next year, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) set about making extensive track improvements and infrastructure changes at the Circuit de la Sarthe—the pit straight was redesigned and widened to remove the kink just before the start-finish line, and to give room for a deceleration lane. The pits complex was pulled down and rebuilt, giving more room to the teams, but thereby limiting spaces to only 52 starters rather than the previous 60. The grandstand was demolished and rebuilt with new spectator terraces and a wide ditch between them and the racetrack. Track safety technology and practices evolved slowly until F1 driver Jackie Stewart organized a campaign to advocate for better safety measures ten years later. Stewart's campaign gained momentum after the deaths of Lorenzo Bandini and Jim Clark. Fitch became a major safety advocate and began active development of safer road cars and racing circuits. He invented traffic safety devices currently in use on highways, including the sand-and-air-filled Fitch barrels. Macklin's Austin-Healey 100 was sold to several private buyers before appearing on the public auction block. In 1969, it was bought for £155 (). In December 2011, the car, estimated to raise £800,000 before the auction, was sold for £843,000. The car retained the original engine SPL 261-BN, but was reported to be in 'barn find' condition. It was then restored to its original condition. See also 1961 Italian Grand Prix Le Mans 1955 (film), CG animated short film about the disaster References Citations Bibliography Anderson, Gary G. (2000). Austin-Healey 100, 100-6, 3000 Restoration Guide. MotorBooks International. . "Le Mans 1965" in Automobile Historique, no. 48, May 2005 . "24 heures du Mans 1973" in Automobile Historique no. 49, June/July 2005 . Cannell, Michael (2011). The Limit. London: Atlantic Books. . Clarke, R. M., ed. (1997). Le Mans "The Jaguar Years 1949–1957". Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books. . Foster, Frank (2013). F1: A History of Formula One Racing. BookCaps Study Guides. . Hamilton, Duncan (1964). Touch Wood. London: Motoraces Book Club. Hilton, Christopher (2004). Le Mans '55: The Crash That Changed the Face of Motor Racing. Derby: Breedon. . Laban, Brian (2001). Le Mans 24 Hours. London: Virgin Books. . Nixon, Chris (1991). Mon Ami Mate. Transport Bookman Publications. . Spurring, Quentin (2011). Le Mans 1949–59. Sherborne, Dorset: Evro Publishing. . Whitaker, Sigur E. (2014). Tony Hulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. McFarland. . External links Le