hight of the Group C era with Porsche 962, Jaguar XJR-9 and the insanely fast Sauber-Mercedes C9. They did come really close in 1988 though (just 2 kilometres shorter than the 1971 record).
@shock25sr
16 жыл бұрын
fucking awesome!every onboard video should be like this!too bad the image and sound aren´t the best,but it´s still a great demonstration off what these cars ware like!
@surge9000
11 жыл бұрын
That explains the lap time (and presumably top speed, as he was braking/lifting off far too early to get anywhere near that time normally). Was it discounted? Or the ACO just went "meh, part of racing. Good luck with that turbo lasting 24h, buddy!" :)
@santinorocha5677
Жыл бұрын
3:05 withnout the chicanes surely the car would ve hitted the barrier of 400kph
@LDis1
16 жыл бұрын
This Nissan is just unbelieveable with the power. And, Mark does one hell of a job to really crank up the speed and potential of the car. I wonder if Schumi would have done a bit better if he were driving this Nissan?
@mclarenf1gtr99
Жыл бұрын
2022 Toyota made about the same time. Fastest LMP1s can do 10s less. Though this track seems faster than the newer version.
@F1Oversteer
13 жыл бұрын
Pure insanity.
@zigzagger0902
16 жыл бұрын
VRH35 engine is 1200bhp,400km/h over old fuji speed way.
@spiritcrusher923
14 жыл бұрын
it took real mean to drive these cars but prototypes today are still faster. the 908 took pole this year with a 3.19.7
@ph1l0s0
16 жыл бұрын
Nel 1990 la Jaguar XJR12 ha vinto le 24 ore di Le Mans
@raceralexuk
17 жыл бұрын
WOW finally found the video!!!
@grosrot
12 жыл бұрын
Wow!so fast!!!very nice vid.
@robertjackson5836
Жыл бұрын
Imagine going back in the pits and hearing. "Ok, that was great and all, but can you go out there and give it a little bit more stick through the bends" 😨😠
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