Podcast: Le Mans Classic Preview and Le Mans Over the Ages
By HistoricRacingNews.com
With the Le Mans 24 hours done and dusted, the team turns its attention to the upcoming Le Mans Classic.
Paul Jurd shares some little known facts about the first-ever race held at Le Mans, and no, it wasn’t the inaugural 24 Hours in 1923, it was the French Grand Prix held on a circuit for 12 laps in 1906 ……. but each lap was 64 miles long!
Jim Roller takes a look at the way the current 24 hour circuit has evolved over the years, starting with the northernmost point, the Pontlieue Hairpin, which intrepid motorsport archaeologists can still go and discover.
You can listen here: Le Mans Special, or seach on iTunes or most podcast platforms!
