Hate to say it, but Mercedes didn’t go cheap on the C291 either. Considering Group C was dead, they had to build a new chassis to conform to the 3.5 rule, AND they built their own flat 3.5L flat 12, and when you have to take your old car, and run it in the last year they allow Group C cause your new car you just built…

What could go wrong with a hurried up car for the race, powered by a 2.0 L6? They went from the awe struck Lola’s to.......that.

Whoa, so the R390GT1 and the TS020 (Toyota GT- One) made it on this list, despite the fact they finished the race AND have also finished on the podium, and the TS020 took the 99 pole position, but my Mercedes Benz C291, which was such a failure, Mercedes used the previous year’s Group C car didn’t? I call a recount…

Yup ,which is why I said they retired it. They had one car remaining in the race, and decided to pull it out before that too went airborne. a shame really, I believe with some more R&D it could of raced for another year or so, even maybe long enough to compete with the Bentley EXP Speed 8 in the LMGTP class.

No one has ever completed the race 24 hours straight. There have been a few that got close. Luigi Chinetti drove a Ferrari in 1949 for 23.5 hours, and Pierre Levegh (yes the 1955 Le Mans disaster driver) Almost did it in 1952.

When that came out as a First Edition in this livery, I had to snatch two up, one to play, and one to hang and stare at. That and I bought the 1:18 scale one.

No, the CLK GTR/ CLK LM were unstoppable, one of the reason the GT1 category was killed ( Mercedes has a knack for killing off sports categories, or series altogether) but the CLR was a total flop, literally when air got under them.

The body was designed with help by Northrup Grummen in a low speed wind tunnel used for crop duster airplanes, and if you could believe it, the stock Cadillac was wider and heavier then the Le Monstre.

Actually, Cadillac did it in 1950 thanks to Briggs Cunningham. He took two Cadillac’s and finished 10th and 11th respectively. Oh and one of them is my name on here.

Not so much a failure, they finished on the podium in 98’ (3rd). Then in 99 with the rules going the way of LMP, they opted to create the R391, which one was wiped out before the race even started.

Mercedes Benz CLR. So embarrassing for Mercedes, they retired it and never reentered it into competition. Not only that, but seldomly exhibit it to this day:

Does it come with self immolation insurance coverage in case you even think about driving it?

I never took the car super serious for one reason. No hard top produced. it’s a stupid reason, but other then that, it’s a masterpiece. “Hey, we have this racing engine we can’t seem to get off the ground, yet get rid of, let’s build a car around it, and automotive A-10 if you will, and let the general public drive…

Don’t forget, that design had been around since the 80’s, and when Nissan decided to jump into IMSA, they literally took these, beefed them up, and boosted the hell out of them to get 1000HP, which is insane! nice choice. and for a prize, I present to you the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo, if that isn’t and 80’s car name, I…

Suprisingly, outside of the Toyota fanbase, and Toyota racing researchers, not many people understand just how damn durable and powerful these blocks are. Thank you for listing this, I think it may be a better choice then my Cosworth Vega engine post.

Chevy Vega Cosworth 2.0 (EAA), hear me out. Yes it was prone to cracking at High RPMs’, and only sputtered out a granny like 110HP by the time it was released, though early testing showed it could of produced 180HP before the gas crunch. A few of these were turned into some nutty mills. If you could set them up right,…

Been running through my head for months now. If a jet turbine could turn two turbine generators via thrust, one to power the electric motor, and the other to charge the battery, it would make for a nasty range extender.