On a historical note it was the 1959 race which saw the entry of a team of the new Austin Minis. After the first half-hour it became clear that the little 10 inch wheels were not strong enough to stand up to the cornering ability of the cars as the wheel centres were cracking and allowing the wheels to part company with the axles. A frantic telephone call to the Longbridge factory resulted in a lorry load of new wheels arriving at the circuit to keep the cars running. This was after every available spare wheel from the competing cars and those in the spectators park had been used up. Never have so many tyres been changed in such a short time as on that race day.

So says racing does "improve the breed".

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