It would have been worth making the trek to Le Mans this year just to see Mazda's spectacular 787B racer return to the track - and if you don't believe me check out this fantastic footage of Johnny Herbert's demo run.
The fully restored car looks gorgeously detailed, but it's the noise that really gets to you. Even via YouTube the shreak of that amazing race-winning 700hp rotary sends shivers down your spine as it echoes off the grandstands in the pit straight.
I was there to watch the 787B win Le Mans back in 1991, and it's still the sound I associate most clearly with the event. (In fact I nearly got fed up with it in the early hours of the morning as the noise ripped through the canvas of our tent half a mile from the circuit - but I probably shouldn't confess to that...)
Anyway, if you missed the car's return to Le Sarthe this year, you should be able to get a much closer look at it at the Goodwood FoS - the organisers tell us it's going to be in the Cathedral Paddock, and it will be running up the hill so you'll get a taster of that classic Le Mans sound at least.