3 Reasons Why This Heroic GT40 Video Will Go Down In History

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By now, you'll have watched the Kenny Brack GT40 video from this month's Goodwood Revival. If you haven't, do so immediately. If you have, then watch it again anyway. It's five minutes of one of the most awe-inspiring displays of driving you're ever likely to see, and has so much oversteer it's likely to turn you into a drift addict.

But: is it this brilliant exhibition of skill fit to join the list of greatest on-board driving videos of all time? For Brack's claim to make the cut, it's got to fulfill these three crucial criteria, like the current members of the driving hall of fame already manage. Check them out below.

1. The car has to be DANGEROUS

You can hook up a GoPro to your Golf GTI and show off the best driving on Earth, but no-one's going to pay massive attention if you're just pedaling a friendly hot hatchback. For these purposes, the car needs to be fighting you every step of the way, behaving unpredictably, actively trying to unnerve, scare, and probably kill its driver, given half a chance. Just like the RUF CTR 'Yellowbird' made infamous by the 1987 video 'Faszination'.

That's Stefan Roser hooning his way to all-time glory in the Yellowbird, a twin-turbo 3.2-litre 911 Carrera that developed 469bhp. In 1987. That's only 4bhp less than a 997 Turbo from four years ago, and the Yellowbird doesn't have driver aids, or all-wheel drive. It only weighs 1170kg and in 1987, it was the world's fastest car. So essentially, this is a bloke rinsing the Eighties equivalent of a Bugatti Veyron on the world's most dangerous racetrack. Which brings me to our next point...

2. The course has to be LETHAL

The job's only half done if you've brought a widowmaker of a car to the party but only have a NASCAR oval to pootle it around on. The track you're driving needs to be just as hairy as your car if we're to allow passage into the all-time great driving videos. Pikes Peak is one of those locations, and 'Climb Dance' is a worthy film.

Ari Vatanen thrashing his 405 T16 up Pikes Peak is part of motoring folklore - not just for the part where he drives one-handed to shield his eyes from the blinding sun. With sheer drops thousands of feet high and no room for error on the dusty, sunset-baked road, Climb Dance's Pikes Peak setting is easily insane enough to make the cut.

3. The driver has to be ON IT

No let-up. No breathers. No 'calm-down' moments. The driver you're watching has to remain in the zone, giving you the impression not only has he not blinked in 90 seconds, but he's barely breathing too, or looking at the dials and instruments in the car. Eyes focused on the middle distance, hands and feet working in harmony like clockwork. There's no other choice when racing at Monaco, as Ayrton Senna ably demonstrates...

So, three drivers clearly in the zone, three legendary tracks, and three cars all doing their best to make life difficult. Or temporary. Does Brack make the cut? Let's break it down...

The car: He's driving a 1965 Ford GT40, owned by Red Bull F1 design boffin Adrian Newey. The 7.0-litre V8 develops over 500bhp, all sent to the rear wheels via a manual gearbox. The tyres are vintage. The brakes are ancient. There's little to no downforce, no safety cell, and it's worth a couple of million quid to the right auction house. That'll be a YES, then

The track: if you've ever driven around Goodwood motor circuit, you'll know it's not as quaint as the revival image makes out. It's actually flowing, fast, and downright terrifying. Each opening-radius bend tempts you to carry more and more speed until you fall off in spectacular style. This track nearly killed Stirling Moss. It did kill Bruce McLaren. And to boot, in Kenny's GT40 video, it's raining. So we'll give that a YES, too.

The driver: is he on it? Silly question. Of course he is. He's qualifying in dominant style - and the car went on to win the Whitsun Trophy later in the Goodwood weekend, beating every other GT40 on site to the chequered flag. Nice one, Mr Brack. Welcome to the all-time great list of on-board driving talent videos.