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Written by Vijay Pattni
"The eccentric characters who pioneered racing, much like our astronauts and test pilots, put their lives on the line every day," explains film director James Mangold. "The cars were prototypes, one of a kind, and sometimes death traps, dawning-age beasts so powerful they could tear themselves apart." Welcome, everyone, to 1966: the year in which Ford leveraged Enzo Ferrari"s sleight against the company into an assault at the greatest race of its day, the Le Mans 24 Hours. Now, there"s a movie about Ford"s role, and it"s called, fittingly, Le Mans "66. It stars Christian Bale as Ken Miles the British racing ace who partnered Denny Hulme in the #1 car, and was famously ordered to slow down at the finish to allow Bruce McLaren to cross the finish line at the same time (though in doing so handing him and Chris Amon victory) alongside Matt Damon as Mr Carroll Shelby.
Date written: 4 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15899
"The eccentric characters who pioneered racing, much like our astronauts and test pilots, put their lives on the line every day," explains film director James Mangold. "The cars were prototypes, one of a kind, and sometimes death traps, dawning-age beasts so powerful they could tear themselves apart." Welcome, everyone, to 1966: the year in which Ford leveraged Enzo Ferrari"s sleight against the company into an assault at the greatest race of its day, the Le Mans 24 Hours. Now, there"s a movie about Ford"s role, and it"s called, fittingly, Le Mans "66. It stars Christian Bale as Ken Miles the British racing ace who partnered Denny Hulme in the #1 car, and was famously ordered to slow down at the finish to allow Bruce McLaren to cross the finish line at the same time (though in doing so handing him and Chris Amon victory) alongside Matt Damon as Mr Carroll Shelby.
Date written: 4 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15899