Wouter Melissen
10-17-2011, 03:16 AM
At last week's Dix Mille Tours, we watched in absolute awe how Bob Berridge and Gareth Evans thundered down Paul Ricard's Mistral Straight in their Sauber Mercedes C11. This inspired us to take another look at the all-conquering Swiss/German Group C racer. Built specifically for the 1990 World Championship, it won seven of the nine races; the last one won by a very young Michael Schumacher. Over the years, we have shot no fewer than four of the six examples built, three of which are owned by private owners. Two of these are regularly raced and must be among the fastest historic racing cars currently campaigned. Our various encounters with these 'Silver Arrows' have resulted in an action-packed 42-shot gallery, which illustrates the detailed article with individual histories on each of the four cars.
Late last week, Japanese manufacturer Toyota confirmed one of the sport's worst kept secrets; the company's return to Le Mans with full works effort. They will use an LMP1 Coupe that is designed and built at Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Cologne. The car will be powered by a hybrid engine, which is under development at Toyota's Japanese headquarters. Ahead of a complete program in 2013, Toyota will compete in select races of the World Endurance Championship in 2012, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
This month we have revived the popular photography competitions in our forums. The Automotive Photography competition will run every week with the winners selected for run-offs for best shot of the month and ultimately the year. Run-offs winners will, for the first time, receive prizes, which for now are complimentary Premium Subscriptions. The first poll has already been opened and can be found here. If you want to take part in the next competition, you can submit your entry in this dedicated thread.
Lastly we would like to express our condolences to the family and friends of Dan Wheldon. The winner of this year's Indy 500 very sadly succumbed to injuries sustained in a massive crash at Indy's Las Vegas season finale yesterday; a very grim reminder of the dangers that are also part of the sport we love so much.
Enjoy the links:
1990 Sauber Mercedes C11 - Images, Specifications and Information (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/562/Sauber-Mercedes-C11.html)
2012 Toyota LMP1 - Images, Specifications and Information (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4966/Toyota-LMP1.html)
Automotive Photography Competition (Oct 24th, 2011) - Ultimatecarpage.com forums (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43991)
Automotive Photography Competition (Oct 17, 2011, VOTING) - Ultimatecarpage.com forums (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43990)
Late last week, Japanese manufacturer Toyota confirmed one of the sport's worst kept secrets; the company's return to Le Mans with full works effort. They will use an LMP1 Coupe that is designed and built at Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Cologne. The car will be powered by a hybrid engine, which is under development at Toyota's Japanese headquarters. Ahead of a complete program in 2013, Toyota will compete in select races of the World Endurance Championship in 2012, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
This month we have revived the popular photography competitions in our forums. The Automotive Photography competition will run every week with the winners selected for run-offs for best shot of the month and ultimately the year. Run-offs winners will, for the first time, receive prizes, which for now are complimentary Premium Subscriptions. The first poll has already been opened and can be found here. If you want to take part in the next competition, you can submit your entry in this dedicated thread.
Lastly we would like to express our condolences to the family and friends of Dan Wheldon. The winner of this year's Indy 500 very sadly succumbed to injuries sustained in a massive crash at Indy's Las Vegas season finale yesterday; a very grim reminder of the dangers that are also part of the sport we love so much.
Enjoy the links:
1990 Sauber Mercedes C11 - Images, Specifications and Information (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/562/Sauber-Mercedes-C11.html)
2012 Toyota LMP1 - Images, Specifications and Information (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4966/Toyota-LMP1.html)
Automotive Photography Competition (Oct 24th, 2011) - Ultimatecarpage.com forums (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43991)
Automotive Photography Competition (Oct 17, 2011, VOTING) - Ultimatecarpage.com forums (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43990)