Another 2-Time LeMans-Winning Car...and More !

[Ace-Garageguy]

The GT40 threads and particularly the remembry that ol' GT40 chassis #1075 won LeMans TWICE, back to back in '68 and '69 reminded me of another less well known multiple winner with a fascinating history. Talk about a hired gun...

http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/the-strange-orphan-story-of-the-most-successful-le-mans-1677120408

 From the linked article: "The car above is Mazda's last prototype to race at Le Mans. Only it wasn't just a Mazda. It was a Jaguar. Only it wasn't a Jaguar, it was a TWR. Only it wasn't a TWR, it was a Porsche. This is the strange story of the orphan prototype that won Le Mans twice in a row and nobody seems to remember it existed."

Edited July 20, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Dragline]

Brilliant history and story of a car that was simply remarkably engineered. That the drivers would laugh is a testament to how dominant they must have felt in it. Going flat out around corners like it's on rails must have been an exhilerating experience.

 

 

Thanks Bill, wonderful reading. 

[Len Woodruff]

Thanks Bill. Very interesting story.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Glad you guys enjoyed it. I believe there is a kit of the Renown-sponsored Mazda. I need to add it to the queue of my all-time favorite race cars (GT40 MkI, several Chaparrals, McLaren M8, Porsche 917, 906, 904, 550, etc...).