mike hawthorn at Le Mans video

[andygo]

http://vimeo.com/59410466

Slightly relaxed in those days.

[RumbleOfThunder]

That was brilliant, thanks. "Typical French".

[covboy]

I've got the video somewhere

Love Pierre on his bike ambling down the middle of the road on the approach to the Mulsanne !

[nutsytvr]

Just been shown on Eurosport. Just shows how much of the original road layout is still used, of course with much changed safety changes, but the stretch of road from Mulsanne corner right round to the start of the Porsche curves is much the same

[eastlmark]

thanks for posting, Eurosport edited whole chunks of it out so great to see the whole lap. Just imagine going off on the Mulsanne with those unprotected tree trunks just waiting for you. Dunlop was far better as a flowing corner and good to see the old Maison Blanche section too. Soundtrack a bit out of synch, especially at Indy/ Arnage.
Question, was the esses/Tetra Rouge section a public road back then? Seemed to be a lot of traffic about.

[rsv gone!]

It did look like it, with central road markings.

[weyland yutani]

Hardly any trees flanking the Mulsanne straight either which suprised me.