Le Mans Cars ONLY! :D Post your Best Shots Here :D

[andrea]

 

[G.T.Ace]

andrea, you need to use a different imagehoster, avast! is blocking this site. So no one who uses it, like me, can see your usually amazing pics.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

/// PEUGEOT 908 HDI FAP @ NURBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE 24H ///

 

[andrea]

andrea, you need to use a different imagehoster, avast! is blocking this site. So no one who uses it, like me, can see your usually amazing pics.

Thanks for the tip 👍

I'll change it soon.

 

[jhugs55]

Mazda 787B Race Car by jhugs1970, on Flickr


Mazda 787B Race Car by jhugs1970, on Flickr


Mazda 787B Race Car by jhugs1970, on Flickr

 

[HMSMotorsport]

 

[sumbrownkid]

The Peugeot 908 is perhaps one the most beautiful machines to race on the circuit.

 

[Chemenu]

 

[Dorfmeister]

 

[G.T.Ace]

 

[ViscousTraction]

I didn't even know there was a thread for this.

Thanks for the bump and nice shots. 👍

 

[K9Racing84]

 

[G.T.Ace]

I didn't even know there was a thread for this.

Thanks for the bump and nice shots. 👍

Thanks!

 

[Metalsun]

Mazda 787B - Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 1 by Metalsun1, on Flickr

Mazda 787B - Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 2 by Metalsun1, on Flickr

Mazda 787B - Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 3 by Metalsun1, on Flickr

 

[kornGT]

 

[Metalsun]

Bentley Speed 8 Race Car ’03, Nürburgring Nordschleife by Metalsun1, on Flickr

 

[ViscousTraction]

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[Metalsun]

Peugeot 908 HDI vs Audi R10, Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

 

[Metalsun]

Ford GT40 Mk IV Race Car '67, Siena, Piazza del Campo by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

 

[SD180sx]

1992 Le Mans Flashback

 

[Metalsun]

1992 Le Mans Flashback

1992? I guess the photo was found 5 weeks after the storm, by the fence... just kidding. The effect is fine. I see that your intention was to make a realistic shot but the chosen effect does not quite match the subject. Try the same effect on an older car, at least from the early 70's.

 

[SD180sx]

2003 9th Overall

 

[proby458]

I think these are good enough.👍



*Allstars* advert poster. by proby458, on Flickr
Peugeot 908 HDI by proby458, on Flickr
Peugeot 908 HDI by proby458, on Flickr
Peugeot 908 HDI by proby458, on Flickr
Peugeot, past and present. by proby458, on Flickr

 

[Kodje]

Never noticed this thread before today My little contribution :

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[proby458]

Wow! Great edits there, I've only seen the Audi out of that set.👍

I only noticed this thread today as well.

 

[Metalsun]

1999 Mercedes-AMG CLR, Toyota GT-One, Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

This is probably one of the most amazing crashes in racing history and it didn’t have to happen because there were many warnings. You see, at the Thursday qualifying session before the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, current F1 driver for Red Bull-Renault, Mark Webber, flipped his #4 Mercedes-AMG CLR. The car was repaired and poor Mark was sent out again only to flip ( http://www.mulsannescorner.com/benzCLR1.html ) spectacularly on Saturday practice before the race at the hump before the Mulsanne corner. This time the car was totaled. The CLR’s aerodynamic development was not fully completed and to make things worse, the rear wing was lowered to increase their top speed. So after the crash, the CLR’s were given front winglets and sent off to complete their infamous destiny. Just before nightfall, the #5 CLR driven by Peter Dumbreck flipped fantastically 3 times and crashed in the woods just before the Indianapolis corner.

 

[Metalsun]

GT 40 Mk IV 330 P4 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

A funny thing happened on the way to the podium. Sometime after 3:00 am, during the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dan Gurney found himself thinking that they may actually win. This same feeling, that Ford may win, came upon Mike Parkes driving behind Gurney in 2nd place on the #21, Ferrari 330 P4 (still in the coupé configuration). Other than actually crashing into the Ford GT40 Mk. IV, Parkes had a “better” idea to win the race. For the past 4 or 5 laps, Parkes, flashed his high beam lamps in order to distract and make Gurney crash. Gurney recognized that it was taking effect and that he needed to do something. So, after turning on the Mulssane corner, the Ford driver found a clearing and stopped the car! The Ferrari did likewise. This seemed to take forever and was too much pressure for Parkes and so he raced off with Gurney in pursuit. Eventually, Gurney passed Parks, who never flashed the lights again. At the end of the race, the #1 Ford won the race by four laps with the #21 Ferrari 2nd and #24 Ferrari 3rd.

 

[proby458]

Excellent work Metalsun, you never fail to do anything other than first class material.

Great photos and a story of what has happened in the real world of motorsport.

A big 👍 from me.

 

[Andy Voong]

Gran Turismo 5: BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car by Andy Voong, on Flickr


Gran Turismo 5: BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car by Andy Voong, on Flickr


Gran Turismo 5: BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car by Andy Voong, on Flickr

 

[andrea]