One of the world's first motor races took place in 1895… and ever since, people have been trying to rewrite its history!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing
Each year before the #Indy500 is the world's largest motorsport memorabilia sale… and it is heaven for history nerds like me!
When the #24hLeMans comes to an end this year, we'll know who won. But based on the original scoring system for the race, that wasn't actually the case!
Let's talk about this horror of French bureaucracy:
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Some characters in motorsport feel completely unreal — and The Whittingtons are just one example.
#lemans #24hlemans #motorsport
This clip is pulled from the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys episode titled “1955 Le Mans Disaster: How Racing's Greatest Tragedy Changed the World,” which is live wherever you get your podcasts.
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This clip is pulled from the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys episode titled “1955 Le Mans Disaster: How Racing's Greatest Tragedy Changed the World,” which is live wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/1x2j...
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When it comes to hosting a #Formula1 Grand Prix, the FIA has a few rules that all tracks must follow.
All tracks, that is… except Monaco. And this week, we're digging into WHY that's the case:
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Pierre Levegh is primarily associated with his role in the tragic 1955 Le Mans disaster, but a few years earlier, he nearly managed to complete the entire race BY HIMSELF.
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Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
Imagine you go through all the effort of winning an #F1 race… and it doesn't even count for anything.
That's exactly what happened to Alan Jones at the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix.
#formula1 #spanishgp #spanishgrandprix #alanjones
