Targa Florio: The Greatest Race Of Them All - XCAR
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The Targa Florio was probably one of the greatest races ever to have taken place. We look at its history.
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The fact that the TT is still going on 43 years after the Targa Florio folded due to safety concerns is a modern wonder and I'm so thankful racing such as what this was, and the TT still is, is still going on somewhere in the world.
I drove the circuit in 2003. Unbelievable feeling imaging it in a racing car. Beautiful landscape, perhaps the finest location ever conceived for a motor race.
DO: Was just sitting here thinking about that drive. That it would have to be done in an Alfa. That is on the bucket list!
If the last race of the formula 1 season is worth double points it should be the Targa Florio that they compete on.
Agree!
8 years a bit late to comment but I recently just came back from holiday in Sicily and I had to go and see the Targa Florio layout! I unfortunately I only went to Collesano at the museum which was an awesome little place that had all sorts memobrillia over the years. I wanted to go to another museum which had all sorts race cars on display such as the Alfa Romeo 33 about 30 mins away from Collesano but I had very little time to take in the history and amazing scenery. I did drive through a section that was used for Targa Florio a selection of twisty corners bumps that threw in your face I can only imagine what must of been like in 60s 70s with cars that are capable of 200mph+ amazing! I will definitely go back to Sicily as I left with amazing memories to take with me back in the UK!
Good to see you expanding from out of car reviews and into some of the greatest history of motoring!
Superb. Lovely cinematography as always.
Good work chaps. For those who wish to learn more, look up a film called Mountain Legend which features the 1965 race.
This needs more views! Absolute quality, awesome history.
Very cool! So much history.Thanks for video🏁
Thanks for a great racing history. I had heard the race name but did not know all the info and history about it. Great video. More of this please.
My idea of Heaven is driving the circuit on a beautiful day in a Matra 670. No other traffic and if you screw up everything just resets to the last corner you got right. The sound of that Matra V12 would be marvelous to hear echoing off the hills. Ah well, no harm in dreaming....
awesome guys! fabulous work. Spa next please!
Thanks! Spa is one of our favourite tracks, we'll add the idea to the list.
Great video guys thank you!!!
Ohhh yeeess, a Targa Florio video!
Very good yet again
You too chaps are great Narraters. Thanks for posting
In the early 60's the races I folllowed were Monaco, Spa, Nurburg, Lemans and the TargeFlorio, but the one that I loved the most was the Targa. To me that was the greatest of them all, a REAL RACE, balls to the walls.
Excellent video guys. Those were the days !
Someday I will go there. The Piccolo circuit is truly one of the most amazingly long and scenic race tracks on Earth.
Fantastic video - really enjoyed it.
Loved this, you guys should do more historical, documentary style videos. But along with the other videos as well.
Great video, good work
Amazing video!
What a beautiful made film!! superb! keep on...
Great work
awesome video. I love playing in this track in RFactor simulator more than any other. undoubtedly the best challenge in all history (since now all motorsports are for boys, comparing to these men and machines)
Love playing this track on GTL always a great challenge !
Amazing Video
Quality content.
great video
Wow. Great mini doc. What a race. Only in Italy.
Bravo!
Amazing race,
Need more races like this. Hopefully if the MSA's closed road thing works we should see races like this in the north west
If you can Mille Miglia next please.
Bravo! This is a great look at an era I describe as "When Real Men Drove Real Race Cars!"
A bit of misinformation in here- Vaccarella/Giunti finished 3rd in 1970, not 4th and the fastest lap of the circuit was set by Leo Kinnunen in 1970, around 5-10 seconds faster than Marko.
marunda You're completely right. It's funny that Wikipedia (as an example, other sites do this aswell) say that Helmut Marko has done the quickest lap with 33:41 in 1972, but Leo Kinnunen was 5 seconds quicker with 33:36 in 1970. The German Wikipedia tells me on both occasions that it's been the fastest lap during the race. So I don't understand how people always say it's Marko who was quicker. I could understand it if Kinnunen had done the lap during qualifying as those laps often don't count as a record.
+marunda Thanks for the correction. Got a source for your info, please?
Please tell us the theme soundtrack for this great documentary
Amazing pice of journalism.
any idea what the song at the beginning of the video is called? i like it.
Very nice video...but what is this music? Anyone knows? : )
I'm sure you were going in the wrong direction in some clips?? At 10.14 for example?
Love this vid
What was your lap time
Great piece of racing history! Thank you very much for sharing...
Just one thing: Mulsanne straight no! Les Hunaudières yes! Please respect original names
what was your lap time, since the circuit doesn't exist?
They boil bring back Targa Florio just add more safety features so it could be he race track
it once was
I'm shipping these two.
I use to run the Targa Florio in rFactor and enjoy every piece of video about it. For instance, this guy ran the entire track and recorded it czcams.com/video/kAk1rx8au68/video.html
You can buy GT Legends on Steam for under $10 and download a Targa Florio map from No Grip Racing for free. So much fun :D It's almost impossible to drive without a good racing wheel though.
store.steampowered.com/app/44690
track link:
www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=33750
Cool video but you completely left out the Ferrari/Shelby wars!
siralanlordsugar No, that was Championship focused. Not just Le Mans. Sebring, Targa Floria, Reims, Spa, etc.
targa actually means license plate
honestly this wasn't very in-depth..... they mentioned only one Ferrari win and discussed german and british(through driver) dominance. They came into Italy and insulted us
great vid, crap car
As soon as I see a talking head I skip ahead. Please no talking faces. Cars and track only.