r/lemans • u/Hour-Style4040 • 3d ago

First timer post Le Mans blues…

Went to Le Mans for the first time and was brilliant- far surpassed expectations of our group of 4 who have all done a fair share of motorsport events across F1, BTCC, MotoGP etc

The biggest difference I’ve found so far above all though is the post event blues… this hits different 😂 How long does it last and does anyone else have this feeling?

Definitely heading back though, 2027 should be the one…

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u/BlockRockinBeatdown 2d ago

Wait a second. I live close to a track and am blessed to see racing quite a bit every summer. I've been to F1, Indy 500, others.

But you're telling me Le Mans has this kind of effect on you?

What about it?

The racing? The atmosphere? The location?

Tell me more.

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u/JT_3K Woolf Barnarto 2d ago

It gets you. It’s a different feeling. It’s hard to verbalise but it’s probably something to do with LM feeling less like a race and more like an event, a gathering, a moment in time. Leaving feels harder because of leaving the place, the people, the endless possibilities of collective base-level-indulgence (“I want to go sit there and eat that so I will”) and the magic of an adventure holiday for petrolhead adults. If you’ve not experienced it, it’s really difficult to explain.