Sometimes forgotten in the 100-year legacy of Bentley is the English manufacturer's legacy at LeMans, the famous French racetrack and its 24-hour race. Joseph Bentley, the company earlier in-house designer was against the idea of participating in the event. He believed it was too severe to race a car at top speeds for 24 hours. Andrew Noakes' new book celebrates Bentley on its 100th anniversary. But after attending the race, Bentley changed his mind and the manufacturer changed its perspective. Bentley won five of the first eight 24 Hours of LeMans events beginning in 1924 — and the legacy of the luxury vehicle had begun. Andrew Noakes, the author of the new book 100 Years of Bentley, writes about Bentley's legacy at LeMans and many other topics in his volume that celebrates the manufacturer's centenary. Noakes is our guest from Engla ...