Funny I have just been watching McLaren at Le-mans again on my old video. Such a great 40 minutes of entertainment.
I was 28 at the time and had just had my first encounter with the GTR, watching it race at Donnington about a month before Le-mans.
It was such a great time for car lovers. The line up was great with such a variety of cars, Ferrari,Jaguar,Porsche,Nissan,Venturi etc .The opening lap was great with all the cars swapping positions. Then the West fm car mixing it with the prototypes! One car faster on the straight,the other faster on the corners. Then the rain came,and every car seemed out of place except for the GTR. Even though everyone would have had wet tyres,they just seemed to go to pieces. It was fantastic that 5 of the seven cars finished.
Later I read in Autosport, there seemed to be a bit of upset from the Gulf team,that the winning team was virtually a factory backed team,not an independent. But what a fantastic debut from a car which had never raced 24 hours.
Wish I had been there. Currently trying to get as many cars from the race as I can in 1:43 models ,so I can never forget the great grid. Got about 16 sofar, but would proberbly never manage to get a full set now ! Too long since the race.
Roll on Goodwood 73 day. Think it will be a great line-up, just like Le-mans1995.
See some of you there. Cheers Greg