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Le Mans test days and 4 hour races

Started by Tuboscocca , Jan 03 2011 17:02

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#1 Tuboscocca

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Posted 03 January 2011 - 17:02

Hello,

maybe (certainly) this topic was already discussed--but I didn't find it.

In 1959(??) the ACO 'invented' the (pre) testdays for the 24 hours, which still exist (in some form) today.
Following the tests in the 60s and 70s , there were also some 4 hour races on the full circuit. Wimpffen also mentions the pretests.
Is there a 'complete' list already existing of these tests and 4 hour races???

Many thanks Michael

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#2 Tuboscocca

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Posted 04 January 2011 - 18:05

Hello,

maybe (certainly) this topic was already discussed--but I didn't find it.

In 1959(??) the ACO 'invented' the (pre) testdays for the 24 hours, which still exist (in some form) today.
Following the tests in the 60s and 70s , there were also some 4 hour races on the full circuit. Wimpffen also mentions the pretests.
Is there a 'complete' list already existing of these tests and 4 hour races???

Many thanks Michael

Sorry are all specialists on holiday??Or is the question too easy?? Wondering where all the LM specialists are!! And an absolute copyright/lawyer-free topic!!
For certain: 1959 was the year were the tests took place the first time..

Many thanks and best regards

Michael

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#3 MCS

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Posted 04 January 2011 - 18:21

Sorry are all specialists on holiday??Or is the question too easy?? Wondering where all the LM specialists are!! And an absolute copyright/lawyer-free topic!!
For certain: 1959 was the year were the tests took place the first time..

Many thanks and best regards

Michael

Well, I am certainly no specialist, Michael, but there are bits of information dotted around TNF and threads like this one:
http://forums.autosp...w...&hl=Le Mans

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#4 Tuboscocca

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Posted 04 January 2011 - 21:51

Well, I am certainly no specialist, Michael, but there are bits of information dotted around TNF and threads like this one:
http://forums.autosp...w...&hl=Le Mans

MCS thank you! I'll take it as starting point.Thought it was all discussed already.. That would be a topic for a book on the 3/4 hour races..
And all Testweekends..
Thanks again Michael

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#5 Haine Kane

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Posted 04 January 2011 - 22:13

MCS thank you! I'll take it as starting point.Thought it was all discussed already.. That would be a topic for a book on the 3/4 hour races..
And all Testweekends..
Thanks again Michael

Hello Michael,

Look in the website of one of my friend : http://www.24h-en-piste.com/

You can find all the informations that you want.

Regards

HK

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#6 arttidesco

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Posted 05 January 2011 - 05:31

Though I have been to Le Mans on at least a dozen occasions I never got to see any tests, 3 or 4 hour races they seem to have been abandoned in the eighties. Lots of results here including a few photo's :-)

http://www.racingspo...ve/Le Mans.html

Happy New Year Tubosocca

Edited by arttidesco, 06 January 2011 - 23:18.