Section : Le Mans 24 Hours

Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

Posted By : Mark Stradling, 21-Jun-2005, 04:39pm

• Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

  Posted By : Simon Brown, 22-Jun-2005, 01:20pm

  
  Question for you Mark....
  
  Which team won Le Mans in 1959 and who were the drivers?

  • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

    Posted By : Mark Stradling, 22-Jun-2005, 01:36pm

    Aston Martin DBR1
    Carol Shelby and Roy Salvadori
    Green
    3 Cars
    6 Drivers
    
    That may have come up once or twice on Radio Le Mans

    • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

      Posted By : Mark Stradling, 22-Jun-2005, 01:38pm

      Of course, a better question is Who won the GT 1001 - 1151cc class 40 years ago, in 1965.

      • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

        Posted By : David Pearson, 22-Jun-2005, 04:49pm

        It's in my garage(ADU 4B class winner 65 Le Mans), I went and sat in it on Sunday and pretended I was doing nearly 140 down the Mulsane!
        Not for long though as I was supposed to be cutting the grass.

        • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

          Posted By : Colin Wake, 22-Jun-2005, 10:03pm

          Sorry Dave, all the tickets for the 1000km race at Silverstone have gone now......
          
          Colin

        • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

          Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 23-Jun-2005, 08:36am

          That's all well and good Dave *smiley*
          
          ..but when will it turn a wheel in anger? It look's like I'm getting an invitation to the BDRC 500K race next year... fancy it?
          *snipe snipe nag nag* *open mouth smiley*

          • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

            Posted By : David Pearson, 23-Jun-2005, 12:11pm

            I don't think anyone in their right mind would risk the only original survivor of a breed. I know 3B is being restored, but that has needed major restoration including panelwork, and has lost its lightweight chassis, original 70X, etc. 4B is still painted mostly in its 1965 paint, and has original decals/stickers etc.All apart from some 2K paint on the top section of the bonnet only, when it was repaired after a 'slight' coming together with a Ford Transit, apparently! That's when it lost its quick lift brackets off the front, but that's it, it's 95% as it turned out at 65 Le Mans. I don't want to be the one responsible for losing that (and neither do my insurance company want me to!). Maybe I should build a 'replica' Le Man and go racing with that? We are more likely to go racing with the Macau, when we have finished putting it back to 65 specification (complete with the car's original 70X). If we dinged that it wouldn't be such a nightmare as it's already been painted at least twice in it's lifetime. Perhaps the most overriding reason to take the Macau out instead of a Le Mans car is that the Macau would run circles around the heavy old endurace racers, just ask one of the few to have driven both originaly, Fred Nicklin. Hmm, there's a thought...............

            • Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

              Posted By : Jonathan Binnington, 23-Jun-2005, 06:31pm

              "Maybe I should build a 'replica' Le Man and go racing with that? "
              
              most definite, you should...!
              
              Jonathan

• Le Mans 2005 - aka God Was It Hot! 

  Posted By : Philip Willcocks, 24-Jun-2005, 10:31am

  Wow, it was HOT HOT HOT!!!!
  
  Luckily had grandstand seats in the shade and then jumped in someone elses paddling pool on the way back to the campsite.
  Procured an internal pass and popped over to Bertrands on Saturday and Sunday evening, didn't camp there this time as he had a big Morgan group down there.
  Didn't take a Triumph this time as I wanted to save cash by taking a big car full of people, Colin took his Spitfire though.
  800 mile trip via Dover/Dunkerque (it was cheap! return crossing for 56 quid!)
  Am now working on securing some electric scooters to use as pit bikes next time round, faantastic!