{"id":461028,"date":"2007-02-01T03:03:55","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T11:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=67604"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T02:04:59","slug":"return-of-the-ford-vs-ferrari-battles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/return-of-the-ford-vs-ferrari-battles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Return of the Ford vs. Ferrari Battles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Motor Racing Legends has announced the eligible years for Le Mans Legend 2007, the historic support race to the modern Le Mans 24 Hours. On the morning of Saturday, June 16, 2007, a few hours before the start of the world\u2019s greatest endurance race, a grid of 61 Le Mans cars from 1956 to 1968 will take to the famous La Sarthe circuit for a one-hour, two-driver support race.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe period we have chosen for the 2007 Le Mans Legend race covers the great \u2018Ferrari era\u2019 at Le Mans,\u201d says Motor Racing Legends Chairman, Duncan Wiltshire, \u201cand leads to the emergence of the Ford GT40 and Ford\u2019s eventual domination of the 24 Hours. To many, the Ford vs. Ferrari battles of the 1960s encapsulate the very essence of Le Mans history. But by taking the eligible years back to 1956, we will also cover the two Ecurie Ecosse wins in Jaguar D-types; followed by Ferrari\u2019s incredible string of victories from 1958 to 1965, broken only by Aston Martin\u2019s win in 1959 with its fabulous DBR1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further information can be found at www.motorracinglegends.com. Or contact Duncan Wiltshire, at Motor Racing Legends: +44 (0)1379 678101 or e-mail enquiries@motorracinglegends.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor Racing Legends has announced the eligible years for Le Mans Legend 2007, the historic support race to the modern Le Mans 24 Hours. 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