This week we look at the Best of 2017 WEC – LMP2 Part 1, and because this is such a big class (especially at Le Mans), we have decided to split the class and study just four cars this time round. To keep it simple we will explore how the two Rebellion cars and the two Jackie Chan cars fared at six of the nine rounds that Virtual Motorpix attended. Here are the drivers and car … [Read more...]
Articles by: Glen Smale
BEST OF 2017 WEC – LMP1
It’s the start of a new racing season, but way too early for any track action to begin. So, we thought we would bring you a snapshot of our ‘Best of 2017’ images from the WEC races we attended last year. We could not get to all the races, but altogether, we made quite a few of them. Each week over the next few weeks, we will bring you another chapter in our ‘Best of 2017’ … [Read more...]
Looking back at WEC Pit Lane Action 2017
The inaugural FIA WEC season kicked off in 2012 with the Silverstone race being the first on the calendar that year. Since then, we have had six years of world endurance sports car racing under the auspices of this organisation, and numerous teams have come and gone. While the current WEC set up has lost some of its early lustre, there have been some great moments that we can … [Read more...]
Aston Martin DBR9 – The Definitive History
At both Virtual Motorpix and our sister organisation Porsche Road & Race, we receive many books to review, and these range from books on high performance sports cars to motorsport. At Porsche Road & Race, we obviously focus on books relating to Porsche cars, while at Virtual Motorpix we cover all other makes and models, including motorsport. So, when Aston Martin DBR9 – … [Read more...]
Memorable Audi Moments
As a journalist in the motoring and motorsport industry, we often get invited to press events for the introduction of new manufacturer models. This involves either a day driving event or an overnight stay with driving the next day. As you can imagine, in our market, launches happen all over Europe and the UK, and I have been fortunate enough to have been invited along to some … [Read more...]
FERRARI – THE GOLDEN YEARS
In celebration of Ferrari’s 70th anniversary, the publisher, Giorgio Nada Editore SRL, has brought out this wonderful piece of work by the author Leonardo Acerbi. The book covers the ‘Golden Years’ of Ferrari’s motorsport achievements from 1947 to 1988, including all aspects of the company’s involvement in racing. The content is conveniently divided into decades, making it easy … [Read more...]
New Car Launches at the IAA 2007
First run in 1897 in Berlin, the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA – International Automobile Exhibition) was moved to Frankfurt in 1951. The 2007 event was the 62nd show, and it certainly lived up to its reputation as the largest motor show in the world. VIRTUAL MOTORPIX was there in September 2007, and we bring you here a selection of the new models launched at the … [Read more...]
Supercars then and now – Part II
Supercars then and now - Part II. The times, they were certainly a-changing …. The sound of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and others, heralded the dawning of a new age – the age of freedom and increased affluence. During this period, wealth came to a much younger group of the population, a group that was considerably larger than the privileged few who … [Read more...]
WEC Austin Texas sizzler at the Cota 6H
The Cota 6h is dubbed the 6-hour sprint deep in the heart of Texas, round 6 out of 9 rounds, is poised to be a great spectacle. This year has provided its fair share of upsets, and one thing is for certain, that with everything in Texas being bigger, you can expect fireworks in all four classes. With four rounds of the Championship still to play for, Porsche lead Toyota … [Read more...]
Supercars then and now – Part I
Supercars then and now - a light-hearted look at supercars over the years from the 1920s till present. Join me on my journey in part I... “I say boys, here comes George in his new Bentley,” enthused Arthur standing at the bar with gin and tonic in hand. The setting, the local polo ground near Windsor, in the royal county of Berkshire, circa 1929. “That will surely outgun … [Read more...]
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