Amongst the Speedhunters on site at the Petit Le Mans, I've been designated the press room worker. So while John Brooks and Linhbergh were off shooting the race, I've been sitting here watching the Speed TV feed and listening to Radio Le Mans. Out the window I can see one corner of the track, but I might as well be in my living room as I'm
We'd like to congratulate the four class winners from the 2009 12 hours of Sebring, no doubt one of the most grueling motorsports challenges on the planet. First in the P1-class went to the number 2 Audi driven by the all-star cast of McNish, Kristensen and Capello, in what must be a dream debut for the R15. The lone surviving P2 finisher was the
Less than 2 hours to go and this race is still wide open.... The Radio Le Mans commentators think that this car may be in a slightly better position when it comes to pitstop timing, to the end of the race... we'll see.... in the meantime we can enjoy this photo from earlier today.... care of John Brooks. :Rod
Earlier this week, famed Sportscar author Janos Wimpffen presented the epic battle of Sebring 1970 , one of the most famous runnings of this Florida endurance classic... well it appears that we have another story for the history books. At the seven(ish) hour mark, the top two cars are separated by only 1.6 seconds, with the Peugeots and the Audis perfectly
Yum yum yum. Took a trip out to my local car book/model/collectables shop Wilkensen's Automobilia to drop off some Speedhunters flyers and look what I came home with... mmm mmm mmmm.... It spoke to me. Told me that I must bring it home. This is a 1/18 scale model of the 1993 Le Mans winning Peugueot 905 as driven by Christophe Bouchut, Eric Helary
As this weekend's Le Mans is shaping up to be a big battle between Peugeot and Audi, I thought it would be fitting for us to have a quick look back at Peugeot's last victory at La Sarthe. This was the last year of the infamous 3.5L Group C cars, essentially F1 cars with covered wheels and fighter plane cockpits. These were some of the most extreme