Hah!. That is pretty good. Don't know how many YouTube vids exist for old NASCAR pit stops, say ala' 1955-1962 or so. Slow indeed and often the teams enlisted any local drunkard to change the tires, etc. No kidding!
By '65 IIRC it was the Woods Brothers who started to formalize all aspects of the now specialized full-time pit crew, timing of the stop, tools etc. that vogue'd into what we have today. Ford had the Woods team do Jimmy Clark's pit stops in '65 at the Indy 500 and they absolutely smoked all the other Offy teams and similar Ford Lotus teams.
Per Wikipedia:
Race recap[edit]
The Wood Brothers from the NASCAR Grand National circuit, were invited by Ford Motor Company to work the pit stops for Team Lotus (drivers Jim Clark and Bobby Johns).[12] Their arrival at the Speedway was quickly recognized and much reported. They were well known for their rapid pit stop work in NASCAR, and their presence immediately created a stir in the garage area. It took them only a short time to acclimate themselves to the open wheel championship cars' equipment.
Their contributions to the victory, however, have been considered overstated by media and others alike.[13][14][15] Historians agree that Clark's Lotus-Ford was capable of winning the race handily with or without the added help of the Wood Brothers. In fact, the only work done on the cars was routine refueling, as they did not need to change tires during the race.[16] Clark made only two stops all day, and the quickness of the refueling process was largely attributed to a specially-designed gravity fueling rig with a venturi tube. One of the things they did do ahead of time was to "break in" the new fueling hose nozzles by simply working them in and out of the coupling for a period of time.
First half[edit]
