One of the greatest Formula One documentarys.

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Boggle_Dragon
I urge anyone who has any interest in Formula One or motorsport in general to watch this documentary.

Called "Grand Prix - The Killer Years", it was aired on BBC4 recently. It's both awe inspiring and shocking. It gives you great insight into the lives and minds of F1 drivers and the sport in general during the 60's and 70's, and the struggle safety. It also has a great piece on Jim Clark. My wording doesn't do this documentary justice so il finish with this, Jackie Stewart is a hero, the guy has probably indirectly saved an unknown amount of drivers lives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N9-QrRl1Uk
 
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I totally agree. This is a must watch documentary for any Formula One fan. I recently was told to watch it also and I must say it was very moving. I knew it was a dangerous sport but this put it into perspective.
 
Pryor
I urge anyone who has any interest in Formula One or motorsport in general to watch this documentary.

Called "Grand Prix - The Killer Years", it was aired on BBC4 recently. It's both awe inspiring and shocking. It gives you great insight into the lives and minds of F1 drivers and the sport in general during the 60's and 70's, and the struggle safety. It also has a great piece on Jim Clark. My wording doesn't do this documentary justice so il finish with this, Jackie Stewart is a hero, the guy has probably indirectly saved an unknown amount of drivers lives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N9-QrRl1Uk
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Oh yeah great, not watchable in Germany, nice. 👎
 
Alex p.
Oh yeah great, not watchable in Germany, nice. 👎
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Is it possible for my to directly upload to the forum from my computer? Im currently downloading from youtube now.
The only other issue i have is that the documentary is fairly graphic in parts and i didn't know whether to embed or not. If their is someone who can answer these question's it would be very much appreciated!
 
Dotini
Well-done and touching. It brought back memories good and bad.
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I can't imagine what it would have been like to be a fan during that era, it brings it to a whole new level. Fortunately my generation (im in my 20's) has never had to deal with with anything like that. And i really think its because of just a small few people who where sick to the stomach of losing friends and drivers alike, it was madness, those men had balls of steel.
 
It is a very good documentary, really puts into perspective what a difference half a century has done to the sport.
 
It is a great documentary. I was surprised to hear about the opposition that faced Jackie, it seems so obvious to us now that driver safety is a top priority. It just goes to show what he did for the sport.
 
Matti_Dude
It is a great documentary. I was surprised to hear about the opposition that faced Jackie, it seems so obvious to us now that driver safety is a top priority. It just goes to show what he did for the sport.
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Stewart was actively opposed by Denis Jenkinson, the famous and influential correspondent for Motor Sport magazine. Most of the other drivers quietly accepted the risks. Back in the day, it was a "macho" culture.

Seat belts and rollover bars were adopted in US racing far earlier than they were in Europe.
 
After watching this I do not want to know about the earlier years of rally racing. Well I do and I don't. Just imagine how dangerous that sport was when it first started. And we still have spectators dying because there are really no regulations for barriers and stuff.
 
FCB-Rizla-TML
After watching this I do not want to know about the earlier years of rally racing. Well I do and I don't. Just imagine how dangerous that sport was when it first started. And we still have spectators dying because there are really no regulations for barriers and stuff.
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Not so much "regulations" but a properly organised rally does have guidelines to make rally safer, such as never letting spectators stand on the outside of fast corners, etc. There isn't really much you can do for barriers, its not practical to try and line miles of country with safety barriers, is it?
There aren't that many spectators dying in rally these days, only (as far as I know anyway) at the badly organised rallies.
 
Ardius
Not so much "regulations" but a properly organised rally does have guidelines to make rally safer, such as never letting spectators stand on the outside of fast corners, etc. There isn't really much you can do for barriers, its not practical to try and line miles of country with safety barriers, is it?
There aren't that many spectators dying in rally these days, only (as far as I know anyway) at the badly organised rallies.
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you are right. it is hard to have barriers along country roads.

not many spectators die now days but you do hear cases of them. i dont get coverage here of rally much in toronto but i try to catch highlights online or in pictures and have seen some people get run over in those overnight rallies.. probably like 1 death every few years, but it must have been more as the audience really likes to get up close and personal
 
Thanks for that Youtube link. The documentary was great and it makes me mad that people were so ignorant to safety back then.
 
Watched this the other night, absolutely fantastic. I was shocked to see the cavalier attitude about death and racing and how it was accepted. Fiery crash...nah, don't worry about it, just slow down and drive around the charred body. Just crazy.
 

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