Merry Christmas - Le Mans 1982 video

[Diver944]

Just spotted this link from a post on Rennlist. It's a BF Goodrich promo film about their 924 GTR winning it's class at the 1982 Le Mans (16th overall) ON STREET TYRES!!!! Listen to the commentary at the Weissach test track where they reported full boost was not in until 6000rpm []

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ-pbgqV2x4 quite a cheesy first 30 seconds

Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsKxQvvWFHg&feature=related

 

[Alan Woods]

Well, thanks very much, just when I thought wanting a CGT was out of my system
(Cheers)
Alan

 

[RC18B 911 turbo]

Alan Woods is that a diecast RSR turbo or is it the R/C 1/12 one in your pic

 

[Alan Woods]

It's a Fly 1:32 slotcar - 24hr Le Mans 1977, Cyril Grandet/Jean Louis Bousquet/Philippe Dagoreau. Giving them a lot of hammer at the mo', just got this:

Can't believe my kids are so into them in this Playstation age, we just had a mini Le Mans with some night racing []

 

[TTM]

Nice videos, many thanks.

 

[RC18B 911 turbo]

ORIGINAL: Alan Woods

It's a Fly 1:32 slotcar - 24hr Le Mans 1977, Cyril Grandet/Jean Louis Bousquet/Philippe Dagoreau. Giving them a lot of hammer at the mo', just got this:



Can't believe my kids are so into them in this Playstation age, we just had a mini Le Mans with some night racing []

I really like the 934 turbo RSR got an Exoto model of one in the Jagermeister Livery, Vailant Kremer and Jagermeister slot cars. and my 1/12 R/C car in red.

The slot cars are so detailed nowadays that I sometimes find I don't want to drive them in case I smash them up but after a few races I find that it doesn't bother me and they look right like the cars do after they finish LeMans and so on. Those Carrera RSRs look really nice where did you get them from?
I have also got the Canon Livery 924 Carrera GTR slot car as well.

 

[Hilux]

Superb, I`m now going through my old photo albums.

I remember seeing them and the Canon 924GTR cars in that era, in fact I`m sure there was a brief shot of the red Canon car in the 1st film at 6.54 secs. IIRC prepped and driven by the Brits that included a certain Mr Palmer (Bedford autodrome owner) Tony Dron (BL sportscar driver) Andy Rouse (Jaguar sportscar driver?) and Richard Lloyd (who then grew up to race a 956??? also in Canon colours the next year)

Managed a screen grab...............