24 Heures du Mans | +11:40:00
It seems that it did rain at Le Mans after all (woot!), but I missed it due to my nap. The rain contributed to the wreck of the № 16 Pescarolo (Judd) in the twenty-second hours of the race, a retirement made all the more regrettable because the Pescarolo had long been leading & had a very good chance to win the unofficial petrol-powered subdivision of the L.M.P.1 class. (Since the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI debuted in 2006 no petrol-powered prototype has been able to compete; the key to Peugeot's rivalry with Audi is the French marque's own turbocharged diesel propulsion.) I'm not mad at myself for napping, it was the right decision at the time & today would have been much worse without that rest. That aid, next year I shall be indefatigable. Next year I shan't miss more of the great race than W.C. pit stops, food preparation, & switching back & forth between television & streaming online coverage require; next year, I will stock up on sleep the night before the race, whereas this year I was on maybe five hours of sleep when I awoke to catch the 8:30 A.M. start of Speed's pre-race broadcast.

Le Mans fever: contract it!

This Week in Motorsport
I did not watch today's Grand Prix du Canada owing to {a} fatigue from the 24 Hours & {b} having not yet watched Saturday's qualifying session due to the 24 Hours. (Qualifying is an integral & necessary part of a grand prix weekend, at least for the obsessive fan like moi.) I will get to it as soon as I am able, but quite possibly not before next weekend, if I am unlucky & unskilled in my time management.

As I was waiting to gain access to the shower in the upstairs bathroom this afternoon I did catch a little bit of the World Rally Championship (W.R.C.) on Discovery's H.D. Theater channel. I make no bones about it, rallying is batshit crazy… & I want to see more. The next round of the W.R.C. is this coming weekend, & will be carried on H.D. Theater the weekend after that. I plan to watch a little, to see if it tickles my fancy when I'm not addled by sleep deprivation.

Project MERCATOR
I went to a going away party for Love/Hate & her boyflesh-cum-appendage this afternoon. The late afternoon/early evening was my most lucid time of the day; so, I pulled off the charming façade I use on such group occasions. I would not have minded going if it had been a different day, if I had not been so deeply tired.

The Rebel Black Dot Songs of the Day
Reel Big Fish & Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, "Say Say Say" from the Duet All Night Long E.P. (T.L.A.M.)

Samstag, 11 Juni
Michael Giacchino, "Casa Cristo" from Speed Racer: Original Motion Picture Score (T.L.A.M.)