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Le Mans MotoGP Friday Round Up: Fan Madness, Battling Ducatis, The Genius Of Acosta, And A Frustrating Press Conference

Sometimes fans who have never been to one to the classic races in Europe ask why paddock veterans refer to races outside Europe as "flyaways", and why we say that the season doesn't really start until MotoGP gets to Jerez. But if you stand in the stadium section at Jerez, or sit on the banks around Mugello or Assen, or in the grandstands at the Sachsenring, and feel the roar of the crowds rumble through your bones, experience it as a visceral punch in the gut, then you understand there are venues - not all of them in Europe, Sepang has it too sometimes, as does Buriram - that have something special.

But even Jerez pales in comparison to Le Mans. The fans in Spain are knowledgeable and passionate, and really, really loud. But Le Mans takes that and turns it up to 11. Or maybe 12. It is wild, unruly, and above all, absolutely deafening. And it starts already on Thursday.


David EmmettFri, 10/May/2024 - 23:28

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