F1 Fanatic

This is meant to be a discussion of the sportscar/prototype/endurance racing cars you like the most. I’m expecting a lot of love for the the 787B from what I’ve seen on the site before.

So what cars do you love and why? It could be any reason- dominance, being fast but fragile, being an underdog, a favourite brand, beauty/striking, obscurity, maybe simply the colour scheme.

To start things off, I particularly like the Gt40 replacement, the P68 (also known as the F3L), ever since I first saw it at goodwood. I love the dimensions, the Gold Leaf livery, the beautiful curves and the massive obscurity that comes as a result of it being a failure:

http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/2010/07/68-ford-f3l-p68-sexiest-car-ever-made.html

Here you can also see the P69, the open-top development with F1-style experimental axis-mounted wings.

And I always liked the very similar TT 12 (also from Goodwood)

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=alfa+romeo+33+tt+12&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=hxsH-GR0dBGRhM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic/642/Alfa-Romeo-33-TT-12-Spider_1.html&docid=-NXqyGFFWyopcM&imgurl=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/642/Alfa-Romeo-33-TT-12-Spider_1.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=viuYTpTOO8Wa8QPYvrTjBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=433&vpy=156&dur=590&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=113&ty=109&sig=111404202231557491931&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=213&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

I think it’s cos the airbox reminds me of the Ferrari 312T (although less elegant).

Do GT cars count? If so, i love the Panoz GTR-1 and its ”Batmobile”look. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Panoz_GTR1.jpg/800px-Panoz_GTR1.jpg

Great topic! Kinda grew up with the GT40 but the car that got my total attention back then was the 917. The Audi R18 is starting to rub on me much the same way.

’69 GT40 #6 is my favorite race car EVER! Just about every car named so far would be high on my list along with the R10 and R15+, Ferrari 330 P4 and 333 SP, and the awesome looking Bentley Speed 8. As for some cars that have yet to get some love, the Sauber C9 Mercs in all their silver simplicity, as well as the Chaparral 2J, the one with the v-twin powered fan and side skirts that sucked it onto the track.

DAT ROTARY

Im a massive fan of mid/late 60s endurance cars,

My alltime favs, and if I win the Euro lottery tonight, my shopping list…
Lola T70 http://tinyurl.com/6a29q4u
Ford GT40 (Mk2′s ofc) http://tinyurl.com/67pblqn
Ferrari 330 P3/P4 http://tinyurl.com/6jy8o2r
Porsche 917 (Gulf colours) http://tinyurl.com/5vnk2rb

Others I like inc,
Jaguar D-Types
Shelby Daytona Cobra’s
Chaparral 2F
Porsche 956

For modern cars, I Love the Speed 8!! Just incredible.
I really liked the Viper GTS/Rs of the late 90′s as well.

Going older, the GT40′s, 917′s, 956-962, 787B….pretty much anything of the Group C era is incredible. I’d love to see how they would truly compare to the modern LMP1 machines in a head to head race.

Going even further back, I think the long nose D-Type might be the prettiest racecar ever built.

If you want a good book on Le Mans, read Go Like Hell by AJ Baime, it’s fantastic.