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JamesL

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The Deadliest Crash 1955 Le Mans
« on: May 17, 2010, 10:23:31 »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sfptx

1955 Le Mans

If you're outside the UK, you should be able to access this through a UK based proxy server.....
« Last Edit: May 17, 2010, 12:24:03 by 280SL71 »
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Re: The Deadliest Crash
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2010, 12:18:54 »
Here's the really short version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw
Very tragic, especially for the spectators as one can only assume that the racers knew the risks of getting behind the wheels of cars that could go almost 200 mph with narrow wheels, drum brakes and not seatbelts...
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