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 😋.
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)
Review HERE
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)
Review HERE
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)
Review HERE
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)
Review HERE
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.
2000 Audi R8 #8 Pilots: F. Biela, T. Kristensen, E. Pirro Team: Audi Sport Team Joest Race: 1st overall (LMP900) at Le Mans in 2000 Minichamps - 430000908 (diecast)
Review HERE
1972 Matra-Simca MS670 #15 Pilots: H. Pescarolo, G.Hill Team: Equipe Matra-Simca Shell Race: 1st overall (S 3.0) at Le Mans in 1972 Spark - 43LM723 (resin)
Review HERE
I just stumbled upon this video on YouTube, and it explains pretty well both the new LMH and LMDh classes. This year, since it will be the inauguration of the new class (classes?), things will probably be kind of slow. However, I’m confident that by 2022, if things work out, we may have what we last saw in the GT1 era. Just imagine: a plethora of gorgeous cars from many manufacturers racing down the Hunaudières!
Bottom line I’m really looking forward to this 🏁.
2006 Ferrari F430 GTC #87 Pilots: A. Kirkaldy, C. Niarchos, T. Mullen Team: Scuderia Ecosse Race: 17th overall (3rd in GT2) at Le Mans in 2006 Hot Wheels - P9951 (diecast)
Review HERE
