Surviving the 24 Hours Race - An Interactive Extreme Sports Adventure - About Your Adventure - Twenty-Four-Hour Race

Oct 13, 2026

An interactive extreme sports adventure set around the Le Mans 24 Hours Race introduces the premise of competing through speed and strategy. It explains how endurance racing differs from simply driving fast, emphasizing pacing, choosing when to accelerate, and coordinating with a hardworking pit crew. As the driver in the race, the reader is invited to make decisions that can lead to victory or loss, then guided into the race context, teams, and the staging of the competition in Le Mans, France.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages116

Reading Time2 h 59 min

AccessFree to download

About your adventure

Twenty-four-hour race

Chapter 1: Twenty-four-hour race

Chapter 2: LMGTE racing car

Chapter 3: LMP1 racing car

Chapter 4: LMP2 racing car

Chapter 5: Le Mans history

Dangers of Le Mans

Glossary

Other paths to explore

Find out more

Index

Surviving the LE lans 24 Hours RacEAN INTERACTIVE EXTREME SPORTS ADVENTURE YOU CHOOSESurviving the. LE lans 24 hours RacEBlake Hoena30131056083972LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AN INTERACTIVE EXTREME SPORTS ADVENTURE Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited,a company incorporated inEngland and Wales having its registered office at 264 Banbury Road,Oxford,OX27DY-Registered company number:6695582 www.raintree.co.uk myorders@raintree.co.uk Text o Capstone Global Library Limited 2018 The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted. All rights reserved.No part ofthis publication may be reproduced in any form or by anymeans(including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means andwhether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication)withoutthe written permission ofthe copyright owner,except in accordance with the provisions ofthe Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms pf a licence issued bytheCopyright Licensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 Kirby Street,London EC1N 8TS(www.cla.co.uk).Applications for the copyright owner's written permission should be addressed tothe publisher. Edited by Nate LeBoutillierDesigned by Bobbie NuyttenPicture research by Eric GohlProduction by Katy LaVigne Originated by Capstone Global Library LimitedPrinted and bound in China ISBN 9781474743686212019181710987654321 British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataA full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Acknowledgements Wewould like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs:Alamy:Goddard Automotive,42,Reuters,4,11,47,54;Newscom:EPA/Eddy Lemaistre,102,Sipa USA,86,ZUMA Press/James Moy,63,ZUMA Press/MAXPPP,106,ZUMA Press/Panoramic,1,6,14,21,33,37,51,67,70,77,82,93,99,107;Shutterstock:Max Earey,26,59,releon8211,background (throughout),Rodrigo Garrido,cover,vs148,back cover Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of material reproduced in this book.Any omissions will be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher. All the Internet addresses(URLs)given in this book were valid at the time of going to press.However,due to the dynamic nature of the Internet,some addresses may have changed,orsites may have changed or ceased to exist since publication.While the author and publisherregret any inconvenience this may cause readers,no responsibility for any such changes canbe accepted by either the author or the publisher. CONTENTS About your adventure………………………………………5 Chapter 1 Twenty-four-hour race ……… ……………7 Chapter 2 …………………15 LMGTE racing car……………… Chapter 3 LMP1 racing car ……………… ……………………43 Chapter 4 LMP2 racing car………… …………………71 Chapter 5 Le Mans history……………… ………………103 …………106 DANGERS OF LEMANS ………108 GLOSSARY… …………110 OTHER PATHS TO EXPLORE. ……111 FIND OUT MORE. …………112 INDEX.. # ABOUT YOURADVENTURE YOU have a fascination with speed,and that iswhy you got into racing cars.But you understandthat racing is about more than driving fast.Thereis a strategy to winning,especially in longer races.Drivers need to know how to pace themselves andwhen to speed up to pass.They need the supportof a hard-working pit crew and must be able todrive bumper to bumper at incredible speeds. As a driver behind the wheel in the Le Mans24 Hours Race,you will have a chance to makedecisions that could propel you to victory or leaveyou in the dust. How will you go about competing?Do youhave what it takes to win a race like this? Turn the page to begin your adventure. TWENTY-F0UR-HOUR RACE Your interest in the combination of speedand strategy has drawn you to endurance racing.Endurance races are gruelling,lasting anywherefrom 6 to 24 hours with the team that covers themost laps in the allotted time winning.They pushdrivers,crews and cars to the limit. The most prestigious of these races is called“The 24 Hours of

FAQs

What does the book say racing involves beyond driving fast?

Racing requires strategy, including knowing how to pace yourself and when to speed up to pass.

How long are endurance races mentioned to last?

Endurance races are described as lasting anywhere from 6 to 24 hours.

Why is the 24 Hours of Le Mans considered prestigious?

It is described as the oldest active endurance race and as the “Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency,” with one of the longest straights.

Oct 13, 2026

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