Posts Tagged ‘Le Mans’
Nürburgring 24 Hours
The Nürburgring Nordschleife is a lot of different things. To Jackie Stewart it was the “Green Hell”, to his long lost German cousin it is the Grüne Hölle, to the Gran Turismo generation it is Mecca, a place they tilt their Xbox to in appreciation, and to manufacturers it is used as an industry benchmark. ...
Putting a lid on it
Let’s hope that Allan McNish isn’t claustrophobic. His new Audi Le Mans Prototype race car, the R18, is the first closed cockpit Audi Prototype since 1999. In bare carbon with its powerful LED headlights, it looks like it should be on the set of Tron instead of pounding round endurance race tracks. Either way, it is ...
10 car events to do before you die
I don’t want to get too deep here, but one day we are all going to kick the bucket. As car enthusiasts we must try and make the most of the time on our tarmac laced planet. To make things a bit easier, we have made our very own bucket list of 10 motoring events ...
The 2010 Le Mans diary
Let me just get something straight first. If you are reading this expecting some analysis of the victory of Audi and the inefficiency of Peugeot in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans you are not going to get it. I want to give people who have never been to Le Mans, or have been to ...
How to stumble into being part of the Le Mans Supercar Parade
Mark Cox’s story shows that being in the right place at the right time can lead to some amazing experiences. This is how Mark managed to stumble into Le Mans’ Supercar Parade and share the stage with some of the world’s most exclusive metal. Enjoy. I have just returned from my annual pilgrimage to the ...
Audi R15 runs over a photographer at Le Mans
The Audi R15 looks like a giant Bull Ant with those two prongs at the front. This dieseled powered giant Bull Ant doesn’t eat leaves though, it eats photographers.
Le Mans 2010: The punters perspective
It has come to that crazy time of year again - Le Mans! After a couple of pub meetings we are off to Circuit de la Sarthe tomorrow (today if you are reading this on Wednesday) and we want to digitally take you there too. Le Mans is kind of a working holiday. We haven’t got ...
Happy Birthday Steve McQueen!
If you didn’t know, Steve McQueen was the original ‘King of Cool’. A massive inspiration to this author, in both style and philosophy of how to live your life. Today Steve would of been 80 years old, so we would like to say a massive happy birthday. I could write thousands of words on the ...