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The Best of 2017 WEC – LMP2 Part 1

January 12, 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

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...]

BEST OF 2017 WEC – LMP1

January 5, 2018 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

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

November 24, 2017 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

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...]

WEC Austin Texas sizzler at the Cota 6H

September 15, 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

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...]

World Endurance Championship – What will the future hold?

August 25, 2017 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

#1, Porsche LMP Team, Porsche 919 Hybrid at the Le Mans 24H 2017

As the clock wound its way around to 15h00 at Le Mans on Sunday 18 June 2017, the possibility existed where the World Endurance Championship (WEC) could be won by a car in the lower classes. Of the five cars that had started the race on the Saturday in the top LMP1 Hybrid class, just two were left running at the end of the race. Thankfully, saving many from embarrassment, the … [Read more...]

Historic Racing and Classic Car weekend: Silverstone Classic

July 29, 2017 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

The nation’s favourite historic racing and classic car weekend unfolds in the form of the Silverstone Classic this weekend (28-30 July). Boasting an impressive 22-race programme staged on the famous 3.7-mile Grand Prix circuit, the event has once again attracted more than 1000 entries spanning eight decades of glorious motor sport history, from a 1923 Bentley to a 2005 BTCC … [Read more...]

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12 for sale at Pebble Beach Auction

July 14, 2017 by: Glen Smale | 1 Comment

1975 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12

A very special race car will come up for sale at Pebble Beach Auction this August: the 1974 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12. What makes this car so special? Following the end of the 1974 season, many of the top manufacturers withdrew from the world of motorsport, citing both the downturn in world economics, and the fact that the new season offered little in the way of attractive … [Read more...]

Corvette Racing at Le Mans 2017 – So close and yet so far

July 7, 2017 by: Glen Smale | 2 Comments

So close and yet so far – is one way in which you might describe Corvette Racing’s result in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race. After 24 hours of thrilling, nail-biting racing, the top three cars were separated at the chequered flag by just 96 seconds, and the crowds loved it. During the race, the top cars in the GTE Pro class swapped places regularly as the pit stop sequences … [Read more...]

Le Mans disappointment for Risi Competizione

June 30, 2017 by: Glen Smale | 3 Comments

#82, Ferrari 488 GTE in the Ford Chicane

  Giuseppe Risi, owner of the Risi Competizione race team, announced on 23 June 2017 that the team will withdraw from some of the upcoming International Motor Sport Association (IMSA) races this year. The announcement comes just a week after the team’s #82 Ferrari 488 GTE Pro car was ousted from the Le Mans 24 Hour race in France, in an unprovoked accident with a … [Read more...]

The mechanics of a Le Mans pit stop

June 28, 2017 by: John Mountney | 2 Comments

The 24 hours of Le Mans is a statistician’s dream. One of the statistics that strikes a chord with me is the number of pit stops during the race. I have spent many hours in the pit lane capturing the drama as it unfolds. There are times when, like a predator stalking its prey, I have walked up and down the pit lane looking for something to happen, looking for the tell-tale … [Read more...]

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