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I'm just watching the 2013 race, having recorded it, and whilst fast-forwarding through the interminable pre-race bumph I noticed that DC and LH had a drive round the old track, interspersed by clips from this very footage. It was a bit disjointed, in that the film was from '55, and they showed stills from the 70s, and remarked on the Armco still remaining.
No Armco in the 50s, but it was still a mighty dangerous place when Henri Pescarolo's Matra went through the Masta kink at 175mph. LH said, I hope in jest, "what kink?". Erm, I think you'ld notice it at 175mph in a 4-wheeled fuel tank with the most basic of aerodynamics. Great days, but at least these days there's less chance of a grieving mother/wife/w.h.y.. No such thing as a free lunch etc..
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