http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG_ioLIYNpE
This is the earliest sound I've ever heard recorded from Le Mans. Some nice footage of the 1933 start, and no one talking over it!
Contrast that with this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6govI...ture=endscreen from 1929, and you note that for the first few decades of the race, the manner in which it was reported developed as fast as the cars did.
And if you want ridiculously dangerous refuelling, look no further than this pit stop from the Bentley Boys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPb-uTO1HU