85th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, 17-18 June 2017Sports Cars

[Tyrone B]

I need to see it from more angles before I make a complete judgement on it. My first impressions are mixed though.

 

[catamount39]

I need to see it from more angles before I make a complete judgement on it. My first impressions are mixed though.

If it means anything, I think it might've been better with red, white and blue (for French flag).

 

[IforceV8]

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

No. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/larbre-art-car-revealed/

I like it a lot. It looks very modern yet distinctly French in a way. Though, I hope they put the Chevy/Corvette Badges back on, makes it look more professional. I'll definitely have to look out for a diecast of it in the years to come

 

[GTRacer22]

Now that's a real art car. 👍

 

[Vinylshark]

I wonder if they ran out of paint before they reached the front bumper?

 

[TIE94]

I like it. I do wonder though how much those colors will actually pop in the night. If the pictures above are anything to go by the car will look really, really cool but I think it's reasonable to expect less glow in a more realistic setting. However, I still think it's a good art car; it's something different, it stands out and it carries a distinct theme.

Edit: I agree about the all black front bumper looking rather unfinished, hopefully it will be covered with something once it's time to race.

 

[aarror]

Yeah, that's doing nothing for me. It looks like subpar street art. Maybe I'd like it better if he actually finished it instead of leaving the front black.

 

[IforceV8]

How many Canadian drivers this year?

Rees is Brazilian BTW so you are down to one but there are 5 Canadian built Multimatic's for you to root for.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Rees is Brazilian BTW so you are down to one but there are 5 Canadian built Multimatic's for you to root for.

Same as how they consider Bruno Spengler Canadian but he was born in Alsace?

 

[IforceV8]

Same as how they consider Bruno Spengler Canadian but he was born in Alsace?

Rees was born in Sau Paulo Brazil so that is just a error on the entry list.

 

[Michelin Man]

Really liking the Labre art car . That's how an art should be done; attention grabbing, and certainly vastly superior to the M6 GT LM Daytona 24 hours art car. Wonder if it'll look as bright and spectacular at night as it does in the promo photos, as if so, that'd be a sight at night.

 

[Tyrone B]

If it means anything, I think it might've been better with red, white and blue (for French flag).

Gross.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

The Labre Competition C7.R is a good art car. It is not the most pretty race car but it is distinctive and eye-catching which is surely the point.

Nothing is ever likely to beat the BMW M6 GTLM FAST art car abomination from Daytona for sheer awfulness.

 

[TheElbows]

Well I'd say it accomplishes half of the goal. Any race livery should be distinctive, and attractive...so it's halfway there.

 

[trustjab]

Art? Looks like graffiti

 

[G.T.Ace]

Art? Looks like graffiti

Graffiti is a form of art.

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

I wonder if they ran out of paint before they reached the front bumper?

The front nose has meaning: It reminds us all that it's still a loud, angular Corvette under there.

 

[GTRacer22]

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I need a high res shot tall enough to make the cars my phone wallpaper

 

[trustjab]

Graffiti is a form of art.

I know that. But not all would agree it's 'artful'.

 

[catamount39]

I know that. But not all would agree it's 'artful'.

Some is, most isn't. Especially if you're a railfan and seen your fair share of locomotives and rolling stock ruined by that trash almost constantly.

I like it a lot. It looks very modern yet distinctly French in a way. Though, I hope they put the Chevy/Corvette Badges back on, makes it look more professional. I'll definitely have to look out for a diecast of it in the years to come

Badges proudly on.

 

[RACECAR]

I love that livery. It has this comic book feel to it, it just pops out at you.

 

[IforceV8]

***Porsche’s Walliser believes the Le Mans-specific Balance of Performance, which was released last week, is “what we expected” although questions the 0.7mm restrictor increase for the Corvette C7.R. “Just compare the restrictor difference between Porsche and Corvette at Daytona and here and you see the difference is too small,” he said.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/le-mans-saturday-notebook-3/

He might have a point,
Porsche at Daytona 1240kg/31.2mm
Porsche at Le Mans 1258kg/30.1mm

Corvette at Daytona 1240kg/29.9mm
Corvette at Daytona 1243kg/29.7mm

 

[Bram Turismo]

I still think the 2007 Flying Lizard Porsche is still the only livery worth calling an art livery that appeared at Le Mans. The M3 GT2 livery was rather uninspired, and looked half arsed. This rather looks like a total mess as well...

 

[TenEightyOne]

I still think the 2007 Flying Lizard Porsche is still the only livery worth calling an art livery that appeared at Le Mans.

Utter rubbish, the Lichenstein BMW livery raced at Le Mans and is the most beautiful ever, and that's a fact for which I obviously have no sources!

The Hockney livery was also awesome but sadly never raced anywhere.

 

[Bram Turismo]

Utter rubbish, the Lichenstein BMW livery raced at Le Mans and is the most beautiful ever, and that's a fact for which I obviously have no sources!

The Hockney livery was also awesome but sadly never raced anywhere.

I meant art cars since 2007

But still in that case I think the 2007 Flying Lizard livery is pretty much my favourite ever livery.

 

[05XR8]

Don't know if anyone posted the BMW art car
https://www.wheelsmag.com.au/news/1706/bmws-18th-art-car-goes-digital

 

[LongbowX]

***Porsche’s Walliser believes the Le Mans-specific Balance of Performance, which was released last week, is “what we expected” although questions the 0.7mm restrictor increase for the Corvette C7.R. “Just compare the restrictor difference between Porsche and Corvette at Daytona and here and you see the difference is too small,” he said.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/le-mans-saturday-notebook-3/

He might have a point,
Porsche at Daytona 1240kg/31.2mm
Porsche at Le Mans 1258kg/30.1mm

Corvette at Daytona 1240kg/29.9mm
Corvette at Daytona 1243kg/29.7mm

They might have a point if the Corvette wasn't the 2nd slowest car at Daytona in lap time. The Porsches were the only ones to get close to the Ford GTs best lap.

 

[GTRacer22]

Don't know if anyone posted the BMW art car
https://www.wheelsmag.com.au/news/1706/bmws-18th-art-car-goes-digital

What does this have to do with Le Mans?