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Title: On Board with Mike Hawthorn at Le Mans 1956 | D-type Jaguar
Post by: Morris Minor on March 30, 2017, 05:18:40 AM

Love the sound of that Jag 6.
https://youtu.be/IpRFagIbcPE (https://youtu.be/IpRFagIbcPE)

Title: Re: On Board with Mike Hawthorne at Le Mans 1956 | D-type Jaguar
Post by: Rich on March 31, 2017, 02:31:05 AM

That was great.

This site has a good overview with maps of track changes through the years http://www.virtua-lm.com/lemans/history.php?y=02_05

Title: Re: On Board with Mike Hawthorne at Le Mans 1956 | D-type Jaguar
Post by: Morris Minor on March 31, 2017, 01:34:12 PM

You gotta love cyclists sharing the road with 180mph race cars.
("Typical French")

Title: Re: On Board with Mike Hawthorne at Le Mans 1956 | D-type Jaguar
Post by: FoMoJo on March 31, 2017, 02:06:58 PM

The XK engine was a marvel of that era.

Title: Re: On Board with Mike Hawthorne at Le Mans 1956 | D-type Jaguar
Post by: Morris Minor on April 11, 2017, 06:10:18 PM

What happened at Le Mans a year earlier. Nicely done documentary.
https://youtu.be/F3iAkmwyEMA

Title: Re: On Board with Mike Hawthorn at Le Mans 1956 | D-type Jaguar
Post by: cawimmer430 on April 13, 2017, 06:03:38 AM

Quote from: Morris Minor on March 31, 2017, 01:34:12 PM
You gotta love cyclists sharing the road with 180mph race cars.
("Typical French")

Try doing that here. :lol:

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