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Offline Gilles

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The most expensive edition....
« on: September 26, 2003, 01:27:32 pm »
... this year the edition cost a lot of money to the ACO and all the teams because the race was cancelled just one week before.

What's this year?
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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2003, 01:34:15 pm »
Not sure of the year, but I think 197something, but it understand it was due to the French National Sport... going on strike.
I wouldn't sit there if I were you, it's still a bit wet.

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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2003, 01:35:45 pm »
it deals with strike (quite normal we're in France) but not in the 70's
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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2003, 01:45:53 pm »
1936

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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2003, 01:54:09 pm »
And they nearly cancelled the race in 1974 due to the oil crisis.  ::)
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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2003, 01:57:20 pm »
1936

Congratulations !!!

I didn't know you are so clever on Frech social and strike history !!!
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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2003, 02:06:17 pm »
I didn't know you are so clever on Frech social and strike history !!!
Gilles, let's face it, in any year there's generally a strike somewhere in France.  ;)
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Re:The most expensive edition....
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2003, 02:19:52 pm »
I didn't know you are so clever on Frech social and strike history !!!

Only when Le Mans is involved!!!  ;)

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Re: The most expensive edition....
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2012, 09:40:32 pm »
And it was cancelled in June 1968 the race eventually took place in September 1968 due to civil unrest in France.