NASCAR Garage 56 entry adds its unique voice to the scene at Circuit of the Sarthe.
Predicting any car other than Toyota’s GR010 Hybrid to win a sixth Le Mans would also constitute poor judgement.
An if the Ferrari 499P, Peugeot 9X8 and the Team JOTA customer Porsche 963 are leading the speed charts, it’s a sure indication that lap times are far more waltz than quick-step. But Rockenfeller can attest to staying in one’s lane, albeit from the reverse angle. At the flat-out kink between Mulsanne and Indianapolis at Le Mans in 2011, his Audi R18 glanced off the Ferrari Italia of Rob Kauffman, then turned left into the barriers. The Audi went straight through the steel fence and by time safety personnel arrived, Rockenfeller had disappeared in the dense night, crawling out dazed and disoriented after the massive crash but okay.
I once had a baseball coach who had a deep understanding of the game. He bought high-priced, pinstriped flannel uniforms for our high school team, because looking the part can be half the battle. On this day, all 56 entries presented colorful paint schemes. Sure, some are over the top. But all the major factory-backed prototypes have well thought out colors and schemes, as one might expect at a race where annual budgets for the new hybrids begin at $50 million.
Standing out in baby blue, the hot rod award goes to the Glickenhaus with its extended flat front cowling. Designed in Italy and third on the podium last year, the matching brace of Glickenhaus 007s are a rakish and sentimental sight, given the effort last year by the American team and sheer chutzpah of namesake boss Jim Glickenhaus. His relatively small specialty track day car company took on Le Mans and has the hardware to show for it.
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