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twitter: Le Mans Stream
Every year I go nuts about Le Mans (at least according to some women I know). Not only do I watch the race, I also create a ton of other stuff to make the entire experience more fun. »
twitter: I am doing something new with this year's Le Mans app... I am going to include an active social news stream, linked to this twitter feed. That means that you can participate by replying to @baekdal24hours. And your reply will be published as well. (June 08, 2009)
twitter: Starting to organize everything for this year's lemans (May 30, 2009)
twitter: How to get a Porsche into your apartment in on 101st floor: http://bit.ly/18lJwQ ...more here: http://bit.ly/11o9qy (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)
While we wait for this year's Le Mans, I am going to post a number of articles about some of the racing cars to take part of the event. But yesterday I got an email from Porsche about their new Porsche Panamer - and it was so funny. »
Audi has created a movie about the legendary 24 hours of Le Mans, from Audi's perspective. It is a thrilling story, about what it takes to be a part of this amazing event. Definitely worth a look, if you are into this sort of thing. »
twitter: Great Le Mans movie from Audi: http://www.truthin24.com/ - and it is free (but only available to people in the US) (April 19, 2009)
twitter: The baekdal.com Le Mans Twitter stream is ready for action, a few more tweaks needed for the website and the LIVE tracker. (April 19, 2009)
twitter: Getting it all together for this years Le Mans (in two months). 24 hours of motor sport maniacs :) (April 19, 2009)
This year's Le Mans has been absolutely spectacular, with drama to the very end. And, it was the biggest "coverage" I have ever done. With 20+ articles, 3 Live trackers, 31,487 visitors (absolutely unique), and more than 110,000 page views in just 24 hours. This was a truly magnificent experience, which are all thanks to you who visited this site. So a BIG thanks here from Baekdal.com. »
The #2 Audi wins the "24 Heures du Mans 2008", and Tom Kristensen has now won 8 times, which is a new record. The Peugeots did a really good job this year, but it wasn't enough. The Audis are simple spectacular driving machines. They are extremely reliable and very fast in the wet. »
There is now only one hour to the end Le Mans 2008, and what and exciting finish. The #2 Audi with Tom Kristensen is still in the lead, even after his brush with the #32 Zytek. Nicolas Minassian in the #7 Peugeot (in second place) spun his car, which shows just how tricky it is out there. »
This year's Le Mans is turning out to be absolutely exciting. It is rare to have a race that is this close throughout the entire 24 hours. The Audi is in the front, going strong with Tom Kristensen, but Peugeot is not giving up yet. The #7 Peugeot is only 1 lap behind. »
It is the morning of the 2008 Le Mans, and Audi is leading the race. Tom Kristensen mixed with a bit of rain seemed to be a good recipe for Audi, because they quickly managed to turn a second place into first. »
The weather gods did promise rain or at least few drops every now and then. And its here! This is great news for Le Mans fans; because now we are go to see some real strategy. They need to change to the right tires at the right time - and the Audis and the Peugeots have already, or are in the process of changing theirs. »
The race continues to be exciting. The otherwise very fast Peugeots seems to have some kind of problem with the cooling system. Both the #7 and #8 Peugeots came into the pit with smoke coming from the back. They quickly fixed it by pumping dry ice through the system, but it did mean that the #2 Audi took the lead (at least for a short while). »
We now reach the point in time where it is very late at night, nothing much is really happening. And everybody is getting a bit sleepy - including me. There was a time when I was younger where I could stay up for 24 hours, but I fear that I have to lie down for just a couple of hours of so. »
We are now half way through the race and it couldn't be more exciting. The Audis and the Peugeots are still battling for the lead (with only a lap between them), so is the Aston Martins and the Corvettes. »
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