Oh well…
Against all my wishes, Maranello wins again… 🤣 At least it was a privateer (whatever the brand, I’ll always side with the little guy). Nonetheless, a nice race, and contrary to last year, almost no safety car. After the hyperpole I had hopes specially for Cadillac and perhaps, Alpine and BMW. Yet, Cadillac never got close to the lead, just like BMW and Alpine. About Toyota, on the other hand, I was sure they would be up in the front, with Ferrari and Porsche, but they had a very slow race.
Nonetheless, my money was on Ferrari to win again, unless they had their F1 team to manage things in La Sarthe 😂. I didn’t think the 963 had a great chance and I was glad to see the Valkyries finishing the race. In LMP2, my favorite, the ORECA 07 #199 “Spike the Dragon”, finished in third (well, first in LMP2 Pro-Am). For GT3 I was routing for the Iron Dames’ #85, but they finished all the way in the back 😥.
A nice race overall, with not much drama on track. In terms of 1:43rd, I really want the Spike ORECA, BMW’s M Hybrid V8 #20 (beautiful!) and the Dames’ #85. Oh, and possibly Mercedes AMG-GT3 #61.
IT’S ON!!!!!
Le Mans 2025 🏁🏁🏁
REVIEW – Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta #19
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta #19
Pilots: R. Sommer, C. Biondetti
Team: Raymond Sommer
Race: DNF (5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1938
Spark - S9439 (resin)
Review HERE
Iron Dames’ 2025 livery
Nice, huh? 😍
Hope the gals do well.
Group B in HD!
Stumbled upon this 4-minutes gem the other day. Usually, Group B rallying footage isn’t the best. Well, back in the 80s we didn’t have HD videos, so most of the stuff that you can find on YouTube is low definition. Yet, this video is in HD! The audio track is chill, with mostly not-terrible music and some original ambient sound. In the end, a pretty neat video for the rally fan.
REVIEW – AC Ace #29
1959 AC Ace #29
Pilots: T. Whiteaway, J. Turner
Team: Rudd Racing Ltd.
Race: 7th overall (1st in GT 2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1959
Spark - S9493 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Chenard et Walcker Z1 Spéciale “Tank” #40
1937 Chenard et Walcker Z1 Spéciale “Tank” #40
Pilots: G. Contet, C. Roux
Team: Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Race: DNF (2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1937
Spark - S8105 (resin)
Review HERE
And today, Mercedes’ turn to show off
A few hours ago, Mercedes-Benz revealed their livery for their GT3 works team. As you can see, a homage to their last win at La Sarthe, in 1989 with the mighty C9. Over at 24H LE MANS there are more pictures, if you care to see.
What do you know? Toyota CAN make cool liveries…
Revealed yesterday, a special livery for La Sarthe this year. It’s not something original or particularly artsy, but a homage to the beautiful TS-020 (GT-One) of 1998. Even so, still MUCH better than the bland, tasteless, weak, flavorless, vapid, insipid, uninspired, flat, dull, mild and savorless current black-red-and-white liveries.
So, is there hope for Toyota? 🤔