Last weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans marked the car’s last appearance in the GTE-Pro class of the World Endurance Championship after BMW canned the programme to focus on its Formula E activities. It’ll continue to race in IMSA for a bit, but now seems like the right time to pay homage to the M8 GTE’s greatest achievement – spawning the Big M8 meme.
What’s the Big M8 meme, I hear you ask? Well, it’s pretty simple – the M8 GTE is a big boi. Here’s a normal image of it racing against other, normal-sized GTE cars.
The meme basically revolves around the idea of playing on the impressive size of the car – and the results are beautifully simple, yet thoroughly hilarious.
To pay tribute to the car’s time in the WEC, here’s a selection of the best (and some from IMSA too, because they’re too good not to include).
The #81 has stopped #LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/ztWHsIXYvF
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) June 16, 2019
That Ford GT is actually closer to the camera than the #bigM8 in this photo.
Yup. https://t.co/XvRcEuhTFc— Michael G (@Odaekim) May 9, 2019
I have the non-photoshopped version here pic.twitter.com/A65uempHiD
— Liam 🦆 (@hcafcLiam) June 15, 2019
That unforgettable chase scene from The Fate of the Furious was one for the ages.#BMWM8クソコラグランプリ pic.twitter.com/6GzKnIW3eE
— AAPL Tree (@AAPLTree) June 21, 2018
Little sketch tribute to Big M8 #LeMans24 #BigM8 #WEC #sketch #art #drawing #artistsontwitter pic.twitter.com/khFP5n8SLO
— 24Hrs of 🅱️eMans 🏎️🌴 (@HayleyMulch) June 15, 2019
ドシーン!ドシーン! pic.twitter.com/gjtbuTjUF2
— yt5528(フェリP) (@yt5528) June 16, 2018
Farewell CHONKY BOIIS #LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/M6ZEGXueIE
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) June 16, 2019
#LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/wku5yyB1Yq
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) June 15, 2019
Perspective looked a bit off in your picture, but don't worry, I've fixed it. #BigM8 pic.twitter.com/eH6cVdgS2K
— Matt Robinson (@Matt_201) June 12, 2019
The videos and gifs are the best, though. Even when you know what’s coming, it’s still hilarious.
That's no moon… 👀 #LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/q6YaHnGOhz
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) June 15, 2019
Oh, Big M8. Le Mans won’t be the same without you.
