24 Hours of French

This weekend in France, Bentley won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time in 73 years. Although only a few Americans watched television coverage of the race on Speed Channel, nearly half of the cars entered were from the United States. Coupled with renewed interest in the Tour de France after Lance Armstrong's record-setting performances of recent years, does this mean that Americans like to play with the French, but not watch them? Maybe it's just continued resentment from France's opposition to the War in Iraq, but you've got to wonder wether the drop in Parisian tourism is related to the abysmal TV ratings for these French sporting events -- where American athletes and teams shine.

 Posted by glenn