New Posts For Thread: Anyone seen the documentary about the 1955 Le Mans 24hr race.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-raceIt was on the yesterday channel recently and although i have seen the crash before, never in such gruesome detail.Probably the most horrific crash ever as one of the cars took off the ground at about 150 mph, went over the earth barriers and into theBit of a rubbishing of mike Hawthorne-quite distasteful reallyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552580175#552580175Bit of a rubbishing of mike Hawthorne-quite distasteful reallySun, 13 Aug 2017 16:03:38 -0500The lack of safety in those days is mind blowing. That incident is the main reason that I hate motor sports.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552580141#552580141The lack of safety in those days is mind blowing. That incident is the main reason that I hate motor sports.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:00:48 -0500Seen another on Motor racing in the 60s and 70s absolute Carnagehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552580079#552580079Seen another on Motor racing in the 60s and 70s absolute CarnageSun, 13 Aug 2017 15:56:36 -0500yup , superb documentary.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552578049#552578049yup , superb documentary.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:00:24 -0500Hawthorn was dying from an incurable kidney disease, so maybe he had a sort of death wish approach to life and may have 'preferred' to go that way (apparently he was racing the driver of the other car, and they knew each other). Also saw the documenthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552578043#552578043Hawthorn was dying from an incurable kidney disease, so maybe he had a sort of death wish approach to life and may have 'preferred' to go that way (apparently he was racing the driver of the other car, and they knew each other). Also saw the documentSun, 13 Aug 2017 13:00:02 -0500I don't remember that bit, but yes.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552577987#552577987I don't remember that bit, but yes.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:54:17 -0500Also kind of incredulous that Hawthorn died a few years later crashing his Jaguar whilst overtaking a Mercedes near Guildford on a public road, which were the same makes as he and Fangio raced each other in on that fatal day!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552577935#552577935Also kind of incredulous that Hawthorn died a few years later crashing his Jaguar whilst overtaking a Mercedes near Guildford on a public road, which were the same makes as he and Fangio raced each other in on that fatal day!Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:48:36 -0500Yes, I've seen it. It's absolutely horrific. Unbelievable that the race wasn't stopped.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552577845#552577845Yes, I've seen it. It's absolutely horrific. Unbelievable that the race wasn't stopped.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:39:28 -0500It was on the yesterday channel recently and although i have seen the crash before, never in such gruesome detail.Probably the most horrific crash ever as one of the cars took off the ground at about 150 mph, went over the earth barriers and into thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30923965/anyone-seen-the-documentary-about-the-1955-le-mans-24hr-race?post_id=552577599#552577599It was on the yesterday channel recently and although i have seen the crash before, never in such gruesome detail.Probably the most horrific crash ever as one of the cars took off the ground at about 150 mph, went over the earth barriers and into theSun, 13 Aug 2017 12:07:43 -0500