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Flight at Lemans

To: vintage-race <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Subject: Flight at Lemans
From: Langsten <langsten@mediaone.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:19:58 -0400
Enjoy! An interesting tidbit

 1955 Mercedes withdraws from Lemans as a result of parts from Pierre
 Levegh's Mercedes flying into the crowds  with disastrous results.
 1999 Mercedes withdraws from Lemans as a result of cars flying of the
 track.

 44 years apart   55+ 44=99

 I figured this out while reading a Stirling Moss interview in "Vintage
Racecar Journal" late last night on 9-9-99   . . . Anyone ever notice or
have any of you ever heard anyone mention this?


 Atleast Mercedes has made some technological gains over the years.
 Safety, no one was hurt this last time, and they figured out how to get

 the whole car off the track in one piece.

Mario Langsten
Bow, NH



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