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"         One of the greatest history lessons about sports-car racing occurs during the Le Mans Classic, and the 2004 event, only the second such running, was magnificent. Fabled drivers, fabled cars, perfect weather and great racing conditions combined to make this 2nd annual Classic a classic!   More than 900 drivers and 400 sports-racing cars made up six groups that ran three times during a 24-hour period.   Le Mans winner (&amp;#039;58, &amp;#039;61, &amp;#039;62) and Formula 1 World Champion Phil Hill was among the drivers, along with other greats: Jurgen Barth, Johnny Herbert, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, Henri Pescarolo, Ray Bellm, Bob Bondurant, to name just a few.   The racing was excellent and intense, with many of the battles being fought over again with the same drivers and cars. And action off the circuit was just as hot as a 1930 Bentley Double Six sold for 3.8 million Euros \u2014 a record for a car selling at auction in France.   Besides great racing, spectators enjoyed a &amp;quot;vendor village&amp;quot; where numerous vendors of automobile ephemera set up shop. A huge number of car clubs also participated.   This is surely a must for any Road &amp;amp;amp; Track reader. Enjoy perusing the photographs of this event \u2014 and start to plan for a wonderful weekend next year at La Sarthe! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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