1993 Porsche 911 (964) Carrera 3.8 RS Spark - SDC015 (diecast)
Review HERE
Month: January 2020
REVIEW – 2018 McLaren Senna
ACO and IMSA unify rules for 2021
According to Road & Track, this weekend both race bodies announced that from 2021 onward Le Mans and Daytona will be raced with the same rules. That is huge, since it means that the same car will now be able to compete at Daytona and La Sarthe, an immense incentive to race car manufacturers. Starting in 2021, Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) agreed on a new class, called Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh). There will also be LMP2 and Hypercars, and both classes will be legal in both series.
Everything is all official, so this means that starting next year things will be very interesting for Le Mans. And by that I mean more manufacturers, ergo, more variety and cool cars 🤞.
Porsche: The Heist
Yes, I am a Porsche fan boy, I admit 😎.
REVIEW – 1972 Porsche 911 ST #41
1972 Porsche 911 ST Pilots: S. Garant, J. Barth, M. Keyser Team: Louis Meznarie Race: 13th overall (1st in GTS 3.0) at Le Mans in 1972 Spark - S0940 (resin)
Review HERE
Who’s into slot cars?
I’m not. Not because I don’t think it’s ice cool, but because I don’t have the space for a nice track. I would absolutely love to see my beloved cars racing on a track in my living room. Or in my man cave, if I had one. But alas, it’s not for me.
However, if I had the space and US$ 300.000,00 to spare, I definitively would buy a track like this one featured at Petrolicious.
When Mercedes built flying cars
Yes, in 1999 Mercedes-Benz built a flying car for Le Mans. Well, in all honesty I don’t think they specifically made a wingless airplane, but that CLR took flight. Despite the horrific (and absurd) crash, Peter Dumbreck walked away unscathed, a proof of Mercedes ruggedness. Though maybe they should consider a built-in parachute.
PS: That was the second CLR to reach for the clouds at La Sarthe. During practice on the Friday of the race Mark Weber flipped car #4 🛫.
REVIEW – 2018 Ford GT LM GTE #67
2016 Ford GT LM GTE Pilots: H. Tincknell, A. Priaulx, T. Kanaan Team: Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Race: 36th overall (12th in LMGTE-Pro) at Le Mans in 2018 Spark - S7051 (resin)
Review HERE
Porsche vs Ferrari 1971 (Ford v Ferrari 2019 trailer style)
What if instead of Ford vs Ferrari, we had a Porsche vs Ferrari film? From 1971? Well, the race was 1970, but… 😁 Still, I thought that was pretty darn good! Actually looks like a trailer for a modern film.
Ford GT: The Return to Le Mans
A couple of months ago Ford released in their YouTube channel the documentary “Ford GT: The Return to Le Mans”. In almost 80 minutes they talk about the whole project, from the original GT40 to the new GT project. And just as cool, you can see a lot of race backstage.
For a race fan this is a real treat, to the point that I downloaded it to watch on a big screen TV. And one last thing: guess what will be the next model review here at W-143? 😎