Newbie from Kellington Yorkshire

[mick144]

Hello everyone out there! My name is Mick and have been a racing fan for over 50 years! Wow! now I feel old!  I want to ask for some help if that's OK. Last year I had my first book published Grand Prix's winning colours. I am now working on a Le Mans book and want to show a diagram of the crash in 1955. I'm looking for a pic from a high vantage point looking from the pits to the right showing the area of the crash. I just need it for reference so if someone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.

[Barry]

Hi Mick, welcome to CA.

I think most of the available photos and film footage are in a book called Le Mans '55 by Christopher Hilton and an interesting documentary called The Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster.
I think you should find what you are looking for, but IIRC most of the photos/footage are looking up the straight from before the entrance to the pits looking  towards Dunlop.
But IIRC there is a film of the Merc crashing into the crowd, very distressing, which shows the position of Macklin's car after the crash.
If you watch the documentary, towards the end, there is a very sad panoramic photo of the crowd in the impact area just before the crash and then the scene after.
IMHO Hawthorn caused the accident, contentious I know.

[mick144]

Hi Barry
Many thanks for the info.

I have found a French news paper article from the time showing a detailed plan view which I may have to turn into a 2d graphic

[Kev_mk3]

Welcome and interested to see how the book goes, All the best.

[clkgtrlm1]

An unpublished photo from an old friend who was there at the time.
He is still very much with us and in his 80's...........

I know it is not what you asked for!  

[mick144]

Hi All
I have 2 weeks before my dead line and am trying to find a map of the circuit which shows the speeds of the cars at various parts of the track,  I have one but think it may be from 2017, would anyone have a latest diagram?

[clkgtrlm1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRDLTqNM7l4

Hyperpole full session with HUD speed display from the 708 Glick.
2 or 3 seconds off pole.
Shows the current fast lap, so you can work out the speed at each corner from that lap? Around 27m in, I think.

Not sure if this helps.

[mick144]

Brilliant many thanks

Mick

[clkgtrlm1]

Can we get a discount price on the book?