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Title: 100th anniversary of Le Mans coming up this weekend (June 10 and June 11) 2023
Post by: deathsled on June 05, 2023, 10:40:01 PM
I believe Motortrend TV will be covering it.  Not sure if the coverage is flag to flag, but they will be covering it.  Apparently there is a NASCAR Camaro racing in the event as well.
Title: Re: 100th anniversary of Le Mans coming up this weekend (June 10 and June 11) 2023
Post by: FL SAAC on June 06, 2023, 08:46:17 AM
Thanks for the heads up
Title: 100th anniv of LeMans (June 10 and June 11) 2023 - Simeone Museum Celebration
Post by: mark p on June 07, 2023, 01:37:56 PM
Also/FWIW - the Simeone Museum (in Philly) is going all out to celebrate this 100th Anniversary, with around 30 hours  :o of non-stop activities and demonstrations. They plan to run more than 36 cars during the course of the 2 days...
They've been teasing us with night photos of some cars running for weeks.
Blurb from the website:
"Celebrate 100 years of the world's greatest and most celebrated endurance road race with the Simeone Museum's "24 Heures Du Simeone special event.  This 24 hour+ jam-packed program will feature 36+ legendary sports racing cars from our collection and will include driving demonstrations, film showings, surprise guests, and photo opportunities that will bring you back in time to some of the greatest Le Mans stories up close..."
The Museum set up a special website just for this event:
https://24h-simeone.com/?_ga=2.180293796.1050532811.1686159149-1970665172.1686159149&_gl=1%2A13c5abn%2A_ga%2Amtk3mdy2nte3mi4xnjg2mtu5mtq5%2A_ga_pj9ymdbh7j%2Amty4nje1ote0os4xljaumty4nje1ote0os42mc4wlja.
Title: Re: 100th anniversary of Le Mans coming up this weekend (June 10 and June 11) 2023
Post by: 98SVT - was 06GT on June 07, 2023, 02:20:31 PM
The factory backed GT-3 Mustang won't debut there until 2024.  https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/this-is-the-2024-ford-mustang-race-car-thats-going-to-le-mans
Title: Re: 100th anniversary of Le Mans coming up this weekend (June 10 and June 11) 2023
Post by: deathsled on June 07, 2023, 07:18:01 PM
Toyota complaining about the new rules saying it is Americanizing Le Mans...
https://us.motorsport.com/lemans/news/toyota-blasts-americanisation-le-mans-safety-car-rules/10479625/