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We must admit that pizza and beer are perfect for fast driving and long lasting then. Enjoy the meals!
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Leaving at 6am with a 1hr journey to the ferry then driving to the circuit,is there anything I should be aware off around the circuit and traffic and delays wise.Never been.Any reply or suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
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Quite right, they need money from everyone by now. More than 136 kmh is risky on the highways and other roads you've better stay around 80 kmh, new limit.
retrognome, if you could have some pics car is grey Jag' # 26, plateau 4, teamWelch, drivers Rivet Fusil/ Le Jean. Thanks in advance! |
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Is the car in the photo what it appears to be? If so; genuine, partly genuine or complete recreation? |
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All good after a long wait to get in- in very hot sun. Then it rained in early hours so my ezup now features a large lake beneath. Not deep enough to bath in, though. And I discovered that the cool box was mistakingly switched to keeping things warm rather than cold. Looking at meteo rain should clear soon, so fingers crossed can get everything dried out! |
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Live streaming has been improved. Should start with Jaguar Challenge on Saturday at 10:15, 9:30 on Sunday. Radio Le Mans, as said, will broadcast through Jones, Roller and Haven voices.
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The American one? I thought that was intended to be mainly a show car. (For good reason in that particular case.) Quote:
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Is'nt the american one belonging to Leno's collection? The picture shows a racing car not a display model.
Accuweather is good but seems to have a half day delay with France predictions. May be some morning short showers but beware of hail on any car body. |
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I think Paul Haywood-Halfpenny raced one of the originals a few years back (10 - 12 years ago, maybe).
Not sure how many were made? 2 or 3 maybe? Beautiful looking car - more pleasing than the GT40. |
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Weather looks hidesouly hot for both days as far as I can see.
Will make it more of an ordeal for me I am afraid. Hopefully there is some shade, or the golf brolly is coming out |
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Well, the "American" one was a build over a number of years by a chap that worked on them in the day, bought a rolling shell before it was sent for scrap and waited 40 years to do anything with it.
There were, apparently, 3 made - all, in effect, prototypes. From reletively recent looking times I have find photos of the one mentioned above (Silver and once presented with its owner in a Jay Leno's Garage video), a BR Green one that may have been raced in Historics at some point and a possibly 2 blue ones, one being the metallic blue with a white stripe the other non-metallic with a white stripe. The Green and non-metallic blue ones seems to have much the same bodywork, the metallic blue one is a little more "development" applied. A lovely looking thing in its original body style. |
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I believe that that is the car that was for sale at the Sotheby's auction in 2014 on behalf of it's Dutch owners. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/M...mk-6-gt/181140
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Stunning car
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One of the two "french" Howmet will race this weekend again. I guess they both have the same owner but different stages of development.
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Do I remember reading that one of thse cars is now part of the Rofgo collection.
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Ah yes, I remember seeing and reading that write up. A terrific set of photos as well - as one might well expect from a top value Sothebys publicity effort. |
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The Silver Lola ( I think No3) was next to us at the FoS last year, American property developer bought it when it was a few years old, he's had it since '66, must be in his 80's now, seemed like a nice bloke, and let Arthur sit in it. . . . . it had only ever done 10 miles when it arrrived! It really is a prototype, and stunning.
I remember the green car appearing at Goodwood many years ago and there were lots of mutterings going on. |
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Lola GT Mk 6
This article summarises the story I read previously and adds some terrific photos.
https://petrolicious.com/articles/th...-gt40-possible |
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It’s really scorchio now at Le Mans, and plateau 1 qualifiers were just going to pre grid when I came back to change for plateau 3 session at 1559hrs. Car 25, and it’s British......
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