By 1955, speeds at Le Mans had increased dramatically, with leading cars reaching over 270 km/h (170 mph). The track layout, however, remained nearly unchanged since the race's inception in 1923 ...

Le Mans disaster was one of the darkest days in motorsport history. On June 11, 1955, during the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a catastrophic crash unfolded, ...

This story originally appeared in Volume 26 of Road & Track. It may be a commuter road ... Porsche 917/20 “Pink Pig” for the 1971 Le Mans race. The LM64 didn’t finish Le Mans, but it ...