LE MANS 1955: THE DEADLIEST DAY IN MOTORSPORT HISTORY

Episode 117 | Historical EventsIn this History episode we focus on the two seconds on June 11th, 1955 in which Pierre Levegh's Mercedes became airborne at the Le Mans circuit and disintegrated into the packed main grandstand, killing 84 people in the deadliest accident in motorsport history — a disaster that prompted multiple countries to ban circuit racing and Switzerland to maintain that ban for 67 years.In 1955, 300,000 spectators stood within reach of cars doing 150 miles per hour, separated by a mound of earth.#HistoryMystery #LeMans1955 #Motorsport #RacingHistory #HistoryPodcast