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Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France<\/p>\n

July 8-10, 2016<\/p>\n

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The Plateau 6-winning Porsche 936 of Ulrich Schumacher and Marco Werner.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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David Franklin\u2019s Ferrari 312P in the midst of a dusk battle along the pit straight.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Classic Le Mans start, the run and jump for Plateau 1.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eric Helary gets his Corvette onto the curbs.
Photo: Thierry Lesparre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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