Somewhat race-scarred:-
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(For younger members of this forum - Carroll Shelby & Roy Salvadori won the 1959 Le Mans in a "streamlined" Aston Martin DBR1/300. He also won at Goodwood helping Aston Martin to achieve the 1959 World Sportscar champions. He also drove for Aston Martin and Scuderia Centro Sud in their Grand Prix cars.
Another historical note - Prior to is run in the 1964 Le Mans the Shelby Daytona Coupe was tested at Silverstone, this was felt insufficient due to the lack of a long straight and the team therefore introduced a number of high speed straight line tests on the nearby M1 motorway (unofficially) running at speeds of up to 185mph. The British Press's outrage at this lead to Parliament introducing a temporary 70 mph limit - which is still with us).
Mike
(For younger members of this forum - Carroll Shelby & Roy Salvadori won the 1959 Le Mans in a "streamlined" Aston Martin DBR1/300. He also won at Goodwood helping Aston Martin to achieve the 1959 World Sportscar champions. He also drove for Aston Martin and Scuderia Centro Sud in their Grand Prix cars.
Another historical note - Prior to is run in the 1964 Le Mans the Shelby Daytona Coupe was tested at Silverstone, this was felt insufficient due to the lack of a long straight and the team therefore introduced a number of high speed straight line tests on the nearby M1 motorway (unofficially) running at speeds of up to 185mph. The British Press's outrage at this lead to Parliament introducing a temporary 70 mph limit - which is still with us).
Mike
