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Le Mans (Grand Prix d'Endurance)Automobile race. It is perhaps the best-known automobile race in the world, run annually (with few exceptions) since 1923 at the Sarthe road-racing circuit, near Le Mans, France. The winner is the car that travels the greatest distance in a 24-hour period. The racing circuit is 8.3 mi (13.4 km) long, and the race is open only to sports cars (see sports-car racing). Le Mans a city in NW France: scene of the first experiments in motoring and flying; annual motor race. Pop.: 146 105 (1999) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Yokohama Rubber, Tokyo, Japan, supported four teams in the 71st 24 Hour of Le Mans race, held June 14 in Le Mans, France. South African Werner Lupberger was named to replace Herta in the June sports car endurance race in Le Mans, France, the team announced Monday. The grueling 24 hours in Le Mans, France is known world wide as the pinnacle of sports car-racing. |
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