A Drunken Le Mans: Part Two – Sports Bizarre

In part two of our series, Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt begin their assault on the Le Mans 24-hour race.

Signing with Jaguar, the 1953 seemed full of promise, only for them to be disqualified during qualifying on a technicality. Not to waste the evening, Rolt and Hamilton have a huge night out, only to find out they might not be disqualified after all.

Titus O’Reily and Mick Molloy discuss the wildest 24-hour Le Mans race in history, and the two men at the centre of it.

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Resources

The ultimate source is Touch Wood: The Autobiography of the 1953 Le Mans Winner by Duncan Hamilton the man himself.

Of course, I had to research a lot of other things as Duncan never minded telling a good story, with the truth sometimes being bent a little.

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