1968 Porsche 907 LH Pilots: D. Spoerry, R. Steinman Team: Squadra Tartaruga Race: 2nd overall (1st in P 3.0) at Le Mans in 1968 Spark - S3480(resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1968 Porsche 907 LH #66
Month: August 2020
New 1:18 917K from Amalgam
Thankfully it’s 1:18, therefor too big for the W-143 Garage. Because it’s EXPENSIVE – US$ 1300,00 (Classic Driver) 😲😲😲. Ultimately, however, it’s g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s! Though I’m not a big fan of weathered models, for a jewel of this caliber I would easily open an exception.
Amalgam will only make 100 models of the 1970 Daytona winner 917K, so don’t wait too long to go after yours.
“Faster” – George Harrison
I found this video on the Porsche 917 Facebook group that I follow. The author made a homage to all the pilots who lost their lives at the track, using footage from “Le Mans” to a soundtrack from George Harrison, “Faster”. Fantastic music and footage, just a shame that he accelerated the video a bit (10%?) in relation to the actual movie. One of the key aspects of “Le Mans” was that both McQueen and Lee H. Katzin did not want accelerated images for the racing scenes. At the time, a common trick to simulate speed was to speed up the camera a bit.
Still, AWESOME tune and footage.
REVIEW – 1937 Delage V12 Labourdette Aerodynamique
The new 1929 Bentley Blower is coming along
Back in October last year I wrote about Bentley making a brand new 1929 Bentley Blower. The plan was to produce 12 new cars that are exact replicas of the original model. For that, a specialized team at Crewe, in the UK, took apart the second car of the 1929 “Team Blower” and laser-scanned every single part of the car. Recently Bentley showed photos of some of the new parts already made for the prototype model.
From the images that Bentley released, the new “Continuation Series” car will look absolutely fantastic. The cars are expected to be available by 2021, and all 12 are already spoken for. As I said before, sometimes it’s really nice to be rich…
REVIEW – 2011 Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR #75 “iBird”
2008 Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR “iBird” Pilots: J. van Lagen, M. Goosens, M. Holzer Team: ProSpeed Competition Race: 23rd overall (LMGTE-Pro) at Le Mans in 2011 Spark - S3416 (resin)
Review HERE
Lauda × Hunt: 1976 F1 Season
I’m probably correct to assume that everyone who has an interest in motorsports in general has seen the film “Rush”. I also believe that very possibly, the film was inspired by the convoluted 1976 F1 season. It’s a very colorful story and Aidan Millward very competently resumed it in his YouTube channel. Though actual events diverge some (a lot?) from what the film shows, in essence it’s a VERY good film. In fact, I l-o-v-e it, and kick myself for not getting a Blu-ray copy when it was easily available 😫.
If you enjoyed the film, check out Aidan Millward’s very nice resume of what happened during the 1976 season.
REVIEW – 1968 Alpine A110 #61
1968 Alpine A110 Pilots: J. Bourdon, M. Nussbaumer, M. Pouteaux Team: Ecurie Léopard Race: DNC (GT 1.3) at Le Mans in 1968 Troféu - 806 (diecast)
Review HERE
When David slew Goliath
At the 24 Heures du Mans of 1980, all-mighty Porsche was (again) the favorite. But that year there was a David in their path, the Rondeau M379B. Jean Rondeau, a pilot and small time builder from Le Mans, is the definition of a garagista. And one of my racing heroes 🥇.
How can a LMP1 car be faster than an F1?
Last night I found this video on Driver61 YouTube channel, and the author explains well how that is possible. Trust me, what Porsche did with the 919 Evo is nothing but amazing 😲! An interesting watch for both Porsche fan boys and gearheads alike.