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Andre40 · 04-15-06, 05:14 AM

Hi All,

I've just had another look at the 1963 Le Mans start pic. The Lola MK6 was the second car built.

Behind the MOTUL sign against the retaining wall behind it was black sign with gold letters, a memorial to the 80 or so people who died in 1955 when Pierre Levegh's Mercedes-Benz 300SLR ploughed into the crowd.

During the race cars would pull in and out of the pits for driver changes and repairs with cars flashing by at about 140 mph a matter of feet away with nothing in between. At various stages I would wander happily along the pit lane on the outside of the pit lane, even closer to the passing cars.

One mistake or misjudgement or cars touching could have resulted in a massive wipe out along the pits lane.We must all have been stark, staring, raving mad in those years, the whole lot of us.

Nine Lives,
Andre 40

04-15-06, 05:14 AM	#69 (permalink)
Andre40 5 Tenths Join Date: Jan 2003 GT40: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 530 Rep Power: 11	Re: Tiff Needell and the Superformance GT40 Mk11 Hi All, I've just had another look at the 1963 Le Mans start pic. The Lola MK6 was the second car built. Behind the MOTUL sign against the retaining wall behind it was black sign with gold letters, a memorial to the 80 or so people who died in 1955 when Pierre Levegh's Mercedes-Benz 300SLR ploughed into the crowd. During the race cars would pull in and out of the pits for driver changes and repairs with cars flashing by at about 140 mph a matter of feet away with nothing in between. At various stages I would wander happily along the pit lane on the outside of the pit lane, even closer to the passing cars. One mistake or misjudgement or cars touching could have resulted in a massive wipe out along the pits lane.We must all have been stark, staring, raving mad in those years, the whole lot of us. Nine Lives, Andre 40