{"id":491560,"date":"2010-11-01T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=37999"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:25:56","slug":"eyewitness-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/eyewitness-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyewitness News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BBC recently screened a documentary on the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Pierre Bouillon\u2019s car was launched into the air at high speed from the back of another competitor and caused carnage. 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