May 26th...24 Hours of Le Mans

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 118. This time we examine the year 1923 as the first 24 hours of le mans is held.

 

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

 

  

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/sports/24-Hours-of-Le-Mans

https://hiconsumption.com/history-of-24-hours-of-le-mans/

https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/le-mans-24-hours-distance-and-speed-records/186

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/car-connections/24-hours-of-le-mans-the-ultimate-test/ss-BBCBYJW#image=7

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1997/70/pierre-leveghs-23-hours-le-mans

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/other-events/2010/a-brief-history-of-the-le-mans-style-start/

24hrs at Le Mans |The test of a Man

Truth In 24

TRUTH IN 24 II: Every Second Counts

Our Return: A documentary of our road to Le Mans 2015.

ALMOST THE END OF RACING! The Full Story of the 1955 Le Mans 24hrs

LE MANS 1955 - Court métrage d'animation de Q. Baillieux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhiWRTDZ7-E

 

Photo: 

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53107721t/