Le Mans 1955

[Richard Bartrop]

Animated French short about the 1955 Le Mans race.

 

[Mike999]

Thanks!  That was really well done. It's making me want to re-read Christopher Hilton's book "Le Mans '55: The Crash That Changed the Face of Motor Racing."

Along with the gruesome events, Hilton covers a lot of little human interest stories.  e.g., a young boy and girl from the Le Mans area were both at the race, but didn't know it until years later. When they grew up and got married.

There's also a good 1-hour documentary about the crash. Made by the same people who did "Grand Prix: The Killer Years."