Previously unseen amateur footage of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with reflections by Ford icons who were there that day. Le Mans is one of the most iconic events in motorsports. 50 years to the day... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 393 views • 2:59

The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966

posted by newtboy 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 416 views • 2:39

To me, there's nothing sexier than a late 60's GT racecar. Vroom. Vroom.

posted by newtboy 4 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 37 views • 6:51

The History Guy remembers the 1955 Le Mans Disaster in France, the deadliest accident in motorsport history.

posted by bobknight33 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 670 views • 12:35

The GT500 is one of Carroll Shelby’s greatest creations: A Ford Mustang with the heart of the GT40 Le Mans racer! Join James as he explores the long history of the original buff horse, from the 427,... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 39 views • 15:26

After winning 3 Le Mans titles, the engineers at Porsche decided to see how fast they could make their car go without the race restrictions. Throw the fuel flow restrictions out the window, beef up... continue reading

posted by ChaosEngine 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,715 views • 5:49

A massive crash at the start of the second round of the Moto3 French Grand Prix has forced the race to be suspended. At least twenty riders, or half the field, were involved in the crash. One lap earlier... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,876 views • 30 secs

This is another video showing classic cars flat out at Goodwood, this time showing Joe Macari's Ferrari with Le Mans Champ Tom Kristensen at the wheel hunting down the lead. YouTube description: ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 168 views • 7:13

Le Mans racer Mike Hawthorn takes us on a tour of the Le Mans track in 1956 in his Jaguar D-Type, with driver's eye view and commentary. He discusses the safety improvements following the 1955 disaster,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 159 views • 5:43

Paul Lanzante tells the very entertaining story of how he came to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans for McLaren, on their first attempt. The victory came down to a clever strategy, JJ Lehto, some clever headlights,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 298 views • 13:34

YouTube description: Chris Harris interviews Porsche driver Nico Hulkenberg on the Porsche 919 LMP1 car and the differences between Formula One and Le Mans. On location at the Bahrain International... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 2 weeks ago • 151 views • 2:34

YouTube description: On this episode of Ignition presented by Tire Rack, resident racer Randy Pobst tests the overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans: the infamous Audi R18 e-tron! Valued at $30 million... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 2 months ago • 228 views • 8:30

YouTube Description: This car belongs to the Porsche Museum. It is worth millions of dollars. And they let me spank it at their Weissach test track. Good times.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 7 months 1 week ago • 238 views • 13:48

YouTube Description: Here you are just a short video about the 2013 Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro, fitted with the bodywork they'll use for the next 24 hours of Le Mans ("long-tail" version), making some... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 11 months 4 weeks ago • 318 views • 1:04