Le Mans Classic - A lap in a 1939 Lagonda (video)
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Le Mans Classic - A lap in a 1939 Lagonda (video)

Obviously, the record for fastest average race lap, held by Lo

It is hard to imagine how men and machines could last 24 hours back then! Nonetheless, this Lagonda made it to the end of the race in 1939, in third and fourth places at the finish. This on-board camera video gives a good idea of the conditions in which drivers raced for 24 hours: no electronics or radio, no power-steering or driving aids...and yet, they did it!

Thierry Arman & Cécile Bonardel / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO