We are now two hours into the race - and only 22 more to go. So far Peugeot is going pretty strong, but I absolutely loved it when Allan McNish, in the Audi, overtook the Peugeot's on the first lap. A nice way of saying "don't get too comfortable, we will be right behind you... "
There have also been lots of smaller problems and crashes; it has really been an eventful first two hours. The #83 Ferrari is out after it crashed in the Corvette curve, and is the first car to retire from the race. But the biggest event, for me, was when the Lola Aston Martin spun at Dunlop, and heavily damaged the car. I really wanted that car to do well.
(Pictures via Le Mans web cam and Jan Charouz)
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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