Le Mans 24hr 2010
Le Mans 24hr 2010
We make a week of it and stay at a chateau around 15 miles outside of the circuit (on-site camping gets pretty horrible by the end of the weekend). The chateau's speciality is car owners clubs so in previous years we've been parked up next to collections of Astons, Ultimas, vintage Porsches, etc etc. We also meet up with members of the French & Belgian MR2 owners clubs.
Wednesday and Thursday are taken up by qualifying sessions (day & night) as well as pit walks etc. You can also check out the quite frankly amazing museum. Friday lunchtime on the Mulsanne straight is not to be missed as it hosts "Mad Friday", which is basically a massive impromptu car show from all the people visiting for the weekend. Friday evening the chateau plays host to a car show incorporating cars from the campsite, and then you have Saturday & Sunday to take in the amazing race itself. This weekend is where most of my photos in the 'Guess the car' thread have come from
The chateau has great facilities, decent showers and toilets, bar, etc etc. So it's a chilled-out week of camping in the French sunshine with plenty of beers, some gorgeous cars and like-minded enthusiasts! And there happens to be some motorsport too
Tickets are now available for the race itself so now's the time to get ones **** in gear and organise ferry bookings etc. Anyone interested?
Every year I go to the Le Mans 24hr race. It's a trip which started as being a MK1 MR2 club trip, but it has now evolved somewhat! In the last 2 years we've had a Lotus Esprit, Noble M400, VXR220 and the obligatory 10+ MR2s as well as various other sports car enthusiasts tagging along.
We make a week of it and stay at a chateau around 15 miles outside of the circuit (on-site camping gets pretty horrible by the end of the weekend). The chateau's speciality is car owners clubs so in previous years we've been parked up next to collections of Astons, Ultimas, vintage Porsches, etc etc. We also meet up with members of the French & Belgian MR2 owners clubs.
Wednesday and Thursday are taken up by qualifying sessions (day & night) as well as pit walks etc. You can also check out the quite frankly amazing museum. Friday lunchtime on the Mulsanne straight is not to be missed as it hosts "Mad Friday", which is basically a massive impromptu car show from all the people visiting for the weekend. Friday evening the chateau plays host to a car show incorporating cars from the campsite, and then you have Saturday & Sunday to take in the amazing race itself. This weekend is where most of my photos in the 'Guess the car' thread have come from
The chateau has great facilities, decent showers and toilets, bar, etc etc. So it's a chilled-out week of camping in the French sunshine with plenty of beers, some gorgeous cars and like-minded enthusiasts! And there happens to be some motorsport too
Tickets are now available for the race itself so now's the time to get ones **** in gear and organise ferry bookings etc. Anyone interested?
one got an awesome video, lay down on the wrong side of the fence filming the cars about 3 in the monring
![[Image: LexuS-Copy.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/LexuS-Copy.jpg)
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Sparkystav
08-10-2016, 04:36 AM #2Im reasonably interested, had a few mtes go last year.
one got an awesome video, lay down on the wrong side of the fence filming the cars about 3 in the monring
Read my thread here: The Evolution of my Turbo Lexus from NA-Supercharged-Twin Turbo-Massive Single
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Sparkystav Im reasonably interested, had a few mtes go last year.
one got an awesome video, lay down on the wrong side of the fence filming the cars about 3 in the monring
Is he insane?
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Dan_Turism0
08-10-2016, 04:45 AM #3Sparkystav Im reasonably interested, had a few mtes go last year.
one got an awesome video, lay down on the wrong side of the fence filming the cars about 3 in the monring
Is he insane?
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Supra Build Thread
' Nothing feels quick when your other car has a 1000bhp - JamieP
Quote:A Supra without a spoiler is like a Gypsy's dog without a Nob.
Dates of the race are 12th-13th of June 2010, so we'd be going over on the 7th and coming back on the 14th. I know at least one group are continuing on for a trip to Paris afterwards. I'll be using LDLines (formerly SpeedFerries) for the crossing to Bologne. Previous years we've stayed in a hotel in Maidstone the night of the 7th and then crossed to France on the morning of the 8th but I doubt we're doing that this year as the hotel f**ked us around this year.
Sounds like he might be lol
Dates of the race are 12th-13th of June 2010, so we'd be going over on the 7th and coming back on the 14th. I know at least one group are continuing on for a trip to Paris afterwards. I'll be using LDLines (formerly SpeedFerries) for the crossing to Bologne. Previous years we've stayed in a hotel in Maidstone the night of the 7th and then crossed to France on the morning of the 8th but I doubt we're doing that this year as the hotel f**ked us around this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffb4KQ_GYTs
Quote:Definitely one of the main highlights was a Black Ops mission laid up against the barriers before the Porsche Curves - super dangerous but soooo good.
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Sparkystav
08-10-2016, 06:32 AM #6Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffb4KQ_GYTs
Quote:Definitely one of the main highlights was a Black Ops mission laid up against the barriers before the Porsche Curves - super dangerous but soooo good.
Read my thread here: The Evolution of my Turbo Lexus from NA-Supercharged-Twin Turbo-Massive Single
Please leave your comments.
great footage though the diesels sound really strange not like I thought at all
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Supra Build Thread
' Nothing feels quick when your other car has a 1000bhp - JamieP
Quote:A Supra without a spoiler is like a Gypsy's dog without a Nob.
Dan_Turism0
08-10-2016, 08:51 AM #7wow stav your friend must have mental problems to be that close great footage though the diesels sound really strange not like I thought at all
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Supra Build Thread
' Nothing feels quick when your other car has a 1000bhp - JamieP
Quote:A Supra without a spoiler is like a Gypsy's dog without a Nob.
don't get me wrong I didn't think they would sound like a Massey Ferguson but thought you would hear some form of engine noise
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Supra Build Thread
' Nothing feels quick when your other car has a 1000bhp - JamieP
Quote:A Supra without a spoiler is like a Gypsy's dog without a Nob.
Dan_Turism0
08-10-2016, 08:56 AM #9exactly what i thought John don't get me wrong I didn't think they would sound like a Massey Ferguson but thought you would hear some form of engine noise
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Supra Build Thread
' Nothing feels quick when your other car has a 1000bhp - JamieP
Quote:A Supra without a spoiler is like a Gypsy's dog without a Nob.
Here's a promo video from LM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV4kgLKsFqg
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