1986 Porsche 959
Pilots: R. Metge, D. Lemoine
Team: Rothmans Porsche Team
Race: 1st place (cars) at the Dakar Rally in 1986
Spark - MAP 020 047 18 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1986 Porsche 959 #186
Category: Racing
Small, fast & mean: Mini hill climber
Totally modified, but SEXY. And fast 
. From Petrolicious.
2018 Le Mans Classic – THE MOVIE
Twenty eight absolutely delightful minutes of classic machines, from Panhards to Cadillacs to Porsches. Honestly, if I had to choose between attending the Le Mans 24 Hours race or the Le Mans Classic, it’s very possible that I would choose the later 
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The sad part is that the next edition will only be in 2020.
The Ferrari Killer
Silodrome has a very nice write-up on the Shelby Daytona Coupe. The text also has some fantastic shots of chassis #CSX9110, so it’s well worth the visit.
1968 Millionaire: Colin Chapman
A very interesting look (35 min) into part of the life of Lotus’ founder, Colin Chapman. Some very interesting late 60’s F1 pit lane footage to be seen.
Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
I think I watched this film about 5× now…
From Petrolicious.
REVIEW – 1961 Maserati Birdcage #6
1961 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” #6
Pilot: Roger Penske
Team: Udraugh Ent. Inc.
Race: 1st GC (D-Modified class) at SCCA National at Meadowdale in 1961 Minichamps - 400611206 (diecast)
Review HERE
Uhlenhaut Coupe
Rudolf Uhlenhaut was the designer of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. At the time, it was one of the most advanced cars of the era, and the only reason it didn’t win everywhere was because Mercedes pulled out of motorsports after the 1955 Le Mans tragedy. So after Mercedes was out of the racing business, there were a couple 300 SLR race cars gathering dust in some warehouse in Stuttgart.
You know that expression “street legal racing car”? Well, very probably this was the first one of them all. Being director of engineering at Mercedes-Benz had a few perks, so Uhlenhaut was allowed to use one of the 300 SLR as his company car. He adapted some mufflers for the car and made the cockpit less spartan, and transformed an almost-Le-Mans-winner into his personal company car.
A fast company car, that is.
Jackie Ickx and Porsches
Yesterday Petrolicious posted a very interesting interview with the great Jackie Ickx, where he talks a little about racing the 953 and 962. If you have 5 minutes to spare, check it out.
Rennsport Reunion VI: live, NOW!
