Two Aston Vulcans Will Do Battle In An Epic One-Make Pre-Le Mans Race
Aston Martin fanboys prepare to lose your minds: two Vulcans are headlining a gluttony of the British firm’s most exciting machinery doing battle on-track.
Scheduled to take place on the same day as this year’s Le Mans 24-hour race, the Aston Martin Racing Festival returns with a 45-minute race on the full Circuit de la Sarthe layout.
Top of the bill will be the pair of track-only Vulcan hypercars, each powered by a 7.0-litre V12 engine and sporting wild aerodynamic bodywork. They’ll be joined on track by various V12 Vantage GT3 race cars, older Vantage GT1s and GT2s, and the 2016 World Endurance Championship-winning number 95 Vantage GTE.
Behind the wheel of each of these awesome machines will be celebrity drivers such as Paul Hollywood, Sir Chris Hoy and Martine Brundle, as well as a number of Aston Martin drivers, including company CEO Andy Palmer.
Brundle, who’ll partner Hoy in a Vantage GT4, said: “I’d never miss a chance to race on the full Le Mans circuit, I love that track.
“The competition looks strong so I’ll be seeking plenty of advice from my son Alex who also races an iconic Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 around Europe.”
It’ll be a fantastic opportunity to see the Vulcans in competition, and a tantalising hint of what a competition version would look like tearing through the French countryside in the 24-hour race for real…
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Imagine if they wiped each other out
We need Aston Martin in Top Drives as well
I’m guessing that’s exactly why it’s not VER and RIC driving
If Chris Hoy is driving that’s a distinct possibility.
THE BATTLE OF THE GODS!
“The Competition looks strong…” Yeah, so strong that you might as well expect a Storm Brewing while they all swirl around the track…It’s gonna be so epic and intensifying like the battle with all Greek gods
storm?
12 lister storms suddenly appear from the pits mid race
Oooo I can hear it in my head now
iLibertyWalkedMyFoot (S10 life) (Bleach dealer) (Alfa🍀🔥) (Martin, Aston Martin..) (Mc Senna👌) OH YES
Nut..
MY MIND HAS ALREADY BEEN LOST
We want the dbr9!
Imagine the noise - my ears are bleeding just thinking about it!
It’ll be a symphony of V12s and V8s
Who is going to pilot the Vulcans ??
Actual drivers rather than celebs