Silodrome has a very nice write-up on the Shelby Daytona Coupe. The text also has some fantastic shots of chassis #CSX9110, so it’s well worth the visit.
Month: October 2018
REVIEW – 1970 Porsche 914/6 GT #40
1970 Porsche 914/6 GT #40
Pilots: C. Ballot-Léna, G. Chasseuil
Team: Etablissement Sonauto
Race: 6th GC (1st GT 2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1970
Minichamps - 400706540 (diecast)
Review HERE
McLaren Speedtail: successor to the F1
This Friday morning McLaren revealed the new Speedtail. And according to the manufacturer, it’s the successor to the iconic F1.
It’s a 1050 hybrid monster that can get past 400 km/h. Only 106 will be produced, and at a starting price of £ 1.75 million, it will be a rare bird to be seen on the highway (all sold out, BTW). I think it looks pretty good, but does remind me of the XJ220…
1968 Millionaire: Colin Chapman
A very interesting look (35 min) into part of the life of Lotus’ founder, Colin Chapman. Some very interesting late 60’s F1 pit lane footage to be seen.
Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
I think I watched this film about 5× now…
From Petrolicious.
REVIEW – 1961 Maserati Birdcage #6
1961 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” #6
Pilot: Roger Penske
Team: Udraugh Ent. Inc.
Race: 1st GC (D-Modified class) at SCCA National at Meadowdale in 1961 Minichamps - 400611206 (diecast)
Review HERE
Uhlenhaut Coupe
Rudolf Uhlenhaut was the designer of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. At the time, it was one of the most advanced cars of the era, and the only reason it didn’t win everywhere was because Mercedes pulled out of motorsports after the 1955 Le Mans tragedy. So after Mercedes was out of the racing business, there were a couple 300 SLR race cars gathering dust in some warehouse in Stuttgart.
You know that expression “street legal racing car”? Well, very probably this was the first one of them all. Being director of engineering at Mercedes-Benz had a few perks, so Uhlenhaut was allowed to use one of the 300 SLR as his company car. He adapted some mufflers for the car and made the cockpit less spartan, and transformed an almost-Le-Mans-winner into his personal company car.
A fast company car, that is.
REVIEW – 2007 Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR #80
2007 Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR
Pilots: J. van Overbeek, J. Bergmeister, S. Neiman
Team: Flying Lizard Motorsports
Race: DNF (GT2 class) at Le Mans in 2008
Spark - S1904 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 2008 Audi R10 TDI #2
2008 Audi R10 TDI #2
Pilots: R. Capello, A. McNish, T. Kristensen
Team: Audi Sport North America
Race: 1st GC (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2008
Spark - 43LM08 (resin)
Review HERE
Jackie Ickx and Porsches
Yesterday Petrolicious posted a very interesting interview with the great Jackie Ickx, where he talks a little about racing the 953 and 962. If you have 5 minutes to spare, check it out.