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List of 24 hours of Le Mans records This is a list of records in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1923. This page is accurate up to and including the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans . Constructor records Most total wins Most consecutive wins Most win (s) by nations Most wins by cars Most wins by team Most consecutive wins by specific cars
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1. Following team orders (featured), Dan Gurney leads Ken Miles out of the Mulsanne Hairpin during the early part of the race. According to the official Shelby American race report, Dan Gurney was instructed to lead the race and break the Ferraris. He was instructed to lap at between 3:37.0 and 3:38.0.
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Ken Miles and Phil Remington flew from Le Mans to Dearborn to test the car at the Romeo test track. Just before lunch, Miles took over the development driving and work continued on the car as spoilers were added and modified, and speeds increased until Miles hit 210 mph on the straight away.
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Ken Miles was born Kenneth Henry J Miles on November 1, 1918 to Eric Miles and mother Clarice Jarvis in Sutton Coldfield, England. In 1929, Miles began riding a 350cc Trials Special Triumph bike, resulting in a crash that broke his nose and the loss of three teeth, but Miles persevered and fixed up an 1100-cc Salmson motorcycle.
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Summary British-born Ken Miles was a gifted race car engineer and driver. Through his work for Carroll Shelby, Miles got involved in Ford's GT racing program. Miles won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1966, and he placed second at Le Mans. Miles died in a crash while testing Ford's J-Car later that year. Artifact
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A good chunk of James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari" is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and it all leads to a climax that, if you don't know anything.
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A $3.75-Million Ken Miles 1965 Shelby G.T. 350R Tops Mecum's Record-Setting $217 Million Kissimmee Auction Matt Litwin 01/19/2022 Restomods Ford Mustang In This Article Category: Make: Ford Model: Mustang It's been said that records are meant to be broken.
Ken Miles Was an Unsung Racing Hero
From motorcycle races and commanding World War II tanks to leading Ford to victory over Ferrari at 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ken Miles lived and died in the fast lane. Ken Miles already had a well-respected career in the auto racing world, but leading Ford to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 made him a star.
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Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari and Ken Miles with Carroll Shelby. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Merrick Morton/20th Century Fox and Bernard Cahier/Getty Images. To say.
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Nov 11, 2019 Editor's note: This story was originally published in the September 1966 issue of MotorTrend, with the historic battle between Ford and Ferrari having taken place in June of that.
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Ken Miles should of won the 1966 24 hours of Le Mans, or at the very least be named the co-winner. But alas, that wasn't the case. With a few hours left in the race, Ford came to Carroll Shelby with an idea- Miles was a couple of laps ahead of Bruce McLaren, and Ford wanted to attempt to stage a tie.
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Ken Miles, left, talks with Carroll Shelby during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. Bernard Cahier // Getty Images The winning.
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Ken Miles: An Appreciation The new film Ford v. Ferrari features British driver Ken Miles prominently. We dug into our archives to get a better picture of the man. By James T. Crow.
The great Ken Miles. Talented driver, and brilliant at developing race
Ken Miles was crucial to Ford's triumph at Le Mans in 1966, having developed and raced the Ford GT40, as depicted in the film Ford v Ferrari ( Le Mans '66 in Europe).