Posts Tagged ‘24 hr’

This weekend: Le Mans Series at Silverstone

Friday, September 10th, 2010

This weekend at Silverstone there’s an oppor­tunity to check out some full blooded sportscar action. The Le Mans series is an evocative formula: an oppor­tunity to get familiar with real endurance racing in advance of that inevitable pilgrimage to Circuit de la Sarthe.

It is endurance racing where the classic marques, including Porsche, Ferrari and Aston still get to tussle head-​​to-​​head — and it’s well worth an early autumn fix of motor­sport before the clocks go back and weather closes in.

Here’s a little onboard inspir­ation from Le Mans for the weekend.

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Le Mans: Evolution of a Legend

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

There are few races in the world as totemic as Le Mans. You can talk about icono­graphy if you like, but it’s a hackneyed word.

The 24 Heures Du Mans is without question the single most famous race in the world. Over it’s period of evolution from informal gathering of engin­eering nutcases in 1923 though to inter­na­tional testing ground of automotive technology, Gallic Glastonbury of the petrol head and bonkers annual festival of all things racing – there has been a graphic and aesthetic evolution that has gone hand-​​in-​​hand with the devel­op­ments on track.

And of course, there is something quint­es­sen­tially French about the greatest endurance race in the world that is irredu­cible to the flag-​​waving, the flypasts and the other quirky, stoic tradi­tions that make the event the unique festival it remains.

Enjoy the evolution of a legend.