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.
Category: Le Mans
REVIEW – 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT #1
1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT Pilots: J. Barth, W. Röhrl Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: 7th overall (1st in GTP) 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 overall (C1) 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 overall (GT1) 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.
REVIEW – 1968 Porsche 907 LH #67
1968 Porsche 907 LH Pilots: H. Linge, R. Buchet Team: Philippe Farjon Race: DNF (P 3.0) at Le Mans in 1968 Spark - S3499 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1958 Rover Company Land Rover
REVIEW – 1984 Porsche 956B #7
1984 Porsche 956B Pilots: H. Pescarolo, K. Ludwig Team: Joest Racing Race: 1st overall (C1) at Le Mans in 1984 Spark - MAP02028413 (resin)
Review HERE
McLaren at La Sarthe
Edgard, my good friend (and stinker), sent me this link a few weeks ago and though I bookmarked it, unfortunately I forgot about it. My bad, because it’s 40 minutes of pure gearhead bliss. McLaren released this video in the 90s, where they show a lot of the development behind the Mac F1 and their attempt at Le Mans.
Even if you’re not a Mac F1 fan boy it’s cool to see 😎.