Can you stay awake for the whole Le Mans 24-hour race? - CNET

Alex Goy is Cars Editor at XCAR, CNET's car-loving video show. Here's what I'd planned to do. I was going to write 100 words on the hour, every hour and allow us all to watch as my mental state slowly but surely deteriorated, thanks to a mix of sleep deprivation, booze and adrenaline. Here's how it went down for me at Le Mans 2015. Saturday 13 June, 15:00 The race has started, the atmosphere is something else. Every variety of race engine appears to be here, from screaming V8s to strange sounding hybrid systems. Thanks to some over exuberance with beer last night I fear I may fail in my challenge to stay awake, but I'll give it a damn good go. After all, this year could see Porsche claim its elusive 17th Le Mans win. 16:00 A chance meeting with CNET's own Tim Stevens led to a chat about the finer points of Le Mans, the seemingly hopeless Nissan front wheel drive/rear wheel hybrid entry and how quick the "star" LMP1 cars really are. The 2014 Le Mans was a landmark reentry for Porsche -- after a 16-year absence it returned with an F1 star, Nico Hülkenberg, behind the wheel of a car that promised to take on Audi and, maybe, win. It didn't, sadly, but this year Porsche's three cars are looking strong. Beer, Brits and Le Mans are kind of a thing. Source: www.cnet.com