The Queue

I'm in the final third of Sam Posey's Where the Writer Meets the Road, in the midst of three pieces about Le Mans—one reprinted from Sports Illustrated & two from Road & Track, two from the late 1970s & one from the late '90s. My experience of what Le Mans was like prior to 2009 comes almost entirely from Steve McQueen magnificently minimalist motion picture Le Mans, released in 1971 & filmed on-track during the 1970 running of the "Grand Prix of Endurance." I always enjoy Posey's writing, which has already enhanced my appreciation for the idiosyncratic charms of the Indianapolis 500, but there's no other race in the world, not even the Formula One grands prix at Monaco & Spa-Francorchamps, that I love like I love the 24 Heures du Mans. This book is a true delight.