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France's Le Mans Classic
Le Mans Classic is a spectacular gathering of vintage race cars that takes place every other summer. We witnessed the fifth running of the event this July. For those of us too young to have witnessed the original great battles at Le Mans from 1923-1979, Le Mans Classic is like a second chance prom. All the cool cars, some of the original drivers, and even spectators in period-correct clothing show up for the weekend and the legendary races are recreated, though only for 45 minutes at a time. This year the race boasted 100,000 spectators, 460 race cars, 1000 drivers, and an even more impressive 8000 cars on display in the infield.