Anyone know what race or series this would have been, back then? Do
they still run it? How the heck did they get their seat belts on?
2_Slow
That was the infamous "Le Mans Start", used primarily at Le Mans. It
was outlawed on account of driver safety issues. For example: In a
effort to gain a few seconds (in a 24 hour race, duh) drivers would
leave without fastening their seat belts, etc. It was exciting to watch
them run to their cars and scramble to get it started, but not a very
good way to actually start a race IMHO.
Andre Ming
Long time simmer that mostly lurks now.
> When I was a young lad, think 50's, 60's, I remember watching a race
> from Europe, regularly, on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The cars were all
> parked diagonally on the front straight with the engines off. When the
> flag flew the drivers had to run across the track, jump in the car,
> start the engine, and race off.
> Anyone know what race or series this would have been, back then? Do
> they still run it? How the heck did they get their seat belts on?
> 2_Slow
Martyn_D
> Anyone know what race or series this would have been, back then? Do
> they still run it? How the heck did they get their seat belts on?
> 2_Slow
>>LAWNMOWER RACING!!! they use that way of start!
>Lawnmower Racing? Is that the next game from Head Games? Or was it
>WizardWorks?
Andre
MS
MS
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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It is still used in historic racing.
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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> That was the infamous "Le Mans Start", used primarily at Le Mans. It
> was outlawed on account of driver safety issues. For example: In a
> effort to gain a few seconds (in a 24 hour race, duh) drivers would
> leave without fastening their seat belts, etc. It was exciting to watch
> them run to their cars and scramble to get it started, but not a very
> good way to actually start a race IMHO.
> Andre Ming
> Long time simmer that mostly lurks now.
> > When I was a young lad, think 50's, 60's, I remember watching a race
> > from Europe, regularly, on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The cars were all
> > parked diagonally on the front straight with the engines off. When the
> > flag flew the drivers had to run across the track, jump in the car,
> > start the engine, and race off.
> > Anyone know what race or series this would have been, back then? Do
> > they still run it? How the heck did they get their seat belts on?
> > 2_Slow
Martyn_D
> >LAWNMOWER RACING!!! they use that way of start!
> Lawnmower Racing? Is that the next game from Head Games? Or was it
> WizardWorks?
BTW this year at LM Ickx did a run in the old 1969 car around the track
in honour of him being made an honorary citizen....you should have heard
the applause when he took off (well he's a legend, with six wins under
his belt...)
Sudesh
> When I was a young lad, think 50's, 60's, I remember watching a race
> from Europe, regularly, on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The cars were all
> parked diagonally on the front straight with the engines off. When the
> flag flew the drivers had to run across the track, jump in the car,
> start the engine, and race off.
> Anyone know what race or series this would have been, back then? Do
> they still run it? How the heck did they get their seat belts on?
> 2_Slow
> Anyone know what race or series this would have been, back then? Do
> they still run it? How the heck did they get their seat belts on?
> 2_Slow
