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23 February 2008
Britain Wins By Ten Miles
John Duff's 3-litre Bentley, driven by the owner and by F. C. Clement, won the 24 hours race for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup, at Le Mans, last Sunday afternoon. Officially covering 1,290 3/4 miles, this average equalled 53 3/4 miles an hour. In reality, the British car went at least one hundred miles further, but, under the complicated rules, which competitors and officials alike admitted they could not understand, Duff got no credit for his last 90 minutes' running, although during this time he was driving hard under the impression that he was in danger of losing the race.
John Duff's 3-litre Bentley, driven by the owner and by F. C. Clement, won the 24 hours race for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup, at Le Mans, last Sunday afternoon. Officially covering 1,290 3/4 miles, this average equalled 53 3/4 miles an hour. In reality, the British car went at least one hundred miles further, but, under the complicated rules, which competitors and officials alike admitted they could not understand, Duff got no credit for his last 90 minutes' running, although during this time he was driving hard under the impression that he was in danger of losing the race. Continued...
