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A very brief Le Mans 24 Hours History - Chapter 6
The domination by the Porsche 962C and its predecessor the 956 in the 80’s meant other manufacturers had to improve their cars and get higher speeds out of those cars to be able to win again. […]
Fiskens to sponsor Le Mans Legend race
Fiskens have announced that they will co-sponsor the Le Mans Legend Race which will form part of the support package at the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours. […]
A very brief Le Mans 24 Hours History - Chapter 4
1969 was the last year of the Beatles together, the year of Woodstock and the end of the hippie era but it had also been the last year of the Le Mans start. The 1970 edition of the 24 Heures would […]
Porsche Rennsport reunion: drivers and cars
No less than 20 thundering Porsche 917s and approximately 30 Porsche 956/962 prototypes plus the famous drivers who drove these legendary models to victories around the world top the first entries for […]
A very brief Le Mans 24 Hours History - Chapter 3
If the fifties had been the start of the mythical marque duels at Le Mans, the sixties would propel these duels to an unknown level. The decade would start with a Ferrari victory in 1960. Oliver Ge […]
Le Mans Legend 2007 entry list confirmed
This year’s Le Mans Legend, the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours, will see 61 of the greatest sports-racing cars of all time lining up on the grid on the morning of Saturday 16[…]
A very brief Le Mans 24 Hours History - Chapter 2
In the wake of the superb victory of Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian’s Peugeot 908 HDi FAP at the high-speed circuit of Monza at an average speed of more than 200kph, Team Peugeot Total is no […]
A very brief Le Mans 24 Hours History - Chapter 1
This is the first chapter of a very brief history of the Le Mans 24 Hours that Planetlemans.com will bring to our readers as a celebration of the 75th edition of the race of races and as the ideal […]
Classic Endurance starts at Monza
Classic Endurance Racing has started its fourth season in a stylish way. No less than 37 cars were on the starting grid of this fast circuit, under a bright sun. An absolute record for the C.E.R. w […]
Ferrari 512, the champion that never was (part 2)
The 1970 season saw the Ferrari 512S capture just one championship victory (Sebring), three second places (Monza, Spa, Targa Florio) and a long list of DNFs. Ferrari tried a Coupé and a Spy […]
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