Louis Harrows

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Louis Eggen contested the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1950 on a roadworthy Panhard Dyna X84

Louis Eggen was a Belgian racing car driver .

Racing career

Louis Eggen was entered in several 24-hour races at Spa-Francorchamps in the 1930s . In three races he was never able to classify himself. After the end of World War II , he competed four times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . The best placement was 29th overall with Paul Escale in 1950 in a Panhard Dyna X84.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1949 BelgiumBelgium Louis Harrows Alvis TA 14 BelgiumBelgium Egon Kraft de la Saulx failure Bearing damage
1950 BelgiumBelgium Louis Harrows Panhard Dyna X84 FranceFrance Paul Escale Rank 29
1951 BelgiumBelgium Louis Harrows DB FranceFrance André Beaulieux Disqualified

literature

  • RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Jaguar Years 1949-1957. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1997, ISBN 1-85520-357-X .
  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. 2 volumes. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Harrow, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century