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George Pearson Glen Kidston

1899-1931
Born: Kensington St Stephen, England
Died: Drakensburg Mountains, Natal, South Africa

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  • Story: 1930 Le Mans

    &nbsp;Bentley Boys at Le Mans, 1930 &nbsp;<img src="http://null/templates/rt_terrantribune_j15/images/printButton.png" alt="Print"> &nbsp;<p><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></p><p align="left">The victorious Speed Six team at Le Mans in 1930.&nbsp; On the extreme left is Barnato&#39;s chauffeur.&nbsp; Fifth from left standing is W O with, on his left, Sammy Davis (in beret), Frank Clement, Barnato, Glen Kidston, Clive Dunfee and Dick Watney.&nbsp; Mechanic Stan Ivermee is above Barnato and Hassan is above Kidston, with Kemish next to him.</p><p align="left">By 1930 the 4&frac12; litre supercharged &lsquo;Blower&rsquo; cars were running and Birkin entered a team of three for the 1927 Le Mans race.&nbsp; W O entered the works team of three 6&frac12; litre cars.</p><p align="left">With 18 cars on the grid, the 7&frac12; litre supercharged Mercedes of Rudi Caracciola was the most serious threat.</p><p align="left">In the opening laps of the race Birkin had the time of his life duelling with the Mercedes.&nbsp; Overtaking at nearly 120 mph just before Mulsanne with his off-side wheels on the grass, Birkin caught Caracciola totally by surprise, but in the process threw the tread of his rear tyre.&nbsp; Undaunted, he continued to set the fastest lap of the race, before the tyre finally blew in the following lap.</p><p align="left">The chase for Caracciola was taken over by the 6&frac12; litre cars, initially Davis and then the Barnato/Kidston car.&nbsp; Barnato had a terrific time.&nbsp; The lead changed back and forth throughout the night forcing Caracciola to use the supercharger almost continually, instead of occasionally for overtaking as it was originally intended.&nbsp; Eventually at about 4.20am it proved too much for the Mercedes which blew its gasket.</p><p align="left">Thereafter, W O slowed the cars to a fast tour.&nbsp; The Blowers kept going until about noon, with the two&nbsp; 6&frac12; litre cars of Barnato/Kidston and Clement/Watney taking 1st and 2nd place respectively.</p><p align="left"></p>&nbsp;

 
 
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