[LM24] Le Mans 2021 Entry List News

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Dumfries is probably the most successful.....

A winner, in fact.....

[Samoan Attorney]

and not to forget Lord Selsdon

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Samoan Attorney

and not to forget Lord Selsdon

When i did a project for the Bank once (yes a long time ago), i worked outside his office, in 3 months i saw him two or three times, no one ever knew what he actually did, i think the guys at le mans the year he won must have had similar feelings.

[Richard117]

Originally Posted by kpkorsager

now that could be a tread in it self.

Racing Royal's

I know that Prins Joakim of Denmark is a keen racer in a classic Lotus Cortina, but will never be an international racer.

is there others that we know of?

In the Netherlands we have Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Bernhard racing. Bernhard is also the owner of Circuit Zandvoort and raced a few years back in a LMP3 the Road to Le Mans race.

[S griffin]

The Dutch have always been a racing fanatic Country, so no surprise there

[KA]

Originally Posted by Le Vieux

More seriously, although not all perhaps A-list royalty, there are plenty of examples of nobility participating

The Earl of Dumfries
Earl Howe
Prince Nicholas of Romania entered a Duesernberg at LM in the Thirties, which he drove with Whitney Straight.
Max Schaumberg-Lippe eneterd a BMW in the 1939 race. He was known as Prince Schaumberg-Lippe.
Prince Bira drove an Alfa 8C with Raymond Sommer in 1939

Doubtless there are many more.....

Prince Leopold von Bayern, a regular in touring car circles in the 70's-late 90's, often in BMWs- 3 appearances at Le Mans, with a best result of 4th in one of Walter Brun's Porsches in 1984.

In more up-to-date news, WRT have confirmed the drivers for their ELMS car, and are hoping to get a LM start alongside their regular WEC entry. Second car is Robert Kubica/Louis Deletraz/Yifei Ye

[Lutzvic]

Entry list will be revealed on 9th March

[Mike E]

Di Resta returns in the #32 United Autosports entry, with Nico Jamin.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...p-for-le-mans/

[WyldStallion]

Originally Posted by Lutzvic

Entry list will be revealed on 9th March

Cool we get both Le Mans 24 and Sebring 12 entry lists this week.

[Mike E]

Originally Posted by Mike E

Di Resta returns in the #32 United Autosports entry, with Nico Jamin.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...p-for-le-mans/

3 cars for United.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/0...-24-hours.html

[Kpy]

Originally Posted by GT6

When i did a project for the Bank once (yes a long time ago), i worked outside his office, in 3 months i saw him two or three times, no one ever knew what he actually did, i think the guys at le mans the year he won must have had similar feelings.

Must have been a long time ago indeed, given that Peter Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baron Selsdon, who won the 1949 24 Hours with Luigi Chinetti in a Ferrari 166 MM, died in 1963.

Maybe you're thinking of Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, the current Lord Selsdon, who I don"t think was ever a racing driver.

[rdjones]

I will have two very local teams to follow at Le Mans this year - United Autosport and Optimum Motorsport who behind the Inception Racing entry. Both team's workshop are with 5 miles of my front door.

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Kpy

Must have been a long time ago indeed, given that Peter Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baron Selsdon, who won the 1949 24 Hours with Luigi Chinetti in a Ferrari 166 MM, died in 1963.

Maybe you're thinking of Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, the current Lord Selsdon, who I don"t think was ever a racing driver.

You may be right, never actually spoke to him but in the early eighties he seemed an old man to me. At the time i just assumed he was the same guy, no internet in those days.

[Kpy]

Originally Posted by GT6

You may be right, never actually spoke to him but in the early eighties he seemed an old man to me. At the time i just assumed he was the same guy, no internet in those days.

It's a rather strange story, the 1949 race.

The winning Ferrari belonged to Peter Mitchell Thomson, and was entered for him and Luigi Chinetti.

During the race Selsdon declared himself unwell (a cognac hangover was rumoured) after around 72 minutes at the wheel only climbing into the car for the first time just after dawn on the Sunday. The heroic Chinetti drove more than 22 of the 24 hours, finishing so exhausted that he had to be lifted from the car.

Selsdon died in February 1963, so can't have been in your offices in the eighties. His son and current Baron Selsdon, Malcolm born in 1937 was a director of Mildand Bank Group between 1976 and 1990.

As you say, there was no internet in the early 80s. I have to thank the internet for this information as well as Quentin Spurring and Brian Laban's books on the great race.

[Hawkwood]

Originally Posted by Kpy

It's a rather strange story, the 1949 race.

The winning Ferrari belonged to Peter Mitchell Thomson, and was entered for him and Luigi Chinetti.

During the race Selsdon declared himself unwell (a cognac hangover was rumoured) after around 72 minutes at the wheel only climbing into the car for the first time just after dawn on the Sunday. The heroic Chinetti drove more than 22 of the 24 hours, finishing so exhausted that he had to be lifted from the car.

Akin to the father and son Rosiers in 1950 - the son, Jean-Louis, drove only 2 laps.

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Kpy

It's a rather strange story, the 1949 race.

The winning Ferrari belonged to Peter Mitchell Thomson, and was entered for him and Luigi Chinetti.

During the race Selsdon declared himself unwell (a cognac hangover was rumoured) after around 72 minutes at the wheel only climbing into the car for the first time just after dawn on the Sunday. The heroic Chinetti drove more than 22 of the 24 hours, finishing so exhausted that he had to be lifted from the car.

Selsdon died in February 1963, so can't have been in your offices in the eighties. His son and current Baron Selsdon, Malcolm born in 1937 was a director of Mildand Bank Group between 1976 and 1990.

As you say, there was no internet in the early 80s. I have to thank the internet for this information as well as Quentin Spurring and Brian Laban's books on the great race.

So it must have been the son, i worked for midland bank from 79 and it became hsbc were i continued until 2012 when i retired.

[Aysedasi]

So, the moral of the story is clearly that you're not as old as you look Simon.......

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

So, the moral of the story is clearly that you're not as old as you look Simon.......

Some one told me you are as old as you feel, soon after that he was arrested

[Kpy]

Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Akin to the father and son Rosiers in 1950 - the son, Jean-Louis, drove only 2 laps.

Yes indeed!

[Simmi]

GG and Marshall were saying on TWISC that the lack of a reserve list being announced is likely due to the fact that there aren't any.

It may well be that a few entries come out of the woodwork nearer the time.

[GT6]

let us hope so as normally a few cars will drop out and we want a full grid if possible

[Mike E]

A few entries dropping out might inspire others to put something together.

[S griffin]

I don't see any harm if a few don't make it. There still be plenty more ready to put something together when that happens. We'll see what happens

[Aysedasi]

Who are these 'plenty more'?

[S griffin]

I'm sure there's a few that could come in from lesser series, providing they have enough budget that is.