Le Mans '55: The Crash That Changed the Face of Motor Racing

by Christopher Hilton

Book Overview

The worst crash in motor racing history - killing more than 80 people - was produced by a ferocious and haunting combination of circumstances: nationalism, raw speed, the nature of a 24-hour race, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859834418
• ISBN13: 9781859834411
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Le Mans '55: The Crash That Changed the Face of Motor Racing

Wow! LeMans 1955... What can you say about this epic event? Great cars & Driver; Peter Collins in the DB3S Aston Martin, Moss & Fangio in the Mercs', Hawthorn in the D-Jag and Ken Miles sharing the EX182 (MGA Prototype)... Great book... fantastic photos, yet a sad tail. My father, Dickie Green, was on the pit counter with the MG team when all hell broke lose on the Saturday. It was the one thing he didnt' like seeing "Replayed over and over on TV." Like battles against the Afrika Corps in WWII (Dickie was British Army Tank Driver) seeing the "accident" firsthand was enough. Aston Mechanic Tug Wilson was one of the first into the wreck with a fire bottle, and was nearly run over by Fangio as he dashed across the front straight! Few know this fact... In the end the race went on. Personally I think the Merc team should have kept going... my 2 cents. A must buy book for any collection. Michael Green / West Coast British