Vintage footage shows when Stirling Moss went flat out in a Mercedes and made history

This vintage footage captures the time Stirling Moss went flat out in a Mercedes and made racing history.

The British racing driver was no stranger to getting the job done, and at a great speed, too.

Filmed at the 1955 RAC International Tourist Trophy event in Northern Ireland, the event was clearly epic.

It’s in black and white, but the clip shows a colorful battle for the top spot on the podium.

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Racing is an extreme sport when it comes to the car world.

From Formula 1 to track racing, the events are endless.

For example, a Tesla Cybertruck recently took on a Lamborghini Aventador in an epic Puerto Rico 1/2 mile drag race.

Plus, some Japanese cops even had to start using supercars to chase Tokyo’s underground racers.

But all that fun had to start somewhere, right?

Way back in the 1950s, British racing driver Stirling Moss took the track in a Mercedes 300 SLR.

It all happened at the Dundrod Circuit in Northern Ireland at the 1955 RAC International Tourist Trophy.

Now, years later, the footage can be seen thanks to Duke Video.

The tense race between Jaguar and Mercedes was clear to see, with Moss facing some tire trouble along with fellow driver Fitch.

“Jaguar hopes had always been slim against a Mercedes team which featured Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling, Wolfgang von Trips and the simply astounding Stirling Moss, who, on his 26th birthday, delivered a driving masterclass to secure his third TT win,” Duke Video noted.

Stirling Moss was a racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1951 to 1961 and also ‘contested 66 Grand Prix’. F1 itself notes that he’s ‘often referred to as the greatest driver never to win the world championship’.

He sadly died in 2020, aged 90, but left behind a racing legacy that no doubt inspires racing stars to this day.

While the race was riveting to watch, tragedy sadly struck.

Racing carried a high level of danger back in those days, even more so than modern dangers around circuits.

“While we witness the rewards on offer for driving on the limit, we are also reminded of the tragic results of going beyond that limit as drivers paid the ultimate price on the 7.5-mile course,” the channel explained.

You can watch the clip of the race on the Duke Video YouTube channel, or alternatively, download the full On The Limit film from their website here.

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