First time I see a more “personal” view of a Le Mans race. From 1953, with color and black & white footage.
Category: Le Mans
REVIEW – 2006 Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM #53
2006 Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1LM #53 Pilots: M. Apicella, K.i Yamanishi, Y. Hinoi Team: JLOC / Isao Noritake Race: DNC (GT1) at Le Mans in 2006 Ebbro - 43784 (diecast)
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Le Mans + Nürburgring
Last year, around April when this bloody pandemic was becoming serious for us here, I found this video on Porsche’s YouTube channel. It seemed to be pretty good, so I downloaded it to watch on a big screen. I saved the file to my “Race Videos” directory and then, well, totally forgot about it 😣. Yesterday I was going over my hard drive and found it among other saved files. I ended watching it on the laptop and yes, it is awesome. And should be seen on a big screen.
In a nutshell, it’s 91 minutes on Porsche’s effort in GT racing at the 2019 Le Mans and 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Specially interesting for the Porsche fan boy however good enough for all endurance racing fans.
REVIEW – 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus Spider #4
1954 Ferrari 375 Plus Spider Pilots: J. Gonzalez, M. Trintignant Team: Scuderia Ferrari Race: 1st overall (S) at Le Mans in 1954 Ixo - LM 1954 (diecast)
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Chris Harris and the 962
I came upon this video and thought of sharing. The great Chris Harris interviews the legendary Norbert Singer, talking about what made the 962 so great. He even gets to take the 1987 Le Mans winner #17 out for a spin at the Weissach test track.
However, specially nice for me, was to hear Mr. Singer saying “Porsche was thinking with nearly all race cars about Le Mans”. And that my friends, is why I had to add a special section just for Porsche cars at the top of the page 😋.
REVIEW – 1976 Porsche 936 #20
1976 Porsche 936 #20 Pilots: J. Ickx, G. Lennep Team: Martini Racing / Porsche System Race: 1st overall (S 3.0) at Le Mans in 1976 Ixo - LM 1976 (diecast)
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REVIEW – 2001 Audi R8 #1
2001 Audi R8 #1 Pilots: F. Biela, T. Kristensen, E. Pirro Team: Audi Sport / Joest Racing Race: 1st overall (LMP900) at Le Mans in 2001 Minichamps - 400011201 (diecast)
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REVIEW – 1973 Sigma MC73 #26
1973 Sigma MC73 #26 Pilots: T. Ikuzawa, H. Fushida. P. Dal Bo Team: Sigma Automotive Race: DNF (S 2.5) at Le Mans in 1973 Bizarre - BZ 006 (resin)
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REVIEW – 1999 BMW V12 LMR #15
1999 BMW V12 LMR #15 Pilots: J. Winkelhock, Y. Dalmas, P. Martini Team: BMW Motorsport Race: 1st overall (LMP) at Le Mans in 1999 Minichamps - 430992915 (diecast)
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Mazda 787B
This morning I came upon this video, about the great Mazda 787B. The 787B was the first Japanese car to win at La Sarthe. Additionally, and just as important, it was also the first car powered by a Wankel engine to do that. Rotary engines are basically a thing of the past, and do to emission concerns it’s unlikely that we’ll see them on the streets again. Therefore, the 787B will certainly be the one and only Wankel-powered car to ever win at Le Mans.