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Post by jager on Feb 27, 2024 19:08:34 GMT -5
Nice classic Audi livery, but it doesn’t compare with the classic Bella livery shown previously. I’m probably also swayed to the Bella car as I tend to prefer the Lwb Quattros over the Swb versions.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 29, 2024 5:28:43 GMT -5
Very predictably love that. Must’ve been frustrating to be competing in the upper echelons just to have your car decide that it's done. It must have but the SpQ was brand new so teething problems were to be expected and also the Manx was a tarmac rally which were always an Achilles Heal for Quattros due to the sheer grip giving the transmission and drivetrain a very heavy work out Very nice indeed - from memory a Manta 400 won the BRC that year. You'd be right piloted by Jimmy McRae Ah the Short Quattro. Nice model and even better that it is a Hannu Mikkola car, a great driver and apparently a nice man. And he liked Escorts so obviously a man of taste. An immense talent in whatever he drove and a career that lasted a very long time and as you say he was a gentleman who let his driving do the talking Nice classic Audi livery, but it doesn’t compare with the classic Bella livery shown previously. I’m probably also swayed to the Bella car as I tend to prefer the Lwb Quattros over the Swb versions. The Belga livery wins hands down here and like you i'm more inclined to the LWB cars but i do like a SWB too. I just like Audis of this era
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Feb 29, 2024 6:34:29 GMT -5
Mirage brought two of their new M9s to Le Mans in 1978 which featured long tail bodywork, a 490hp Renault 2.1 litre turbo V6 and a revised airbox to aid turbo cooling and initial shakedown testing on a not yet opened section of Interstate 10 had shown the car was capable of 208 mph. The No.10 car driven by Vern Schuppan, Jacques Laffite & Sam Posey qualified 9th and ran well for the first two hours before a flat battery stopped them in the pits and the resultant work would mean they came back out in 30th. A recovery drive saw them reach 10th by half distance, but then the throttle linkage collapsed, followed by a dislodged selector shaft, a failed turbo, a broken gear shift and further gearbox issues saw them spend 4 hours overall in the pits but nonetheless in the last 2 hours they were able to mount a further recovery drive to bring the car home 10th overall after 293 laps.
Spark - Mirage M9 - 1978 Le Mans 24 Hours - V.Schuppan, J.Laffite & S.Posey - 10th
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Post by Tom on Feb 29, 2024 7:02:22 GMT -5
Wow, they should've done a long shakedown on the Interstate... that is an impressive list of technical problems. Great looking car and model though.
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Post by reeft1 on Feb 29, 2024 9:58:02 GMT -5
Good finish considering the challenges and nice model
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Post by 105epaul on Feb 29, 2024 12:33:22 GMT -5
Tenth is a pretty good result after all its problems. Or did only ten cars finish . Nice looking car, good livery and excellent drivers too. I would buy it if funds permitted.
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Post by jager on Mar 1, 2024 19:11:04 GMT -5
Definitely one I’ll add for the Schuppan connection and my Aussies at Le Mans theme.
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Post by Alfaholic on Mar 2, 2024 2:37:01 GMT -5
Very Nice. The inclusion of Vern Schuppan and Jacques Laffite is a bonus.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Mar 3, 2024 3:31:39 GMT -5
Wow, they should've done a long shakedown on the Interstate... that is an impressive list of technical problems. Great looking car and model though. Apparently so but as it was a development of the M8 which had secured 2nd at LM in both 76 & 77 with only the engine being changed you would have hoped that it was proven tech but it seems the gearbox didn't like the change of engine Good finish considering the challenges and nice model Very much so. No one it seems was more surprised than the Mirage team themselves to have finished in the top ten Tenth is a pretty good result after all its problems. Or did only ten cars finish . Nice looking car, good livery and excellent drivers too. I would buy it if funds permitted. It is and as noted above Mirage themselves were very surprised to have achieved 10th Definitely one I’ll add for the Schuppan connection and my Aussies at Le Mans theme. Thought you might considering the Australian connection Very Nice. The inclusion of Vern Schuppan and Jacques Laffite is a bonus. It is. Those two did the bulk of the driving it seems
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Mar 3, 2024 7:08:45 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 where despite qualifying 22nd they would fail to finish due to oil pump failure in the penultimate hour. 1977 saw a revised driver line up who would also qualify 22nd but this time they had a much better run to finish 6th overall and the same chassis would return in 1978 with a slightly revised driver line up of Jacques Henry, Albert Dufrène & Max Cohen-Olivar who qualified 38th which translated to 37th on the grid. Initial pace was good with 13 places gained in the first hour but by the end of the 2nd hour they were down in 42nd however the trio would mount a comeback that would see them in 23rd at quarter distance but again in the following hours they would lose places and have to mount another comeback so by half distance they were in 20th. Thereafter, they would reach a high of 18th after 15 hours but then they slipped away again to 21st from where they would retire in the 19th hour due to either gearbox or piston failure depending on your source after 195 laps.
Spark - Chevron B36 - 1978 Le Mans 24 Hours - J.Henry, A.Dufrène & M.Cohen-Olivar - DNF
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Post by 105epaul on Mar 3, 2024 7:57:09 GMT -5
Very nice B36, I like these 2-litre racers that Spark and Trofeu/DSN have been doing, it's a racing category that in the past has been kind of ignored. 6th overall was superb but alas these cars can be a bit fragile. Nice livery too.
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Post by Tom on Mar 3, 2024 8:08:18 GMT -5
Never mind the DNF, this looks sooooo good!
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Post by JSB33 on Mar 3, 2024 8:27:59 GMT -5
Why do Chevrons always look so good?
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Post by LM24HRS on Mar 3, 2024 10:08:22 GMT -5
Taking up on Jeff's point I had to purchase #29, #30 and #31. No other reason but looks.
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Post by reeft1 on Mar 3, 2024 11:16:43 GMT -5
The B36 is great
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