I was a kid (well, actually a junior in college) when this was actually happening at LeMans. I remember hearing the news, but never really got into the details. Now here I am 40 years later reading it with the same interest I would have when I was a kid. It is very interesting to see some of that data you included, regarding the drivers and all of the other finishers near the top of the pack each year. That race in 1967 must have been awesome, because the pace for the leaders was absolutely blistering. Ferrari and Ford both had a very fast contender, because even the second place finisher would have set a record.
Thank you for the diversion, for a moment it was 1967 and I was sitting in a diner reading a newspaper report.
Howard
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