24 hours of le mans
“Audi’s Last Le Mans Victory: A Decade Ago”
As a sports car fan in 2014 I genuinely believed that Audi could take down Porsche’s then-record of 16 Le Mans wins. That June, a decade ago, the diesel hybrid R18 E-tron Quattro took a thirteenth overall victory for Audi in 16 years. It was a four-rings party that was seemingly never going to end. Until it did. Today…
Drunk British Men Win 24 Hours of Le Mans Race
The 1953 running of the Le Mans 24 is historically significant for many reasons. For one, the winning Jaguars employed Dunlop-engineered disc brake systems for the first time, and that braking advantage allowed the almighty C-Type to run hard from the drop of the flag and set an average lap time over 100 miles per…
Cadillac LeMans Hypercar Races Ferrari 296, McLaren 750S, and Porsche 911 Turbo S
It’s the best weekend of the year! No, it’s not the weekend I’ve got tickets to see Taylor Swift, it’s Le Mans! This means that the brightest and best from motorsport are in France to fight it out for 24 hours of ridiculously high-octane racing. Are you excited? In the buildup to this year’s race, the rich folks over…
“Vintage Onboard Videos to Get You Excited for 24 Hours of Le Mans | Giga Gears”
Le Mans has a long history of attracting great cars, drivers, and manufacturers. This year, as last, many OEMs will compete for overall race victory, including Cadillac, Porsche, Ferrari, Toyota, Peugeot, BMW, Alpine, Lamborghini, and Isotta Fraschini. Porsche looks the favorite to win its 20th race in the event’s 92…
Purchase the Final Porsche 917 for Sale | Giga Gears
There aren’t many racing cars that are still relevant on track over a decade after their first outing. For Kremer Racing to enter a Porsche 917 in the 1981 running of the Le Mans 24, 12 years after it first raced there, was unusual at the time and unthinkable today. A regulations loophole allowed the car to compete in…