Old
Hero's never die...in the "Classic" Le Mans Challenge
Those who love classic Le Mans (slot) cars can have a field day
at Scuderia Wittgenstein in Siegen (D).
From 22th till 24th of February their 6-lane track will be the battlefield
of the 7th Le Mans Challenge.
Initiated by Dieter Jens, the Challenge has grown in to one of the
biggest slotrace events for Classic cars in the Rurhr area. With
Slot(scale)racers from all over Germany taking part, no less than
83 different cars will be on the grid!
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| Moddeling humour:
Overheated Abarth gets attention of the fire marshalls, but
what about the driver??.To find out you'll have to go and
see for your self in Siegen. or via the web click here"
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| One off the all time LM classics is Ford's
GT 40. Here one of the latest versions the Gulf sponsored
Mirage |
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| You don't have to pick a big V8 to have
a mean looking car, just look at this beautifully detailed
Lotus |
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| Yes people there are other Porsche Prototypes
besides a 962 or a 917. Those with a "classic" education
would have spotted this 910 immidiatly. |
"Full house in Siegen"
Bad news however for all those interested to take part
on short notice: the entry lists closed on 31th of December 2001.
But for the classic car lover a visit to the event is more than
rewarding. Besides having slotcars with some off the highest modelling
standard, the Challenge is contested on one off Germanies most
beautifully detailed tracks.
The nicest thing about it is that you keep discovering more and
more small scenes around the track. As an example see the right
picture
More Information?
Detailed informations in German (i.e. technical regulations, schedule
and a list of nominated cars) can be found at slotracinginfo.de/Rennserien
West
For travel directions to the Siegen track click here
and then on "Anfahrt"
A German Race report will be most likely published on the Slot-Scaleracing
forum
With the grids as they are it is most likely that there will be
a Le Mans Challenge in February 2003 !
So if you want to race in the Challenge be sure to make those
entries real early.
Brief Rules Summary
For the English fans here's a brief summary of the Classes and
regulations:
Class division:
Class 1 (sportscars and prototypes up to 1967) - 24 cars
Class 2 (GT and touringcars up to 1967) - 28 cars
Class 3 (all cars from 1968 to 1977) - 31 cars
Chassis: Plafit & Sakatsu
Motor: 13 D Fox / 13 D F10
Tyres: Full rubber
Bodies:Hardplastic, GfK or Resin Bodies in Original as
raced colorschemes
Dimensions:Width Class 1 & 2: max. 80mm , Class 3: max.
85mm - Weight: Total min. 180g, Body min. 50g
Race schedule
Friday, 22th
from 17:00h Training
Saturday, 23th
09:00h Training
11:00h Technical inspection
12:00h Lunch
13:00h Race class 1
17:00h Race class 2
Sunday 24th
09:00h Race class 3
13:30h Presentation ceremony and tombola
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