Continental notes, February 1970
The regulations for the Le Mans 24-Hour race arrived recently and it is interesting to note that its official title is the XXXVIII GRAND PRIX D'ENDURANCE ET DE RENDEMENT DE…
FACTS ABOUT THE RACE.
Previous winner : 1932. 85 laps. Sommer (Alfa Romeo), 109.75 m.p.h.
This year’s race : 100 laps of 5 kilometres, 500 kilometres in all.
Previous lap record : 1932, Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo), 1m. 30 3/5s.