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6 unusual facts about Mulsanne


Circuit de la Sarthe

The track, which basically was a triangle from Le Mans down south to Mulsanne, northwest to Arnage, and back north to Le Mans, has undergone many modifications over the years, with CIRCUIT N° 14 being in use since 2007.

Julien Canal

Canal's father runs a franchise of seven McDonald's restaurants in Le Mans, including one situated on the famous Mulsanne Straight on the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Maserati Tipo 154

During the official Le Mans testing weekend in May, driver Lloyd "Lucky" Casner was killed in this car after leaving the road as he exited out of the Mulsanne Straight kink, barrel rolling the Tipo 154 and wiping out two trees in the process.

Nimrod NRA/C2

For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, both Nimrods were eliminated in a single incident on the Mulsanne Straight, with John Sheldon hitting the barriers in the first car and Mark Olson in the second car colliding with the wreckage.

Renault Alpine A442

The extra length of the body was mostly to be found in the tail section, to improve high-speed aerodynamic efficiency, and hence top speed on the long Mulsanne straight at Circuit de la Sarthe.

Sarel van der Merwe

A lap later the suspension broke and the car veered off the Mulsanne Straight in the middle of the night and Gartner was killed.


MMArena

The arena is located inside what is the Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and adjacent the first right kink on the Mulsanne Straight.


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