Talk:1966 24 Hours of Le Mans

Endurance Racing Triple Crown
If there was an "Endurance Racing Triple Crown" in 1966, it surely would have included Nürburgring 1000 km and Targa Florio, rather than the recently established Daytona and Sebring races on simple short tracks.--2001:A62:1700:4001:A8D2:4C64:4AF7:4957 (talk) 12:48, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

In regards to the *unofficial* endurance triple crown, in my reading I have only seen references to Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring. Contemporary reports (e.g. the one referenced in this wiki) and books about the Ford-Ferrari rivalry often reference the endurance triple crown specifically in relation to Ken Miles, e.g.:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/sports/autoracing/when-ford-conquered-ferrari-at-le-mans.html

https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=jO8Ad4W-JQ8C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=ken+miles+endurance+triple+crown&source=bl&ots=HkpPdck9JT&sig=iPtvw9qEolG2LyTuPQUh2GaUYYc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGnKW9vqLcAhWHkJQKHd0_C_kQ6AEIkwEwEA#v=onepage&q=ken%20miles%20endurance%20triple%20crown&f=false

https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=4ddp0G3z-y0C&pg=PA338&lpg=PA338&dq=go+like+hell+triple+crown&source=bl&ots=G5MvHexvBJ&sig=5SSzg-Bdl6vPHf8Anoa7jX7JXsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjP9Jz5wqLcAhVHtpQKHXvgDYsQ6AEIiQEwEw#v=onepage&q=go%20like%20hell%20triple%20crown&f=false

https://scarfandgoggles.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/ken-miles-part-2-1966-and-all-that/

https://www.motor1.com/news/78585/8-meters-is-the-ford-gt-40-documentary-you-need-to-see/

A quick google reveals plenty of current references too, e.g.:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11985497

https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/endurance-racing2.htm

https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a17729/24-hours-of-daytona/

http://www.chipganassiracing.com/News/2017/3/Ford-Trio-Chasing-Endurance-Triple-Crown.aspx

https://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/24-hours-le-mans-corvette-endurance-racing-triple-crown-061716

It's interesting that the official Ford press release doesn't mention the triple crown: we can speculate it was a point of contention between Miles and team management!

https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/Europe/en/2016/06/Ford%201966%20Le%20Mans%20release.pdf

Steve Limpus (talk) 02:17, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Edit needs to be made: #11 was the GT Strada 5300, not the P538
idk how to edit this, but the #11 was the GT Strada 5300

Here is a picture of the car https://www.motorsportimages.com/photo/1017375295-24-hours-of-le-mans/1017375295/?search=le%20mans%2024%20hours%201966&p=19 75.139.68.41 (talk) 15:46, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
 * That link says P538 right on it. The359  ( Talk ) 17:40, 23 December 2023 (UTC)