SOLVED: si_753 - Cunningham - C4RK - Phil Walters-Le Mans-1952

[sichel]

Who do we see here with which racer? Where and when was that? What was the result?

[sichel]

Well, which expert has a solution?

[hermanoto]

Cunningham C4RK, 1952 at Le Mans, driven by Phil Waters and Duane Carter

[sichel]

That's it!
Evaluation and points will follow later. We are about to start the Roncalli Christmas Circus.

[sichel]

Apart from one point, there is nothing to add.

[nicanary]

Easy to establish the year - behind the Cunningham are two of the works Jaguar C-types which failed spectacularly.  Paranoid about the supposed speed of the new Mercedes gullwing coupes Jaguar designed a very aerodynamic body which unfortunately caused overheating. In fact the Mercedes were very nearly beaten by the old Talbot of Pierre Bouillon (Levegh), but that's another story.

[sichel]

Thanks for the nice background story. nicanary, our racing lexicon