Phoenix Arizona native Matt McMurry, youngest to ever start Le Mans, age 16 years, 202 days. The previous record was 17 yr old Pedro Rodriguez in 1959.
His dad had raced in LeMans, and both father and son were team-mates with Chris Dyson.
Showing posts with label Le Mans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Le Mans. Show all posts
Monday, July 14, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014
LeMonstre of Le Mans
Le Mans allowed altering the body of a standard cars, so judicious aerodynamic and weight loss mods to a standard series 61 Cadillac (see the next post images for comparison) making it 13 mph faster and 3 inches narrower.
images and info from http://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/cadillac-1950-series-61-le-mans/
Cunningham 1950 LeMans entry, a series 61 Cadillac
obviously an odd choice for a sports car race, but the only way to get the choice Cadillac engine for racing in Le Mans where they weren't allowing a mix of engines from Cadillac and cars from Ford.
Averaging only 8 miles an hour slower than the winner, and placing 10th, it was a surprise to everyone I believe
Info and photo from http://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1950-cadillac-series-61/
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
the Calder BMW
The BMW Art Car Project was originally conceived by the French racecar driver Hervé Poulain, who in 1975 commissioned American artist Alexander Calder to paint his BMW racing car.
Sam Posey relates that Poulain figured he could barter a car painted by Calder for a ride at Le Mans. Calder had already painted two Braniff airliners.
the head of BMW Motorsports, Jochen Neerspasch, got the idea to insure the car as a work of art with Lloyds of London for a million pounds.
It was driven at Le Mans by Posey, who had visited Calder's workshop studio as a kid.
Source: Automobile Magazine July 2014
Image: http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2014/01/15/calders-bmw-makes-tracks-for-amelia/
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