That Robin miller tribute clip at the end is amazing.

@howard2112

Жыл бұрын

Spoilers!!!!

@ackack2560

Жыл бұрын

Legendary

@aRedFrog

Жыл бұрын

Robin was a great man full of character and is deeply missed in the sport.

Say what you want, but the Bettenhausen Family is the one family that the Indy 500 owes.

@CaryBettenhausen3

4 ай бұрын

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One of the best films about racing have seen…thank you! When I was a kid, my mom always rooted for the Bettenhausen and Vukovich boys at Indy because she was so moved by the deaths of their fathers.

This was fantastic! I’ve always been a big fan of the Bettenhausen family. The Robin Miller footage was so great to see. That ending clip with Miller is such a classic!! 😂

Robin Miller always had the best sayings. "Couldn't drive a greasy stick up a dog's ass" is up there with some of the best ones.😂😂😂 I miss his contributions to the broadcasts.

@Fairlane55

Жыл бұрын

Laughed my ass off when he said that....woke everyone up in the house. 🤣

That outro! Classic! This was the best racing doc I've seen in a long time.

I was a little kid and at the time I knew nothing about the Bettenhausen full history, but I pulled for Gary B and the Gas Man those few years they ran Indy in the 90s because of those awesome Glidden rides. This was really amazing! I can never get enough of that old Indy history. Such an iconic racing family and Merle is a testimony of toughness. From the injury, the pain of losing family and his outlook on life, just awesome! Robin was fantastic throughout with all of the stories and that great tribute at the end LOL. Thanks for the film!

I was born in 63, raced Quartermidgets from the age of five so my hero's were race drivers. The Bettonhausons were some of my heroes...

The History Mystery Man has a great interview with Merle Bettenhausen, we'll worth watching

What a great video. What a legendary family

Cool that you uploaded this on to KZread!

Touching as this DOC is, I really broke down seeing Mark Donahue in the pits at Indy. He was one of my hero's, and like Tony B. he was taken from us to early. F1 has always been a thing that I can't stand, it's killed a lot of my fav drivers, Cevert, Revson, Donahue, Senna, I hate it. But I've always loved the Bettenhausens, they didn't know how to quit, I doubt they ever saw it as an option. And for that, they'll always be legend.

Great documentary 👏🏻

This is an amazing documentary! I’m from Germany and nobody cares really about oval racing here, but I love it! I’m trying to learn all about it’s history and love doing it in Sim racing :) That’s the only way I can race ovals since there are no ovals in Germany unfortunately. But at least I can race my e36 track car on the great German roadcourses like the Nordschleife.

@aRedFrog

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of Oval Racing! Make sure to watch USAC Midgets on Dirt

This is one of the best racing docs I've seen, bravo

Todd Bettenhausen, Thank you for telling me about this story and to be sure to watch it. I am overwhelmed. That's all I can say. Thank you, Jeff Pittman

Great job with this documentary. I have always respected the Bettenhausens and what they went through in racing. Hopefully someday, a Bettenhausen will cross the yard of bricks ahead of the field and get that one for Tony, Gary, Tony and Merle as well as the rest of the family.

Wow y’all killed this 🔥🏁 great job

Wow amazing content and opening picture of Merle is at Western Springs Speedway in Auckland New Zealand🏁

The get well card which said, "I love you grandpa" made me cry...,so did finding the ring at the plane crash site.

My son was good friends with Gary Bettenhausen’s Grandson. We lived in Bettendorf, Iowa and Gary Bettenhausen’s son lived there. They were awesome people.

Thank you so much for uploading this!

The Bettenhausen's were phenomenally talented race car drivers and just plain 'good people'.

That was really good. Thank you for sharing with us.

In 1970 USAC Midgets ran a points race at San Jose speedway and I got an autograph from Bettenhauson... Sat in the car of course Lol...

Sprint car drivers have always been the best drivers in the world

Matthew dillner was a great addition to Flo 👏

@jonnyspa27

Жыл бұрын

FACT.

Great result! My brother and I grew up in the era of watching our dad getting into his sprrint car or sometimes midget not knowing whethèr it would be the last time we would see him alive. Oddly, rather than deterring us from racing ourselves it gave us a release and detachment to pursue that sense of immortality you experience when it all comes together in a win.

I grew up shopping at Bettenhausen Hardware before there were Walmarts. My Dad was friends with Tony Jr. all growing up, as they were in the same class. I can still remember days when I was in grade school, getting to sit in an Indy car while my parents stood and "talked shop" with this legendary family.

I met Johnny Parsons, known as J.P., at the US Grand Prix, F1 that is. I wanted an autograph, but I got a hug instead.

Absolutely amazing! I made me miss a time i never witnessed 😂 man racing and just about everything else was much better in the 50s-80s (And i was not prepared to see Robin this soon but i am glad i did ty flo racing truly!)

Fantastic fantastic fantastic thank you.

Amazing Documentary

This whole thing was incredible

Wow, this movie came out great!🏁🏁🇺🇸

Nicely done, FLO.

Great watch

Awesome, just awesome! True Americans who strive to be the best and honor their Father.

GREAT documentary. I miss Miller....😔

Great job. Just that. Great job. 👍

Mark and Gary penske cars of 1972 have to be the prettiest race cars of all time with those huge wings on the back!

Need a stronger word than legendary for this family.

Gary was a bad ass ! Also when lost Robin Miller it was giant blow to Indy Car racing.

Great Doc, grew up in Terre Haute, witness to the Larry and Gary show at the Action Track, living for the month of May!, 16th and Georgrtown, Racing at its best.

Awesome

My Dad went to school with Tony and they were best friend

So we'll done!!!

I lived near and hung out around Tinleypark

I believe there was a time, after World War II, when most Indy cars were were built and trailered from the Los Angeles basin to Speedway. Before that period, I believe many cars were built in rural mid-america by farmers. In either case, you had to run a Miller if you wanted to win.

Merle is the 🐐

Gary was my favorite and the Terre Haute Action Track.

This was great, and the fact they left in the cussing was good

Great video. Way too many ads, though.

It should be noted that there was some GOOD news coming out of MIS, Gary B. won a big Indy car race there!

Good on Merle.

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Anybody know who’s version of “man of constant sorrow” that is???

Reminds me of the white knight

Safety has come a long way but im always thinkn about how back then they had tube chassis cars,crazy engine engineering,etc but no cage

@zacharyradford5552

11 ай бұрын

Still are tube chassis.

@stevennewman8276

11 ай бұрын

@@zacharyradford5552 obviously. So whats ur point?

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Hey Flo Racing….do you have access to complete Car and Track series? Desperately trying tolocate 69’ USAC stock car race in Northern Wisconsin. I guaruntee you enough hits to make youre money if you post it on you tube

Dirt is a equalizer these days from over use of technology

That wreck suspicious?? Just a thought… idk… bolts coming out of the suspension….??

Damn you got to miss guys like Robin Miller

1:08:48 poor guy sizzled his bawls.

I had never heard of "Bettenhausen"

Ads every 5mins are pushing it. Doc is well done though.

Legends? The voice of Army Armstrong

@zacharyradford5552

11 ай бұрын

What?

Winston Marlboro Camel and Salem now sends f1 a billion a year from Nascar and tobacco

@zacharyradford5552

11 ай бұрын

No they don’t.

I just got back from seeing the 2023 Indy 500. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a magical place on race day.

THat owner left his estate to a animal shelter well if i out live my 2 brothers that were my is going, animals are an absolute gift from the universe, and even the Bible says God created the animals first!

Sons never have half the will power when it comes down to it. Dale Jr too

@aRedFrog

Жыл бұрын

His sons were basically blind, that doesnt help.

@tbhausen

Жыл бұрын

@@aRedFrog far from it 😊

@aRedFrog

Жыл бұрын

@@tbhausen my apologies sir, would visually impaired be proper?

@tbhausen

Жыл бұрын

@@aRedFrog wouldn’t be fair if we had 100% of our parts in top working order because none of the rest of our family does!

@aRedFrog

Жыл бұрын

@@tbhausen Oh no i mean absolutely no ill intention, the way i understood this orginal comment was that the Bettenhausen boys donot have the will power the father did. Which is clearly not true, from the video i gathered it was bc of the vision.

USHRA and NTPA SERGEANT SLAUGHTER 😆

@zacharyradford5552

11 ай бұрын

What?

Bentley built right or it never sees track

@zacharyradford5552

11 ай бұрын

What?

Cigarettes in pocket for cautions bubble goggles

Crop subsidies from tobacco. Looking to make government keep that money the land produces in America mandates? Those teams with those sponsors build teams from America

I probably will get a lot of crap for this Indy is at the end of the day just another race in the IndyCar racing season The simple fact is that this family never one and as the commentary said it's an obsession that the family has to think about about quitting automobile racing altogether The family may have had some success in some smaller divisions What could have been isn't really the case It's just that sometimes racing has luck and this family seemed to not have any luck at Indy

@zacharyradford5552

11 ай бұрын

Indy didn’t start as part of the Indy car series. It started as part of the F1 series. Also racing for everyone is an obsession.

The Bettenhausen family has sure had their share of tragedy. My father was a machinist at Meyer-Drake Engineering for many years and knew George Salih quite well. The 1958 Indy 500 was probably the best opportunity for a Bettenhausen to win the 500. I always rooted for them to win too.