Review by CoMod Lotus of the Carrera D132/Evo McLaren M20 'No.3' Interserie, '74 (30587/27380)
The Felder Racing Team, one of the many racing teams that very few of us have heard of until now – except for die-hard racing fans.
Until Carrera brings the Felder team's car with the number 3 from the 1974 Interserie onto the market as the latest design variant of the racing door wedge McLaren M20.
The McLaren is a familiar model: released in 2010 in two versions with the 917/30 as the rival car (I'll come back to that later!), it has since proven itself on the racetrack. Personally, it's one of my favorite cars, as I was and still am a huge fan of this racing series. It's not easy to drive without a magnet; you have to grind the tires completely flat, otherwise you won't get enough grip. With a magnet, it's driveable without any problems. However, it tends to skid when approaching corners too quickly, as the bodywork places a lot of weight on the rear axle.
Visually, the car is faithfully reproduced. If you want to compare it with the original, the best pictures can be found on the following page: www.loosfahren.de
Relatively little is known about the team, but the driver of the M20 during the racing period is all the more famous: Helmut Kelleners, nicknamed the "Nas from Moers" (so called because of his large nose). The successful racing driver achieved 150 victories between 1961 and 1984, driving primarily BMWs but also in the large sports car class. An interesting overview of his victories with the M20 can be found here: www.racingsportscars.com
The orange and blue car not only looked good, but was also very successful.
By the way, the Felder Racing Team also fielded a 917/30. Check out the pictures on the website mentioned above. Wouldn't that be an interesting color scheme, don't you think, Slottus?
CoMod Lotus
The Felder Racing Team, one of the many racing teams that very few of us have heard of until now – except for die-hard racing fans.
Until Carrera brings the Felder team's car with the number 3 from the 1974 Interserie onto the market as the latest design variant of the racing door wedge McLaren M20.
The McLaren is a familiar model: released in 2010 in two versions with the 917/30 as the rival car (I'll come back to that later!), it has since proven itself on the racetrack. Personally, it's one of my favorite cars, as I was and still am a huge fan of this racing series. It's not easy to drive without a magnet; you have to grind the tires completely flat, otherwise you won't get enough grip. With a magnet, it's driveable without any problems. However, it tends to skid when approaching corners too quickly, as the bodywork places a lot of weight on the rear axle.
Visually, the car is faithfully reproduced. If you want to compare it with the original, the best pictures can be found on the following page: www.loosfahren.de
Relatively little is known about the team, but the driver of the M20 during the racing period is all the more famous: Helmut Kelleners, nicknamed the "Nas from Moers" (so called because of his large nose). The successful racing driver achieved 150 victories between 1961 and 1984, driving primarily BMWs but also in the large sports car class. An interesting overview of his victories with the M20 can be found here: www.racingsportscars.com
The orange and blue car not only looked good, but was also very successful.
By the way, the Felder Racing Team also fielded a 917/30. Check out the pictures on the website mentioned above. Wouldn't that be an interesting color scheme, don't you think, Slottus?
CoMod Lotus
