D type Jag query

Dec 13, 2003 1 Replies

Was the "D" Type Jag the first car to win the 24 Hr Le Mans race at an average speed of over 100MPH?


Nope. It was the 'C'-type. Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton averaged

105.841 mph to win in 1953

David Betts ( snipped-for-privacy@motorsport.org.uk) The Classic Car Gallery:

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