When Racing Was Dangerous and Sex Was Safe.

[Red coupe]

http://vimeo.com/17038774

Clear and hour and watch.
Note the corner worker responding to the wreck at daytona take one last puff off his cigarette before leaning down to help out.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Why we worship other human beings in such a manner I will never understand.

[Red coupe]

Why we worship other human beings in such a manner I will never understand.

uggg, THAT is what you take away from the movie?

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

No, it was an extraordinary movie...it's just the first thing that popped into my head.

[Pathofinder]

What is it about?

[RCA]

Safety was appalling in motorsports.

Also Sheene's wife is smoking hot then and now...

[sx moneypit]

Excellent !Good find RC.

[2the40]

Cool film. Thanks!

[BusyBadger]

Why we worship other human beings in such a manner I will never understand.

To quote Hunt's brother towards the end of the vid:

"The reason those characteristics have always been popular is that most of the rest of us would quite fancy to be a bit like that in our dreams, but we haven't got the nerve."

Why we worship other human beings in such a manner I will never understand.

uggg, THAT is what you take away from the movie?

Despite the great race footage from the 70's that does seems to be a major focus of the piece. Thanks for posting this up!

Odd timing you posting this up yesterday, I watched "Le Mans" on AMC yesterday. There will never be a better racing movie made. Ever.

There's a great download on this page about the making of "Le Mans" - more vintage footage for you with some of McQueen's observations about driving the 917.