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
REVIEW – 1994 Venturi 600 LM #30
Month: May 2019
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.
REVIEW – 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS/935
Jaguar XK120 – the first cat at Le Mans
Petrolicious just released a delightful video about the XK120, Jaguar’s first car to race at La Sarthe. Not as successful as the later XK120C from 1951, but in my humble opinion MUCH more of a looker.
Karma
You know the saying “what goes around comes around”? Well, I always believed in that. In every aspect of life, we’re subject to that law. In bigger or smaller proportions, karma is always there. And with this hobby it’s no different.
If you want to read a tale about karma, bicycle records, true friends and unicorns, click HERE.