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29 April 2008

Personal Triumphs: Duff and Clement's 1924 Win

The later Bentley deeds at Le Mans have been much celebrated, but one way and another the two men who put Le Mans on the map of England remain almost unsung. J. F. Duff and F. C. Clement were there when the first 24-hour race was run in 1923; their Bentley finished high up, and back they came for more the following year. 

Personal Triumphs: Duff and Clement's 1924 Win
By D.B. Tubbs
Published in "The Motor", April 19, 1944

The later Bentley deeds at Le Mans have been much celebrated, but one way and another the two men who put Le Mans on the map of England remain almost unsung. J. F. Duff and F. C. Clement were there when the first 24-hour race was run in 1923; their Bentley finished high up, and back they came for more the following year.   Continued...

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First published in "The Motor", April 19, 1944
Posted here on Apr 29, 2008