1930 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 8th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 21 and 22 June 1930. It saw the first appearance of a German car and the first entry fro
Bentley Speed Six "Old Number One", MT3464 seen at Hampton Court in 2023
Mercedes SSK
Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 SS
Mmes Mareuse & Siko with their Bugatti in the pits
Woolf Barnato
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Joel Woolf Barnato was a British financier and racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s. He achieved three consecutive wins out of three entries in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
1930 24 Hours of Le Mans
…blowout. Then Sammy Davis chased in a works Bentley. When that car was put into the sandbank at Pontlieue corner, it was the other works Bentley of Woolf Barnato and Glen Kidston taking up the Germans’ challenge. The lead changed a number of times into the night, until at 1.30am when the Mercedes was retired…
Woolf Barnato at the 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans
1929 "Blower" Bentley