Jag_Warrior
19th February 2012, 05:34
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Le Mans tops sporting events
National Geographic magazine has listed the Le Mans 24 Hours as the premier sporting event in the world and “should be seen by all sports enthusiasts at least once in their lives.”
The classic race in northwest France, celebrating its 80th anniversary this June, has now occupied the No. 1 slot in the publication's annual survey for three years. This year it is rated above the Olympic Games in second place, the World Cup in soccer, the Super Bowl, the NBA final (basketball), the Masters (golf), the Argentine Open (polo), the Wimbledon tournament (tennis), the World Series (baseball) and the Grand National in England (horse racing).
National Geographic justified its selection by saying: “Skill, speed and stamina are the three S's that mark the world's best automobile race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The event, organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, bridges past and present on a nonpermanent track near the city of Le Mans on the Sarthe river. Fifty-six cars start in a series of classes that include prototypes, dedicated race cars and modified street cars. The diversity of autos gives the race a mix of old-fashioned and modern competitors.”
The ACO might wish that the magazine's opinion was shared by TV viewers. When the New York Giants edged out the New England Patriots, 21-17, in this year's Super Bowl, data released by the Nielsen Company revealed that NBC's broadcast of the game was the most-watched TV show in American history. Nielsen's estimate of 111.3 million viewers is far beyond the ACO's wildest dreams.
Le Mans tops sporting events (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120217/F1/120219876)
Le Mans tops sporting events
National Geographic magazine has listed the Le Mans 24 Hours as the premier sporting event in the world and “should be seen by all sports enthusiasts at least once in their lives.”
The classic race in northwest France, celebrating its 80th anniversary this June, has now occupied the No. 1 slot in the publication's annual survey for three years. This year it is rated above the Olympic Games in second place, the World Cup in soccer, the Super Bowl, the NBA final (basketball), the Masters (golf), the Argentine Open (polo), the Wimbledon tournament (tennis), the World Series (baseball) and the Grand National in England (horse racing).
National Geographic justified its selection by saying: “Skill, speed and stamina are the three S's that mark the world's best automobile race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The event, organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, bridges past and present on a nonpermanent track near the city of Le Mans on the Sarthe river. Fifty-six cars start in a series of classes that include prototypes, dedicated race cars and modified street cars. The diversity of autos gives the race a mix of old-fashioned and modern competitors.”
The ACO might wish that the magazine's opinion was shared by TV viewers. When the New York Giants edged out the New England Patriots, 21-17, in this year's Super Bowl, data released by the Nielsen Company revealed that NBC's broadcast of the game was the most-watched TV show in American history. Nielsen's estimate of 111.3 million viewers is far beyond the ACO's wildest dreams.
Le Mans tops sporting events (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120217/F1/120219876)