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Robert Bull, Bob to his friends, was sitting in the grandstand behind the pit area as the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans ran through its 35th lap. He was 17 and, like all spectators, separated from the ...
Motorsports has had plenty of dark days in its history, but few compare to the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans. That race saw Lance Macklin enter this Austin-Healey 100 S Prototype in the legendary ...
The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, is remembered not only for the intense rivalry on the track but also for the catastrophic event that became the deadliest ...
Le Mans, where eye-watering speeds of up to 400kmh have been reached on the Sarthe circuit's Mulsanne straight, marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 disaster this weekend when pieces of debris ...
1955 Le Mans crash featured in a BBC documentary – Click above to watch the video. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a much, much faster and much, much safer race today than it was back when it created ...
Ferrari, pictured celebrating last year's win, hunt a third consecutive Le Mans triumph Antonio Fuoco tests his Ferrari at the Sarthe circuit this week A plaque honours the 1955 Le Mans disaster ...
Le Mans, where eye-watering speeds of up to 400kmh have been reached on the Sarthe circuit's Mulsanne straight, marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 disaster this weekend when pieces of debris ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is ever-changing, perhaps more so than any other race, due to its multiple classes and competitors that add far more diversity than other elite competitions like the World ...
Racing in the United States also had to deal with the fallout of the Le Mans disaster. One U.S. Senator even proposed banning racing here in this country.
An unrestored car involved in motor racing's worst accident, at Le Mans in 1955, has sold at auction for more than $1 million after 42 years under wraps. Skip to main content.