Yeah, some of you will say, “Of course he went from 18th to third in five laps, he is a retired professional race driver, it’s what he is supposed to do!” and you are probably right, but that doesn’t diminish the fun that this video was for us to watch. Why? Even with all that talent and one hell of an awesome GT40 under him, Tom Kristensen still had to weave through all these cars to make a podium finish in a short race. It’s one thing to pick off 15 spots in 15-20 laps but to do it in this condensed amount of time is awesome. You have to drive with a huge level of intensity and concentration to prevent a mishap when you are pressing this hard.
In a way, passing all of these cars, majority driven by non-professional pilots is even more of a challenge because their actions are less predictable, right? During his nine Le Mans wins, Kristensen made hundreds, if not thousands of passes over the course of his career and we’re betting virtually all of them saw the slower car yield the line and the right of way for the faster one. Here? You may find a doctor unwilling to give an inch wirh out gunned and that can make the pass more treacherous.
This is a great watch. Awesome driver in an awesome car!
