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Club Arnage => So You Think You Know About Le Mans => Topic started by: thebear on March 31, 2004, 04:26:12 am

Title: Left out of the championship
Post by: thebear on March 31, 2004, 04:26:12 am

 :'(
What was the first year that L-M did not count towards the "World Sportscar Championship"/"World Championship of Marques"?  :-[

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: hgb on March 31, 2004, 08:52:50 am

1993 but it was practically dead before, the World Sportscar Championship that is.  :'(

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: Werner on March 31, 2004, 11:34:05 am

Quote from: hgb on March 31, 2004, 08:52:50 am

1993 but it was practically dead before, the World Sportscar Championship that is.  :'(

Yes hgb, you're right, I remember the last championsship year 1992 with just 28 cars on the grid in Le Mans.

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: thebear on April 01, 2004, 03:23:05 am

 ??? Wrong, guys. It was much earlier than that.  :'(

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: hgb on April 01, 2004, 09:29:29 am

You mean 1978 then when the championship was reborn as the European Sportscar Championship ?  ???

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: Nordic on April 01, 2004, 09:44:34 am

The world championship stated in 1953, the first Le Mans not to count towards this, I think was 1956.

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: thebear on April 02, 2004, 06:47:29 am

Quote from: Nordic on April 01, 2004, 09:44:34 am

The world championship stated in 1953, the first Le Mans not to count towards this, I think was 1956.

;D Bingo- we have a winner! :D

 ???After the Mercedes crash in '55 the ACO reduced the engine capacity for `prototypes' to 2½ liters, not in conformance with the FIA.  ::)

Title: Re:Left out of the championship
Post by: gibberish on April 02, 2004, 10:52:12 pm

'kin hell Nordic.  One up for the Crawley residents.  Well done sir!