ALPINA WATCHES EVENTS ¦ RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS 2012

Roaring engines, tightened muscles, hands gripped around the steering wheel, pushing the limit to get to the top. After hours of racing, light is fading, the energy is starting to lack but you stay focused, you fight the exhaustion. It's all about skill, courage and persistence. The 24 Hours of is the world's oldest active endurance car racing event and takes place in France, on Le Circuit de la Sarthe. Everything started 89 years ago, in 1923. Every year there would be a 24-hour race and every three years a winner would be chosen in function of the results of the past three years.