1968 Porsche 911T #43
Pilots: J-P. Gaban, R. van der Schrick
Team: Jean-Pierre Gaban
Race: 12th overall (1st in GT 2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1968
Spark - S9738 (resin)
Review HERE
1968 Porsche 911T #43
Pilots: J-P. Gaban, R. van der Schrick
Team: Jean-Pierre Gaban
Race: 12th overall (1st in GT 2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1968
Spark - S9738 (resin)
Review HERE
Against all my wishes, Maranello wins again… ๐คฃ At least it was a privateer (whatever the brand, I’ll always side with the little guy). Nonetheless, a nice race, and contrary to last year, almost no safety car. After the hyperpole I had hopes specially for Cadillac and perhaps, Alpine and BMW. Yet, Cadillac never got close to the lead, just like BMW and Alpine. About Toyota, on the other hand, I was sure they would be up in the front, with Ferrari and Porsche, but they had a very slow race.
Nonetheless, my money was on Ferrari to win again, unless they had their F1 team to manage things in La Sarthe ๐. I didn’t think the 963 had a great chance and I was glad to see the Valkyries finishing the race. In LMP2, my favorite, the ORECA 07 #199 “Spike the Dragon”, finished in third (well, first in LMP2 Pro-Am). For GT3 I was routing for the Iron Dames’ #85, but they finished all the way in the back ๐ฅ.
A nice race overall, with not much drama on track. In terms of 1:43rd, I really want the Spike ORECA, BMW’s M Hybrid V8 #20 (beautiful!) and the Dames’ #85. Oh, and possibly Mercedes AMG-GT3 #61.
Le Mans 2025 ๐๐๐
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta #19
Pilots: R. Sommer, C. Biondetti
Team: Raymond Sommer
Race: DNF (5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1938
Spark - S9439 (resin)
Review HERE
Nice, huh? ๐
Hope the gals do well.
1959 AC Ace #29
Pilots: T. Whiteaway, J. Turner
Team: Rudd Racing Ltd.
Race: 7th overall (1st in GT 2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1959
Spark - S9493 (resin)
Review HERE
1937 Chenard et Walcker Z1 Spรฉciale โTankโ #40
Pilots: G. Contet, C. Roux
Team: Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Race: DNF (2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1937
Spark - S8105 (resin)
Review HERE
A few hours ago, Mercedes-Benz revealed their livery for their GT3 works team. As you can see, a homage to their last win at La Sarthe, in 1989 with the mighty C9. Over at 24H LE MANS there are more pictures, if you care to see.
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? ๐ค