1965 Ford GT Mk. II #1 Pilots: K. Miles, B. McLaren Team: Shelby-American Inc. Race: DNF (P +5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1965 Spark - S4532 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Ford GT Mk. II #1
Category: Le Mans
REVIEW – ORECA 07 #22
2020 ORECA 07 #22 Pilots: F. Albuquerque, P. Hanson, P. di Resta Team: United Autosports Race: 5th overall (first in LMP2 class) at Le Mans in 2020 Spark - S7963 (resin)
Review HERE
Three little piglets…
With my new Pink Pig from Spark, I was able to do this small comparo. On the left you see the new Spark, and in the middle is my old Minichamps. And on the right is my daughter’s Highspeed model. She’s 11 and according to her, the Pink Pig is the coolest Porsche. Ever 😁.
The biggest difference between the Spark and the Minichamps is the black tape. During the race, car #23 had black tape around the door and engine cowl. I think Minichamps used the car as it sits at Porsche’s museum as the base for their model. In fact, I have the impression that most of their models are based on the cars as they look today. Spark, on the other hand, replicated the model as it was on race day. And for me, at least, that’s a BIG plus.
In terms of overall detail the Spark model has the edge, being it little more refined then the Minichamps. And as expected, the Highspeed version is much simpler. Nonetheless, it is NOT terrible – far from it, in fact. Therefore, it comes down to how much you want to spend and/or how important the Pink Pig is to your collection.
REVIEW – Porsche 917/20 “Pink Pig” #23
1971 Porsche 917/20 “Pink Pig” #23 Pilots: R. Joest, W. Kauhsen Team: Martini Racing Team Race: DNF (S 5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1971 Spark - S1896 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Chevrolet Corvette C8.R #63
2021 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R #63 Pilot: A. Garcia, J. Taylor, N. Catsburg Team: Corvette Racing Race: 21st overall (2nd in LMGTE-Pro class) at Le Mans in 2021 Spark - S8259 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Alpine A210 #45
1967 Alpine A210 #45 Pilot: M. Bianchi, J. Vinatier Team: Société Automobiles Alpine Race: 13th overall (1st in P 1.6 class) at Le Mans in 1967 Spark - S5686 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – BMW M8 GTE #82
2018 BMW M8 GTE #82 Pilots: A. F. da Costa, A. Sims, A. Farfus Team: BMW Team MTEK Race: DNF (LMGTE-Pro class) at Le Mans in 2018 TSM - TSM430488 (resin)
Review HERE
Le Mans 2022 Race Review
Last Friday, FIA WEC on their YouTube channel, posted an almost hour-long video with this year’s Le Mans race review. Nice for a recap.
Porsche’s 20th victory at Le Mans?
That’s the idea with the new 963. Officially revealed yesterday at Goodwood, this is Porsche’s new LMDh weapon for 2023. Powered by a twin-turbo 4.6-liter V8 engine producing 671 hp, the car definitively has the looks. Let’s see if it also walks the walk and talks the talk.
Damn that looks good 🤩
Yep, Toyota did it again.
Well, a 1-2 win – not unexpected, was it? Even so, we had a Glickenhaus on the podium, which was quite nice to see. Some say that Toyota, Glickenhaus and Alpine were only “place holders” until things get really serious next year, when the “big boys” will be back. In LMP2 Jota did a great race, and this year was the last race for GTE-Pro, which was kind of sad to see. At least Ferrari didn’t win. Anything 🤣. Shame to see that no Corvette finished on the podium, though (and they started REALLY well).
In the end a nice race. The great part is that there’s just one year to go for Le Mans 2023 🏆.