carpr0n:

Fly to the end

Starring: Ford Fiesta WRC

(by Edgar González )

goodoldvalves:

1966 24 Hours of Le Mans

via hellformotors

carpr0n:

Streamline

Starring: Shelby GT-500

(by Matthew Britton)

carpr0n:

Last stop

Starring: Shelby GT500

(by Lukas M. Photography)

goodoldvalves:

Le Mans 24 Hours, 1966. Ford GT40 MKII’s. The finish that could have made Ken Miles the only person to do the unthinkable.

via eknude

For those that don’t know the history (from Wikipedia):
In 1966 Ken Miles won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Lloyd Ruby, and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the Ford GT40. Miles was leading at the end of the ‘66 24 hours of Le Mans, when the Ford team, desiring a publicity photo of the three GT40s crossing the finish line together, ordered him to slow down to cross the line together with the second place car, driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon. However, the scoring system at Le Mans takes into account the differing distances covered by the cars due to differing positions on the starting grid, and so the McLaren-Amon car, having started further back, would, in the event of a dead-heat, have been the official winner. Bitter at this perceived slight by his employers, after his considerable commitment to the Ford racing program, Miles issued a form of protest by slowing to allow McLaren ahead to win. Miles was thus denied the unique achievement of winning Sebring, Daytona, and Le Mans in the same year.

prova275:

Santa Claus is coming…..