In 1930 Bentley had won the 24-hour race of the l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest three times in succession, but they were making every effort to improve upon this record and to secure their fourth victory. To this end, no fewer than six cars were entered. The works team was three 6 1/2 litre six-cylinder models driven by Barnato-Kidston, Davis-Dun fee and Clement-Watney. Backing them up were three 4 1/2 litre supercharged models then owned by the Hon. Dorothy Paget, which had been built at Sir Henry Birkin's place at Welwyn Garden City. The drivers of these cars were Birkin-Chassagne, Jack Dunfee-J. D. Benjafield and Harcourt Wood-G. Ramponi.  Continued...