Sunday
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Video of the week: How to drive an F1 car at speed on public roads
Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 6:47PM It's always cool to see historic racing cars run at speed on public roads, but what if those racing cars aren't so historic, as in the case of this 1992 Jordan F1 car - ex Eddie Irvine - being hustled up a hill on the Isle of Man? With classic cars, these videos serve as sort of a timewarp to a bygone past, but with a relatively modern F1 car (gosh it makes me feel old to think of a nearly 20-year-old F1 car as "modern") racing through closed public roads with no barriers, it certainly makes a thrilling yet incongruous sight! Is it just me, or could you easily mistake this road for Spa Francorchamps, circa 1967?
Let's see that again! In the rain!
tagged 192, 1992, Isle of Man, Jordan F1, TT, eddie irvine, hillclimb onboard in Video of the Week
192, 1992, Isle of Man, Jordan F1, TT, eddie irvine, hillclimb onboard in Video of the Week
Reader Comments (1)
Two wonderful rides. The hill climb is perhaps the only really civilized form of motor sport, all things considered. And the moment at about 1:00 when he appears almost on the point of losing it does add to what is already very exciting. Please post more of these whenever you can. Thanks.