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Old 11 Feb 2003, 10:26 (Ref:503157)   #15
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pirenzo should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridpirenzo should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridpirenzo should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
I don't tend to read many books about personal accounts of various people, but i did read a old book from 1977 about James Hunt that was my dads.

I got for christmas this year a very good book about Le Mans called (surprise, surprise) Le Mans 24 Hours by Brian Laban.

It charts the history of the race right back from the early 1900's, giving detailed accounts of races, and the accidents with contemporary accounts from publications like Autocar etc.

It also has some amusing tales of the early racers misfortune, with things like being thrown into duck ponds when the seat came off, and the Maison Blanche pile up of '27.
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