Adrian Newey destroyed gt40 at Lm classic 2006

[Paolo-LoveGT40 Modelworks]

well............ one of the bad things happened in le mans is this.
Sad to see a so damaged 40 (original car....adrian newey toy).

full story here:
http://wheel2wheel.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3153

 

[Chris Kouba]

"The car itself lost its bodywork but the main chassis only has light damage."

Interesting to see what someone calls "light damage."

Chris

 

[Frank Catt]

"light" means less weight !

 

[Tod]

Oh no..... What a mess!!!

 

[Bill D]

Does Safir still make replacement tubs?

 

[Tim Kay]

I'd say they got a few at Holman\Moodyepper:

 

[Ken Mason]

Classic and Sportscar

The latest edition of Classic and Sportscar magazine carries an interview with Ray Bellm who won the Le Mans Classic in his GT40. He says Adrian Newey simply made a mistake under braking and passed his side window doing about 140mph at the start of the crash. Bellm, who raced at the 'real' Le Mans 10 times, said in a GT40 if you stand on the brakes at 170mph all four wheels lock easily and then you are just a passenger...

Bellm also says that in 1996 at Le Mans his McLaren F1 was pulling 193 mph at the end of the Mulsanne Straight, while his 40 year old GT40 pulls 187....!!!

 

[Chris Martino]

Well I hope choosing chassis 1010 Essex Wire type for my build doesn't put me into the same fortunes as the other Essex cars - 1038 was my last hope as all others had either crashed or caught fire!

No omens please!!!

Shame indeed-

Chris

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

fixed

According to the issue of OCTANE which arrived today, the car has been repaired and is running again, if I read it right.