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The Alfa Romeo 8C was an Italian sports car of the early 1930s. The Alfa Romeo 8C was powered by a 2300 cc in-line eight-cylinder engine providing between 140 and 175 hp, varying with model, and a top speed of 170 kmh. The Alfa Romeo 8C was a successful racing car during the 1930s, winning Grand Prix races and the Le Mans 24 hour race.
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The Cenommani (Cenomani) were a Celtic people of the Aulerei nation of Gaul who inhabited the department of Sarthe. Their capital was Vindinum (Le Mans). A branch of the Cenommani invaded Italy in the 6th century BC, and occupied the left bank of the Po between the Adda and the Adige, with Verona as their capital.
Caesar refers to the inhabitants of Norfoilk, Suffolk and Cambridge as being the Cenomanni.`
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Jean Bernard Jaureguiberry was a French admiral. He was born in 1815 at Bayonne and died in 1887. During the Franco-German war he distinguished himself by his skilful handling of troops at Orleans and at Le Mans. He had a battleship - the Jaureguiberry - named after him.
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Le Mans is a motor-racing drama starring Steve McQueen and Siegfried Rauch. It is the story of a team taking part in the Le Mans motor race. Le Mans was directed by Lee H Katzin.
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Le Mans is a motor racing circuit in the Sarthe district of France.
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Le Mans is the capital town of Sarthe department in north west France. It is host to a world famous motor race.
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