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[Sami Aaltonen]

I remembered some other books past years what I have got when GTR McLarens were on the race tracks around the world.
These two books are Finnish motorsport releases 1995 and 1997. Every year this book will be released and there is everything what has been happended on motorsport by Finnish aspect. Why 1996 is missing, I have that also, but there is nothing (would you believe!) at J.J's achievements during BPR GT 1996! I have to check that again, but I remember, there wasn't really nothing. Nothing images or stories, but I'll check that.

But as you know, 1995 and 1997 were good times to GTR McLarens.

Ruutulippu 1995 (Chequared Flag 1995)








And then the Ruutulippu 1997 (Chequared Flag 1997)










The rest of these images can be found my Kuvablog album.

[hurstg01]

[Sami Aaltonen]

One more image, is this #21R or #26R?

[DocGTR]

Originally Posted by Sami Aaltonen

One more image, is this #21R or #26R?

It has to be 26R from Mugello race as the coloring of the kerbs is different from other tracks they raced in FIA GT 1997 and also the aerodynamic setting on the front of the car is from the middle section of the season.

[Sami Aaltonen]

Originally Posted by DocGTR

It has to be 26R from Mugello race as the coloring of the kerbs is different from other tracks they raced in FIA GT 1997 and also the aerodynamic setting on the front of the car is from the middle section of the season.

OK thanks. Mugelo is unknown track to me, all F1 tracks late 90's I regonize quite well.

[Sami Aaltonen]

Finally got these at Christmas.



1995 Le Mans VHS is the same, which can be seen at Youtube 6 different clips. Youtube version also has better sound quality, speciality track and car sounds are much better.

1996 BPR GT Series Season Preview was a small disapointmen, meaning the car and track sounds. It was very silent on that part, hardly can hear cars going past the camera. Maybe the reason is old technic, DVD is much more diverse.

But otherhand, there was many new things to me, Zhuhai, Suzuka, Paul Ricard..... Great to watch!
And I was quite supriced, how much misfortune actually McLaren's had, there was all kind of wheel problems and crashes, gearbox problems and so on. Even one engine blow out also, which must be rare case?!
And I did not remembered until I saw that, that Porsche 911 GT1 came to vissit there.

Anyway, really fantastic historic material, that reason I can recomend.

[Sami Aaltonen]

Finally I found this. I lost the CD somewhere an year ago, only covers were left. I have searched this from Amazon and else where, and finally found it and got it "back".

That one track was the reason;
GRAND TOURISME - A new Breath

Sound recording of FIA GT 1997 season, many GTR McLarens going past the recording place, and fast. Nice sounds! Also Ferrari F40 and V12 Ferrari F1 car sounds great!




Also found at EBAY an orginal images and singatures of Steve Soper and Andy Wallace. Of course; it's not so "great" thing to bought these. It would mean lot of more to me if I could got them my self at the pitlane. But allways can not got everything.
The J.J's singatured card I have had long time allready.
Steve won at Helsinki number #8 with J.J and and Wallace is big name of developing work of GTR's, atleast to me.


Hope you understand..

[hurstg01]

Good to see you got those Sami

[Peloton25]

Le Man will be [finally] happy to see these images. I purchased this "McLaren" door sill kick plate from Ebay about a year and a half ago, and apparently outbid him in the process. Oops...

He asked me for dimensions shortly after it arrived which I provided, but up until now I'd never taken the images of it I had offered to share. For quite a while I had it packed away, but he reminded me of his interest recently and so I went sifting through some boxes and here they are now:



You can see the piece is in fairly good shape. It has some light surface scratches in the brushed aluminum which is probably the reason it was replaced, but in my opinion there's really nothing wrong with a bit of patina like that. Apparently some of them get pretty mangled when they are removed, but this one just has a very slight bend at one end that I haven't bothered to fix. I am quite sure that the double-sided tape you see on the under side is simply the finest that there is too.

The price was good, at £22 plus shipping, and it's a neat little piece. Not as cool as some other things I have, but I am glad to have gotten it. I'll have one additonal item to share images of tomorrow.

>8^)
ER

[Sami Aaltonen]

I think thats's very nice!!! The price also were very reasonable!
There aren't so many who has this kind of McLaren thing on their collection....

[hurstg01]

That's pretty special . I forgot to add I have this, an A4 4 page laminated technical booklet on the carbon fibre process for making an F1

[Sami Aaltonen]

That's nice! Rare pics!

Watching these, I remembered this one, one of the latest boughts, not expensive ones:
Thanks DocGTR telling where this has been taken!

[DocGTR]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

I suppose that is the West Competition 03R at BPR'95 Anderstorp without the usual West/East logos due to tobacco advertising ban in Sweden as well the aerodynamics of the front (after LM'95). In France (Paul Ricard, Le Mans and Nogaro) it still had the West written like from lego-bricks.

I would appreciate it very much if you could provide a better scan of it. Just the car!

[hurstg01]

No probs Doc, I'l do it tonight!

[Le Man]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Le Man will be [finally] happy to see these images. I purchased this "McLaren" door sill kick plate from Ebay about a year and a half ago, and apparently outbid him in the process. Oops...

He asked me for dimensions shortly after it arrived which I provided, but up until now I'd never taken the images of it I had offered to share. For quite a while I had it packed away, but he reminded me of his interest recently and so I went sifting through some boxes and here they are now:



You can see the piece is in fairly good shape. It has some light surface scratches in the brushed aluminum which is probably the reason it was replaced, but in my opinion there's really nothing wrong with a bit of patina like that. Apparently some of them get pretty mangled when they are removed, but this one just has a very slight bend at one end that I haven't bothered to fix. I am quite sure that the double-sided tape you see on the under side is simply the finest that there is too.

The price was good, at £22 plus shipping, and it's a neat little piece. Not as cool as some other things I have, but I am glad to have gotten it. I'll have one additonal item to share images of tomorrow.

>8^)
ER

Thankyou my friend.

Yes, you beat me , at least it has a good home. I would have only used it as a letter box flap, to wind the postman up .

Thankyou for the excellent pics, about bl....dy time I,ve lost count of the amount of times I,ve fallen asleep waiting for them. All good things come too those who wait, I surpose

Look forward to the next lot of pics