Everything you need to know about sports car racing you can find on iTunes.
Truth in 24, the feature-length documentary about Audi's effort at 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, is now available for free download from iTunes. It can be played on Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod or a widescreen television equipped with Apple TV. An HD version will be available next week.
Sponsored by Audi and produced by NFL films, Truth in 24 is the best portrayal of racing on film since Steve McQueen's Le Mans (1971). It gives the annual sports car race a human face, yet respects the speed and technology that make the spectacle so compelling. It's a movie about cars, not just racing.
Audi has triumphed at the classic French endurance race every year but once since 2000. Until last year it did so largely without competition, and it's been easy to wonder whether the company has simply turned the event into an elaborate marketing exercise. With Truth in 24, we can see that Audi has instead managed to revive the culture of sports car racing, giving it a relevance that Formula 1 and NASCAR so conspicuously lack.
ktinsd says:
10:45 AM, 03/27/09
I saw this on ESPN last week. Yes it was very good, but I don't think it was the best since "Le Mans"
Back in the early to mid 90s CBS did an hour on the Walkenshaw US Jaguar GTP team's Le Mans effort. The show was "48 Hours". As I recall, the CBS program did a great job of showing the endurance required and the fatigue of running for 24 hours straight, which is the one thing "Truth in 24" downplayed in favor of race stratagy.
But both were very good and we need more programs like them.
felonious says:
03:15 PM, 03/27/09
Woot, thanks for the link!! I missed it on TV and was really sad about that.
bankerdanny says:
04:05 PM, 03/28/09
I watched it last week too on ESPN HD. Awesome. Even if you're not a fan of racing on TV its a great documentary.
eclogite says:
05:56 AM, 03/29/09
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I was so bummed when I missed it on ESPN. Downloaded and watched it last night. It was GREAT!!