1962 Le Mans Winning Ferrari 330 TRI LM, which sold for $6.49 million, the highest price paid for a car at auction
Peter Sutcliffe drove for the Scuderia Ferrari in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, after had driven a Jaguar E- Type (1964) and a Ford GT40 (1965). His car was a Ferrari 330P4.
European championship in the extreme series, I used a Ferrari 458 Italia and beat it no problem
It was held in circuit de la sarthe and the first race was at 1933
No he's not. Lightning McQueen is inspired by several types of stock cars, particularly a Le Mans endurance racer such as a Lola and Ford GT40.
There are many reasons the Le Mans race is famous. One of the oldest car races in endurance racing history, the race began in 1923 and is held annually each year.
Yes definitely. When Carroll Shelby decided to design Cobras to compete head to head against Ferrari in the 1960s Le Mans races the Cobras proved extremely competitive - particularly the big-block versions. Compared to today's Ferrari though, the typical AC Cobra you see on roads these days would struggle to keep up with even a 360 Modena around a race circuit.
24 Hours of Le MansThe 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance, it is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and runs on a circuit containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and driver's ability to be quick, but also to last over a 24-hour period. Please see related link below!
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Stolen from the Italian version. Gran Turismo Omologato (G.T.O) means Grand Tourer Homologation, basically a car that has this approved can be entered into racing events such as le mans or stock car racing. A simple car to look at is the ferrari 250 GTO. Also note Le Mans was a Tempest as well. The Tempest could be ordered with the Le Mans package or the GTO package. This was Pontiac's use of racing terms to associate their cars with racing.
"Dream" by Burton Cummings from his album Above the Ground
Gran Turismo Omologato (G.T.O) means Grand Tourer Homologation, basically a car that has this approved can be entered into racing events such as le mans or stock car racing. A simple car to look at is the ferrari 250 gto.