Vehicle reports

Carrera DIGITAL 132 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 'Lechner Racing - Carrera Race Taxi'


Item No.: 30828

Freshly delivered, the 1:32 scale Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Lechner Racing can be found on dealer shelves (and, of course, in the Club Shop).
The Lechner, as it's now simply called, is one of the few vehicles available in all three scales. The 132 is available in unlimited quantities, unlike the 124, which is limited to 1,000 units.

What makes the Lechner special is its paint job; Carrera uses the car as an exclusive advertising vehicle. Last year, we co-hosts had the opportunity to take a test lap around the Salzburgring in the original, full-scale Porsche.
In 2017, Carrera hosted our annual technical meeting in the hallowed halls of Lechner Racing near Salzburg. You can probably imagine how surprised we were when we were driven from the meeting point to the racing workshop in Thalgau. After a few hours of work, we headed out to the Salzburgring in the afternoon, where CARRERA Managing Director Andreas Stadlbauer personally drove us around the ring in the new 911. What impressed me most about the RSR wasn't the acceleration or the takeoff behavior (which you might expect), but rather the truly intense lateral acceleration in the corners and the truly brutal brakes of the race car. This car will literally take the fillings out of your teeth.
If you would like to learn more about the racing team, we recommend visiting their homepage:
http://www.lechnerracing.com/
As a model, the Lechner is based on the well-known 911, which has been part of the product line for a relatively long time. The car's handling is well-known; even ten years after its introduction, the car can still keep up with its modern counterparts. It's no coincidence that it's one of the best and still most popular vehicles in the lineup.


CoMod Lotus

Carrera DIGITAL 132 BMW M1 Procar 'Nürburgring 1000km 1980'


Item No.: 23854

Carrera DIGITAL 124 BMW M1 Procar 'Procar 1979 - District Telephone Book Team Winkelhock'


Item No.: 23855

In keeping with Easter, Carrera 2 is putting “colorful eggs” in our baskets in 1:24 scale.
A county telephone directory... younger careerists rest assured, such a thing exists. A non-digital reference book based on the alphabet, operated only by manually turning pages ;-) These days, it's mostly found in post offices, but it used to be next to every home telephone and in the yellow phone booths.
The vehicle is painted in yellow, the distinctive color of the then state-owned company Deutsche Post, and is highly recognizable on the track. It stands out clearly from previous M1 variants and, thanks to its easy distinguishability, can easily be driven in races with other M1s. This model is likely the same as the one Manfred Winkelhock drove to third place at the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort. The No. 81 also competed in the Italian GP, ​​but retired there, and in the race in Zeltweg, Austria, where he finished fifth.
The No. 81 with the local telephone directory can also be seen at the race at the Hockenheimring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQkFHwHGQw (starting at 0:11... but watch the whole thing)
The team boss, Manfred Winkelhock, crashed in a Porsche 962 at a race in Toronto, Canada, in 1985.

CoMod JoergW

Carrera DIGITAL 124 BMW M1 Procar 'Nürburgring 1000km 1980'


Item No.: 23854


Nürburgring... just 60 km from my desk and the epitome of German motor racing. This BMW M1 wasn't used in the Procar series, but instead competed in the 1000km race at the Nürburgring. Nelson Piquet and Hans-Joachim Stuck drove this car to class victory and third place overall in the 1000km race on the Nürburgring's Nordschleife in 1980. Due to its layout, with its many spectacular corners and its length of more than 20 km, the Nürburgring quickly earned the nickname "Green Hell" among racing drivers. The curves and track sections are reflected in the design of the M1. After Nikki Lauda's horrific crash with his Ferrari 312T in 1976, it became increasingly difficult to secure attractive races at the Nürburgring. The official reason given was the long and difficult emergency routes. However, the needs of advertisers and television viewers must not be ignored; they want to see "their" car more often, which smaller circuits naturally allow for. When the crisis escalated in 1980, with government subsidies in particular at stake, the "Yes to the Nürburgring" initiative was founded.
In 2005, 2008 and 2012, BMWs with a similar livery and the message “Yes to the Nürburgring” competed in races on the Nordschleife, such as the VLN 24-hour race.
The original vehicle, restored by BMW, is owned by a Japanese collector, and the 1:24 model is on the local slot track... what more could you want?

The BMW M1 Procar Series ran as part of the Formula 1 events program in 1979 and 1980. It covered approximately one-third of the F1 race distance, held on Saturdays after F1 practice. The motto "all drivers in the same cars" was intended to give drivers the chance to test their skills, regardless of the material. Many Formula 1 drivers also participated in the Procar races at the same time, a practice that is hardly feasible today due to marketing and safety considerations. The season winner received the road-going version of the M1 as a prize.

CoMod JoergW