Le Mans 2008

[Ziggy]

Ye gads - one sleep deprived & the other with a record of falling asleep... See ya soon!

[march109]

Don't forget bog roll like I almost did!

Adams sat next to me playing F1 on the PS3 counting down the minutes till we leave!

I'm knackered but to wired and/or drunk to sleep.

[Ziggy]

Nearly a schoolboy error there!

[blitz877]

Ye gads - one sleep deprived & the other with a record of falling asleep... See ya soon!

itsnotthe best combo really but we'll get there in one piece mate, imgonna spread my stuff so it keeps a space for you guys when you arrive

[Ziggy]

Nice one Shouldn't be too rammed by Wed night though & hey, the Turdo(tank)'ll go through anything anyway...

[blitz877]

(March109)

And were off! Hopefully see you all there safe, (or pick us up en route!) See I know some French!

[Ziggy]

Hope it's going well! Just read a PH thread saying the M20 route into Dover's a bit of a 'mare... I'll give you a buzz later, but I reckon we might go M2 instead.

[ric325i]

all you boys are leaving and i have not packed yet

im finsihing work on wed at 6 going back to the flat for food and then i will set of for the trip to brum to pick up my friend. then onto fleet hampshire about 10:30 / 11pm for a quick nap.

we leave for the ferry at 4am thursday. cant wait! i should be in a stickered up legacy turbo 245bhp of 4 wheel drive goodness. (well 200 for the motorway stuff - love those ecu switches)

looking should be a nice convoy of 7 cars all mixed.


all weekend i have been on the stubby's to get into the french mood small beers.

[Ziggy]

PM me your number so we can have a bit of a zone meet? & keep an eye out for a Gulf stickered Volvo 740 Turdo!

[Jon_Bmw]

So excited. Just been into town to have my mop cropped. One less thing to look after once we are there!

Got some minging canned food as well

Is the white rabbit site down, i could do with a list of what to bring.

I also just imformed my credit card company not to block my card whilst i am in france as I don't use it that much. Still got to check the tent and gazebo ziggy, then i'm packing and heading to yours!

[Ziggy]

The Club Arnage guide is the best for well pretty much everything!

What time you gonna be here Jon? Need to go into town for an hour or 2.

[ric325i]

yeah ziggy i will pm my number

white rabbit? would be useful having a list

here is my list

big stuff:
1 - tent
2 - chairs
3 - sleeping bags
4 - tomtom
5 - blanket


Toilet stuff:
1 - Poo paper
2 - tooth paste
3 - tooth brush
4 - sun block
5 - face wash
6 - moisturiser
7 - shampoo
8 - shower gel
9 -

Misc:
1 - Passports
2 - phone charger
3 - money bits
4 - baby wipes
5 -


it still needs work

[Ziggy]

http://www.clubarnage.com/caguide/

I can get on the Hutch ok Jon...

[Jon_Bmw]

Go ziggy, i won't be round till 5 ish onwards i wouldn't have thought. Cheers for the lists!

[Jon_Bmw]

Student card for my half price race ticket. Muchas important!

[y8sey]

anybody know how much the race ticket is ?

[Jon_Bmw]

I think it was 65Euro last year. But as a student it came at around 30 something. Good old student cards that have no expiry date on them

I'm now totally bored of packing, seem to have a lot of stuff for your car ziggy I don't have a sat nav either

[1an]

most important part that Jon,

cant wait now,

we leave at 5 oclock tomorrow evening,

[Cotty]

Someone spotted on the way down (not by me)

[Cotty]

Oops looks like a wet one like last year
http://www.endurance-info.com/article.p ... 16&thold=0

[Kedge]

Ohhhh wish i was there, good job i didn't book anything though, been down with food poisining since wednesday

[DRIFTBOY]

I wish I was there again too, absolutely fantastic event!

Maybe next year.

I think the weather was predicted to improve since that flooding which was a week or more ago, but it might still be soggy if it hasn't been hot.

[Cotty]

Try this for live coverage then tune into Le Mans radio
http://24ur.com/sport/ostalo/prenos-24-ur-le-mans.html#

[DRIFTBOY]

Nice link Paul, thanks!

[Cotty]

No worries

[Kedge]

Arh wish i knew about that yesterday.

Nice find!

[march109]

Someone spotted on the way down (not by me)

Just got home! Where did the pic come from?

That was either before or after I set off a speed camera heading into a tunnel, I was still happier driving than being a passenger though. I'm sure ziggy or jon_bmw will fill you all in on my comedy holiday to Le Mans.

Off into the bath then to sort work outfor this week. Hate being back already.

[Cotty]

Just got home! Where did the pic come from?

A French guy on Pistonheads was taking pictures of the brits coming through boulogne/Mer toll and posted a few on Pistonheads.

Lots more here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... 545229&i=0

[12345kevin]

Just got back Only a few showers on Sunday and 1 on Friday I think. Campsites were OK, although we did "churn" it up a bit Sunday night

Pics will follow, when we've got them all sorted.

[tailoutcharlie]

Someone spotted on the way down (not by me)

Just got home! Where did the pic come from?

That was either before or after I set off a speed camera heading into a tunnel, I was still happier driving than being a passenger though. I'm sure ziggy or jon_bmw will fill you all in on my comedy holiday to Le Mans.

Off into the bath then to sort work outfor this week. Hate being back already.

The sh*tbox lives on! never look that clean when i had it tho. hope you guys had fun, Im not jelous at all...no not one little bit

[march109]

You wouldn't be jelous if you travelled in it with the wrong size spare and one bald wheel IMO, it used 2.5 L of oil in 600 miles, had to drive with heater on full hot in 30 degree heat to stop it over heating, no carpet, no door cards and ran out of clutch fluid, set off a french speed camera on the way, and then slept in a tent the size of a coffin all while praying for it to go ten more km so you dont have to walk so far and then it gets a flat less than twenty km from dover!

[tailoutcharlie]

You wouldn't be jelous if you travelled in it with the wrong size spare and one bald wheel IMO, it used 2.5 L of oil in 600 miles, had to drive with heater on full hot in 30 degree heat to stop it over heating, no carpet, no door cards and ran out of clutch fluid, set off a french speed camera on the way, and then slept in a tent the size of a coffin all while praying for it to go ten more km so you dont have to walk so far and then it gets a flat less than twenty km from dover!

think of all the stories you'll have to tell.

[1an]

800 mile round trip completed in a car ive owned forless than 3 weeks with no prior servicing, didnt miss a beat and even had a good laugh through idianalpolis, im sure pictures will arrive on pistonheads regarding that.

was a good weekend as usual.

[Ziggy]

Turdo didn't skip a beat of course... pics to follow later on today - I only took just over 1500 so it won't take long to sort through them.

[march109]

Ziggy I text you last night you still on for a drink wednesday?