By 1955, speeds at Le Mans had increased dramatically, with leading cars reaching over 270 km/h (170 mph). The track layout, however, remained nearly unchanged since the race's inception in 1923 ...

The current track is 2.6-miles long and ... and implement along the nearly nine-mile layout of the main circuit. But motorcycle racing only came to Le Mans in 1969, four years after the Bugatti ...

Le Mans is also special not just for the track or 24 hours ... twice as long as any of the IMSA races in the U.S., and the layout adds to its scale. To get up this close to the cars blowing ...

The Le Mans track layout is engraved into the limited edition A110 R’s sun visor! But the best bit is undoubtedly the freebie that comes along with purchasing this incredible motor. The ...

The circuit layout, which still ... drivers used to run across the track and jump in their cars, but this practice was dropped in 1970. Companies have used Le Mans to test automotive innovations ...

Le Mans has been the venue of the French Grand Prix every year since 2000, a day when Spanish great Alex Criville won his final grand prix. Once a favourite of Yamaha’s M1, the track has become ...

that the layout might provide a template for the future of racing itself. Only the timing was all wrong. "We were really enthused," Don Panoz said of the win at Petit Le Mans. "I went around to ...

Daytona International Speedway president Frank Kelleher said the track is evaluating adding visual cues to the Le Mans Chicane after grass was removed ... Kelleher stressed the apex and layout of the ...