Le mans 24 2006
 
BenG
Posted 16/2/2006 8:48 AM (#110400)
Subject: Le mans 24 2006


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Location: Northampton		Anyone comin down this year? Just wondered really, its gona be my first one and i'm kinda lookin forward to it.
If anyone has been before could you explain a bit about what there is to do etc?
cheers
Ben
 
dam_buster
Posted 16/2/2006 11:18 AM (#110438 - in reply to #110400)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006


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Location: Maidstone		ive been

was on the grandstand

there is a huge festival and fair ground and shiz

lots of restaurants,

and lots of shows

lots of sorta museums about the history of racing,

live music

and of course the amazing racing..

at night its amazing watching their brakes glowing red hot as they come into the bends

jim
 
munday
Posted 16/2/2006 12:08 PM (#110451 - in reply to #110400)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006


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Location: Letchworth/Basildon		Le mans is an amazing experience! its worth every penny! camping out is great fun although i did stay in a hotel one year. the airport is a great place to camp, although it seems to get busier every year! the cars that go are also amazing! from 1930's bentleys to diablos! you name it and you will probably see it! im just remembering the sound of that zonda as it passed me...mmmm!lol

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Metromartin
Posted 17/2/2006 7:56 AM (#110668 - in reply to #110400)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006


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Location: Gloucester		someone drove there in a MG Metro last year who was it that took a picture?

If you catch a ferry to Cean its very near to Le mans. Lots of Metro's in North france too!
 
cerbera
Posted 18/2/2006 3:03 PM (#111029 - in reply to #110668)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006
Metromartin - 17/2/2006 1:56 PM

someone drove there in a MG Metro last year who was it that took a picture?

If you catch a ferry to Cean its very near to Le mans. Lots of Metro's in North france too!


I took the photo!




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Beep
Posted 17/2/2006 7:59 AM (#110672 - in reply to #110400)
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Use the search function and you can find out who went last year. iirc Chris took his Cerbera over.
 
cerbera
Posted 18/2/2006 3:13 PM (#111032 - in reply to #110672)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006
Barry - 17/2/2006 1:59 PM

Use the search function and you can find out who went last year. iirc Chris took his Cerbera over.


The plan was to take the Cerbera, but a throttlepot went off, and was running lumpy as hell, so I took the Mrs's MGTF instead. Glad I did actually as the Friday and Saturday Temps were hitting 37 and 38 so it was nice to have a convertible. She loved it aswell. Ive been for the last 2 years, not sure about this year though as got a lot of work commitments.

Edited by cerbera 18/2/2006 3:14 PM
 
goddardmetro
Posted 17/2/2006 12:10 PM (#110769 - in reply to #110400)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006


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Location: hertfordshire		Hoping I might be there, but working!! I turned down one team that do LeMans already (bit stupid really). Really want to do LeMans, so hopefully I'll get my chance :-D

As for things to do while watching, fun fair, drinking and sleeping really.
 
Always_GTA
Posted 17/2/2006 12:11 PM (#110770 - in reply to #110400)
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Location: Curled up on the sofa watching films......		oooooooh  i wanna go!!!!!!! i could take connie on the ferry! 
 
BenG
Posted 17/2/2006 12:15 PM (#110774 - in reply to #110400)
Subject: RE: Le mans 24 2006


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Location: Northampton		Cheers for the replies guys, am looking forward to it even more now. Sadly i can't take the tro cos apparently you have to be 21 to drive in france? but nevermind..
 
Always_GTA
Posted 17/2/2006 12:17 PM (#110778 - in reply to #110400)
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Location: Curled up on the sofa watching films......		i think thats rules for like hiring a car, i know in Norway you have to over 21 before you can HIRE a car. 
 
BenG
Posted 17/2/2006 12:19 PM (#110780 - in reply to #110400)
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Location: Northampton		Well if anyone knows the rules for sure, please let me know...
 
Marc
Posted 17/2/2006 1:09 PM (#110797 - in reply to #110780)
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Hi, you dont have to be 21 to drive in france. When I was 18, a friend and I spent 10 days driving around france, italy, germany, brussels and luxembourg. we never had any trouble, just make sure your insurance covers you for driving in europe.
 
munday
Posted 18/2/2006 2:48 PM (#111027 - in reply to #110400)
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Location: Letchworth/Basildon		i believe you can drive in France if you are 18 or over and have a full UK driving liscence! hope this helps

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Metromartin
Posted 18/2/2006 3:09 PM (#111030 - in reply to #110400)
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Location: Gloucester		I was 18 when I drove to france with ryanSI and Alex in his Metro Turbo, no questions asked or nothing,
didn't even have to show my passport to get out of the UK, not that any non Passport person would do that anyway!
Only my Train ticket.