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Le Mans, France
\nSept. 21-22<\/p>\n

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The Lotus Elite of John Gray was one of many cars in the Plateau 4 for cars built between 1962 and 1965.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The start for the Plateau 1 group for cars built between 1924 and 1938.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Ferrari 250 GTO of Nick Mason was victorious in Plateau 3.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Late night pit stop for the Plateau 5-winning Alfa T33\/3 of Jon Shipman and Mark Hales.
Photo: Thierry Lesparre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ray Bellm\u00d5s 1965 GT40 leads the field for 1962-1965 cars and went on to win the class.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Porsche 917 of Bobby Rahal and Brian Redman.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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French time travel. Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The 1971 BMW 3.0 CSL of Almstrom and Elliott exiting Indianapolis.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Prewar group negotiates the esses with the Dunlop Bridge in the background.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jaguars leap to the front at the start. Photo: Thierry Lesparre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Ferrari 308GT4 of Brandon Wang. Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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