5 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁championship - win ning ▁W 1 9 6 ▁Formula ▁One ▁racing ▁car ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 SL R ▁sports ▁racing ▁car . ▁The ▁ 3 0 0 SL R ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁St ir ling ▁M oss ▁and ▁Den is ▁J enk inson ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁M ille ▁M iglia , ▁but ▁not orious ▁for ▁Pierre ▁Le ve gh ' s ▁dead ly ▁accident ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans . ▁The ▁ 3 0 0 SL R ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁as ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁cam sh aft , ▁but ▁now ▁also ▁the ▁g ear box ▁was ▁driven ▁from ▁the ▁engine ' s ▁centre . ▁Engine ers ▁calculated ▁that ▁t ors ional ▁str esses ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁high ▁if ▁they ▁took ▁power ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁c rank sh aft , ▁so ▁they ▁put ▁a ▁central ▁g ear ▁train ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁( which ▁also ▁ran ▁the ▁dual ▁cam sh aft s , ▁dual ▁magnet os , ▁and ▁other ▁access ories ) ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁drive ▁sh aft ▁to ▁the ▁cl utch ▁housing ▁at ▁the ▁rear . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Web sites ▁ ▁Stra ight - 0 8 ▁Category : In line - e ight ▁engines <0x0A> </s> ▁Oak ▁Hill ▁High ▁School ▁( OH HS ) ▁is ▁a ▁public