Ferrari called Le Mans The Race of Truth. Over 24 hours, two men (one in the car at a time, the other filling up on nutrients in a catering tent, or catching a bit of sleep in a trailer) traveled the 8.36-mile circuit attempting to go faster than all others. The car that completed the most laps at the end won. By the early 1960s, competition had been divided into two basic classes: Grand Touring cars or GTs (production cars that customers could purchase) and Prototypes. While both were required to have headlights, a two-seat cockpit, and trunk space, the Prototypes were in fact purpose-built
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