12 Hours of Sebring Car Race 1966
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- The 1966 12 Hours of Sebring car race was an endurance race held at the 5.2 mile (8.3 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, United States on March 26, 1966. It was the sixteenth running of the endurance classic and the second round of the 1966 World Sportscar Championship season. The race proved to be a disastrous event; one of the darkest in American motorsports history.
Ford had just come off a 1-2-3 triumph at the first 24 Hours of Daytona in February 1966, with two of their 7-liter engined Ford GT40 Mk II's being raced by Carroll Shelby. Ford had effectively trounced Ferrari and Porsche, and was looking to do the same thing at the 12 Hours of Sebring car race in March 1966.
Ford's assault on Sebring (which had always been a good preparation run for Le Mans) was unprecedented. There were eleven Ford GT40 Mk I's, Ford GT40 Mk II's and a special Ford GT40 X-1 Roadster (which was a heavily modified Ford GT40 Mk I with an aluminum chassis, a Ford GT40 MkII nose, no roof and a 7-liter 427 engine, the same motor in a Ford GT40 Mk II) at 12 Hours of Sebring. These cars were entered by at least five different teams; all of whom had direct factory support. The two main works teams, however, were Shelby-American, a team with direct connections to Ford and seasoned with lots of road-racing experience; and the Holman & Moody team, which was known for its successes in NASCAR. There were also two works Ferrari's (originally there were supposed to be five) and two Chaparral 2D's. American Dan Gurney qualified his Shelby-entered Ford GT Mk II on pole position with a lap record of 2:54.6, followed by the new Ferrari 330P3 of Bob Bondurant and Mike Parkes, then a Ford GT MkI of Britons Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, then another Ford GT Mk II of Americans Mark Donohue and Walt Hansgen, then the Ford GT40 X-1 of Briton Ken Miles and American Lloyd Ruby and then a Chaparral 2D of Americans Jim Hall and Hap Sharp.
Ford would dominate yet again. Gurney and Grant were leading- and on the last lap, while Gurney was driving, the car's engine failed. People at the pits were expecting Gurney to take victory, but Ken Miles crossed the finish line first in the Ford GT40 X-1. Gurney was pushing his Ford GT40 MkII on the course, and he made it to the finish line. But pushing a car during the race was illegal, and the car was disqualified. The Holman & Moody team-entered Ford GT40 Mk II was awarded 2nd place. 3rd place in the car race was an Essex Wire entered Ford GT40 Mk I of Skip Scott and Peter Revson. A works Porsche finished 4th place in the 12 Hours of Sebring.
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I was at this race standing on the inside of the hairpin when McLean crashed his Ford GT not 50 feet from me. It was a very sobering experience for a 16 year old to witness. I remember trying to back away from the snow fence but the press of the crowd that rushed to the fence to see the burning car
was too much. The heat coming from the magnesium wheels burning was intense and they were glowing white hot. It was painfully obvious
that the driver had not survived and was no more than charcoal at this point. Very grue-some.and an experience that I will never forget. It is forever
etched into my mind how dangerous racing can be.
I was there , 13 yrs. old, This made a lasting impression . I still get a bad feeling when I see this corner.
I would be 17 that July...
I was probably within 100 ft of you...
I was the kid with the brass knock off hammer...
On loan from a Healey 3000 owner
No one had an AXE
Not even a hatchet!
Then the thing lit up...
Horrible choking yellow green smoke...
Bob died BEFORE he burned....
Quelle HORRORS!
We drove back to Tampa
before dusk....
SILENT....
Sobering....
REAL!
1964 was my first 12 Hours
1972 my last....
Daytona Continentals thru '73.
I despised IMSA for their rules changes
That last race "won" by a non-running BRUMOS 911 RSR....
( Would have been classified NC under FIA Regs...)
Over the fine RUNNING NART FERRARI GTB/4....
Sebring '73 would be IMSA Trash CARs only....
We quit going...
J.C.
Didn't they bury the car out there?
@@375GTB really... why... do... you... have... to... put... ... after... every... god... damn... word...
A trip down memory lane for a nine year old. Pure horsepower and driving. No computers.....
An epic Sebring race! A couple of years ago I got Bob Bondurant to autograph my Daytona cap. A true gentleman.
Thank-you for finding and sharing this archival '66 12 Hours of Sebring film footage. My brother-in-law, Merle Van Steenwyk, was part of this Ford GT40 program that raced at Sebring in this era. He primary job was that of a machinist & fabricator. The team dominated GT prototype racing for several years back in the late 1960's. Merle, or 'Van' as we called him, was a fabulous story teller and it was fascinating to hear him tell stories about the men and machines from this golden age of racing. Through Van, I got to meet a bunch of the old racers from this era who would come by and visit with him at his vintage race car restoration shop on Gasoline Alley, just outside the Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Thanks for sharing your family's story.
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I I'm a Hoosier. All these drivers and cars were cutting edge.
My first wife and I were there. we were on our honeymoon and Sebring was on the schedule. Had Cheerios and beer for breakfast.
Breakfast of champions.
I was there, every year for many years. Thanks for the memories.
Great coverage of an incredible race from an iconic era of road racing.
So many legendary drivers, great historical footage
The Mighty Ford's! Carrol Shelby lead that team to some Epic Victories in 1966
Very Sad about the Tragic Deaths at this race.
14:32 ken miles 👌
This blew my mind: one great name after another. Incredible history here.
Wow, this is truly a terrific find? These are the hall of fame of race car drivers!
German ZF gearbox in the 330P3
As in the Mk.I 289 CID GT-40s...
Ferrari would design it's own box for the 1967
Daytona 24 winning 330P4s...
Issue over....
J.C.
Awesome!! Would love to see this restored to the natural colors. Great video. Thanks for posting.
I do have a copy that I did some color correcting on that desaturates the magenta. That's from the filmstock of the era that didn't hold up. I'll post it.
I'd be happy to do it! Not much else happening in lockdown. If I got a decent copy!....
I was there in mid-late 70's, but the 60's races were the pinnacle of racing.
Yes, 60's through early 70's. The 1970 race was in a class of its own.
Shows how attitudes have changed given the tragic fatality only garnered a mention in the video. Australian Bob McLean was the 1965 Canadian driving champion and an incredibly talented driver. Heat seized wheel lugs on his GT-40 forced a cool off lap, and while pitted for refueling the brake fluid boiled. With no brakes, he attempted to spin in the infield, but hit a partially buried concrete footing, launching him into a pole with full fuel tanks.
Excellent video! Always enjoy Sebring. Always looking for footage! Cheers!
brilliant…thank you so much !
Is the footage public domain or is it owned by you? I could make a basic colour correction to it for free if you own it. It would greatly help the watchability.
No response?
Hell... Lloyd Ruby's a good ol' boy!
Buelligan88 Good ole boy from Wichita Falls😎 the best driver to never win Indy🏁
15:53 An incredible young Mauro „Furia“ Forghieri incites his mechanics. Great footage 👍🏻
CRIKEY!
Great post thanks KRA.
Awesome seeing Ken Miles win 👍😎🏎️🏆🏁 on to Le Mans
Econo-Whacky:
"GIANT" FERRARI dohc V-12....
4 liters vs. SEVEN for the Ford Mk. II's NASCAR V-8s...
244 CID vs.427 CID
Our stick and ball game reporters were CLUELESS!
One SEFAC 330P3 and one two liter 206P Dino....
Vs. Fords Blizzard of GT-40s...
Worker problems in Italy...
As again in1967....
J.C.
The GT's won Leman in 68,69 with 302 cu in.
Felt gutted for Gurney.
amazing upload - thank you very much!
I go to the 12hr Seebring race every year. Damn 6 deaths in one race.
5.. one driver and 4 spectators
@@mortenfrosthansen84 Oh wow ! I thought it was 5 drivers before I read this. That would be bad bad enough but to just be watching the race...yikes.
ILLEGAL SPECTATORS!
On the loading dock by the entrance to the Webster's....
A NART 365P2 and a private 906...
J.C.
When cars were cars and men were men. Thanks.
Hey it's this sebring was won by Ken Miles?
Yes. On the last lap the Gurney/Jerry Grant sister car conked out less than half mile from finish line and Ken Miles passed them for the win.
Wow shows how much tires and technology has changed I think was right at the 2 minute even mark running around Sebring I know those GT 40s were fast they were hauling really zipping along but today s tires a whole minute quicker....I was curious what kind if lap times they were turning in these cars...going to Le Mans were today top cars are right down to 3 minutes and 20 seconds unbelievable for 8.50 mile course.....
King Rose Thank you Again for the Terriffic Videos...!!!
Glad you like them!
Doug Revson? Had to watch it twice to see if that is what I heard at 24:58.
Doug Revson was Peter Revson's brother.
Petes brother, didnt he die in a car too? maybe in europe? Denmark? or am I thinking of another drivers brother?
from wikki "as well as a younger brother Doug who himself was killed in a race in Denmark in 1967."
That castrol knife/scoop/funnel commercial. That was some funny shit. I do recall those.
I attended this race in 66.' could not believe the ending. Gurney pushed the motor to hard. he could have won by backing off a bit. Those 427 were brutally fast compared to the opposition. Outside of the one P-3 Ferrari entered , little competition for the big Fords.
While Gurney's reputation was to drive the cars to its limits, the late Mark Donohue, in his book: _The Unfair Advantage_ spoke positively about Gurney's driving skills when it came to the long-life Gurney got with the brakes on the GT40s Mk II and IV.
When it came to brake replacements during the endurance races, it was noted that Gurney's car required fewer brake pad changes than the other cars/drivers. The joke went around that Gurney would change the brake pads somewhere out in the race course prior to pitting.
@@bloqk16 it was not my opinion, the quote came from Ken Miles who was trailing Gurney and stated "Dan was abusing his engine".
@@robertthomas2001 Yes, I read same. Miles said that Dan really slammed his motor exiting out of turns, particularly the Hairpin. Ultimately, the big V8 quit on him in a most cruel manner.
only he the miles say: "look at this now" 😂😂
not this race , it was in Daytona
@@theh0lycow truth.
FanFoogootastic.....many thanks.
I recall those years of Sebring between 1965 to '67 where Ford and Ferrari were shadow-boxing each other; as the only endurance races in those seasons that truly pitted Ford vs Ferrari at full-strength were Daytona and Le Mans.
Shoot! This race (Sebring) IS a tough event! And this 1966 race - Gurney had it literally after a tough start. What a driver Dan Gurney was! Sport car & just any road course track was his gem. And Lloyd Ruby...he was in his prime years in racing...just a shame he never won Indy.
As to this '66 event - sorry to watch tragic deaths that make racing a dangerous but spectacular sport. Think what the Sebring course would be if it were a 10 mile course...quite fast, I think.
Just to jump right to the point, in that era, correctly, no one dwelled on death during a race and unless it created a barrier against doing so, seldom was a race cancelled because of a fatality. This was and is the correct way of things. No driver goes into a race expecting to get killed and I'd wager just as few want a race stopped because of a fatality. Auto racing is dangerous; people get hurt, and killed. But they don't close highways all day because of a fatal accident, do they? It in no way reflects negatively on the victims - but it shouldn't be the bellweather for the race, either. Finish the race.
Dynamic Films Inc. out of New York used to be at Sebring every year. Speed Chsnnel owned the rights to those years ago but I don't know who does now. Too bad these films haven't been fully restored and released for sports car fans. This is important history.
I read the X-1 was ordered destroyed by customs, is that true or did it survive?
I miss wide world of sports.
Oh, and four people died by the Warehouse area. Lol.
The Chaparral , Jim Hall I think needed more money but we’re Engineering brilliance.From what I have read McLaren Cars built that coupe. The last lap must have been crazy.
Where in the world did you read that McLaren built the Chaparral 2D??? LOL.
@@exoditegrayc Sorry I miss typed McLaren built the Ford GT 40 open top . Chris Amon talked about that in one of his interviews that are still around .Jim Hall aI expect built his own cars. At the time there was a feeling that Bruce built very good versions of current technology. I remember the first time I saw that huge wing on the Chaparral Can Am car on the cover of road & track. I couldn’t work out what the wing was at first & then saw it was attached to the car . It was huge.
These classic films have been so neglected. Most of them have endured the kind of color fading this one has. Would better storage have helped? Reprinting the film on new stock?
The four casualties after the Webster - Andretti accident sealed the fate of the race. Even for the abysmal standards of the period, the safety measures were unacceptable, and the race was canceled for 1967. When it returned in 1968 the track safety was minimally improved, just enough to hold a race.
Pardon for bringing this up, but which race was _canceled_ in 1967? As this video was about the 1966 Sebring race, was the reference made about the running of the 1967 race? The 1967 Sebring 12 Hour race went on as scheduled, with the debut victory of the Ford GT 40 Mk IV driven by Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren.
The website can verify that.
Wrong! Ford Mk IV McLaren / Andretti won in 1967.
Woke you are wrong. They didn’t cancel anything if a few people died.
Wait, there was a roofless GT40?
Assigned lap times? Never heard of this
5 died that year. If that happened today, Sebring would be closed permanently. Racing is so much safer today.
Incredible footage and it's crazy how security was just... well non-existant at all back in these glory days. What surprise me is that their were 2 deadly crashes and at the end, nobody seems to care... Were they even getting the infos ? I assume death was normal part of the game at the time so... it was perhaps not considered as something important ? I don't know...
+Fr. Duffy Fighting 69th what part
+Fr. Duffy Fighting 69th is the crash
My dad and I had just walked behind the bleachers when Maclean crashed, so we knew about it, as we were right there. As to the 4 spectators, I don't remember anything about it.
15:33 A VW bus is driving inside the track and a gut is sitting in a Tornado watching the race.
Hey the 4 dead spectators were in an area they were not suppose to be.
So many deaths
This was the worst year they had for deaths.
8:00
Wheres Bakers 906
What do you ex l ect of car destroyer Bondurant
So only 5 people killed...
lol everybody was so casual about people dying at these events
A lot of WWII and Korean War veterans and people who lived through the depression. Hate to say it but back then real men were men, nowadays men are pussies - see the NFL cancelling a game because someone got carried of by an ambulance.
Castrol .......It's got electrolytes....
Mhm
The whole plot line in Ford v/s Ferrari tht Myles was robbed of being the first driver to win Daytona, Sebring and Le man is a load of BS. He was the only driver to have won Daytona in '66 and it was Gurney who was robbed at Sebring.
Like the first reply, it was a mechanical failure. One that even Miles commented on before it happened, Gurney was pushing the car for quite some time and Ken was following behind but not pushing the car since it was clear they would win the race. Ken kept the same pace while Gurney decided to run fast. IIRC Ken was 1 lap behind. The difference here and at Le Mans, is that it was an order from the executives that made Miles lose out of the win.
@@Guitarman5200 Ken might have known the car better. But people want to cry that Gurney was robbed. I would say more human error for losing because someone told you to slow down just like you posted.
i was there helping team chapparal
Breaking news: There are historical inaccuracies in "Ford vs Ferrari".
auto stupende impegnative per piloti con le palle...oggi tutto automatico telecomandati dai box e quando dai box fanno cazzate ( vedi Gianni & Binotto ) il pilota fa la figura del pirla
Ken Miles went on to also win Le mans but.....well we all know what happened