To those saying this car is slow.... They are running it slow to not risk wrecking such a cool piece of history. Yeah it would be awesome to see it flat out. Cars are meant to be driven, etc. But understand this is a museum piece and be glad for the chance to see it drive at all.

@AbigailPender

6 жыл бұрын

it's an indie car so not exactly designed for a hill climb

@mattsharman4733

5 жыл бұрын

G Spawn That's because Jet engine throttles can take a while to spool up or down. That's why piston engined military aircraft were used up into the 50s and 60s in some countries, the engines were far too slow to react compared to piston counterparts.

@sofielee4122

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinJDildonik well, they are using a PT6. it's a free turbine design so you could, in theory, run the engine at max power all the time and control the speed entirely with transmission and brakes. but with what they had available at the time this was built, i doubt they could have feasibly done that

@ElShogoso

3 жыл бұрын

It also only runs on one "gear" so it accelerates relatively slowly at first (like a kart would), and in that hillclimb they don't really get the chance to floor it. I tried it in Project Cars 2 (not the best simulator but the only one I know that has this car) in the old Le Mans track (which has a super long straight) and boy is it fun though. When that thing gets speed it really feels like a jet plane accelerating in the runway. Edit: I just noticed someone already explained this better than I did

@gianlucatomasello9492

3 жыл бұрын

@@AbigailPender f1 car*

This is my favorite car in Project Cars 2. Everything about the Lotus 56 is non-conventional. Fun to drive, easy to crash.

@jacobrzeszewski6527

3 жыл бұрын

It’s like a freight train. Takes forever to get up to speed, but once it gets there it doesn’t want to stop.

@henrylicious

Жыл бұрын

​​@@jacobrzeszewski6527 Beep Beep bop boop.😢

“Let’s stick a jet engine into a hotwheels”

@mdlatham7

6 жыл бұрын

yep

@TheOneandOnlyGodHydra

3 жыл бұрын

Jet powered doorstop

@mortythealien2783

Жыл бұрын

it is called "lotus turbine" the redline hot wheels casting of this car.

V1 rotate

@RChero1010

6 жыл бұрын

Aaaaaand butter.

There's an alternate reality somewhere where the jet car really "took off" and we're all driving around in our jet cars like the Jetsons.

This car is available on Project Cars 2!!!!

@AnyaKittyMeow

5 жыл бұрын

I was trying out all the Lotus cars at Nordschleife. Was really surprised that it turned out to be this type of car. Such a unique driving experience!

@CanadaKingracing

4 жыл бұрын

Try it at monza classic (oval) that’s some crazy shit 😂

@AkibaMomoro

2 жыл бұрын

@@CanadaKingracing my favorite track is classic monza full for this car easily

It looks like a damn doorstop. I love it!

@yellow_x522

3 жыл бұрын

simple but sexy design 👌

@peterpemrich6962

2 жыл бұрын

I know right!! The damn thing is awesome!

Looks like a life sized pinewood derby car.

when pinewood derby gets real

I watched this car race at the Indianapolis 500 on tv when I was a kid. It was blowing away everyone. No one could keep up but it broke down a couple of laps before the finish. They immediately cut the jet engine size 50 percent so no one would be successful afterward plus no more four wheel drive. It scared the hell out of its competition.

This car looks so beautiful! And the sound is absolutely unique

I was an 11-year-old kid in "68" and man I loved that car!

I wish the commentators would have stopped talking for just a moment so we could listen to the turbine.

Colin Chapman was a genius

@FiddlerSteve

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Ken Wallis did the first Indy turbine in '67.

@ALDA494

6 жыл бұрын

A dangerous genius.

Ever since first hearing of this race car I had always wanted to hear it run. Such an amazing piece of work..

SVRA has events at Indianapolis, and they usually bring this car out for exhibition runs on the oval. Never quite pushed how it was intended, but it's cool to see any way.

Awesome bit of kit

To think these cars got 450hp vs the 600hp the competitors at the Indy 500 that year were getting...and it damn near won the race! What a car!

@GregBrownsWorldORacing

4 жыл бұрын

but for a $6 bearing the 500 was lost with 7 miles to go. They won the Indy 493, but there's only one lap it pays to lead.

Such an amazing car

“Let’s put a jet engine on an oversized wheel chock”

@yellow_x522

3 жыл бұрын

a wheel chock with it's own wheels 😂

McLaren considering return to Indianapolis.....love to see even more history return to the 500. Love the STP colors on a race car

Sounds GLORIOUS!!

It's really awesome that Andy Petree the owner of the Skull Bandit car in the NASCAR Cup Series was driving this turbine powered beast.

Just. AMAZING!

Forza give this to me!

@NewsFreak42

6 жыл бұрын

you can drive it in Project Cars2

@TheRagingStorm98

6 жыл бұрын

Jeff Sine Needs to be in the new Forza the more lotus the better

@SoI_Badguy

6 жыл бұрын

That would require them to actually do something new and interesting.

@Seanthefox

6 жыл бұрын

Watch their lazy asses make it sound like a modern F1

@SoI_Badguy

6 жыл бұрын

The Model Meister They already made the jet powered f&f ice charger just an awd charger with a hellcat engine

modern turbine shaft engines make pistons look like cave man technology

this car is insane

¡SILENCE!

And Earnhardts crew chief driving it is pretty cool also!

I'm trying to spot the aircraft in the video until I realize that was the engine sound WTF :p

RIP Mike Spence.

"hehe jet engine goes brr" -Colin Chapman

Its also nearly an eraser too

The engine used in this car is the same engine used to power the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter, the Cessna Caravan, and the Beechcraft King Air. Fighter jet it is not!

just like one of those cars on wrapper of "Turbbo" bubble-gum from childhood

Holy ish

Jet without wings

Lotus!!!!!!!!

It would have to have a very large fuel tank or they would be pitting every three minutes

Put some wings, elevator and tail, and we're done!

hey

Wanna more? Google: 1968 Howmet TX

Red Bull Soapbox Rally is getting way out of hand

I think only mistake is they use Gasoline, not Kerosene.

Any slower and it will be going backwards

@_Ben4810

Ай бұрын

It takes a very brave man to drive fast in that particular car. Speed is not the problem, but braking very much is, the car is in constant drive & attempting to fight against the turbine engine torque with the brakes is very tricky, & the turbine usually always wins over the brakes.

Fun fact you searched this

Batmobile eh

Not really.

1st

@nedinnis6752

6 жыл бұрын

Gear

NO TURBO - NO FUNNNNNNN !!! ! !!! :-))

@fone5003

4 жыл бұрын

It's a twin turbo 4.4L turbine

con micoche de calle hubiese ido mas rapido

Turtle pace

@vectro4284

6 жыл бұрын

Raymond Lee Its an Indycar.. what do you expect

@RChero1010

6 жыл бұрын

1 gear intended for the likes of 200mph, and they aren't going to run an irreplaceable piece of history flat out. It's a marvel they are driving it at all

@danielhack8878

6 жыл бұрын

Noah exactly

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Its so loud but so slow its irritating

@KayoMichiels

6 жыл бұрын

That's because it is geared to run at 200+mph at Indy 500.... it doesn't have a gearbox... just 1 gear

@rafik-congmedureh5049

6 жыл бұрын

MK3424 1 gear 200 mph daammnnn thats insane woww just wow

@Serris412

6 жыл бұрын

Cave Johnson "This car is slow" "LIBERAL REEEEEEE" Alright dude.

@fredxu99

6 жыл бұрын

I think others have pointed out this car is almost as old as IndyCar racing itself. Pretty sure they went along the lines of "just take it slow or you could wreck a piece of history".

@drdraws9597

5 жыл бұрын

Saw one tonite not sell for 1.4 million U.S. !! Reserve not met! I would take it easy on it to!! @@fredxu99

it slow

@marcobrancorsini2479

6 жыл бұрын

They're not driving it flat out, you can see that from a mile away...

My grandma can drive faster than that!!!

@bensolo639

6 жыл бұрын

cdrbmw yeah, she definitely can. The car has only one gear designed for 200 mph and its also designed for ovals not hill climbs. You wouldn't wanna destroy a piece of history don't you?

Almost slow enough to be a turtle

@user-fb2co6vk4q

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's almost like they're not going flat out in it because it's not designed for this kind of track and would be impossible to replace if something happens. Weird eh?

@LonelyHearts.Co24

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fb2co6vk4q Yes.

Driving like an old grand ma without her glasses on her way to buy some bread.. This is not only ridiculous, this is tragic and totally lacks respect for this gorgeous car

@bensolo639

6 жыл бұрын

Raoul Duke yeah it wasn't supposed to go flat out on hillclimbs... do your research.

@raoulduke6043

6 жыл бұрын

I can understand he wouldn't be driving this flat out, but he could remove the parking break.. I ve seen more impressive footage of a Citroen AX leaving a car park

@bensolo639

6 жыл бұрын

Raoul Duke yeah he could've gone a bit faster, but not flat out obviously

@fone5003

4 жыл бұрын

Mmm, yes, the car stuck in a barrier because it was pushed to do something completely different to the design brief would be a brilliant way to respect the car