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Hornby R7321 HM7000-6 Bluetooth and DCC Decoder 6-pin – Metro Hobbies

One year after the 1955 tragic accident that ook place in Le Mans, the Grand Prix of Germany resumed at the Nürburgring on August 5, 1956. It was also the seventh race in the eight-round contest of the 1956 World Cup. Turning to the competition for the World Championship of Drivers, British driver Peter Collins was one point ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio, a teammate in Scuderia Ferrari, and four points ahead of Jean Behr-a, a rival pilot from Maserati. All three were hopefuls for the title. Stirling Moss, another title contender, was so behind that his only chance consisted in a disasterous collective failure of the three forerunners. As far as the race was concerned, the two Italian teams Ferrari and Maserati were the pace setters and most promising winners. Apart from Fangio and Collins, Ferrari had Eugenio Castellotti,