In the world of sports car racing there are two competing strategies. One involves fill the field with as many competitors as possible in the hopes that at the end of the day the best team will win. The second and often contrary philosophy is to feature the world’s most exotic and technically complex cars and hope that the fast yet durable car will cross the finish line first. The fact that in spite of their differences, both forms of sports car racing can survive is a testament to the strength of both.

I think most of us that read tech everyday are getting a little tired of all this Web 2.0 stuff. For me the saturation point was reached approximately fifteen minutes after all the podcast hosts started talking about it. It seems that I'm not alone too, as I've read several hilarious quips and articles over the past few weeks that I can't help but chuckle at. The latest is an article written for The Register called "OMG!!! MySpace goes titsup" and it takes on not just the Web 2.0 crowd, but the "teenagers and lurking paedophiles.." that inhabit MySpace.

Race car drivers are a dime a dozen, that is unless your female. It seems that the world of racing has both a fascination with women drivers and lack of faith that any of them can actually win a race. Gals like Danica Patrick, in spite of their popularity, have done little change the latter. The problem is not that women are not interested in driving, but that most lack the necessary racing background to be successful at the top level of the sport.

As the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans draws near, I'm proud to announce the return of the 3rd annual Le Mans party! Once again sportscar fans turn their eyes toward the French countryside to see if German Audi turbo diesel can overcome a relentlessly fast and determined French Pescarola Judd, while team Aston Martin looks for revenge against an almost unstoppable Corvette. 40+ cars will take the starting flag on Saturday, but less than half will see the checkered flag a full 24 hours later. Teams will face fierce competition, the elements and the dark of night. In the end strength means nothing without perseverance and downright luck. This is endurance racing at it's finest.

If that doesn't pique your interest then let me just say that not only is this one of the most unique motor sport events in the world, it's also one of the few that requires outright endurance from the fans. At 11am EST on Saturday the command will be given and the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans will begin. In the US, Speed TV will air nearly 20 hours of the race while Radio Le Mans covers the entire event from start to finish with additional hours on both sides of the event. You may wonder why folks want to stay up for the entire race, but the answer is simple: because in spite of recaps and replays, there is no way to describe everything that happens during the event. In the case of the 2004 race, during the night a huge fire broke out on one of the Ferrari's front brake calipers. The TV commentators spent nearly 45 minutes relaying, replay, and analyzing the event. But the next morning during the "overnight recap" it wasn't even mentioned. Call me crazy, but there's something cool about seeing something firsthand that no one else gets to see.