1992 Toyota TS010 Pilots: K. Acheson, M. Sekiya, P. H. Raphanel Team: Toyota Team Tom's Race: 2nd overall (C1) at Le Mans in 1992 Spark (pw) - ? (diecast)
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REVIEW – 1992 Toyota TS010 #33
Category: Le Mans
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Some of Le Mans’ greatest pilots
Some years ago Petrolicious published a story about five of the most fantastic pilots to race at La Sarthe. I read this story on their site when it came out, but Einstein here didn’t bookmark it. And of course, afterwards, for the life of me I couldn’t remember where I read it 😣. Last night, from nowhere, the story appeared again in my Facebook feed. But this time I’m sharing it.
Not a long article, but with some terrific photography of the era. So, if like me you’re into the stories that make Le Mans THE greatest race on Earth, click here.
REVIEW – 2005 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR #80
2005 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR Pilots: P. Long. S. Neiman, J. van Overbeek Team: Flying Lizard Motorsport Race: 18th overall (4th in GT2) at Le Mans in 1996 Minichamps - 400066480 (diecast)
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Le Mans 2020 postponed
What can I say? This was a given 😷. According to WEC’s website the race will occur on September 19th and 20th. I think it’s pretty logical to assume that by June the COVID-19 epidemic will be dying down, but it will take longer for the world to get back to normal again. So September is probably a safe bet.
REVIEW – 1960 Lola Mk. I #45
1960 Lola Mk. I Pilots: C. Vögele, P. Ashdown Team: Lola Cars Ltd Race: DNF (S 1.1) at Le Mans in 1960 Spark - S1129 (resin)
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REVIEW – 1969 Porsche 917LH #10
1969 Porsche 917LH Pilots: J. Woolfe, H. Linge Team: John Woolfe Racing Race: DNF (S 5.0) at Le Mans in 1969 Ebbro - 43742 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1995 Marcos Mantara LM600 #71
1995 Marcos Mantara LM600 Pilots: C. Marsh, D. Leslie, F. Migault Team: Team Marcos Race: DNC (GT2) at Le Mans in 1995 Spark - S0782 (resin)
Review HERE
Six (yes, just 6!) cars in LMP1 at La Sarthe this year
ACO released this afternoon (02/28) the entry list for the 24 Heures du Mans of 2020. We will only have six LMP1 cars – two Toyota, two Ginetta and two Rebellion. The grid will consist of 62 cars in total, and the other 56 are 24 LMP2, 11 GTE-Pro and 20 GTE-Am cars.
This year will be the last hurrah of the LMP1 class, and I’m sad to see only six cars. The class has been around since 1994 and I thought they deserved a grander going-away party 😥.
Motorsport.com has the full list here.
REVIEW – 2012 Audi R18 e-Tron quattro #1
2012 Audi R18 e-Tron quattro #1 Pilots: B. Treluyer, A. Lotterer, M. Fässler Team: Audi Sport / Joest Racing Race: 1st overall (LMP1) at Le Mans in 2012 Ixo - LM 2012 (diecast)
Review HERE