SimRaceway – McLaren F1 LM 1995 Released.

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A track-oriented, limited-edition variant of McLaren’s original supercar, the F1 LM (“Le Mans”) was released to celebrate the F1 GTR’s stunning success at the Circuit de la Sarthe in 1995. One was built for each of the prestigious event’s five finishers but, while they were based on their race-bred relatives, they were all modified for use on the road.

The manufacturer’s aim was to finally realize Bruce McLaren’s “M6 GT dream” of creating the ultimate road-going sports car. So in came the GTR-spec BMW-built 6.1-liter V12 and aerodynamic configuration and out went all the original F1’s home comforts. The resulting cars, three of which were fittingly bedecked in Bruce’s “papaya orange” colors, emerged much leaner and meaner.

In fact, thanks to the absence of the GTR’s race-mandated air restrictors, the LM was actually capable of producing 80 bhp more than the track-bred champion and this, allied with its enforced diet, gave it a power-to-weight ratio of 631 bhp-per-ton and face-rearranging acceleration that could take its lucky driver from 0-60 mph in just 2.9 seconds.

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