It’s Le Mans Time Again!

The Le Mans 24 hour race, the worlds greatest motorsport event starts with free practice at Midnight Thursday Australian time.
The annual Grand Prix du Endurance around the Circuit de la Sarthe is not just a fascinating and exciting motor race but a huge festival attracting hard core sportscar racing fans from all over the world.
Despite the sometimes difficult timezone differences between France and Australia, keeping up with all the news and action from Le mans is thankfully easy.
Here’s a list of just a few resources to help you follow the race and be a part of the fun here on the other side of the world.
For all the practice, qualifying and race action, uninterrupted and totally free is of course
RADIO LE MANS. The team from Radio Show Limited led by John Hindaugh, the voice of International Endurance racing and with the support of the extraordinary strategic brian of Paul Trusswell, Radio Le Mans is the single best way to keep in touch with everything happening at the track.
DAILY SPORTSCAR For all the latest from behind the scenes at Le Mans, Daily Sportscar is the go to website for up to date news. Edited by FIA WEC commentator and longtime sportscar specialist Graham Goodwin, Daily Sportscar is the journal of record for International Sportscar Racing.
To watch the race live, Aussie racefans have two legal sources. For subscribers to the Foxtel Sports package, Eurosport (CH 263) will have coverage of all major on track sessions including practice, qualifying and the race.
For those of us who would rather not hand over stupid amounts of money to Rupert Murdoch and his satanic spawn, the FIA WEC APP is available.
Cost for the Le Mans only package is a more than reasonable 9.99 Euro or about $15.50 AUD.
In any endurance race, but especially one that runs over 24 hours, timing is crucial. The FIA WEC site and the ACO’s Le Mans site both have basic timing, but for the best available experience you should check out the LIVE TIMING AGGREGATOR  which has sector times and features a handy replay feature for if you are watching the race on delay.
Of course you can’t follow the action without a programme and although the ACO has put out their own perfectly decent “Spotters Guide” the original, and the best is still by ANDY BLACKMORE Andy’s guide is updated regularly over the course of the event to reflect any changes in livery, sponsors or drivers.
Several of the top teams will also have a major online presence over the weekend, including live pitcam and in-car action footage.
Also the Road to Le Mans race for the Michelin Le Mans Cup for LMP3 and GT3 cars will also be streamed live right here on In Pit Lane this Saturday evening at 7PM AEST.
So charge your glasses, with Champagne of course, grab a Crepe (check out this cool recipe) and Amusez-vous bien.