The Marbles back at Trouville Beach in 2024
The Marbles of Trouville in 2024
Les Marbles de retour à la Plage de Trouville en 2024By My-glassMarbles
In 2023, we talked to you about the edition of the Grand Prix of the Vivier de Formula Marbles organized on the beach of Trouville-sur-Mer. You can find this article here: The marbles are at the beach.
Unfortunately, at My-glassMarbles, we missed the new edition of April 20, 2024. Why? Let's just say we were too busy counting our marbles :)
But better late than never, so here is our recap of this exceptional event on May 21, 2024.
Responsive media
Here are some media outlets that covered the event faster than us:
Pays d'Auge News
Actu Pays d'auge published an article titled "Trouville-sur-Mer: 24 years later, the passion for the 24 Hours of Automobiles has not aged a bit." You can read the full article here.
Journalist Marie-Madeleine Remoleur interviews Alexandre Daunis, who took part in the 2000 edition when he was 16 years old. He declared: “The 24 Hours Automobilles is a story of collective passion. From the 63 drivers to the crowd gathered around the 130 meters of track, including the joyful team of volunteers, the fervor remained the same.”
West France
Ouest France also covered the event with their publication titled "After more than twenty years of hiatus, they are bringing the 24-hour car race back to Trouville-sur-Mer." The article is available here.
This article explains that this event is a takeover idea from Thierry Lacheray who declared to the journalist from Ouest France: “We talked about it again at every family reunion. I never stopped playing marbles. I continued with my children.”
Pays d'Auge Journal
The Journal Pays d'Auge also broadcast a retrospective of images of the event on YouTube. You can watch it below:
BFM Normandy
BFM Normandie also covered the event with a video available on Facebook. You can watch it by following this link: BFM Normandie Video.