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To: IYAS9YAS

I know a lot of the guys who raced in the 50s were in WW2 combat, so racing cars didn’t seem all that dangerous.


27 posted on 05/08/2016 5:40:09 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation
I know a lot of the guys who raced in the 50s were in WW2 combat, so racing cars didn’t seem all that dangerous.

Even the '55 LeMans crash (70 or so dead) didn't result in the race being halted. Many of the spectators had seen far worse in their lives.

31 posted on 05/08/2016 6:37:27 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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