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And Colossally That's History: 20+ hours at the wheel - 6 crazy Le Mans drives

DEC 12, 202558 MIN
The Race F1 Podcast

And Colossally That's History: 20+ hours at the wheel - 6 crazy Le Mans drives

DEC 12, 202558 MIN

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<p>As we near the end of another marathon year of motor racing, our history podcast <em>And Colossally That's History</em> thought it was the perfect time to reminisce about marathon performances at motor racing’s most celebrated test of endurance, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.</p><br><p>Over the course of the episode, Matt and Richard tell the tales of six drivers who spent <em>at least</em> 20 hours (and in one case all 24 hours!) at the wheel during a single 24-hour race.</p><br><p>As you might expect, there are some astonishing stories to be told about how they did it, including the driver who fixed his car with chewing gum, the driver who did nearly the whole race on a diet of oranges, the driver who almost single-handedly put the new Ferrari marque on the map, and the driver who found a novel way to take his, ahem, ‘bathroom breaks’ without anyone noticing…</p><br><p><strong>Get information when you need it with Atlassian Rovo. AI that knows your business. </strong><a href="https://www.atlassian.com/software/rovo?utm_source=therace&amp;utm_medium=paid-social&amp;utm_campaign=P:rovo%7CO:ppm%7CV:therace%7CG:us%7CL:en%7CF:aware%7CT:prospecting%7CI:imc-rovo-iyryk%7CA:image%7CD:alld&amp;utm_content=P:rovo%7CO:ppm%7CV:therace%7CG:us%7CL:en%7CF:aware%7CT:prospecting%7CI:imc-rovo-iyryk%7CA:image%7CD:alld%7CU:the-race-audience_image-core-brand-default-iyryk-na-30s-na-custom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Click here</strong></a><strong> to get started today.</strong></p><br><p><strong><em>Join The Race Members' Club </em></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/TheRace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>on Patreon today</em></strong></a><strong><em> and enjoy bonus F1 podcasts and ad-free listening. </em></strong></p><br><p><strong><em>GET YOUR 2026 WALL CALENDAR TODAY - Go to </em></strong><a href="https://shop.the-race.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>shop.the-race.com</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>