Daf
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| posted on 7/8/19 at 09:46 PM |
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Le Mans
Has anyone ever been to the 24hr LeMans? Ive always fancied it and I'm thinking of doing a road trip either next year or the following with my
son. Never having been I'm just wondering if it's as good as it looks to be! Any thoughts or advice?
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Sam_68
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| posted on 7/8/19 at 09:50 PM |
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Yes: it's great.
It's an experience that every petrolhead should have at least once in their life.
How old is your son, though? If he's not yet a teenager, I could imagine it being a fairly trying experience, 'cos it's a test of
endurance for the spectators as well as the cars.
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motivforz
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| posted on 8/8/19 at 07:01 AM |
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I've been going for 7 years now, it's great. It's a proper build up festival to the race, there are a lot of periphery car shows and
events on in the build up to the event in the week. The drive down is a bit of a venture in and of itself too. I've been down in a kit a few
times and it's fantastic, lots of small back roads and twee "centre-ville" to stop for a coffee and croissant in, but the main roads
are smooth and a joy to drive down if you need to make good progress.
Taking push bikes to the circuit is recommended, one of the hardest things about it is walking from one end of the main circuit, (terte rouge) to the
other end (Porsche curves) can take an hour. Then getting to arnage and mulsanne corners definitely requires some form of transport (bike / car /
bus). Being more independent on transport means that if you're both a bit tired, you can just get back to the campsite and sleep.
I would thoroughly recommend it!
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russbost
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| posted on 8/8/19 at 08:01 AM |
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I've done it twice - both times driving a Furore there & back & camping. I did a full write up article for one of the Kit Car mags a few
years back, if you'd like a copy I think I still have it on disc somewhere
It is as others have said an eye opening experience - tho' "Mad Friday" is no longer anywhere near as mad as it used to be - the
Gendarmes sit fairly tightly on it nowadays.
The weather can be somewhat challenging in an open top car such as mine! & I would second that for anyone under teenage years it is probably too
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ChrisW
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| posted on 8/8/19 at 02:46 PM |
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Go every year, have done for a decade. It's a great laugh, and there is a race too. What do you want to know? 
My gaff my rules
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steve m
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| posted on 8/8/19 at 06:26 PM |
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I went on one of Chris's ^^^well planned lemans trips, 2011 I think, but could of been 2012, Twas the year that Alan Mcneish had that dreadful
accident near the Dunlop bridge
I loved it, so much ive tried a couple more times to go, but other factors have stopped me,
For me, I would recommend one of Chris's trips, there well run, well organised, we all camped in the same area, and all seemed to get on VERY
well, well, I did !, as my ma8 Pete, was a grumpy old fart, and didn't quite gell with the youngsters
I believe, that when Chris does one of these tours, he makes no money out of the deal what so ever, and for the hassle alone, he should!
I would recommend taking a normal car, like we did, a Jag XK8, nice and comfy, 30 Mpg, and when we got there we could of done another 450 miles,
unlike some in their Elises, and Mr2 etc 
Also, going in a group gives you back up when things go wrong, and one of our members needed that help and backup, 200 miles away from the ferry to
get us home, yet we rallied round, and sorted the problem, not fixed it and we all made the ferry home
what are the dates next year ??? as im in, Chris
steve
[Edited on 8/8/19 by steve m]
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Daf
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| posted on 8/8/19 at 07:31 PM |
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Thanks guys, some great tips there. We do a nurburgring trip every year for the last 10+ years and fancied something different. My lad would be 9 when
I go - I know this might restrict some of the things I could do but I think it would be a cracking experience with him.
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ChrisW
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| posted on 9/8/19 at 04:15 PM |
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Race is 13-14th June 2020.
You are right that I make no money out of the trips, often I loose on them, but someone has to organise you lot! Only thing that has changed since
you last came is that I insist everyone books their own channel crossings. It was just getting too complicated with a big group.
30 of us last year by the way.
Anyone wishing to join us I need a commitment usually around mid-September to get the tickets reserved. The site we go to is always the first to sell
out.
My gaff my rules
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Nickp
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| posted on 9/8/19 at 04:32 PM |
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We did Spa / Ring / Le Mans 24hr trip this year. Spa 'Track experience' on the Monday then onto Ring for a bit of Touristfahrten before
heading to Le Mans 
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