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Post by jager on Apr 5, 2022 21:53:38 GMT -5
Really like that one. Great livery! I'm sure like a lot of us Jerry, you appreciate a good Marlboro livery even if you've never smoked a cigarette in your life .
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Post by jager on Apr 5, 2022 21:54:18 GMT -5
Thanks Tom. I was pretty happy to add this one after a long time.
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Post by jager on Apr 5, 2022 21:57:52 GMT -5
The tail really changes the look of the car and that is a good thing. In my 1:18 days I had a 333 with the Giesse livery on it that ended up being very valuable. I probably still prefer thelook of the orginal short tail 333sp Jeff, but when it comes to collecting its always nice to have some diversity in the collection and not have everything look the same. I wonder what that 1:18 is worth today. There were some 1:18 models in the late 1990's / early 2000's worth a lot of money (thinking the UT McLarens for example), but I don't think they've held their value (maybe because so many of those collectors ran out of room and downsized to 1:43 like you ).
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Post by raceoddity on Apr 6, 2022 18:28:49 GMT -5
Both these last two models are well worth the price of admission. JMW was always a team I cheered for and well, the other is a 333. No more to say. Well done you!
Scott
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Post by jager on Apr 7, 2022 3:31:43 GMT -5
Both these last two models are well worth the price of admission. JMW was always a team I cheered for and well, the other is a 333. No more to say. Well done you! Scott I see we're thinking alike (and not for the first time Scott). Scary !
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Post by jager on Apr 7, 2022 3:35:26 GMT -5
Some of you will know I have a bit of a collection of Krohn Racing cars going, ss part of the recent Ferrari haul I was pleased to be able to fill a few of the remaining gaps in my collection. This one from 2008 is one of the last cars produced by Red Line before the brand was wound up by Spark after the loss of their Ferrari licence and is the 9th Krohn car in my collection. Ideally it should have been a little less yellow and a little more green, but I'm not complaining. 2008 was Tracy Krohn’s third appearance at Le Mans. The team had secured an unexpected 2nd place in 2007 and had high hopes for 2008. Like the year before, the car was prepared for Krohn Racing by Risi Competizione, but it was a different chassis. Another difference to 2007 was that Colin Braun was replaced by the experienced Eric van de Poele for 2008 as the third driver alongside Tracy Krohn and long term Niclas Jonsson. Krohn’s distinctive lime green Ferrari was one of 7 Ferraris amongst the 12 cars entered in the GT2 class at Le Mans in 2008. However their 2008 campaign got off to a difficult start when the car was heavily damaged in an impact with the wall during the official Le Mans test day on the 1 June. Nevertheless, it was repaired in time for the Le Mans weekend two weeks later, where it qualified 11th in class and started from 53rd position on the 55 car grid. On race day, the #83 Krohn Ferrari gained a place in the first hour, but not long afterwards, Krohn was on his out lap when he had an off at Arnage, damaging the front and rear of the Ferrari. The Texan was unable to get the car back to the pits, and became the first retirement of the race. Car : 2008 #83 Ferrari 430 GTC Team : Risi Competizione (for Krohn Racing) Drivers : Tracy Krohn (USA)/ Niclas Jonsson (S)/ Eric van de Poele (B) Qualifying : 53rd Result : 55th (DNF - Accident) Model : Red Line (RL169)
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Post by JSB33 on Apr 7, 2022 3:47:18 GMT -5
Certainly stands out and is a very familiar liver. Would love to see a group shot when you get the chance.
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Post by Tom on Apr 7, 2022 9:23:48 GMT -5
Krohn is an iconic presence at LM. This car's a must have for any LM collector.
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Post by jager on Apr 8, 2022 18:26:59 GMT -5
Hopefully you’re not bored yet of my recent Ferrari haul, but if you are that too bad. This is another of the Tecnomodels Ferraris, and a car I’ve wanted for many years as it complements several Aston Martins run by the same team in my collection. Modena Car's was principally a Lamborghini dealership based at High Wycombe in the U.K. owned by Managing Director Graham Schulz and co-owner Rik Bryan). The company had been associated with Russian Age Racing and jointly campaigned an Aston Martin DBR-9 with them at Le Mans in the GT1 class in 2006, finishing 9th place overall. However a split lead to Team Modena then running the DBR-9 in its own right at Le Mans in 2007 and 2008, but the results were not particularly noteworthy. In 2009, Team Modena decided to switch their focus from the GT1 class to GT2 class, swapping their Aston Martin DBR9 for a Ferrari F430. The change of class and change of car also necessitated a change to their driver line up. This saw Pierre Ehret, Roman Rusinov and Leo Mansell engaged to drive the Ferrari, qualifying 12th in the 17 car GT2 class, which put them 49th overall on the starting grid. From the start the #84 Ferrari gained a handful of places in the first hour, but gave them up again the next two hours, then reclaimed them again. After six hours they were running in 42nd position and had improved to 39th position by the halfway mark. Progress was more rapid in the second half of the race. By the eighteenth hour it was up to 34th position, going on to finish 27th overall and 7th in class. Car : 2009 #84 Ferrari 430 GTCTeam : Team Modena Drivers : Pierre Ehret (D) /Leo Mansell (GB)/ Roman Rusinov (RUS) Qualifying : 49th Result :27th Model : Tecnomodel (TM22)
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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 8, 2022 22:45:54 GMT -5
Say what you lie, a racing Ferrari on plain red will always look good. Wonderful.
The model would have looked even better with the red pinstripe on the wheels as you say.
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Post by JSB33 on Apr 9, 2022 7:46:33 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with plain red, I wish there were more worshipers in that church.
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Post by jager on Apr 10, 2022 20:19:13 GMT -5
Say what you lie, a racing Ferrari on plain red will always look good. Wonderful. The model would have looked even better with the red pinstripe on the wheels as you say. I remember thinking at the time that it was a great looking car. The passage of time hasn't changed that view. I recall seeing a model with the red pinstriping, but maybe that was a BBR ? Nothing wrong with plain red, I wish there were more worshipers in that church. Amen Jeff. That's my kind of religion.
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Post by jager on Apr 11, 2022 7:04:08 GMT -5
You're all probably getting a bit bored of the recent Ferrari arrivals, so let's shake it up a bit with something different. A month ago, Japanese motorsport legend Kunimitsu Takahashi passed away at the age of 82. Across five different decades, the man known as “Kuni-san” was a pioneering and successful racer, on both two and four wheels. As a motorcycle rider, Takahashi first made his name at home in Japan, before he was recruited to join the Honda factory team in 1960. In the 1961 West German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, Takahashi rode into the history books when he won the 250cc class race, becoming the first Japanese rider to win a Grand Prix motorcycle race. However, in 1965, Takahashi made the switch to four-wheel racing with Nissan. As a Nissan factory driver, Takahashi won his class in the 1966 edition of the Bathurst 500 Miles in Australia. In the 1970s, Takahashi and Nissan turned their attention to touring car racing, dominating the scene with the Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R. Of the 50 consecutive victories that the Skyline GT-R racked up from 1969 to 1972, Takahashi was responsible for seven of them. But where Takahashi shined brightest was in the world of endurance racing. Driving the Porsche 956 and 962, Takahashi won four drivers’ championships in the Japanese Sports Prototype Championship (JSPC) three times in a row from 1985 to 1987, and a fourth in 1989. He won the Fuji 1000km (forerunner to today’s WEC 6 Hours of Fuji) and Fuji 500 Miles twice, the Fuji 500km three times, and the Suzuka 1000km race a record four times overall. His nine career wins in the JSPC stood as the all-time record when the series folded after the 1992 season. Naturally, his domestic success the Porsche gave him opportunities to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1992, Takahashi founded Team Kunimitsu, and in 1994 returned to Le Mans driving one of the Kremer-built Honda NSX GT2s. The following year, Takahashi drove his Honda NSX to a Le Mans GT2 class victory and eighth place overall, giving Honda their best Le Mans result and first Le Mans class win. After the success in 1995, Kuni-san returned to Le Mans for the last time with this blue Honda NSX, the re-liveried 1995 car and only Honda NSX in the field. The driver line up of Kunimitsu Takahashi, Akira Iida and Keiichi Tsuchiya qualified in 47th position, the second slowest car in the field. The Honda may not have been the quickest car, but it certainly proved to be one of the most reliable. As other cars faltered, the #75 Honda NSX was up to 34th position by the sixth hour, and 26th position by the mid-point of the race. By the 18th hour, the Honda was running in 18th position. IT went on to complete 305 laps to finish 16th overall, and third in the GT2 class. For his contributions to Japanese motorsport, Takahashi received multiple honours. He was inducted into the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans Hall of Fame in 2013. Car : 1996 #75 Honda NSX Team : Team Kunimitsu Honda Drivers : Akira Iida (J)/ Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)/ Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) Qualifying : 47th Result : 16th (3rd in GT2) Model : Hachette (#038)
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Post by Tom on Apr 11, 2022 16:03:09 GMT -5
'Slow' and steady wins the race- or at least a pretty good position in a diminishing field of cars. I like this a lot, pleasant reprieve from the onslaught of Ferraris.
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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 11, 2022 20:10:22 GMT -5
I'll politely disagree with your first statement Ian...... The Honda looks good in that livery. Another LM car that had slipped from my mind.
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