Le Mans 1966 - sound track to the race - Part 1

The Mulsanne Straight at night - In the distance a 7-Litre Ford prototype is heard at 210 miles an hour. As it roars past on its way to the sharp right-hander at Mulsanne Village another is heard hurtling up from the left and slowing down for the turn. In their wake the pack follows: the fiery red Ferraris of Italy, the long-tailed Porsches from Germany, the vivid blue Alpines from France. As the cars from eight countries devour the night, the commentary sets the scene for this greatest race of all.

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[nullus66]

awesome...is it realy from the original LP?

[automotivemedia]

@nullus66 It's the original '66 soundtrack transferred from vinyl to CD. Couple of skips on track one, but otherwise digitally cleaned up and sounding great thanks to the condition of the original LP.

[altfactor]

For a few years after the launch of the Early Bird satellite, ABC would broadcast Le Mans by satellite back to the 'States.

The network would carry four hours of live coverage: an hour from 10:30-11 A.M. EDT on Saturday (the start and the first half-hour of the race), 90 minutes from 5-6:30 P.M. EDT Saturday (as "A Special Edition Of 'ABC's Wide World Of Sports'"), and 90 minutes from 10-11:30 A.M. EDT on Sunday, covering the final hour, the finish, and post-race interviews.

[danskeris]

nice :)