2005 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR Pilots: P. Long. S. Neiman, J. van Overbeek Team: Flying Lizard Motorsport Race: 18th overall (4th in GT2) at Le Mans in 1996 Minichamps - 400066480 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 2005 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR #80
Author: LUWerner
THIS is a serious model
Remember the Amalgam models? Pfft, forget them. A child’s toy, nothing more. THIS is a serious model. This is totally out of this world! I was surfing around and found this video. Jonny Smith (from Fifth Gear) posted this on his channel this Monday. I already knew about Russell Lord’s Escort model, but this is the first time I see a very nice interview with him.
One word: unfrigginbelievable 😲😲😲
Le Mans 2020 postponed
What can I say? This was a given 😷. According to WEC’s website the race will occur on September 19th and 20th. I think it’s pretty logical to assume that by June the COVID-19 epidemic will be dying down, but it will take longer for the world to get back to normal again. So September is probably a safe bet.
REVIEW – 1960 Lola Mk. I #45
1960 Lola Mk. I Pilots: C. Vögele, P. Ashdown Team: Lola Cars Ltd Race: DNF (S 1.1) at Le Mans in 1960 Spark - S1129 (resin)
Review HERE
How to be blown away, in scale
Amalgam models. A little big for my tastes (or better, for my house), but oh well, go big or go home, right? These are 1:12, but they offer models in smaller scales, even in 1:43 (but with less opening features, obviously). Still, the big ones are absolutely out of this world, with working features that are borderline unbelievable. But since the price tag on these gems is also in the big leagues (making the price of an 1:18 CMC sound as peanuts), the models are as rare as the 1:1.
REVIEW – 1969 Porsche 917LH #10
1969 Porsche 917LH Pilots: J. Woolfe, H. Linge Team: John Woolfe Racing Race: DNF (S 5.0) at Le Mans in 1969 Ebbro - 43742 (diecast)
Review HERE
Group B pushed it too far
All motorsports enthusiasts (like yours truly) moan that regulatory bodies are always castrating the sport. And if it wasn’t for racing bodies, motorsports would be more fun 🙄. Well, once (just once) FIA said what the hey and essentially pulled all the stops. That’s basically how Group B came to be, and tragically, it was too much.
The video above succinctly explains what happened.
REVIEW – 1995 Marcos Mantara LM600 #71
1995 Marcos Mantara LM600 Pilots: C. Marsh, D. Leslie, F. Migault Team: Team Marcos Race: DNC (GT2) at Le Mans in 1995 Spark - S0782 (resin)
Review HERE
Gemera Part II
Just a few hours ago TopGear posted a video on the new Gemera, directly from the (cancelled) Geneva Auto Show. The cool part is that Christian von Koenigsegg himself explains the car. Holy mercaptans Batman 😲😲😲
Koenigsegg Gemera. And you thought things could not get more insane…
The Gemera, just presented today. It has 1700 hp, and can go from a standstill to 100 km/h in 1.9 seconds, with a top speed of at least 400 km/h. It also has all-wheel drive, all-wheel torque vectoring, all-wheel steering and also has independent rear-wheel steering. And if that’s not enough, it seats four adults (comfortably, according to Koenigsegg).
It also has 8 (eight) cup holders, four that chill your drink and four that heat your drink. I’m not sure about luggage space, or if it even has space for your wallet. But who needs to carry luggage if you’re going somewhere at warp speed with your family.
Insane 🤯.