2016 Le Mans Classic Live Stream

Sort of a Gallic Goodwoodwood Revival,  complete with no t-shirt, no sandals dress policy,  Michael Delaney and Erich Stahler looks encouraged,  the Le Mans Classic is a once every two year extravaganza of amazing sports cars from the 1920s through to Group C.  

Follow all the action live this year.

Inside a 1974 Porsche RSR at Le Mans

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Leh Keen driving the WeatherTech 1974 Porsche RSR at the 2014 Le Mans Classic.

Looks like a pretty tight squeeze for Leh  but you sit back, relax and, as they say, enjoy the show.  Don't forget to turn the volume up to 11.

2014 Le Mans Classic Live!

Hopefully this works,  race should go live at 3:30PM European time  Saturday, 9:30 AM Eastern time

A case for manual transmission

Photo: Christian Tulipano

You probably noticed we are not especially sentiment at Axis when it comes to man machine interfaces on new cars,  flicking a paddle is more efficient, faster, better?  We're good with it, we want it.

For those who prefer fondling sticks and doing the three stem in the foot box,  there are many, many beautiful machines out there which offer  the opportunity tho wrestle with cogs and levers and they need to be preserved.

Of course if your argument is the joy of eye-hand coordination, or more specifically the eye-ear-hand-butt-foot coordination,  you really should try cars with a center gas pedal and non synchronized gears.  Wait why stop there,  real men only drive cars where the shifter is on the outside of the cabin,  it all went downhill when they moved that stuff inside!

A provocation, of course.   Enjoy this in-car from the recent Le Mans Classic.  You are riding in the 1979 Ferrari BB LM owned and driven by the mysterious "Mr. John of B". In the second part of the clip there is a driver change when Soheil Ayari jumps in. Turn the volume up, marvel at the amazing sound of the Ferrari 180 12 boxer, cringe when the driver money shifts!
(a third to second accelerating out of Arnage at 10:20 in the clip)

Bonus video after the jump, onboard a Ferrari 365 GTB4 and more from the BBLM.

Rumble

Do yourself a favor, turn your speakers up. no I meant ALL the way up and play this clip.

It's the LeMans Classic and I would love to identify every car, so far I have:

Ferrari GTB4 Competizione
Corvette C3 Stingray
Alpine A110
Porsche 906
Porsche 914/6GT
Ford GT40
Bizzarrini GT America
Corvette Stingray
2x Porsche 906
Lola T212
Porsche 908
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2
Ford Mustang Shelby 350
Porsche 906
Lola T70 Coupe
Chevron B8
Lola T212?
Ferrari Dino 246 GT
Piper GTR
Ford Shelby Mustang 350
Alpine Renault A220
Alpine Renault A210 LeMans
2x Lola T70
Porsche 917
Lola T70

Help fill in/correct! ( I think, with your help, we got them all, good job!


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