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Old 4 Jun 2012, 11:47 (Ref:3085046)   #22
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I'm afraid the misty eyed dreams of a plucky Brit building a Le Mans winning car in his chicken shed have gone forever!

The days of Alain de Cadenet, Jean Rondeau etc, etc are sadly long gone.
I don't even necessarily want that - I'd be okay with Joests, Bruns, Fitzpatricks and Kremers...

Given the same equipment, privateers in the 80s were able give factories a run for their money - and from time to time even beat them, like Joest winning LM or Brun the WSC.
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