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The car, a Dauer 962 Le Mans, was heavily modified from a customer Porsche 962 chassis for street use and race homologation. ^ The 1996 and 1997 victories are listed with Porsche, although the car was built by TWR on a modified Jaguar XJR-14 chassis, fitted with a Porsche 962 engine.
The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.
The win by Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton was the first for a car with disc brakes at Le Mans and they were the first to average more than 100mph as the distance record was smashed.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.
Jun 11, 2015 · The ensuing collision launched Levegh’s 300 SLR over the Austin-Healey, and the airborne Mercedes impacted an earthen berm adjacent to the spectator grandstands. Disintegrating upon impact, the car shed parts into the stands before exploding, its flaming gasoline further dousing the crowd and igniting the car’s magnesium-alloy Elektron ...
- Kurt Ernst
Jackie Oliver took his JW Automotive Porsche 917LH around in 3m13.6s at the official Le Mans test day in April 1971. That represents an average speed of 155.626s mph.
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