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First 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Checked 2026-11-01: Researched by Codex (two independent publishers, verbatim quotes); every counted quote re-found on its page by the server check (content-verify, or content-verify-pdf for PDFs); scope and plausibility reviewed by Claude (AI build agent). Quotes are short passages from each source; for dates the quote is the year as printed, read in context.
“26th and 27th May 1923”Automobile Club de l’Ouest — Le Mans history by Jean-Philippe Doret: source, retrieved 2026-10-28; quote re-found by the server check
“The first race was held in 1923.”Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile — WEC historical preview: source, retrieved 2026-10-28; quote re-found by the server check
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