Pass the hankie
Your coverage of Le Mans 2004 brought tears to my eyes. Having recently fulfilled a lifelong ambition of travelling from Australia to see the race, there's something about Le Mans that you just don't find anywhere else. It's the little things like thumbing a lift into town in an EVO VIII and having some nutter jump out in the middle of the road, and count you down to a burn-out (my shirt still smells of eau-de-clutch); the French woman in Maison Blanche looking in vain for someone who speaks French; the exemplary behaviour of the fans despite the intricate sculptures made from empty beer bottles. It's a motor race for the true believers. Indeed, I have now concluded that the worst thing about living in Australia is that I can't travel to Le Mans every year.
Matthew Townsend
Melbourne
Thanks again for a great experience everyone. :D
Nice one mdt, and hello again.
You mean you won't be there next year???
I'd love to. In fact, my wife has even said that she wouldn't object. But it will be hard. I'm not even sure I will have paid for this trip by then. ;D Seriously.
mtd - you've gotta go!! I missed last year and have had to have couselling!! Only the promise of Le Mans 2005 is keeping me alive!!
Planman
