Word: hanstein
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Porsche's strategy for the race was to run at the heels of the faster GT40s, hoping that the strain of the 24-hour grind would take its toll. "The important thing," said Baron Huschke von Hanstein, Porsche's team manager, "was to stay with the Fords, not losing contact, and wear them out." The plan worked perfectly. One after another, the little white Porsches took turns dicing with the Fords for the lead; after only four hours, one of the GT40s pulled into the pits with transmission troubles, the other retired eleven hours later with a damaged...
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