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Post by Tom on Feb 13, 2023 9:06:09 GMT -5
Looks purposeful. 180 hp from an atmo 1.6 lasting 24h at max power would've been something.
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Post by jager on Feb 13, 2023 9:21:26 GMT -5
Hmmm...does that win the prize for the ugliest Porsche to appear at Le Mans? The new for 1960 regulations did no one any favours it seems.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 14, 2023 2:35:07 GMT -5
Absolutely. Two very quick pedallers Looks purposeful. 180 hp from an atmo 1.6 lasting 24h at max power would've been something. It would indeed but neither of the 'big' 1.6s made it to the end, however the third car with the standard engine made it all the way Hmmm...does that win the prize for the ugliest Porsche to appear at Le Mans? The new for 1960 regulations did no one any favours it seems. It's right up there on that score. They did not particularly those that ran out of fuel due to the increased drag!
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 14, 2023 3:50:30 GMT -5
Among the legions of 911s in the GT class, there were a couple of 914s, one of which was run by the Swiss team of Ecurie Porsche Club Romand for the driver pairing of Paul Keller & Jean Sage. The 914/6 GT had been homologated the previous year and essentially was a wider, stronger, lighter and more powerful version of the road car with over 200hp on tap compared to the 110 ish of the road version and Le Mans in 1970 had seen one finish in a spectacular 6th place overall. This year however the Romand car would qualify 44th and whilst it would make up 6 places in the 1st hour and a further 7 in the 2nd hour thereafter the climb slowed so by 6 hours in they were 27th overall. They made it one place higher before slipping back in the 8th hour to 28th and then into retirement with low oil pressure and/or brake failure.
Spark - Porsche 914/6 GT - 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours - P.Keller & J.Sage - DNF
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Post by Tom on Feb 14, 2023 7:27:26 GMT -5
914- yes Wide arches- yes Jäger orange- yes
Excellent all round.
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Post by jager on Feb 14, 2023 9:31:18 GMT -5
Hmmm...does that win the prize for the ugliest Porsche to appear at Le Mans? The new for 1960 regulations did no one any favours it seems. Well maybe we have a new contender with the 914/6 GT .
I have a couple in my collection, but I've never really warmed to them.
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 14, 2023 22:18:27 GMT -5
Hmmm...does that win the prize for the ugliest Porsche to appear at Le Mans? The new for 1960 regulations did no one any favours it seems. Well maybe we have a new contender with the 914/6 GT .
I have a couple in my collection, but I've never really warmed to them.
I'd have to disagree here - I'll take the 914 over a squashed beetle any day .
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 15, 2023 3:58:00 GMT -5
914- yes Wide arches- yes Jäger orange- yes Excellent all round. As 914s go this is a better example but not my favourite pork by any stretch. Lipstick on a pig comes to mind Hmmm...does that win the prize for the ugliest Porsche to appear at Le Mans? The new for 1960 regulations did no one any favours it seems. Well maybe we have a new contender with the 914/6 GT .
I have a couple in my collection, but I've never really warmed to them.
It would get my vote. Neither have I even when its in full race spec in the Jager livery Well maybe we have a new contender with the 914/6 GT .
I have a couple in my collection, but I've never really warmed to them.
I'd have to disagree here - I'll take the 914 over a squashed beetle any day . It's a tricky choice on those two. I might prevaricate up here on the fence
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 15, 2023 5:50:29 GMT -5
Pierre Mauroy entered a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR into Le Mans 1974 for himself, Anne-Charlotte Verney & Martine Rénier, but the trio would have a poor qualifying that put them 46th on the grid. This wasn't indicative of their race pace, as they would gain 11 places in the 1st hour and a further 8 in the second hour, so by quarter distance they were running 21st. Places were harder to gain thereafter, so half distance saw them in 19th and three-quarter distance 16th, and they would gain three more places to come home 13th overall and 4th in class after 277 laps.
Spark - Porsche 911 Carrera RSR - 1974 Le Mans 24 Hours - P.Mauroy, A-C.Verney & M.Rénier - 13th
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Post by Tom on Feb 15, 2023 6:10:43 GMT -5
Nice car and model, and a creditable performance given that they had so much overtaking to do.
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Post by jager on Feb 15, 2023 7:45:39 GMT -5
I'm not necessarily a fan of these cars where they just chucked sponsor stickers on it in a random fashion on the morning of the race. That said, I don't mind this one and I could see myself adding it at some point (though I often have to remind myself, "how many 911's do I really need").
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Post by reeft1 on Feb 15, 2023 13:56:08 GMT -5
Nice model
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 15, 2023 19:51:23 GMT -5
Now that's a much better looking silver Porsche. Would the 911 be the most populous car on Le Mans entry lists over the years?
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 16, 2023 4:34:24 GMT -5
Nice car and model, and a creditable performance given that they had so much overtaking to do. I think it's a reasonable assumption that with better qualifying they may have found themselves inside the top 10 I'm not necessarily a fan of these cars where they just chucked sponsor stickers on it in a random fashion on the morning of the race. That said, I don't mind this one and I could see myself adding it at some point (though I often have to remind myself, "how many 911's do I really need"). I often ask that question every time a future release mail full of 911s arrives in my inbox. I try and restrict myself to cars that finished well, or cars that look good, or cars that have great driver line ups. Means I have a lot of 911s Cheers Now that's a much better looking silver Porsche. Would the 911 be the most populous car on Le Mans entry lists over the years? Isn't it just. I don't know for certain but i would think so.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 16, 2023 6:43:40 GMT -5
The Chevron B36 was developed in 1976 for Group 6 competition in the 2 litre class and was purely intended as a customer racer and therefore was designed to take multiple engines and to be easy to maintain. 21 chassis were built and chassis No.7 went to Société Racing Organisation Course who would install a 2 litre I4 Simca ROC engine and take it for its first outing to Le Mans in 1976 for the driver trio of Fred Stalder, Albert Dufrène & Alain Flotard who would qualify 22nd. The promise of this starting position failed to materialise as by the end of the 1st hour they were back in 45th and whilst they did recover by 6 hours in they were still two places behind where they started and shortly thereafter they dropped away again to a low of 31st from where they staged another recovery drive. Half distance saw them in 28th and three-quarter distance 26th and thereafter they made rapid gains to reach a high of 20th after 21 hours, but it was not to be as they dropped away again and then out of the race in 23rd hour when the oil pump failed after 241 laps. Spark - Chevron B36 - 1976 Le Mans 24 Hours - Fred Stalder, Albert Dufrène & Alain Flotard - DNF
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