IT’S 55 YEARS SINCE Ecurie Ecosse, the small, privately-funded motorsport team from a glorified lock-up in the backstreets of Edinburgh stunned the world’s leading car manufacturers by winning the Le Mans 24-hours for the first time, writes Jim McGill. This weekend, almost 20 years since it last contested a 24-hours race, the famous Saltire-blue-liveried team will return to action in the 24 Hours of Spa.
