Le Mans 2008

[e36guy]

Hog roast would have been cool but we couldn't get a supplier. It was never promised.

[ric325i]

i should be going with my mates, think we have a 6 car convoy at present problem is it starts in the south and im in manc.

dont know if i will be in a e30 yet but i want to be, thats why i have not joined teh group.

plan is to get another e30 soon so may take the trip in that but i really want the 335i on teh road go in that if i have the guts

i really want to get the car in the mood too! stickers all over it!!! thats another reason to be in my own car! who is going for sticker and what ideas have we got???? i may get the photoshop out have a play?

[blitz877]

anyone got a spare seat as a good friend of mine really wants to go this year?

thanks adam

[1an]

Ric, me and my dad(12345kevin) will be covering our cars in stickers.

[Mahmood]

Hi all

Just seen this post.

I shall be going with a mate in his AMG Merc. I may have replaced my 'vert. by then so not sure if I will bring whatever it is I buy in the Spring.

Also, bringing another 3 mates so which cars we actually take needs sorting

Anyway, will firm up soon.

[ric325i]

im getting hold of a 325i pretty soon so i hope to have a choice of e30's

its supost to be my daily driver and for the girlfriend to drive around after she passes her test when she drove my 318i she drove up and along an embankment

so i hope to drive an e30 over there and that will be covered in stickers!!! lets hope it all works.

[1an]

if you see 2 e30's following each other stickered exactly the same its me, and 12345kevin give us a wave.

[GingerTim]

Right then. Been chatting with my mates and think we'll prob go it alone (not wrr) due to cost reasons. Not decided for sure yet but thinking

3 cars
9 people
Dover to dunkerque 8am ferry, wed 11
return monday 16, 4pm ferry
Ferry costs £40 per car
Camping 54 euros delivered (About £41)
£27 each plus race ticket, fuel, toll road charges, drink

So who else is defo going it alone and at what time's-days are you thinking? Like i said nothing decided yet but recon this is how it'll go. Depends who out of my mates deof comes.

[12345kevin]

Tim,

We're going alone, was thinking of the 20:00 ferry on Wed 11th.

We're at the Bedford trackday, so can chat there.

[GingerTim]

Ok mate. Speak to you there. 20:00 ferry then drive into the night?

[12345kevin]

Ok mate. Speak to you there. 20:00 ferry then drive into the night?

Yep, arrive in Dunkerque at 23.00 the drive about halfway and get a couple hours sleep, a good strong coffee and do the last bit.

Just an idea at the moment, as trying to balance time off work and getting there

[GingerTim]

Yeah i see your point. Work wed then leave. A couple of hours kip is a good a good idea!!! I felt knackard after the drive last time!!!!

[blitz877]

while i remember, booking on wrr opens tonight if any of you are coming with wrr?

[Ziggy]

I'm probably gonna book with WRR in the next couple of days... is anyone else still going with them though?

Still a cheap holiday so the cost doesn't bother me (especially as I paid for nearly everything last year so it's the co-pilot's turn this time round!) & the WRR package I reckon'll just make life that bit easier. Still not 100% certain though...

[blitz877]

yeah theres loads goin, spoke to guy on monday and 140 odd already booked and payed for and hopefully we should have the whole 300 turn up

[Ziggy]

I meant from here...

[blitz877]

ah i c, im obviously going with my co-pilot march109 but not sure who else is tho

[march109]

tis me march109

[blitz877]

tis me march109

speak of the devil

[Ziggy]

Any more for any more?! I'll have a car full, & maybe another car or 2. Might be on the scrounge for luggage space, or might just have to make sure I take something with a big boot!

[blitz877]

i think theres a couple of vans going so scrounging space might be easy-ish, if ive got any space your more than welcome to some jon

[Ziggy]

Nice one

Could go either way - depends what car we take, & how many people end up coming!

[march109]

luggage space?? for what.

As a student and traveller for many years I have my packing to a fine art.

I'm taking a bag, some spare beer for the journey, a couple spare tshirts, one water proof jacket, spare jeans, two pairs shorts, underwear, sleeping bag, towel, toothbrush, tent, mobile phone, wind up phone charger, possibly a tesco gazebo, folding chair stool thingy.

What else do you need?

[blitz877]

deffinatley a gazeebo

[march109]

I promise I won't do my ray mears impression where I leave my tent at home and bring a blal of string and B&Q plastic sheet.

[blitz877]

i must remember to take some kind of energy drink fuel so i dont nod off again

[march109]

Aha for that we have Rage Against the Machine! Don't worry if at any pont your driving endangers my life you can be sure of a swift wake up slap!

[Ziggy]

luggage space?? for what.

As a student and traveller for many years I have my packing to a fine art.

I'm taking a bag, some spare beer for the journey, a couple spare tshirts, one water proof jacket, spare jeans, two pairs shorts, underwear, sleeping bag, towel, toothbrush, tent, mobile phone, wind up phone charger, possibly a tesco gazebo, folding chair stool thingy.

What else do you need?

Not much more than that, but when there might be 5 people in the car, that much'll be a pretty tight fit! Depending on numbers, me & Mark were planning on strapping some BMXs to the roof!

Gazebo was essential last year, but see what the bar tent ends up like this year.

[Ziggy]

I promise I won't do my ray mears impression where I leave my tent at home and bring a blal of string and B&Q plastic sheet.

Please do, we'll all enjoy a laugh!

[Ziggy]

Aha for that we have Rage Against the Machine! Don't worry if at any pont your driving endangers my life you can be sure of a swift wake up slap!

Some advice: stay alert & get some training in on that slapping action. I'm scared on your behalf!

[march109]

instead of a gazeebo I could bring a ball of string and plastic sheet!

Jon whose car you taking? Seriously even in the cabby you'll have loads of room unless some of your mates are proper tarts and can't leave the hair products at home!

[blitz877]

Aha for that we have Rage Against the Machine! Don't worry if at any pont your driving endangers my life you can be sure of a swift wake up slap!

i had the radio on most of the trip last year as i got bored of the same music, might be a good idea to eat before i set off aswell

[Ziggy]

instead of a gazeebo I could bring a ball of string and plastic sheet!

Jon whose car you taking? Seriously even in the cabby you'll have loads of room unless some of your mates are proper tarts and can't leave the hair products at home!

The cab only has 4 seats, & fcuk sitting in the back for the whole trip!

Don't forget you need some serious space for the booze on the way back... twas rather full last year!

[blitz877]

hows your conversion coming along anyway?

[march109]

So your taking Marks touring then? If I'm not driving I'll be partacking in tiple on the move! But I fear Ad will need some form of encouragement apparently there a lovely farm store just over the border that sells cattle prods, that may fit the bill!

I may bring the plastic sheet but I won't use it as a tent, its clear plastic and as the old saying goes "poeple who camp in clear plastic tents...... shouldn't get changed in the day light."