1975 Bol d'Or 24-Hr Bugatti Le Mans Motorcycle Race 7-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
The Day Long War
Bol d'Or. It grinds on for 24 hours. Every minute of every hour punishes the production machines which lap the circuit Bugatti again and again. Daylight evaporates, leaving a chill damp twilight hanging over Le Mans. At last the Sept. darkness overwhelms the circuit and from a distance the French countryside cool and wet and black seems to soak up the race's noise and light with an absent-minded blankness.
Photo captions:
(Above) On left is the official Kawasaki GB entry; cdnter, a Honda 750; right, the Japauto 1000 which finished fifth.
(Right) The Clive Brown / Martin Sharp Laverda 1000 was housed in a Difazio center-hub-steering frame; the beast retired after losing its oil.
(Above) Egli-framed Kawasaki winner had perfect balance between speed and reliability.
(Above and right) Guili / Choukroun Kawasaki had the race under control until a frantic front tire change - followed by a thumping crash.
Early Sunday afternoon the Luc / Rigal BMW 890 led, but the engine began to falter; its slowdown put worried faces o BMW's Helmut Dahne (looking right) and Engineer Von der Marwitz (with sunglasses).
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