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<b>SHOULD GRID GIRLS STAY OR WALK? </b> No more leggy young women scantily clothed on the grid like these at Indianapolis in 2014? Join the conversation. <em>Image: AFP </em>
<b>SHOULD GRID GIRLS STAY OR WALK? </b> No more leggy young women scantily clothed on the grid like these at Indianapolis in 2014? Join the conversation. <em>Image: AFP </em>

LONDON, England - The World Endurance championship, whose annual highlight is the Le Mans 24 Hours sports- car classic, is to delete the “grid girls” from the, well, the grid.

In a move that will be applauded by many, and is sure to dismay those accustomed to seeing scantily-clad beauties posing next to cars before a race, the International Automobile Federation-backed series is adopting a more progressive stance.

Wheels24 wonders if anybody thought the ask the girls themselves, mostly models probably who enjoy the extra exposure for future bookings.

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