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Originally Posted by chunder

Sorry, most boring thing I have ever watched in my life! For some reason in this world it is held up as the "event of events". I dont get it, never have. I can see the appeal as a driver I suppose, but as a fan? Any time you have to spend in the worlds most expensive and unfriendly country is not sacre bleu, it's sacri-lege!

Now Nurburgring 24H race, that is a challenge! or Dakar. Or Bathurst endurance.

Off topic comment alert I have to type this or my brain will explode! I know everyone has their horses for courses, but I was amused by the Dakar reference. Someone on/in a bike/4x4/truck hurtling along a stretch of desert, on their own, surrounded by *nothing* is more interesting than LeMans? But then what I know? A lot of people like golf. I think it has it's stature based on it's probably the longest running motorsport event ever and has been run pretty much since the dawn of the motor car. I guess you could consider it the motorsport version of the Olympics. Thanks for reading, you've been a wonderful audience. Don't forget to try the veal and tip your waitress. We now return you to the topic