LeMans, 1956, in a D-Type (with the champ)

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  • May 12, 2013 at 8:40 pm #234680
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Here’s a nice video to whet everyone’s appetite for the Carlisle AutoX. Pretty much it will be just like this.

    May 12, 2013 at 8:53 pm #255828
    Royal
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    @royal

    Ed, Julie says that I should not go this fast in MiGi and that I “should try and keep her below 120mph.”  

    May 12, 2013 at 9:32 pm #255829
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    As the great Dan Gurney said, “At no time did we exceed 175 miles per hour.”

    May 12, 2013 at 9:48 pm #255830
    Dick
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    @dickh

    Mike Hawthorne was wrongly blamed for the horrendous 1955 crash that killed 80 spectators. He was later exonerated but the rumors still persist.

    May 12, 2013 at 10:07 pm #255831
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Yes. I think it was a guy in a Deuche Bonnet interacting with one of the Mercedes drivers that caused the disaster.

    May 13, 2013 at 9:02 am #255832
    Steve Struchen
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    @mustang_evets

    Did anyone notice how ergonomic that microphone holder was? The guy on the bicycle didn’t have much time to react to the approach of the “under 175 MPH” auto did he? Why were the bicycles on the course anyway? Is LeMans run on public roads?

    May 13, 2013 at 10:55 am #255833
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    Yes. LeMans is run on public roads.

     

    The course is only closed for the race, qualifying and official practice sessions.

     

    This video was not taped during a scheduled practice session.

     

    So the public had access.

    PMOSSBERG2013-05-13 12:41:09

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
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    May 13, 2013 at 10:59 am #255834
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    Circuit de la Sarthe

     

    All of the track is on public roads.

    The track within the track in the lower left is the Bugatti Circuit.

    The dotted portion of Bugatti is permanent and not used in the 24 hours.

     

     

    PMOSSBERG2013-05-13 11:12:20

    Paul Mossberg
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    May 13, 2013 at 11:07 am #255835
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    I cannot access YouTube from work so I am not able to verify the link.

    But this should be a video tour of the public roads that make up the Circuit de la Sarthe:

     

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    May 13, 2013 at 12:20 pm #255836
    Steve Struchen
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    @mustang_evets

    Thank you, the link worked just fine. 

    I wish they had mounted the camera lower so we could see further ahead. 
    The guy driving did have it lined up just right for us to see his head in the rear view mirror. 🙂

    mustang_evets2013-05-13 12:24:01

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