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Mans - The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race, 1949-59 (Hardcover)
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Mans - The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race, 1949-59 (Hardcover)
Series: Le Mans Official History, 2
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This was a very important period in the Le Mans story. Ferrari and
Jaguar raced to stake claims as the foremost manufacturers of
high-performance cars. Mercedes-Benz came back from war-ravaged
Germany and again set the standards in race-car engineering. Aston
Martin finally won at its 20th attempt. Enormous crowds -
approaching half a million people - saw the first rear-engined
saloons to compete at Le Mans, and the first mid-engined
sports-racing cars, and the first diesels. As the victorious
manufacturers actively promoted their successes, their commercial
rivals also set out to win. As many as 15 brought 'works' teams
every June, with purpose-built cars. On-track performance soared.
In 1949 the fastest car hit 135mph (217kph) on the unique Mulsanne
straight. Before the end of the 1950s, top speeds exceeded 180mph
(290kph). This fascinating book tells the stories of these
increasingly potent racing cars and conveys the punishing nature of
an incomparable event - the ultimate test of the mental and
physical abilities of the fragile individuals who make up racing
teams, be they drivers, engineers, strategists or mechanics.The
thorough statistics in the book result from fresh research, and
there are more than 400 evocative photographs, many of them -
including very rare colour images - never published before.
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