1996 Porsche WSC-95
Pilots: D. Jones, A. Wurz, M. Reuter
Team: Joest Porsche Racing
Race: 1st GC (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 1996
Spark - MAP02029613 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1996 Porsche WSC-95 #7
Category: Le Mans
Le Mans 1955 – CG animation
The French “Le Mans 1955”, directed by Quentin Baillieux , is a CG animation was released last year. This year it won a few awards and was nominated for quite a bunch more.
The film, about the 1955 Le Mans crash is narrated from the perspective of John Finch, Pierre Levegh’s co-driver. Though the film takes a lot of artistic liberty in terms of historical facts, it shows a view that I for one never had of the accident. The animation style is quite dramatic, but I think it works well to show the tragic event.
Peugeot + Rebellion?
OH YES! It was just announced that Rebellion Racing will partner up with Peugeot for FIA’s 2022 WEC Hypercar season. There aren’t much details out about the partnership, so it’s not clear if Rebellion will still run their R-13 LMP1 car in 2020.
As I said before, this new hypercar class is going to be awesome. With Peugeot committed and Aston Martin and Toyota confirmed, so far we will have three factory teams running hypercars. I’m really looking forward to next year’s season.
REVIEW – 1970 Chevron B16 #49
1970 Chevron B16
Pilots: I. Skailes, J. Hine
Team: Chevron Racing Team
Race: DNF (SP 3.0 class) at Le Mans in 1970
Bizarre - BZ312 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1969 Porsche 917LH #14
1969 Porsche 917LH Pilots: R. Stommelen, K. Ahrens Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: DNF (LMS 5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1969 Ebbro - 43750 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1954 Deutsch et Bonnet HBR #56
1954 Deutsch et Bonnet HBR
Pilots: L. Cornet, M. Gignoux
Team: Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
Race: 16th GC (S 0.7 class) at Le Mans in 1954
Bizarre - BZ451 (resin)
Review HERE
And we’re back to the right race…
FORD v FERRARI, the motion picture
Released as Le Mans 1966 in Europe, I watched it last Friday. I was looking forward to seeing it, but I confess I didn’t have great expectations. However, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Both Christian Bale and Matt Damon work fantastically, and the really important part (= cars & races, of course) was very well recreated. In terms of historical accuracy there are some few things wrong as expected, but nothing that gets my panties in a (tight) bunch.
The only part that was a bit off in my eyes was Damon’s Shelby. I really doubt Hollywood would portrait him differently, but from what I know of him, in the film he’s too-much-adorable.
Still, even with these small issues, I had a very enjoyable two hours in the cinema. And yes, I need a Miles’ car now.
REVIEW – 1957 Jaguar D-Type #3
1957 Jaguar D-Type Pilots: I. Bueb, R. Flockhart Team: Ecurie Ecosse Race: 1st GC (S5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1957 Spark - 43LM57 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1987 Porsche 961 #203
1986 Porsche 961 Pilots: C. Haldi, K. Nierop, R. Metge Team: Porsche AG / Rothmans Race: DNF (IMSA class) at Le Mans in 1987 Spark - S0961 (resin)
Review HERE
The story behind Ferrari’s last win at Le Mans
VINWiki brings up another cool car story. After their piece on the Whittington brother’s win in 1979 (as told by John Ficarra), I’m always stopping by their YouTube channel. This time John tells the tale about the 1965 Le Mans race. I’ve read about this story before, but he provides a LOT more detail on the whys and hows. Trust me, if you’re a Le Mans nut it will be a very well spent 20 minutes.
The bad part is that I don’t have the 1965 250 LM #21 in the W-143 Garage.
And now I need it.
Bad…