I think he means laps, not hours. You cannot race 14 hours on about 100 litres of fuel. One of the ferrari's was very fuel efficient and could do 14 laps instead of 12 for the other teams
I think he means laps, not hours. You cannot race 14 hours on about 100 litres of fuel. One of the ferrari's was very fuel efficient and could do 14 laps instead of 12 for the other teams
It seems that Team Felbermayer forgot to hand over the blue light given them in the Nürburgring 24h race, its still firing away on the windshield of their Porsche(s).
It seems that Team Felbermayer forgot to hand over the blue light given them in the Nürburgring 24h race, its still firing away on the windshield of their Porsche(s).
You're right, in 1952. The motor faillure what most sites say is actually driver error. He misshifted and blew the engine. Pretty obvious if you drive this long.
You're right, in 1952. The motor faillure what most sites say is actually driver error. He misshifted and blew the engine. Pretty obvious if you drive this long.
I remember that I read something really funny about that one man 24-hr stint, though I don't recall exactly where.
When a news reporter asked Lavegh if he made any arrangements for using the bathroom his answer was: "Dark green overalls boy!!!" Now, that's dedication! .
Racing in a 4.5L Talbot Lago for 24 hours while going to the bathroom in your own overalls and forgoing eating and sleeping isn't something for men. It's the stuff only done by demigods. I'm amazed his only mistake was a mis-shift. With that kind of exhaustion, many other things could've gone wrong!
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