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2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Peugeot finally at the top

382 laps. 3,247 miles. 24 hours. If you haven't been following along, that's the recipe for Peugeot's first and second place finish at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. After a ten-minute stint in the pits, the No. 1 R15's fate was sealed, and when the checkered flag finally dropped, the Audi was seven laps behind the No. 9 Peugeot. But just as impressive asPeugeot's win (and its first-place standing since 9 pm last night) is the 007 Lola Aston Martin's fourth-place finish, the Corvette C6.R's complete and utter dominance of GT1 and the fact that ... Read more →

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Late night/early morning Damon Lavrinc

We managed to snag just over an hour's worth of sleep underneath the stairs of the Audi Arena after bouncing around the track in the early hours of the morning. Before dawn broke, two massive ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: The best (pit) seat in the house Damon Lavrinc

We've been bouncing all over the track since late yesterday morning, but a little after 2 AM we found our new favorite spectator spot – directly above the Audi pits. The speed, skill and ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Dusk descends Damon Lavrinc

The air is thick and the sun is setting over the Circuit de la Sarthe as the competitors press on deep into their eighth hour of racing. By the time these words hit the screen, the No. 9 Peugeot will ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Pit Walk Damon Lavrinc

Before the action at Le Mans got underway, we went for a quick walk through the pits moments before it went hot. Unfortunately, before we could make it down to the Audi crew, we were shuffled ...

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2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: What's on Where 6 months ago on Autoblog

Good morning everybody. Here's the rundown for you U.S.-based readers on where and when to find Le Mans coverage today. Sadly, the salad days of the old Speedvision are now a distant memory, and live 24-hour TV coverage is not happening for us. Without further ado: TELEVISION SPEED TV Saturday ...

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