Word: louveau
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first race for both Rob Lawrie (46) and Dr. Dick Parker (48), who took turns driving the Lawrie family car over the winding eight-mile course throughout the 24 hours of the race. Only 19 of the 49 entries finished. One generous French driver, Henri Louveau, threw away his chance of winning by stopping to help an Englishman who had cracked up on a curve. Another Englishman, 36-year-old Lord Selsdon, driving an Italian-made, twelve-cylinder Ferrari, barely stood off Louveau's challenge and won, with an average of 82 m.p.h. for 1,975 miles...
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