LUWerner, Author at W-143

And we have a winner!

Rebel Williams Esports #1 won the first 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual! 🏆
Piloted by Raffaele Marciello (factory Mercedes GT driver), Louis Deletraz (Haas Formula 1 reserve), Nikodem Wisniewski (sim racer) and Kuba Brzezinski (sim racer), it started eighth in the grid. But slowly the team climbed up and finished in first.

In GTE, the #93 Porsche dominated the race. Piloted by Nick Tandy (Le Mans winner), Ayhancan Guven (Porsche Supercup), Joshua Rogers (Porsche Esports Supercup champion) and Tommy Ostgaard (sim racer), they took the flag. Pretty nice, since this weekend was Porsche’s 50th anniversary of their first overall Le Mans win.

Not the real thing, of course, but you know? It was cool to watch. Graphics were fantastic and the inboard filming looked like you were seeing it from a real race car.

Made me want to fire up Forza 7 on the Xbox One…

eLe Mans live, now!

Well, in e-form we can watch something at least. The 24 Heures du Mans Facebook page is streaming the race simulation live now. The whole 24 hours 😲! Of course it’s not the same as a real race, but I’m extremely impressed with the graphics. This will sure be interesting to watch.

REVIEW – 1968 Porsche 907 LH #67

1968 Porsche 907 LH
Pilots: H. Linge, R. Buchet
Team:  Philippe Farjon
Race: DNF (P 3.0) at Le Mans in 1968
Spark - S3499 (resin)

Review HERE

Can my diecast models rot?

I know it sounds weird, but yes, a metal can rot. Literally fall to pieces. The process is not exactly rare and it’s something that can happen to diecast models. It will occur with time and there’s NOTHING you can do about it. This phenomenon is popularly known as zamac rot and unfortunately it can happen to some models.

Click on the link above to read more 😯.

REVIEW – 1958 Rover Company Land Rover

1958 Rover Company Land Rover 
TSM - 430274 (resin)

Review HERE

Diorama upgrade

I’ve been busy these couple of weeks. With two new dioramas! 😎

REVIEW – 1984 Porsche 956B #7

1984 Porsche 956B
Pilots: H. Pescarolo, K. Ludwig
Team:  Joest Racing
Race: 1st overall (C1) at Le Mans in 1984
Spark - MAP02028413 (resin)

Review HERE

McLaren at La Sarthe

Edgard, my good friend (and stinker), sent me this link a few weeks ago and though I bookmarked it, unfortunately I forgot about it. My bad, because it’s 40 minutes of pure gearhead bliss. McLaren released this video in the 90s, where they show a lot of the development behind the Mac F1 and their attempt at Le Mans.

Even if you’re not a Mac F1 fan boy it’s cool to see 😎.

REVIEW – 1972 De Tomaso Pantera #32

1972 De Tomaso Pantera
Pilots: J-M. Jacquemin, Y.Deprez
Team: Claude Dubois
Race: 16th overall (GT 5.0+) at Le Mans in 1972
Spark (pw) - ? (diecast)

Review HERE

Bruce Canepa’s garage

Two weeks ago, in association with the Petersen Automotive Museum, Bruce Canepa showed a video tour of his garage/collection. Though mostly specimens from Porsche, there’s basically something for everyone there, from BMW to Ford to McLaren, race and street versions. And last week he released the second part of the tour.

All in all, an hour of awesome machines that will make any gearhead drool. HIGHLY recommended 😎.