Yesterday I found an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage about the Bizzarrini A3C. The exact one that raced at Le Mans in 1965 and came in first in it’s class. You can find more info on the car here at W-143.
Other interesting facts on the 1955 race
Interestingly, this morning I found an article at Petrolicious about the 1955 race. Not about the crash and tragedy, but some interesting facts about the race per se. A short read with some VERY cool (non-crash) period photos.
The 1955 Le Mans crash
I’ve seen many videos and articles on the terrible 1955 tragedy. Some quite good and a few with too much bias. But so far this video here is the best one I’ve seen to date, with a very good description of what actually happened.
Kudos to Aidan Millward 🍻
REVIEW – 1992 Toyota TS010 #33
1992 Toyota TS010 Pilots: K. Acheson, M. Sekiya, P. H. Raphanel Team: Toyota Team Tom's Race: 2nd overall (C1) at Le Mans in 1992 Spark (pw) - ? (diecast)
Review HERE
New shirt day!
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Is Porsche thinking on getting back to prototype racing? At Le Mans?
According to Motorsport.com, that might be a possibility. If so, Porsche is considering the new LMDh class, that supposedly should start in 2021. Nobody knows much about this new class, but basically it will allow the same car to compete both in WEC and IMSA races. Everything is on hold right now because of the pandemic, but if Porsche is actually thinking about it, maybe there’s hope for the future of endurance racing.
REVIEW – 2019 Honda Civic Touring
T.50
So far no pics, only a rendering, and not much to see. But Gordon Murray (yes, that Gordon Murray) is working on a new supercar. Not much has been revealed, it’s called T.50 and will be powered by a ground-breaking V12 from Cosworth. According to their website it will be naturally aspirated and deliver 650 hp. It will also be the “highest-revving engine ever in a production car”. From their website you can see the engine actually being tested, so I think the T.50 will actually come to life. Très cool! 😎
Some of Le Mans’ greatest pilots
Some years ago Petrolicious published a story about five of the most fantastic pilots to race at La Sarthe. I read this story on their site when it came out, but Einstein here didn’t bookmark it. And of course, afterwards, for the life of me I couldn’t remember where I read it 😣. Last night, from nowhere, the story appeared again in my Facebook feed. But this time I’m sharing it.
Not a long article, but with some terrific photography of the era. So, if like me you’re into the stories that make Le Mans THE greatest race on Earth, click here.
REVIEW – 2005 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR #80
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)
Review HERE