1968 Alpine A110 Pilots: J. Bourdon, M. Nussbaumer, M. Pouteaux Team: Ecurie Léopard Race: NC (GT 1.3 class) at Le Mans in 1968 Troféu - 806 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1968 Alpine A110 #61
Category: Le Mans
When David slew Goliath
At the 24 Heures du Mans of 1980, all-mighty Porsche was (again) the favorite. But that year there was a David in their path, the Rondeau M379B. Jean Rondeau, a pilot and small time builder from Le Mans, is the definition of a garagista. And one of my racing heroes 🥇.
Le Mans, 1968
Another Le Mans video, this time from the 1968 race. It’s narrated in English and no music (well, just a little of elevator music, at least). Very good footage of the whole race, and the best coverage of the “Le Mans start” I’ve seen yet. Interesting to see how Porsche 908 #34 takes off with the door open, that is slammed shut by the wind. Wanna bet that Joe Buzzetta (or Scooter Patrick) went off WITHOUT seat belts fastened 😲?
REVIEW – 1982 Lola T610 #17
1982 Lola T610 Pilots: B. Redman, J. Adams, R. Kent-Cooke Team: Cooke Racing Race: DNF (C class) at Le Mans in 1982 Bizarre - BZ 357 (resin)
Review HERE
Le Mans, 1972
Found this vintage film (20 minute long) from the 1972 Le Mans race. Image quality is not very good, but the 70s psychedelic rock sound track makes up for that 🎸. But above all, it was nice to see all those cars in race.
REVIEW – 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT #1
1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT Pilots: J. Barth, W. Röhrl Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: 7th GC (1st GTP class) at Le Mans in 1981 Spark - S0984 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1986 Porsche 962C #1
1986 Porsche 962C Pilots: D. Bell, J. Stuck, A.Holbert Team: Porsche AG / Rothmans Race: 1st GC (C1 class) at Le Mans in 1986 Spark - MAP02028613 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1998 Nissan R390 GT1 #32
1998 Nissan R390 GT1 Pilots: A. Suzuki, K. Hoshino, M. Kageyama Team: NISMO Nissan Motorsport / TWR Race: 3rd GC (GT1 class) at Le Mans in 1998 Spark (pw) - ? (diecast)
Review HERE
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.