24 hrs of Le Mans

[ELVA164]

What a weird noise...Pretty quick though!

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Yes, I read that he had been sick for a while.

[ELVA164]

Chris Amon has died at 73.

:( That's young, was he sick?

[bumada]

so knowing what the race is all about, the experience etc., would you still go after looking backwards with 20/20 hindsight.
i ask because the race is on my list and it's working its way to the top of the list.

I'd definitely do it again. It's also more than just the race. Staying in one of the neighboring towns and hitting up their little watering holes and restaurants was pretty awesome too.

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[gwb72tii]

Ok. I'm about to photo dump from when I went to Le Mans 2 years ago. I'm no photographer but I tried my best to take good pictures. Also, this laptop that has all my pictures on it runs like shit so let's hope for the best for these upload speeds.

so knowing what the race is all about, the experience etc., would you still go after looking backwards with 20/20 hindsight.
i ask because the race is on my list and it's working its way to the top of the list.

[LateFan]

Chris Amon has died at 73.

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[LateFan]

Your Le Mans Wednesday night bar trivia contest post!.....

Most constructor wins:
Porsche 18 / Audi 13 / Ferrari 9 / Jaguar 7

Most consecutive wins:
Porsche 7 / Ferrari 6 / Audi 5 / Alfa, Ford, & Bentley 4

Most wins by specific car type:
Audi R8: 5
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 / Ford GT40 / Audi R18: 4
Jaguar D-Type / Ferrari 250 TR / Matra Simca MS670 / Porsche 936 / Audi R10 TDI: 3

Most team wins:
Joest racing 13
Porsche factory 11
Scuderia Ferrari 7
Jaguar 5
Bentley 4

Four specific cars have won the race twice (and all are twice in a row):
Bentley Speed Six #LB2332
Ford GT40 #P-1075
Porsche 956 #117
Porsche WSC-95 #002

Porsche has 8 podium hat tricks.
Toyota has 5 second places with no wins.
33 Porsches were entered in 1971.
Porsche won 6 consecutive pole positions.
Porsche has 14 fastest race lap records.
Audi has 5 consecutive fastest lap records.

Most driver wins:
Tom Kristensen 9
Jacky Ickx 6
Derek Bell / Frank Biela / Emanuele Pirro 5

Most consecutive wins:
Tom Kristensen 6

24 drivers have won in their first attempt, including AJ Foyt in 1967.

Woolf Barnato of England entered three times and won all three.

Henri Pescarolo started 33 races, Bob Wollek 30, Yojiro Terada 29, and Derek Bell 26.

Yannick Dalmas won four times driving four different constructors cars - Peugeot, Porsche, Mclaren, & BMW.

Mario Andretti had 35 years between his first and last start.

Race Records:
Longest distance covered: 5410 km / 3362 mi in 2010 (Audi R15+)
Fastest race lap: 3:17.475 Audi R18 e-tron.
Smallest winning margin: 20 meters, between the Ford GT40s of course, 1966.
Largest winning margin: 350 km / 217 mi, 1927.
Highest average race speed: 225 kph / 140 mph, Audi R15+ TDI in 2010.
Highest average lap speed: 248 kph / 154 mph, Andre Lotterer, Audi R18 e-tron 2015.

Top Speed: 407 kph / 253 mph, Roger Dorchy, WM P88-Peugeot 1988.

Most cars entered: 60
In 1929, 91% of entries finished, in 1970, only 14% finished.

Highest attendance: 400,000 people in 1969.

[ELVA164]

That 2900B is awesome! I'd never heard of it.

[LateFan]

1938. I love this car.

The unrivaled Alfa 2900B "Speciale Tipo Le Mans" set the lap record and was leading by 100 miles at 19 hours. 11 laps, well over an hour lead. Blew a front tire at 130mph on the Mulsanne, causing extensive damage but didn't crash. It's believed he slowed down without touching the brakes, and probably over-revved it. At 20 hours it broke a valve and withdrew.

Vittorio Jano-designed aluminum 2900 straight 8 with twin Roots blowers, a rear transaxle for weight distribution, and very lightweight aero shape by Touring when everyone else was still using cycle fenders.

"In Italy the coupe received the nickname 'Soffio di Satana' or 'devil's breath'."

After being repaired and passing though several hands, the Alfa factory museum traded a 158 Grand Prix car to get this car back. It was restored to its original dark maroon, and has made several outings to things like Goodwood.

Drivers Raymond Sommer / Clemente Biondetti



EDIT - this is a fancy die-cast in case you're wondering..






RF fender

[LateFan]

1934, Luigi Chinetti and Philippe Étancelin win in an Alfa 8C 2300, for a 4-year sweep.

[LateFan]

In 1931, "Lord Howe" and Henry Birkin won in an Alfa 8C2300.

[LateFan]

Alfa Romeo at Le Mans

Grid 1932



1932, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM #8, Raymond Sommer / Luigi Chinetti , first overall (check that aero tail and skirts!) Alfas finish 1-2-4.





1933, 8C 2300MM, Sommer / Nuvolari, 1st overall. Alfas finish 1-2-3.




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