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10 March 2008
Talking of Sports Cars: Woolf Barnato
The car was built in 1929 and first raced in the Double-Twelve of that year, Dudley Benjafield and myself driving. After three hours, when well in the lead, we had the misfortune to break the dynamo coupling. It was impossible to repair the coupling at the pits, so the dynamo was removed and put in the back of the car and we went on, soon regaining the lead. The stewards, however, after due deliberation decided we were contravening the rules of running without the dynamo working and in position and compelled us to retire.
The car was built in 1929 and first raced in the Double-Twelve of that year, Dudley Benjafield and myself driving. After three hours, when well in the lead, we had the misfortune to break the dynamo coupling. It was impossible to repair the coupling at the pits, so the dynamo was removed and put in the back of the car and we went on, soon regaining the lead. The stewards, however, after due deliberation decided we were contravening the rules of running without the dynamo working and in position and compelled us to retire. Continued...
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