The Official McLaren F1 Thread
Oct 20, 2011 | 02:56 AM
#792
Great pair of cars, great picture as well!
Found another one from my visit at the BMW Classic Department last year:
And I`m really sure that there have to be some more anywhere deep down in my libary...
Found another one from my visit at the BMW Classic Department last year:
And I`m really sure that there have to be some more anywhere deep down in my libary...
Nov 1, 2011 | 08:48 PM
#794
Was quite a sight to see all those incredible BMW's as well as those 3 McLaren's!
Nov 2, 2011 | 03:57 AM
#796
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Yes - most definitely.
The road car is #047, the short tailed GTR is #18R and the longtail is #26R.
Chassis #047 was built to replace what should be #010 that was crashed and destroyed by one of the former heads of BMW and later VW - Bernd Pischetstrieder.
GTR #18R was originally just a presentation car for BMW but later competed in a pair of non-Championship races with Nelson Piquet in Brazil in 1996. It currently wears the livery that #16R wore at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996. I am happy to say that I had a hand in getting the BMW Classics Collection Museum staff to correct the racing number on the hood/doors of that car as it used to carry the race number from the sister car, #17R and was displayed incorrectly for several years.
The longtail raced throughout 1997 under the FINA livery it wears today. Unlike most of the other longtails it never raced under any other livery or for any other team than Bigazzi.
BMW USA also have an F1 GTR in their Motorsports Collection - it is the actual GTR #17R. That car and other pieces of BMW history are kept now in Hilliard, OH and prepped by Rahal-Letterman racing for events around the country. It recently appeared at Barber Motorsport Park in Georgia and was driven by Bill Auberlen who released this fantastic 11 minute video on his Facebook page.
Mclaren F1: Bill Auberlen at 2011 Oktoberfest - YouTube
In other news - I get to see my 14th McLaren F1 tomorrow.
>8^)
ER
The road car is #047, the short tailed GTR is #18R and the longtail is #26R.
Chassis #047 was built to replace what should be #010 that was crashed and destroyed by one of the former heads of BMW and later VW - Bernd Pischetstrieder.
GTR #18R was originally just a presentation car for BMW but later competed in a pair of non-Championship races with Nelson Piquet in Brazil in 1996. It currently wears the livery that #16R wore at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996. I am happy to say that I had a hand in getting the BMW Classics Collection Museum staff to correct the racing number on the hood/doors of that car as it used to carry the race number from the sister car, #17R and was displayed incorrectly for several years.
The longtail raced throughout 1997 under the FINA livery it wears today. Unlike most of the other longtails it never raced under any other livery or for any other team than Bigazzi.
BMW USA also have an F1 GTR in their Motorsports Collection - it is the actual GTR #17R. That car and other pieces of BMW history are kept now in Hilliard, OH and prepped by Rahal-Letterman racing for events around the country. It recently appeared at Barber Motorsport Park in Georgia and was driven by Bill Auberlen who released this fantastic 11 minute video on his Facebook page.
Mclaren F1: Bill Auberlen at 2011 Oktoberfest - YouTube
In other news - I get to see my 14th McLaren F1 tomorrow.
>8^)
ER
Last edited by Peloton25; Nov 2, 2011 at 03:58 AM.
Nov 2, 2011 | 05:31 PM
#797
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extremely impressive...ive seen...NONE!!! lol
actually not true...seen Lawrence Strolls "FINA" Long Tail one...
actually not true...seen Lawrence Strolls "FINA" Long Tail one...
Last edited by McRae; Nov 2, 2011 at 05:33 PM.
Nov 3, 2011 | 05:30 PM
#798
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That one is included on my list of 14, but I saw it in 1997 along with 5 other longtails racing in the FIA GT Series at Laguna Seca which was long before Mr Stroll acquired it.
From then it took me just over 6 years before I finally got to see my first road car.
>8^)
ER
From then it took me just over 6 years before I finally got to see my first road car.
>8^)
ER
Nov 3, 2011 | 05:35 PM
#799
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That one is included on my list of 14, but I saw it in 1997 along with 5 other longtails racing in the FIA GT Series at Laguna Seca which was long before Mr Stroll acquired it.
From then it took me just over 6 years before I finally got to see my first road car.
>8^)
ER
From then it took me just over 6 years before I finally got to see my first road car.
>8^)
ER
Nov 3, 2011 | 05:50 PM
#800
Erik I remember us counting which F1's we had seen in person one night, let me try to remember how many i've seen:
3 at BMW Classic in Munich
2 Lawrance Stroll
1 BMW livery Short tail that was at F1 weekend a couple years ago
Yellow car which was for sale at RM and is now white
Aubergine one at 2006 Historics
Longtail at Quail in 2009
#68 s in monterey 2009
#36 light blue in monterey 2011
Makes a total of 11 I believe! Maybe I might be forgetting one or two
3 at BMW Classic in Munich
2 Lawrance Stroll
1 BMW livery Short tail that was at F1 weekend a couple years ago
Yellow car which was for sale at RM and is now white
Aubergine one at 2006 Historics
Longtail at Quail in 2009
#68 s in monterey 2009
#36 light blue in monterey 2011
Makes a total of 11 I believe! Maybe I might be forgetting one or two