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17 July 2008
Sammy Davis — Racing Master of all Trades
Sammy Davis is something of a legend these days, 86 now, (this article was published in 1974!) and twinkling back through a career in and around racing cars that goes back as far as racing itself... He remembers his first Grand Prix experience in 1924 at Lyons... Two years later he was with the Bentley team at Le Mans and set for second place with 20 minutes to go when he ran out of brakes and plunged into the sand at Mulsanne with the 3-litre Bentley carrying the number seven. It was this same brake problem that sent Dr Benjafield into a tree in a later race after he had bought it from the factory for his personal use...
Sammy Davis is something of a legend these days, 86 now, (this article was published in 1974!) and twinkling back through a career in and around racing cars that goes back as far as racing itself... He remembers his first Grand Prix experience in 1924 at Lyons... Two years later he was with the Bentley team at Le Mans and set for second place with 20 minutes to go when he ran out of brakes and plunged into the sand at Mulsanne with the 3-litre Bentley carrying the number seven. It was this same brake problem that sent Dr Benjafield into a tree in a later race after he had bought it from the factory for his personal use... Continued...
