ISBN: 9781156595732

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sarthe, 24 Hours of le Mans, List of 24 Hours of le Mans Winners, le Mans Union Club 72, 1955 le Mans Disaster, Battle of le Mans, Peluda, Perche, Sarthe, Loir, Vaige, Vègre, Huisne, Braye, Sablé-Sur-Sarthe Hostage Crisis. Excerpt: The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sarthe, 24 Hours of le Mans, List of 24 Hours of le Mans Winners, le Mans Union Club 72, 1955 le Mans Disaster, Battle of le Mans, Peluda, Perche, Sarthe, Loir, Vaige, Vègre, Huisne, Braye, Sablé-Sur-Sarthe Hostage Crisis. Excerpt: The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans when a racing car involved in an accident flew into the crowd, killing the driver (Pierre Levegh ) and between 80 and 120 spectators. A further 100 people were injured in the accident. In terms of human toll, it is the most catastrophic accident in motorsports history. Before the accident Pierre Levegh, aged 50, had been hired by Mercedes-Benz as a factory driver that year. Part of his appeal to Mercedes was his determination shown in the 1952 race when he had driven for 23 straight hours. He had been leading because he did not have to take up any time by switching driverseven though he did have a driver who could have replaced him. He failed to win only because of a missed gear change, resulting in engine failure, in the final hour of the race. Mercedes had also debuted its new 300 SLR sportscar in the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, with some notable success, including a win at the Mille Miglia. The 300 SLR featured a body made of an ultralightweight magnesium alloy called Elektron with a specific gravity of just 1.8 (for reference, aluminium has a S.G. of 2.7 and steel 7.8). This body lowered the overall weight of the car, improving performance. The car, however, lacked the contemporary state-of-the-art disc brakes featured on the rival Jaguar D-Type, employing instead the conventional drum brake system. The high power of the car forced Mercedes' engineers to also incorporate a large air brake behind the driver's compartment that could be Books, , Sarthe~~Books-Llc, 999999999, Sarthe, Books Llc, 1156595738, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781156595732

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters&… More...

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sarthe, 24 Hours of le Mans, List of 24 Hours of le Mans Winners, le Mans Union Club 72, 1955 le Mans Disaster, Battle of le Mans, Peluda, Perche, Sarthe, Loir, Vaige, Vègre, Huisne, Braye, Sablé-Sur-Sarthe Hostage Crisis. Excerpt: The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans when a racing car involved in an accident flew into the crowd, killing the driver (Pierre Levegh ) and between 80 and 120 spectators. A further 100 people were injured in the accident. In terms of human toll, it is the most catastrophic accident in motorsports history. Before the accident Pierre Levegh, aged 50, had been hired by Mercedes-Benz as a factory driver that year. Part of his appeal to Mercedes was his determination shown in the 1952 race when he had driven for 23 straight hours. He had been leading because he did not have to take up any time by switching driverseven though he did have a driver who could have replaced him. He failed to win only because of a missed gear change , resulting in engine failure, in the final hour of the race.Mercedes had also debuted its new 300 SLR sportscar in the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, with some notable success, including a win at the Mille Miglia . The 300 SLR featured a body made of an ultralightweight magnesium alloy called Elektron with a specific gravity of just 1.8 (for reference, aluminium has a S.G. of 2.7 and steel 7.8). This body lowered the overall weight of the car, improving performance. The car, however, lacked the contemporary state-of-the-art disc brakes featured on the rival Jaguar D-Type , employing instead the conventional drum brake system. The high power of the car forced Mercedes' engineers to also incorporate a large air brake behind the driver's compartment that could be Books Books Sarthe~~Books-Llc General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1156595738

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ISBN: 1156595738

[EAN: 9781156595732], Neubuch, Paperback. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 86. Chapte… More...

[EAN: 9781156595732], Neubuch, Paperback. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 86. Chapters: Arrondissements o.Shipping may be from our UK, US or Australian warehouse depending on stock availability. This item is printed on demand. 88 pages. 0.122<