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Top Le Mans moments 40-31: from postwar restart to Aston defeating Ferrari
40 - 1949 Fresh start in the wake of world war The airfield next to the circuit had been used…
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Top Le Mans moments 30-21: Audi makes its debut and Ford beats Ferrari
30 - 1999 Audi takes its bow Flying Mercedes stole the headlines, BMW scored its one and only Le Mans…
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Top Le Mans moments 20-11: from deflating tyre drama to tragic 1955 race
20 - 2011 Lotterer holds breath as tyre deflates It was a sensational climax. Audi prevailed over Peugeot by a…
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Top 10 Le Mans moments: Porsche's first win to controversial 1966 finish
The moments that helped define Le Mans' legend: we've been through triumphs and tragedies from numbers 100 to 90. Here,…
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Race of the century: who will win Le Mans in 2023?
If Toyota wasn’t already favourite to make it six Le Mans 24 Hours victories in a row in June, it…
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The replica Audi Quattro that’s entirely original
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Goodwood’s got you covered, classic car owners
In association with There’s a lot of work that goes into owning a piece of motoring history. But then that’s…
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Porsche 911 R value almost doubles after seven years: auction results
In association with 2016 Porsche 911 R Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £380,000 The old adage about losing money the moment…
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Le Mans in frame
Le Mans 1966 Poster The story is the stuff of legend, and Hollywood, and we love this classy reimagining from…
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VSCC Herefordshire Trial: scorching brakes and piping sausage rolls
Before the Herefordshire Trial we had some maintenance to do on Bess, including fixing that broken window mentioned last month,…
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View from the Watkins Glen crowd at 1972 US GP: You Were There
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November 16, 1965 Bonneville salt flats, US
Craig Breedlove walks away from his Spirit of America Sonic 1 land speed record machine having made history. Breedlove achieved…
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