As the driver most closely associated with the LeMans24 Hours, Tom Kristensen might be expected to select one of his winning machines as his favourite car. No so, as 'Mr Le Mans' reveals a rather unusual selection. ⬇️
Nine-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen is spoiled for choice when it comes to picking a favourite car. He won the world’s most prestigious endurance race five times in an Audi R8, and once each in a Porsche WSC-95, Bentley Speed 8, Audi R10 and Audi R18.Then there are his six Sebring 12 Hour wins to consider; two in the R8 and individual successes in the BMW V12 LMR, Audi R10, R15 and R18.
Starter motor problems, a reluctance to go quickly and shoddy suspension aside, Kristensen relishes time spent in his 1967 Volkswagen T1“The whole family love the car. It’s sort of a Begonia red and white, it’s a lovely old car. And my favourite moment with that was the first time during that year, maybe three or four years ago when the sun came up, we decided to go to a small island called Samsø with the family.
"Every time we had to start it, we had to jump-start it, so everyone out of the bus, jump-starting the car and on we went"“We filled it up, we were seven people, we drove off and already close to the ferry, the car had a problem with the starter. Every time we had to start it, we had to jump-start it, so everyone out of the bus, jump-starting the car and on we went.
“And how it was to drive? It’s terrible. It’s really not very well sprung and its favourite speed is between 73 to 85 km/h, in that zone – a little bit faster than that and it doesn’t like it.”
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