Datsun 260Z chases Clown on Zandvoort
Following up yesterdays post: here is a car chase from one of the older Bassie en Adriaan episodes when they still loved the Simca based Matra Rancho. Basically when the clown and acrobat find out they are being followed by a Datsun 260Z with some thugs inside.
In this scene the bad guys chase down a Simca Ranchero with their Datsun 260Z on Zandvoort circuit. The 260Z is going sideways many times but fails to overtake the Ranchero. Why they were doing 360s every now and then is a mystery but they finally spin out at the exit to the paddock.
Be prepared for some real 70s drift action (with long a haired acrobats wearing sunglasses with a funky 70s tune in the background) between a Matra Rancho and a Datsun 260Z on the Zandvoort circuit:
Music
The music during the chase is Musical 2000 by Los Pekinekes and is really fitting the scene and atmosphere very well. The band Los Pekinekes is a Spanish band from the late 1960s and was very fitting as the story of the TV series was the two travelling to Spain to recover a lost treasure.
Datsun sponsoring?
Also a noteworthy to mention: this isn’t the only Datsun used by the thugs. In the other episodes a Nissan Cherry and Violet are being used as chase cars and in another one they (casually) drive a Laurel. After these series Bassie en Adriaan started to drive the Prelude and the thugs started to drive Ladas. I suspect that was no coincidence. :P
Skid school
The two protagonists are two brothers, Bassie and Adriaan, and they made the TV series on a shoestring budget. The Ranchero was their stage car (they used it IRL to travel to the circus) and the Datsun 260Z was Adriaan’s (the acrobat) personal car. The stunts were performed by the instructors of the sliding/skid school (Rob Slotemaker) located next to the track.
Update:
Unfortunately the original video got removed from Youtube due to copyright claims, but recently it has been uploaded on their official channel:
Direct link to video: Bassie & Adriaan – De achtervolging op het circuit van Zandvoort
Ooooh these good old days. :D
I have no idea what they’re talking about but I like how the went from a normal road in a city to wandering onto a racetrack! haha
It is all done with magic: that’s how it works in the circus! :D :D
Seriously: the series were done with a really low budget, so this car chase already surprised me!
Whats up with that 260Z driver?? Im going straight OH NO somehow I’ve lost control now I’m going to spin out. It’s like a 4 year old playing Gran Turismo.
The Bassie and Adriaan series are made for four year-olds, so it is not really surprising they drive like this! :D
My guess is that they tried to look impressive and it is made in the 70s when nobody really was an expert in stunts on television.