Derek Bell, the British racing driver who looks like Iggy Pop wearing Lionel Messi’s haircut, has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times. He was recently a guest on Motor Sport Magazine’s monthly podcast and explained what it was like to drive the Porsche 962 down the Mulsanne Straight in the rain:

If feasting your eyes on one Group C Porsche is impressive, seeing 15 in one place is unbelievable. That is however exactly what happened at this year's 2011 Salon Prive event in London. This impressive gathering of Group C Porsches is truly spectacular and represents a significant portion of the company's racing…

Sunrise is a touch of false salvation at the 24 Hours of Le Mans after the long hours of darkness. False, because at sunrise, over ⅓ of the race still remains.

It’s big. It’s fast. It’s held the lap record on the Nürburgring for 27 years. Ready?

In fact, he’s cooler than the entire current Formula One field with their square haircuts, too-neat sideburns and carbon fiber cars which don’t kill them on impact.

Bentley brought a ringer to Goodwood to make sure its spankin' new Bentley Continental Supersports looked good in front of well healed fans. Le Mans legend Derek Bell uses every one of the 621 HP.

The biggest, baddest, meanest Porsche ever made turns 40 today. Happy birthday, Porsche 917.