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.
The #8 Peugeot is not having a good day. It had to make an unscheduled stop early in the race, and again about an hour ago. This means that it is now 9 laps behind the leader. The problem was an electrical glitch that prevented Pedro Lamy from starting the car.
Nicolas Minassian in the #7 Peugeot decided to do a little stunt driving. He spun the car 360 degrees, in front of the Peugeot pit, and continued on as nothing had happened. Cool stunt, although it was probably not on purpose.
The oddest thing that happened this night was probably when the #55 IPB Lamborghini came into the pit. Nobody seems to care about it. No mechanics paid any attention to it. It just sat there. Eventually they decided to take it into the garage, where it was for more than half an hour. Maybe they wasn't really motivated... or simply sleeping on the job.
(Pictures via Lemans.org (Arnaud Cornilleau - ACO/Nikon), Audi Motorsport and caracingnews.com)
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.
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.
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