Video: Onboard Rick Knoop's McLaren M8F At Sonoma

By Bradley Brownell Feb 14, 2017


Okay, so everyone knows by now that we’re not the best when it comes to navigating Sonoma scot-free (sort of not our fault?), but when Rick Knoop does it in his vintage McLaren, it’s like the world stands still. Just listen to that big Chevy engine, and watch his smooth inputs as he runs a quick lap of Sears Point Infineon Sonoma. It’s glorious. Crank up the volume, you’ll love it. 
[Source: SVRA on YouTube]

7 thoughts on “Video: Onboard Rick Knoop's McLaren M8F At Sonoma”
      1. I was in the local historic racing pits when a team fired up their CanAm car for a tuneup – standing six feet behind the car the exhaust was hitting my legs with quite a bit of force! Plus I had my fingers in my ears nearly up to the elbows for the noise.
        And the guys were saying “we’re running the back-up 8-litre engine because the usual 9-litre engine is being rebuilt at the moment”.

        1. Wow, a dedicated engine for backing up – beats the dumpster truck’s “feep-feep-feep” for sure!
          (Edit: ahem, I’m sorry, I’ll show myself out..)

          1. To be fair that is the same one as going forwards, it just depends on the amount of traction

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