John Duff's 3-litre Bentley, driven
by the owner and by F. C. Clement, won the 24 hours
race for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup, at Le Mans, last Sunday
afternoon. Officially covering 1,290 3/4 miles, this
average equalled 53 3/4 miles an hour. In reality, the
British car went at least one hundred miles further,
but, under the complicated rules, which competitors
and officials alike admitted they could not understand,
Duff got no credit for his last 90 minutes' running,
although during this time he was driving hard under
the impression that he was in danger of losing the race. Continued...
|