New Project:First build

[935k3]

Anybody recognize this car which will soon be avilable for purchase?

[Jay!]

CLK-LM? The flying version?

[kicker1_solo]

Is that the new honda civic?

[fastlife]

benz clk-gtr

[daggerlee]

Almost could be a CLK-GTR, but the curves are wrong..it's longer and sleeker.

[Jetts]

porsche gt1 911

[Suislide]

it's the CLK-LM. the infamous "flying CLK's", which earned their name after 2 of three caught wind under they're extremely flat carbon fibre bottoms on a rise in the track and went WAY airborne, causing Mercedes' permanent (so far...) withdrawal from Le Mans competition. almost same thing as a GTR, but lower to the ground and longer. (btw, i apologize to anyone who already knows the story of the flying LM's. i was just explaining it for anyone that didn't know already ). that's an excellent kit to be released, can't wait to see the first build of it!

[Jay!]

Wait, not CLK-LM, they were labeled CLK-CLR that year, right?

[rcmaxx]

lol, I knew that one right on........too bad other answered first.

CLK-LM flipped at Lemans with a relatively inexperienced driver, who was it again? anyone remenber?

what do you mean soon available for purchase?

[djmr2]

Originally posted by rcmaxx
lol, I knew that one right on........too bad other answered first.

CLK-LM flipped at Lemans with a relatively inexperienced driver, who was it again? anyone remenber?

what do you mean soon available for purchase?

the car didn't flip because of the inexperienced driver, it flipped because mercedes had crappy aerodynamics. Rumor has it they're engines were not up to par with keeping up with BMW or Toyota, and they took off alot of downforce. The car went over a bump, air got under the car and it took off..

[hiver77]

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
it's the CLK-LM. the infamous "flying CLK's", which earned their name after 2 of three caught wind under they're extremely flat carbon fibre bottoms on a rise in the track and went WAY airborne, causing Mercedes' permanent (so far...) withdrawal from Le Mans competition. almost same thing as a GTR, but lower to the ground and longer. (btw, i apologize to anyone who already knows the story of the flying LM's. i was just explaining it for anyone that didn't know already ). that's an excellent kit to be released, can't wait to see the first build of it!

Uuiuuuuuuhh... i remember seeing that one... back in the days when I still had Speedvision (#$@$@!#!@#!!!!).

Weeeee... a flying mercedes... miraculously neither drivers were injured.

Anybody ever saw the in-car video? It gotta exist somewhere

[bvia]

Actually BOTH cars blew over, the first in warm up laps and then the other during the race (IIRC, it was Peter Dumbreck driving).

I THINK VRC is doing/did one one in 1:24th resin (and I know Modelers did one). Beautiful cars, but strange looking with their lack of sponsorship.

I'd bet that the problem was two fold.

1. They took WAY too much downforce off the car and didn't get the chassis set-up right and then
2. They put the downforce back on the car and then REALLY messed up the chassis setup.

The car was porpoising over the bumps and track ripples. NOT the way you want a car to be at Le Mans!
Bill
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[Lownslow]

Anybody ever saw the in-car video?

Real Tv did once a while back a shot of both mercs and where they landed. i wonder how hard Mercedes Benz enginners where kicking themselves in the asses for this F up

[935k3]

It is indeed the 99 Mercedes CLR that flipped over a few times, This car and the 98 CLK were V8 powered cars verses the original 97 car's V12 as modelled by Tamiya. Mercedes was very embarrassed by this incident and has not been in GT racing at all since then. They are very sensitive to safety issues at Lemans because of their horrific 1955 accident. In 1988 they withdrew from the race just because of a blowout on the Mulsanne in practice. So it does make you wonder that after two flips before the race started they did start at all.

[Fooesboy]

One of the drivers was Mark Webber.............. anybody know him?