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Le Mans 2018

 

                                 

A Holiday with Far Too Many Decibels

It was supposed to be a relaxed little holiday.
An old Mercedes, the Loire, and then on to Le Mans.

Instead, it turned into a trip of absolute contrasts: on one side, the old châteaux —
sleepy parks, manicured down to the last blade of grass,
the scent of herbs, flowers, history, and silence.

And then… Le Mans.
Loud. Roaring. Moving day and night.

It smells of oil, petrol, and burnt rubber.
Nothing is quiet here.
Here, the moment matters — and every second.

Even here, so much is planned, prepared, organised down to the minute.
But a racetrack isn’t a garden. It isn’t a park.

This is where people and machines reach their limits —
and sometimes go a little beyond.

Then it happens.
A bang. Something breaks.

But that doesn’t mean the end.

You wrench, you improvise, you repair, you patch things back together —
a fight against the clock.
More chaos. More stress.
And everywhere: adrenaline in the air.

To be continued soon. 

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m Adam. I have hobbies that look suspiciously like poor life choices: dragging old cars into big plans, pointing them at distant places, and acting surprised when reality responds with weather, rust, and bureaucracy. Nr.132 (No. 132) is where I document it all — not for inspiration (please don’t), but for honesty. The point isn’t perfection. The point is forward motion. Ideally on wheels. If not, then with a push, a tow, or sheer stubbornness.

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