Very recently I upgraded a grail model, the Le Mans’ Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. This is one of those models that was paramount to have in my collection. I first got one in 2017, from Minichamps. And I was quite pleased with it, being the best one available at the time. However, in late December 2021 Spark released their version. Since the car is a grail model, I almost immediately bought one (or two… 😉). So, is it in fact better than my previous Minichamps version?
Oh yes, take a look here 😎.
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #19 Pilots: J. Fangio, S. Moss Team: Daimler Benz Ag. Race: DNF (S 3.0 class) at Le Mans in 1955 Spark - S4733 (resin)
Review HERE
1969 Ferrari 312 P #1 Pilots: T. Zeccoli, J-C. Andruet Team: N.A.R.T. Race: 9th overall (S 3.0 class) at Le Mans in 1974 Hachette (pw) - ? (diecast)
Review HERE
2020 Aston Martin Vantage AMR #97 Pilots: A. Lynn, M. Martin, H. Tincknell Team: Aston Martin Racing Race: 20th overall (1st in LMGTE-Pro) at Le Mans in 2020 Spark - S7986 (resin)
Review HERE
2015 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo #21 Pilots: T. Matsuda, L. Ordóñez, M. Shulzhitskiy. Team: Nissan Motorsports Race: DNF (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2015 Spark - S4640 (resin)
Review HERE
Today Cadillac revealed a small teaser of their upcoming IMSA/WEC Hypercar prototype. They only showed a computer rendering and a very short film on their Instagram account. Therefor, information is so far pretty scarce. If everything goes as planned, the car, co-developed by Dallara and Cadillac Racing, will be ready for the 2023 season. Autosport has a little more to tell.
Things are looking quite bright for 2023…
2020 Toyota TS050 Hybrid #8 Pilots: S. Buemi, B. Hartley, K. Nakajima Team: Toyota Gazoo Racing Race: 1st overall (LMP1-H class) at Le Mans in 2020 Spark - 43LM20 (resin)
Review HERE
Ferrari just posted a short video about their race at La Sarthe last year. I think this is the first one in a series of videos describing their race. I’m not sure, but I think (hopefully!) it will cover everything, from the start to the end, when they came first in GTE-Pro. Short and VERY worth the watch 🥇.
And today we get news from Peugeot… Their new 9X8 is still undergoing testing, but boy does that car looks ICE cool! Looks like 2023 is going to be quite interesting 🏁.
