Le Mans 2008 Blog

While we wait… Steve McQeen's Le Mans Movie

There are a number of movies around that features Le Mans, but the only real one is Steve McQeen's "Le Mans" from 1971. It is absolutely brilliant, although you do have to like Le Mans to really understand it.

Here are a number of clips from the movie.

The Trailer

The First Lap

The Disasters

Get the Live Tracker

Baekdal.com's Le Mans viewer allows you to see the Chronos (standings), News, Race Events, Photos, and the Entry list in a single interface. It is a great way to keep up-to-date with the event from qualification to the 24 hour race.

It uses the publicly available race data from the official Le Mans website.

Status: June 14, 16:24:00 CET
Tracker changed (again): Race Events now displays English data on the English page. Lemans.org have added the wrong link to their page.

• Le Mans Tracker - Ligth version
  For screens below 1280px
• Le Mans Tracker - Full version
  For screens above 1280px
• Web Camera Tracker
  Note: Requires Club24 membership

How to use:

Download the tracker, unzip the file and double-click on the HTML file inside it.

Note: requires IE7, Firefox 2.

Watch Le Mans 2008 Live

Several TV and radio stations stream the event over the internet - including:

• Eurosport
  Live TV Coverage on Eurosport and Eurosport 2, as well as complete coverage of both the race and qualification online. Only in available in Europe
• Tv2 Sport Denmark
  Live 24 hour coverage of the race online. Only Available in Denmark
• Le Mans Radio
  Live radio broadcast during the entire race. Available worldwide
• Speed TV
  is also covering the Le Mans 2008. Only available in USA

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Note: Baekdal.com is in no way affiliated with Le Mans. This is purely a personal coverage of the race.