Legends To Run On Friday?
DSC has learned that there are plans to run significant heritage race cars from each of the 2015 LMP1 factory teams on the Friday evening at Le Mans in support of the Official banquet.
It is believed that the cars are set to run the short distance from parc ferme to the banquet, running wrong way on the circuit.
Cars and drivers that DSC has confirmed are to be at Le Mans for the event include a 1999 Toyota TS020 (GT-One) with Ukyo Katayama and the 1990 pole position setting Nissan R90CK with Mark Blundell. Unconfirmed at present are a race winning Porsche 962 and an Audi LMP too.
The Saturday morning programme is very full and there is no available time to accommodate other running.
With timings still to be confirmed the programme for the Saturday Morning is as follows:
– Club Lotus and Bentley Parade
– Warm Up
– McLaren laps (1995 Famous 5)
– Le Mans Legends Race
– Aston Martin Festival race
– Ford/Ferrari parade
Ford/ Ferrari Exhibition and Parade
In 2015, the historic exhibition put on by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest in partnership with the Sarthe Department and GEFCO in the Le Mans 24-Hours village is devoted to the legendary duels at Le Mans between Ford and Ferrari.
The highpoint of the exhibition will be a special parade on Saturday 13th June before the start of the race.
2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the last victory of a Ferrari at Le Man. The ACO Heritage department is devoting its traditional exhibition of historic cars to the Italian make by highlighting the thrilling duel between the Prancing Horse and Ford that lasted four years.
In 1963 Ford’s (America’s iconic make) best engineers got down to designing an innovative car, the GT 40 for the 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours, to challenge Ferrari which dominated racing in the Sarthe. Early on the Fords were very quick but suffered from poor reliability and they were unable to pose a threat to the fearsome Italian cars. But the Americans came back the following years and the intensity of the battle was fanned by the personal rivalry between Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. Thus, from 1964 to 1967, the two manufacturers went at it hammer and tongs and their duel has forever been associated with one of the most glorious eras in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours!
In an original 60s’ decor the spectators can see the fabulous cars that have forged the legend. Numerous objects and archives from different collections will complete the setting. Original drawings from the cartoon book published on 29th October 2014 by the Editions Glénat in collaboration with the ACO devoted to the Ford-Ferrari duel will also be on show.
Some 15 of these legendary cars will be on display (subject to modification)
• Ferrari 250 GTO 1963, Replica
• Shelby Cobra Daytona 1964
• Ferrari 275 LM, 6th at Le Mans in 1965
• Ferrari 330 P
• Ferrari 330 P3 1966
• Ferrari 330 P4 Le Mans 1967
• Camion HY Marchal
• 1967 Le Mans Ferrari transporter/workshop
• Ford GT40 Mk I 1964
• Ford GT40 Mk I Le Mans 1965
• Ford GT40 Mk II, Replica of the 1966 winner
• Ford GT40 Mk II, 3rd at Le Mans in 1966
• Ford GT40 Mk IV Le Mans 1967
• Ford GT40 Mk II Le Mans 1968
They can be seen in the marquee on the Place de l’Ancien Musée in the Le Mans 24-Hours village (entry free).
And to give all these cars that are all in a perfect state even more visibility, they will take part in a parade at 12h30 before the start of the 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours.
Opening hours:
Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June: 14h00 – midnight
Friday 12th June: 10h00 – midnight
Saturday 13th June: 17h00 – midnight
Sunday 14th June: 9h00 – 15h00
Slo Mo Action
From the Test Day the ACO have released this short film of super slo mo action
