Rainer schlegelmilch biography of rory

The golden era of sportscar racing, , rolled out before you in Rainer Schlegelmilch’s work, Sportscar Racing

From is a rather specific era of sportscar racing for Rainer Schlegelmilch to focus on, considering he dedicated over half a century’s worth of snaps to his other recently released work, 50 Years of Formula 1 Photography.

That is until we consider just what, and who, was competing during this period.

While the likes of Ferrari and Porsche still compete at the top level, legendary makes such as Matra – though sadly no longer with us – left their own indelible mark on the World Sportscar Championship scene.

Indeed, while Ferrari, Porsche and Ford dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the s, Matra took three wins back-to-back from with variants of the MS

Then there’s the array of competition-spanking machines that made their presence felt like a sledgehammer to the temple on-track, such as the Porsche , the Ford GT4