Le Mans 24 Hours, 2014 - Night Racing with Fireworks

View from the Ford Chicane, between 11pm and 12midnight.

24 Hours of Le Mans, 2014 Start

Green flag and start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans seen from the Ford Chicane Grandstand T24, with the track's speakers blasting the music "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss (also used as the theme in 2001: A Space Odyssey).

Porsche Christophorus no. 366

From the recent Christophorus Magazine:

Editorial
One race that runs twice around the clock. A marathon for both drivers and cars. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the toughest and most high-profile sports-car race in the world. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer. Following a break of 16 years, Porsche is now returning to the prototype category on June 14, 2014. This motorsports theme runs through all articles of this edition: Christophorus no. 366 is a racing magazine.

Racing is Life 

Brothers in Arms 

Ten Facts about Le Mans 

Well Regulated 

Racing is a Team Sport 

Racetrack to Road

Le Mans NYC Ticket Delivery

Delivery to the NYC ticket holders over the past couple of weeks:

 Le Paddock, Brooklyn

B Flat, Manhattan

Race car on the road - "Welcome back"

7 days to go...

Ear Muffs + Ear Plugs

Purchased today to add to the Le Mans daybag.  Different earmuff model than the ones from the prior post, but should work well for $14, $10 on sale at Harbor Freight on Long Island.  Ear plugs are an added bonus for only $3.

I figure the ear muffs will be good for use over stereo ear buds connected to a portable radio to listen to Radio LeMans during the event.

LeMans in Audi Magazine

Just arrived in the mail this past week - a short piece on LeMans in the Audi Factory magazine.  A brief read with a few nice photos.  Nice to receive with about 3 weeks to go until race day!

Audi Magazine - Le Mans (PDF)

LeMans in Audi Magazine