It’s no secret that I’m a BIG fan of the 959. Come on, Mercury would drive one… So I was happy to stumble upon this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. It’s 29 minutes of pour entertainment with the God Car.
REVIEW – 1972 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) #72
1972 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Pilots: A. Cudini, B. Darniche, J. Greenwood Team: John Greenwood Racing Race: DNF (GTS 5.0+ class) at Le Mans in 1972 Spark - S5075 (resin)
Review HERE
The new ELECTRIC King of the Nordschleife
Today VWs’ ID R did a full lap at Nürburgring in 6:05,336. That’s only slower than Porsche’s 919 Evo ( 5:19,546) and even faster than Stephan Bellof’s 1983 record.
That means I definitively need the ID R in the W-143 Garage… 🙂
REVIEW – 2008 Dome S102 #11
2008 Dome S102 #11 Pilots: D. Ito, T. Kataoka Y.i Tachikawa Team: Dome Racing Team Race: 33rd GC (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2008 Ebbro - 44094 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1994 Venturi 600 LM #30
1993 Venturi 600 LM Pilots: H. Poulain, B. Chouvain, J-L. Maury-Laribiere Team: BBA Compétition Race: DNC (GT1 class) at Le Mans in 1994 Ixo - LMC 144 (diecast)
Review HERE
The first Porsche?
Most people think that the first Porsche model was the 356. If the person is a bit more knowledged, he or she would say it was in fact the 356 Gmünd. But no, they would be both technically wrong. Or kind of wrong.
Ferdinand Porsche created the Typ 64 in 1939, while he was still working on the KdF-Wagen (aka Volkswagen Beetle). The Typ 64 was a lighter sportscar version of the KdF-Wagen, built specifically for the Berlin-Rome race of 1939 and with VW parts.
Three cars were built, but because of World War II the race never happened and the car was almost never seen again. This is the only surviving example, and will be auctioned at Monterey in August. The price? It’s expected to fetch a cool $20 million. However, Porsche does NOT recognize it as the first Porsche, since the company was founded a decade later.
REVIEW – 2016 Porsche 911 (991) R
REVIEW – 2017 Toyota TS050 Hybrid #8
2017 Toyota TS050 Hybrid #8
Pilots: S. Buemi, A. Davidson, K. Nakajima
Team: Toyota Gazoo Racing
Race: 8th GC (LMP1-H class) at Le Mans in 2017
Spark - S5804 (resin)
Review HERE
And the WRC continues bonkers…
Last Saturday, at Rally Chile, Hyundai pilot Thierry Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul had a bit of a rough time. Both walked away fine from that, but as you can see, the WRC continues insane.
Okay, maybe not Group B-insane, but still bonkers.
