9 3 0 ▁ ▁Le ▁Mans ▁The ▁cars ▁were ▁too ▁late ▁for ▁Le ▁Mans ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁hence ▁B irk in ' s ▁co - d riv ing ▁of ▁the ▁Speed ▁Six , ▁and ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁cars ▁reached ▁the ▁start ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁After ▁an ▁ep ic ▁du el ▁between ▁D ud ley ▁Ben ja field ▁and ▁B irk in ' s ▁priv ately ▁entered ▁B lower ▁Bent le ys , ▁and ▁Rudolf ▁Car acci ola ' s ▁Mer cedes ▁SS K , ▁all ▁three ▁retired ▁leaving ▁the ▁victory ▁to ▁the ▁Bent ley ▁works ▁team ▁Speed ▁Six ▁of ▁Bar n ato ▁and ▁Glen ▁Kid ston . ▁According ▁to ▁some , ▁B irk in ' s ▁courage ▁and ▁fear less ▁driving , ▁in ▁particular ▁his ▁self lessly ▁har ry ing ▁Car acci ola ▁into ▁submission , ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁em body ing ▁the ▁true ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁v int age ▁racing ▁era . ▁ ▁French ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁For ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁motor ▁sports ▁enthus iast ▁Eug ène ▁Az em ar , ▁who ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Tour ist ▁Board ▁in ▁Saint - G aud ens ▁in ▁southern ▁France , ▁succeeded ▁in ▁persu ading ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁du ▁M idi ▁to ▁ar range ▁a ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁L ay ing ▁out ▁a ▁tri angular , ▁Le ▁Mans - type ▁track , ▁the ▁circuit ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁de ▁Mor la as . ▁ ▁Hop