Break out your tents and start practicing your beer bottle pyramid-building skills - the Le Mans entry list is out. And it makes for very interesting reading.
We'll go through the 56 entries class-by-class and give a rundown of the main protagonists and cars to look out for. What better place to start than LMP1 and Porsche?
Who would bet against Audi again?
For 2014 LMP1 is split up into the hybrid 'H' and a non-hybrid LMP1-L classes.
More importantly, this year marks Porsche's return to top-class endurance racing - two 919 Hybrids will take on three Audi R18 E-Tron Quattros in a German petrol vs diesel hybrid battle. The Porsche employs a compact 2.0-litre turbo V4 supplemented by a battery-based hybrid system, while the Audi retains its 3.7-litre turbodiesel V6, bolstered by a flywheel energy 'storage' unit.
There'll be two Japanese interlopers between the German teams in the form of Toyota's TS040. Although the Japanese firm's 2014 car looks the same and is still powered by that sweet 3.4-litre V8, its electric motor now drives the front wheels instead of the rears, meaning it's four-wheel drive just like the Audi and the Porsche.
Porsche may have something to say...
After two years back in tier one motorsport - 2012 a foray, 2013 a consolidation season - this time Toyota needs to deliver.
Mr Le Mans himself, Tom Kristensen, could drive alongside Loic Duval in one of the R18s - but there'll be no McNish following his retirement. The proven Fassler-Lotterer-Treluyer partnership will also be looking for their third win together in an Audi.
Former Red Bull man Mark Webber will be the star attraction in the Porsche camp, but keep an eye out for Le Mans winners Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas. Works Porsche man Mark Lieb steps up to LMP1, while Red Bull junior and former LMP2 driver Brendon Hartley completes the roster for Stuttgart, along with the Swiss Neel Jani.
... don't discount Toyota either
Toyota keeps its drivers, but could reshuffle the trios come June.
Just three cars will race in P1-L, including a lone Lotus T129 and two V8-engined Rebellion-Toyota R-Ones built by French chassis constructor Oreca. They might not ultimately be on the pace of the top three teams, but it'll still be great to hear them scream out of Tertre Rouge and into the darkness at 3am.
LMP2 has been where the real prototype battle has raged over the last few years while Audi dominated up-front, so hopefully the lower class will still be as competitive as ever.
New Dome coupe will be run by Strakka
There are a few cars to note on the entry list - the first a new coupe from Japanese constructor Dome run by British outfit Strakka Racing. The S103 uses Nissan power, but in the car's debut season there could be some teething trouble.
Same goes for the Ligier JS P2 coupe. Built by Oak Racing's sister company OnRoak Automotive and run under the banner of the classic French brand, both the HPD and NISMO motors shouldn't be the issue here. Getting the chassis to work around Le Mans will be. Given they're based just off the Mulsanne Straight, you'd hope local knowledge pays off...
Don't be fooled by the Morgan entries, it's just a branding exercise as per usual. They're Pescarolos underneath. On which point, a moment of silence please. Run by three-time Le Mans winner Henri Pescarolo, Pesca Sport has closed its garage doors for the last time. A sad day.
Legions of Oreca 03s - including a car run by none other than Sebastien Loeb Racing - and Zytek Z11SNs make up the rest of the grid.
The Nissan entry that isn't a ZEOD...
GTE Pro will be as hotly contested as ever. Porsche will hope its two factory 991 GT3s can repeat last year's win, going up against a trio of 458s, and three Aston Vantage V8s. Expect some sort of tribute on the latter to honour the late Allan Simonsen, who sadly lost his life driving an Aston in last year's race .
The American contingent will be out in force, with a pair of spanking new Corvette C7.Rs and two Viper GTS-Rs bringing the noise.
GTE Am looks like it'll be the fastest Ferrari that takes honours again. Eight 458s will face-off against four Astons and just three 997-generation GT3s.
Thunderous C7.Rs making Le Mans debut
If you aren't totally bored of Nissan pushing its ZEOD marketing down your throat by June, the 400hp 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo engine and electric motor in the back of what's effectively a Deltawing coupe should pique your interest.
For each tank of fuel it uses, Nissan is aiming to do one lap of Le Mans on electric power alone. The experimental G56 entry previews the firm's 2015 LMP1 contender, too.
Just like F1, endurance racing is undergoing change for 2014 - in the top class, at least. LMP1 cars no longer have to breathe through air restrictors. Instead, they get an allocated amount of energy per lap.
991s will present a tough challenge
For non-hybrid cars that's 4.95 litres of petrol or 3.99 litres of diesel, controlled by a fuel flow sensor. For hybrid cars using the maximum 8 megajoules of energy recovery, that's 4.42 litres of petrol and 3.56 litres of diesel - even though there is a sliding scale here, it's thought all LMP1-H vehicles will use the 8MJ setup.
Wheel tethers, improved visibility, stronger tubs and improved aero should also make the cars safer, while hybrid cars now have to weigh a minimum of 850kg. Non-hybrids tip the scales at 830.
The ACO reckons together these changes will reduce fuel consumption by roughly 30%, and doing the maths, it means the minimum the Audi will return is around 10.6mpg. That's pretty good going for pushing something through the air at 200mph.
For the full entry list, click here.