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- Le Mans is one of the most prestigious race car tracks in the world where drivers drive the race cars for consecutive 24 hours. As the documentary opens, we see old footage of three Americans, Jim Busby, Kremer Porsche team driver no 1, Chris Cord, diver no 2, and Rick Knoop, the driver no 3. This documentary is all about these three exceptional American race car drivers who teamed up to race at Lemans and won it in 1978. Le Mans is indeed the most-watched motor support of all times. Its history dates back to May 1923 in France which also makes it one of the oldest car race events. It was initially funded by Emile Coquille and endorsed by the automobile club west. Since 1923, the Lemans event held every year in June except 1936 and 1940 to 1948 during the World War 2 era. The documentary further states how Jim Busby and Erwin Kremer teamed up for this big event. Jim Busby suggested Rick Knoop and Chris Cord to Kremer and he agreed. The three drivers took turns to drive the race cars during the 24 hours of the race and covered a distance of over 5000 KM. It was the time when the war between Ford and Ferrari was going on and the European drivers were considered much better drivers than the Americans. Chris Cord sees a deadly accident on the track where the driver turns 24 yards before the kink on the road and the car hits the dirt and then hits the guard rail and flips upside down. But miraculously the driver of that crash survived. The Porsche that the 3 Americans were driving lost a valve and was leaking oil. Despite all these challenges, the American team managed to win the race. They call it the most amazing experience of their lives and it was a sheer pleasure for them to bring the winning car home.
- "Racing Through the Forest - The History of the 1950-56 Pebble Beach Road Races". Inspired by the memoirs of the Del Monte Forest Road Race history, the Pebble Beach Concours and Pebble Beach Company teamed up with K&K Productions. Blending interviews with racers and incredible footage of the events, the film recalls the glories of this forgotten race with a video archive of its history. With over 50 interviews of legendary names in road racing such as Fred Knoop, Mick Marston, Bill Pollack, Jim Hall and Phil Remington. It chronicles the events from the first through the last Pebble Beach Road Races, which included legends like Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill and Bill Pollock in 1956. Through the ear-splitting sounds of unmuffled engines, the Pebble Beach Road Race is legendary for many reasons. It cultivated individuals from Phil Hill to Carrol Shelby. Bore witness to legendary vehicles from Skip Hudson's Roadster to the Ferrari 750 Monza. But most importantly it kick-started the American Road Race. Unfortunately, much of its legacy is lost to history, remaining only in flyers, scraps of footage and individual memory. But by piecing these together with legendary racers' first-hand accounts, we are taken back to the forgotten moments of community, the glorious roadsters and the genesis of road racing itself.
- This short documentary is based on the racing expedition of Knoop Mann. Rick Knoop is a veteran American car racer, who even at the age of 60, is still a fierce car racer and is considered one of the top American endurance car racer. The documentary starts with the introduction of Rick Knoop and Julian Mann, the owner of Knoop Mann special. He shares the experience of working with Knoop and Busby garage and how they decided to take part in the Pikes Peak car race. They used a "Tribute" 1958 Lister Jaguar for this event. The Knoop Mann special is a tribute to the generations of the fathers of Knoop and Mann. The documentary further demonstrates the technical aspects of the up-gradation of Knoop-Mann Special. They upgraded with a new rear wing and a splitter for greater down-force, rocket front suspension, and lower the center of gravity to 4 inches. Besides this technical interior, they also modified the exterior of the car in navy blue color with silver and yellow stripes. They paid homage to the United States' navy seals. With Rick at the wheel, the Knoop-Mann Special drives to the height of 14100 feet and it took them 8 months to prepare for the big day. The course that drives up from 9000 feet to 14000 feet is one of the most dangerous courses in motor-sports which has seen its share of fatal accidents. Rick Knoop went through rigorous physical training to be able to drive to the top. Finally, all of the hard work paid off and Knoop did it in just 10 minutes and 17 seconds. The track has 152 turns and 12.4 miles in length. Knoop dedicated his victory to his father. It was truly an amazing achievement for Knoop Mann special.