#11june1955

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@Regrann from @old_race_pic_stories - Wind brake... Great photo of 2 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR during the sad 24h of Le Mans in 1955. Both going into the esses, using their air brakes. An innovation by Mercedes to compensate with the disc brakes of their rival Jaguar. The Mercedes of Pierre Levegh will crash in the Saturday evening, killing 83 people & Levegh itself. Later in the night, Mercedes withdrew its other 2 cars. 📷 by : Louis Klemantaski @klemcoll #motorsport #rennlegenden #grandprix #whenracingwasracing #racing #vintageracing #lemans #lasarthe #lemans24 #24hlemans #enduranceracing #mercedes #mercedes300slr #louisklemantaski #11june1955 - #regrann (Antalya, Turkey)