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The LM75
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The Moynet LM75 is the race winning race-car of the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans in the S-2000 category (2-liter class).
It was a relatively small car (3.450m in length,1.570m in width and 0.980m in height), and only weighting 675kg with a 45:55% weight distribution. Powered by an inline-four 1994cc engine outputting 190hp at 7000rpm fed to a Porsche 5-speed transmission, it could reach up to 270km/h on the straights (168mph).
Prior cars and races.
[edit]The LM75 wasn't André Moynet's first car, nor was it his first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or at motor racing in general.
Moynet first competed in the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans along with René Bonnet, winning the race in the 750 class in a D.B. HBR-4 LM. He raced again in 1954 along with Clarence de Rinen for Equipe Gordini, however there they didn't finish and only made it to 54 laps.
drove with Bonnet himself at Le Mans in 1952 and 53. They won the 750 class in 53, and competed at Rheims, the ‘Ring, Sebring in the USA and much more. In 1954 he drove for Gordini, partnering him in a 2-litre Gordini 6-cylinder car at Le Mans, but it only lasted 54 laps. Moynet continued to compete in many of the remaining major events of that season for Gordini then returned to D.B. for 1961. Major races in this year included Le Mans, Nurburgring and several others driving D.B.’s latest HBR-5 Coupe and open HBR-4. The open car was a 702cc model for the sub 750 class while the coupe ran a new 848cc engine in the 1000cc class; the car Moynet drove at Le Mans.
-1968 in the XS
only got to qualis
-1975
The Winning Race
[edit]References
[edit]http://www.les24heures.fr/1975/208-1975-voitures/330-1975-35-moynet-simca, Esso ad which appeared in Sport Auto #161.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Heures_du_Mans_1975, for race standings, car and category info.
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Moynet, André moynet.
https://rarefrenchsportscars.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/moynet-final.pdf, Moynet LM75 specs and other info.
1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, for race standings, car and category info.
1954 24 Hours of Le Mans, for race standings, car and category info.