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Nick Haines & Lance Macklin (Aston Martin DB2 #LMA/49/2) 24h de Spa-Francorchamps 1949. - source Carros e Pilotos.
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Nick Haines & Lance Macklin (Aston Martin DB2 #LMA/49/2) 24h de Spa-Francorchamps 1949. - source Carros e Pilotos.
Yes. It’s Lance Macklin’s 1955 Le Mans Tragedy Austin Healy. Sitting on top of Andy Warhol’s diary. Alas.
Lance Macklin (Austin-Healey 100S) 24 Heures du Mans 1955. - source Carros e Pilotos..
Les Osca MT-4 1500 de Jacques Peron - Francesco Giardini N°42 et de Lance Macklin - Pierre Leygonie - James Simpson N°43- 24 Heures du Mans 1954 (ph. WordPress) - source UK Racing History.
Le Mans disaster - The world’s worst motorsport accident in Le Mans
Le Mans disaster – The world’s worst motorsport accident in Le Mans
On 11 June 1955, a major crash occurred during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe. The accident happened at 6:25 pm, at the end of lap 35, when the first pit stops for the leading cars were starting.
The crash started when Jaguar driver Mike Hawthorn pulled to the right side of the track in front of Austin-Healey driver Lance Macklin and started braking for his pit stop.…
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John Fitch, Stirling Moss, Lance Macklin, Yves Giraud-Cabantous and John Heath, Monza, 1953
This rather unloved car is in fact the Austin Healey that was involved in the 1955 Le Mans disaster that cost over 80 lives and injured over 100 more. It's driver, Lance Macklin, had swerved to avoid the D-Type Jaguar that was being driven by Mike Hawthorn who had suddenly braked in order to get into the pits, hitting the Mercedes driven by Pierre Levegh, who's car then went into the crowd.
The race was continued, the official reason being that so that leaving fans wouldn't clog up the roads for the ambulances. Eight hours after the crash, Mercedes withdrew their two remaining cars, driven by Juan Fangio/Stirling Moss and Karl Kling/André Simon despite their lead as a mark of respect. Mercedes invited Jaguar to join them in this act but they declined with Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb eventually winning the race for them.
The Austin Healey had been sold in 1969 for £155 (about £1600 in today's money) where it was kept in a garage for 42 years. It's expected to make at least £1million at auction.