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27 Aug 2020, 19:32 (Ref:3998383)
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Seeing Gulf colors today is like seeing any conveyor belt produced Star Wars sequel, the shell is there but inside is all hollow
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31 Aug 2020, 07:05 (Ref:3999155)
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31 Aug 2020, 09:42 (Ref:3999177)
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Both Steve Mcqueen and Paul Newman acquitted themselves very well at le mans.
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31 Aug 2020, 10:53 (Ref:3999201)
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Except Steve McQueen didn’t actually race at Le Mans. He did come second at Sebring though
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31 Aug 2020, 14:59 (Ref:3999246)
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He did enter a car for the 1970 race. It finished but wasn't classified due to insufficient distance because of how frequently it had to pit, usually to change film as it was a camera car for collecting footage for the film Le Mans.
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1 Sep 2020, 10:00 (Ref:3999380)
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That car ran very well. As I recall, McQueen was gutted about not being able to race. Insurance issues, I believe...
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1 Sep 2020, 11:58 (Ref:3999413)
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Yes now you mention it, I do seem to remember hearing something about that in the documentary about the Le Mans movie I saw earlier this year. If you haven’t seen that documentary, check it out. It’s a very fascinating piece
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Well, it wasn't classified, but it did finish and given that it was 1970's race, ran well aside from the frequent stops to change film. Probably the most odd-ball DNF/NC in the history of Le Mans |
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IIRC: McQueen was due to partner Stewart in car #26, but did not take to the grid and are officially recorded as withdrawn. Car #29 was entered under Solar Productions (the film company) and was driven by Herbert Linge and Jonathan Williams. The car was on pace, but lengthy pit stops to replace the film in the camera meant that it did not complete enough race distance to be classified.  https://web.archive.org/web/20100304.../70lemans.html |
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