1990 Porsche 911 (964) Carrera 4 RAUH-Welt Begriff “Waikato” Tarmac Works - T43-017-WKT (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Porsche 911 (964) Carrera 4 RAUH-Welt Begriff “Waikato”
Bob Bondurant and the Ford × Ferrari Wars
Yesterday morning, at 88 years old, Bob Bondurant left us 😥. Undoubtedly one of the greats, up there with Moss, Hill, Gurney and Stewart. In my opinion, his greatest feat was his participation in the so-called Ford × Ferrari Wars. Before Henry Ford II wanted to personally kick Enzo Ferrari’s ass with the GT40, the battle was between the Shelby Daytona Coupe and the Ferrari 250. In the end of the 1965 season, while Ferrari earned 71.3 points, Shelby/Ford took home 90 points, and the title for the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers.
That title only came because of the efforts of Bob Bondurant 🏁.
RIP.
REVIEW – Zytek-Nissan Z11SN #41
2011 Zytek-Nissan Z11SN #41 Pilots: K. Ojjeh, O. Lombard, T. Kimber-Smith Team: Greaves Motorsport Race: 8th overall (1st in LMP2) at Le Mans in 2011 Spark - S2533 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Porsche 906 #37
1966 Porsche 906 #37 Pilots: V. Elford, B.Pon Team: Porsche System Engineering Race: 7th overall (1st in S 2.0) at Le Mans in 1967 Spark - S4743 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Rondeau M379C-L #8
1979 Rondeau M379C-L #8 Pilots: J. Haran, J-L. Schlesser, P. Streiff Team: Jean Rondeau - L’Automobile Race: 2nd overall (1st in GTP 3.0) at Le Mans in 1981 Ixo - LMC 050 (diecast)
Review HERE
Le Mans 2021 – The Movie
A few weeks ago (October 4th) FIAWEC posted on their YouTube page an almost hour-long recap of the 2021 24 Heures du Mans. And dummy here only found it this morning 😣. Better late than never, I guess.
I am going to watch it tonight, on a big screen TV.
REVIEW – Porsche 935 K3 #60
1979 Porsche 935 K3 #60 Pilots: J. Cooper, P. Smith, C. Bourgoignie Team: Charles Ivey Racing Race: 8th overall (1st in Group 5) at Le Mans in 1982 Spark - S2533 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Audi R8 #5
2002 Audi R8 #5 Pilots: T. Kristensen, S. Ara, R. Capello Team: Audi Sport Japan Team Goh Race: 1st overall (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2004 Spark - 43LM04 (resin)
Review HERE
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
Last week (October 1st to 3rd), on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, happened the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The event takes place annually on the grounds near the Villa d’Este hotel in Cernobbio. It usually happens in May, and is possibly the most famous of all the world-class Concours d’Elegance. Petrolicious, as always, wrote a great essay on the event, with some SPECTACULAR photos.
If you want to drool a little, it is worth checking out the link.
2022 Hypercar
On the 24 Heures du Mans’ official page today they posted an article with all the brands that will participate in the Hypercar class starting in 2022. From Acura to Toyota, the list is quite long. And to be honest, until now, I wasn’t aware of all those manufacturers. Of course there’s a long road ahead until we arrive at Le Mans next year, however things do look good.