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Club Arnage => So You Think You Know About Le Mans => Topic started by: Gilles on September 30, 2003, 03:37:02 pm

Title: 3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Gilles on September 30, 2003, 03:37:02 pm

this car runned Le Mans 3 consecutive times, abandonned the first and second year and win the third...

I want the 3 years, all the pilots, the car and its chassis number... and specific for Rickmeister the size of its tyres !!!

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Mr. Rick on September 30, 2003, 04:42:50 pm

OK Gilles, the gauntlet has been thrown down and the challenge accepted (tyre size included!).

Back soon!!  ;)

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: hgb on September 30, 2003, 04:46:17 pm

Give us a hint, what decade ? That one is too tough.

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Mr. Rick on September 30, 2003, 05:21:46 pm

Crikey, gone back as far as 1951 so far and no luck yet! Phew! Time for a pint methinks.........

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: hgb on September 30, 2003, 06:56:44 pm

Is it the Aston Martin DBR1/2 ?  8)

1957: Tony Brooks crashed (Noel Cunningham-Reid was the second driver)
1958: Retired with cnackered gearbox (Tony Brooks and Maurice Trintignant)
1959: Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby won.

Ask Rickmeister for the tyre size. I'll have a pint now. ;D

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Andy Zarse on September 30, 2003, 07:14:14 pm

When I read "abandonned races" I immediately thought of Aston Martin! And as they have only won once, the it has to be the car mentioned by HGB. It was good to see it in action a few weeks ago at Goodwood, sideways for most of the lap.

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Mr. Rick on October 01, 2003, 12:06:18 am

Thought I'd cracked it with DBR1/2 as well but it ran in 1960 (finishing 9th in the hands of Ian Baillie and Jack Fairman) so assumed that took it out of the equation as it ran 4 consecutive years ... or is our quizmaster playing the bounder/cad card?

 :o

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Gilles on October 01, 2003, 08:23:58 am

According to my sources "Les Bolides de Jack Setton" which is a catalog of his car collection the palmares of the DBR1 with the chassis number DBR 1/2 stop in 1959.

In 1957 drivers are Brooks and Cunningham Reid

In 1958 drivers are Brooks and Trintignant

In 1959 drivers are Salvadory and Shelby...

... and the tyres are 6.00-16 front and 6.50-16 rear.

Bonus question the brand of these tyres ?

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: hgb on October 01, 2003, 09:07:33 am

Avon, I think.

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Mr. Rick on October 01, 2003, 09:30:25 am

Ah! Conflict of information. My source is Janos Wimpfen's "Time & Two Seats" and he has DBR1/2 down as running in 1960 too - interesting!!

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Mr. Rick on October 01, 2003, 10:14:15 am

Quote from: hgb on October 01, 2003, 09:07:33 am

Avon, I think.

Yes hgb, they were Avon - another house point!!!  ;D

Title: Re:3 races, 1 victory
Post by: Mr. Rick on October 01, 2003, 10:22:36 am

Also confirmed that DBR1/2 ran in 1960 at http://www.classicscars.com/chassis/aston.htm (http://www.classicscars.com/chassis/aston.htm)

I can sleep easy now!