Mercedes Amg Brings The Red Pig To The Total 24 Hours Of Spa

Mercedes Amg Brings The Red Pig To The Total 24 Hours Of Spa Mercedes amg brings ‘red pig’ to total 24 hours of spa. amg may have been around before the ’71 race at spa. but it wouldn’t exist as we know it today without the red pig. for racing fans, the total 24 hours of spa is one of the most exciting endurance races of the year. started in 1923, the belgian race had a few rocky decades (races. The amg red pig's racing career built mercedes' performance empire. renowned result came at the 1971 spa 24 hours, bringing amg in house in the mid 2000s but was unable to bring home the.

Moments In Motorsports юааamgюабтащs ташюааredюаб юааpigюабтащ At The 1971 юааspaюаб юаа24юаб юааhou Mercedes amg has announced three one off gt3s meant to celebrate the success of the "red pig" race car at the 24 hours of spa in 1971. other than the “red pig,” a mercedes benz 300 sel 6.8. How mercedes benz skirted a racing ban with amg’s red pig. walking up to the red pig (a.k.a. die röte sau), you’d never guess it’s actually a replica of amg’s first ever race car, a 300sel 6.3 that won its class and came second overall in the 1971 spa francorchamps 24 hours. how that original car came to be is almost as unbelievable. In july 1971, the race car was taken to belgium for the 24 hours of spa, one of the most challenging endurance races on the continent. mercedes benz 300 sel 6.8 amg 300 sel 6.8 amg red pig. In 1971, when the mercedes benz 300 sel 6.8 amg rumbled into the spa paddock for the first time, people pointed and laughed. it quickly earned the nickname of 'red pig' due to its ungainly looks.