Advantages: Length, good footage captured, great for those who were there
Disadvantages: Added on commentary always annoys!

...They say you either love it or hate it. Le Mans, that is. Well I was there in June 2005, watching this race. I was also there in June 2004, and June 2003, and...... OK, OK, so I'm a Le Mans nut. 2005 was my 20th consecutive visit to Le Mans - every year since 1986. And I run my own website for my photos too.... And I moderate a sportscar website.... So, I guess I have reasonable credentials for reviewing the DVD. The annual Le Mans highlights/review DVD was maded by Duke Marketing, a famous purveyor of motor racing (and other) videos and DVDs. They can be found at www.dukevideo.com. The DVD has an excellent running time of 135 minutes, not quite up to the 24 hours itself, but it covers the full event, from the technical scrutineering of the cars and driver (!) which takes place during the week before the race, through... Read review

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Advantages: Commenty
Disadvantages: In game physics

...Le-Mans 24 hour has to be one of the worst racing games that I have played. I can defiantly say that I wouldn’t like to experience a 24-hour race in real life let alone on a computer game, I would though probably find myself throwing it away after the 24 hours. The racing cars and although there are quite a few don’t even seem to drive on the track realistically enough, and seem to be almost glued to the. You can keep the accelerator down or the accelerator button/key all the way around the track, going very fast around all of the corners without having and problems. This title can get relentlessly boring with the same old this lap after lap; it’s very easy, as you hardly need to use the brake button, this virtually takes all satisfaction out of the game. The graphics aren’t bad but not the best I’... Read review

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Advantages: The old town, welcoming people, quiet setting
Disadvantages: Not much of nightlife

...If you hear « Le Mans », what does that evoke for you? Probably nothing… Or maybe the "24 hours of Le Mans", the famous car race… There is actually much more than that to this city. My parents now live there and I just spent two-week with them in the summer. Here is what I can tell you about this pretty medieval city. LE MANS is the second city of the "Pays de la Loire" region, with almost 200,000 inhabitants, and the capital of the Sarthe province. It is not necessarily a well-known area of France and it doesn't draw masses of tourists, but it certainly a charming area. ~.~.~ HISTORICAL CITY ~.~.~ The old town of Le Mans, formerly known as Le Vieux Mans, has recently been rebranded "La Cité Plantagênet" in a bid to sound posher. It has cobbled streets lined with 15th and 16th Century architecture interspersed with Renaissance... R