Revealed yesterday, a special livery for La Sarthe this year. It’s not something original or particularly artsy, but a homage to the beautiful TS-020 (GT-One) of 1998. Even so, still MUCH better than the bland, tasteless, weak, flavorless, vapid, insipid, uninspired, flat, dull, mild and savorless current black-red-and-white liveries.
So, is there hope for Toyota? đ€
Though this video came out last year, I only found out about it a few days ago. Unfortunately however, YouTube (or the authors?) will not allow to embed it, so you need to click HERE or on the pic above to see it. In a nutshell, it’s a 47-minutes long documentary on the Silberpfeile. Well, though the authors do a fantastic job on explaining the origins of the cars, they almost exclusively focus on the land speed record attempts of both Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union. Grand Prix racing, in theory the primary reason for Germany’s National Socialist Party funding the two companies, is barely cited. Furthermore, they pay special emphasis to Bernd Rosemeyer’s accident, and basically cite en passant the previous record attempts. Nonetheless, the research is fantastic and the historic footage is awesome.
So, though it could be seen as maybe incomplete, with no mention to GP racing and barely nothing on other LSR attempts by the Silberpfeile, it’s still a fantastic way to spend 47 minutes đ.
1978 Rondeau M378 #72
Pilots: J. Rondeau, B. Darniche, J. Haran
Team: Jean Rondeau
Race: 9th overall (1st in GTP class) at Le Mans in 1978
Spark - S8452 (resin)
Review HERE
1957 Maserati 450S #2
Pilots: A. Simon, J. Behra
Team: Officine Alfieri Maserati
Race: DNF (S5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1957
Tecnomodel - TM43-39A (resin)
Review HERE
2023 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 #24
Pilots: J. Button, J. Johnson, M. Rockenfeller
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Race: 39th (Innovative class) at Le Mans in 2023
TSM - 430793 (resin)
Review HERE
One more brand for the LMH class: Genesis, from Korea. Yesterday they reveled their GMR-001 hypercar, to race in the WEC starting in 2026. GMR stands for “Genesis Magma Racing”, and Genesis is developing the prototype in a partnership with ORECA. The presentation yesterday showed the prototype without an engine, since that is still in development. Magma Racing seems to be serious about their race intentions: not only do they have a VERY hot-looking car, they also contracted AndrĂ© Lotterer and Pipo Derani for the team. Head over to Jalopnik for more info.
As I kind of expected (predicted?), LMH is becoming the GT1 of the 20s, with everybody wanting to get in. I only hope that the FIA, ACO and manufacturers keep up the enthusiasm for a long time.
2023 Vanwall Vandervell 680 #4
Pilots: T. Dillmann, E. Guerrieri, T. Vautier
Team: Floyd Vanwall Racing Team
Race: DNF (Hypercar class) at Le Mans in 2023
Spark - S8722 (resin)
Review HERE
2022 Porsche 911 SVRSR âHoonipigasusâ #43
Pilot: K. Block
Team: Hoonigan Racing Division
Race: DNS (PPO class) at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb 2022
Spark - S7789 (resin)
Review HERE
Ferrari 499P #51
Pilots: J. Calado, A. Giovinazzi, A. Pier Guidi
Team: Ferrari AF Corse
Race: 1st overall (Hypercar class) at Le Mans in 2023
LookSmart - LM162 (resin)
Review HERE
While at the gym this morning, resting in-between exercise series (one of those moments when you’re uncertain if you want to die or just go home?), I looked up to the big screen TV. Normally I don’t even know what’s showing on the TV, since I just want to get the torture over as soon as possible. Yet, today I looked up and to my astonishment they were showing a recap of the 2025 Kenya Rally, that ended this Sunday 23rd. Well, I than had to watch it, and boy, as always, the Kenya Rally was wild! And once again, DirtFish produced a great video on the race, so if you have 8 minutes to spare, it’s a nice watch.
And before someone asks, I’m not at liberty to confirm or deny the rumor that today’s gym session was not 100% optimal…
