Ride Along With Mike Hawthorne As He Laps Le Mans In A D-Type Jag Circa 1956! With Hi

[admin]

This could be the single coolest video we have ever posted here at BangShift and we have posted literally thousands. Shot in 1956, this is 1955 Le Mans champion Mike Hawthorne, then a factory Jaguar driver making a lap of Le Mans in a D-Type Jag race car. It is before the race, so the [...]

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[studemax]

Of course, he died only a few years later at Indy driving for Mickey Thompson....

[Brian Lohnes]

He did in 1959 in a traffic accident. You are thinking of Dave McDonald.

[studemax]

He did in 1959 in a traffic accident. You are thinking of Dave McDonald.

Yup. My bad.

[mlcraven]

Very cool...the safety piece has certainly come a long long way since 56.