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[mantagte]

le mans 24 hours starts tomorrow at 2pm on eurosport
anyone else watching

[Banjax]

i'll catch the last 2hrs 

[Nickbat]

i'll catch the last 2hrs 

It used to be great, but has sadly declined in popularity since it became highly regulated. Still of interest to the enthusiasts of course.

I went there once when the Porsche 917s et al were racing. Great spectacle and super atmosphere.

Those were the days. 

[Kevin Wood]

Hmm. Wishing I was there, but wouldn't be the same without the Westfield of chassis bentness.

Kevin

[Martin_1962]

No Eurosport since Ondodgy went bump

[feeutfo]

No Eurosport since Ondodgy went bump

on digital? your joking, right?    upgrade man, sell the caravan.....

[Elite Pete]

I went 13 years ago and it was the dogs twitcher, before they put the chicanes in on the long straight. I remember watching the cars coming into Arnage at night with the discs glowing red hot. I would love to go again

[feeutfo]

funny you should say that Pete, was discussing exactly that at Ashridge, all be it briefly. An OOF euro trip perhaps?

Bring car or bike.... or straightened westfield, gives you a year Kev 

[Elite Pete]

funny you should say that Pete, was discussing exactly that at Ashridge, all be it briefly. An OOF euro trip perhaps?

Bring car or bike.... or straightened westfield, gives you a year Kev 

Sound good to me but it will have to be organised in the next few weeks as it sells out quickly. I find this sit good for info.

http://www.beermountain.com/

[feeutfo]

yeah, lets go. Why not, its been on my bucket list long enough.

[Kevin Wood]

There's always the Classic Le Mans. Has been on my do list for ages.

http://www.lemansclassic.com/en/s01_home/s01p01_home.php

Proper cars with distributors, carbs and ruddy great straight sixes where you pour the petrol in from a jerry can while smoking a pipe. None of that diseasel nonsense either.

It has to be said, the unique thing about Le Mans is watching it at night. There is no experience like watching the headlights of an LMP accelerate out of Tertre Rouge towards you, up through 5 gears, over the crest (at this point, if it's a Merc, they take off ) and up another gear before a quick glow on the brake disks, round the chicane and back on the gas.  8-) You really appreciate how fast they are at night.

If you've got camping sorted you can just turn up, TBH. Might be worth booking parking but have turned up on impulse before and been fine.

Camping? I like this place. http://www.chateau-de-chanteloup.com/. A 15 minute drive from the track but proper facilities where you can get away from the track and chill by the pool if you want. And a bar that closes when you fall over with the hottest barmaids... <cough!> Anyway, yes, we should go. Meet you at Portsmouth in 45 minutes?

Kevin

[Martin_1962]

No Eurosport since Ondodgy went bump

on digital? your joking, right?    upgrade man, sell the caravan.....

Not interested in Titsup TV and I don't beleive in using locked down kit.

I got Ondodgy as it was £3 per month and worked with MY TV not a locked down box.

Also the sat box I have now would put any Murdoch box to shame.

[feeutfo]

No Eurosport since Ondodgy went bump

on digital? your joking, right?    upgrade man, sell the caravan.....

Not interested in Titsup TV and I don't beleive in using locked down kit.

I got Ondodgy as it was £3 per month and worked with MY TV not a locked down box.

Also the sat box I have now would put any Murdoch box to shame.

well its fairly well locked down now Martin. Got an old on digital box im the loft somewhere.

[feeutfo]

There's always the Classic Le Mans. Has been on my do list for ages.

http://www.lemansclassic.com/en/s01_home/s01p01_home.php

Proper cars with distributors, carbs and ruddy great straight sixes where you pour the petrol in from a jerry can while smoking a pipe. None of that diseasel nonsense either.

It has to be said, the unique thing about Le Mans is watching it at night. There is no experience like watching the headlights of an LMP accelerate out of Tertre Rouge towards you, up through 5 gears, over the crest (at this point, if it's a Merc, they take off ) and up another gear before a quick glow on the brake disks, round the chicane and back on the gas.  8-) You really appreciate how fast they are at night.

If you've got camping sorted you can just turn up, TBH. Might be worth booking parking but have turned up on impulse before and been fine.

Camping? I like this place. http://www.chateau-de-chanteloup.com/. A 15 minute drive from the track but proper facilities where you can get away from the track and chill by the pool if you want. And a bar that closes when you fall over with the hottest barmaids... <cough!> Anyway, yes, we should go. Meet you at Portsmouth in 45 minutes?

Kevin

we could go... now. F*** the football, much as i'd like to see the game, this is important.

[zirax]

There's always the Classic Le Mans. Has been on my do list for ages.

http://www.lemansclassic.com/en/s01_home/s01p01_home.php

Proper cars with distributors, carbs and ruddy great straight sixes where you pour the petrol in from a jerry can while smoking a pipe. None of that diseasel nonsense either.

I went last year to Lemans and I am really missing it this year. If anyone is serious about this then I'll find out the name of the site my friend uses. They have dedicated showers, cooked grub and a private tent area.

You have to go for the drivers parade though.

I do agree that the derv's sound pathetic when they zoom past. The saving grace was the Corvettes as they went past 

I do want to do the classic as I think that will be something else