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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REVIEW – 2005 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR #80
Category: Le Mans
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)
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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)
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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)
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Hypercar class in jeopardy
Earlier this week we heard that Aston Martin is pulling out of the new Hypercar class, and therefore the Valkyrie project was put on hold (canceled?). So far only Toyota has what looks to be a “working project”, but nothing yet from McLaren, Peugeot or Glickenhause. Well, the later, on Tweeter, said they do have something in the oven. We’re almost in March now, and Le Mans is in June, so with all that (lack of) news I’m worried.
Jalopnik has a much better story on this. And unfortunately, it’s a troublesome read.
REVIEW – 2019 Porsche 911 (991) RSR “Project 1” #56
2019 Porsche 911 (991) RSR #56 Pilots: J. Bergmeister, P. Lindsey, E. Perfetti Team: Team Project 1 Race: 31st overall (1st in LMGTE-Am) at Le Mans in 2019 Spark - S7942 (resin)
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REVIEW – 1980 BMW M1 “Carte de France” #83
1980 BMW M1 “Carte de France” #83 Pilots: D. Pironi, D. Quester, M. Mignot Team: BMW France Race: 14st overall (4th in IMSA) at Le Mans in 1980 Ixo - LMC 159 (diecast)
Review HERE