Dutch Music on Houx
Discussion
FredericRobinson said:
ncs said:
I was happy enough to be part of The Manbulance crew & I have to say the choice of tunes was epic, but Im not sure some of our neighbours approved
Nick
Might you be able to find ways of enjoying yourselves without upsetting your neighbours?Nick
Said by someone on a nice quiet civilised site
Jenga said:
...we also had a good water bomb fight.
The group of chavs near us started a (one-sided as only they had one) water bomb fight. Ended quite quickly when another neighbour walk slowly over and shouted "If one of those lands on my car I'm going to come over there and tare you a new a
hole!". They stopped launching them our way after that as he wasn't a little guy //j17 said:
Jenga said:
...we also had a good water bomb fight.
The group of chavs near us started a (one-sided as only they had one) water bomb fight. Ended quite quickly when another neighbour walk slowly over and shouted "If one of those lands on my car I'm going to come over there and tare you a new ahole!". They stopped launching them our way after that as he wasn't a little guy Annoyingly they were quite a distance from our site and were using catapults to launch. Lovely chaps.
The Music was great and so were they when I went for a chat. To be honest this year was a bit of a let down in Houx as far too many people moaning. Perfect example getting the music shut down at 12:30 thursday night, 30 minutes after qualifying finished. Someone did come to try and ratify this by explaining they were 60 and it was disgraceful. I kindly informed him my Dad is 65 and he isn't a dick.
I saw many examples of people complaining and Houx is slowly but surely turning into a 'Victor Meldrew' campsite.
It's LeMans what will be, will be.
This was my 13th year and it felt more like Classic LM.
I saw many examples of people complaining and Houx is slowly but surely turning into a 'Victor Meldrew' campsite.
It's LeMans what will be, will be.
This was my 13th year and it felt more like Classic LM.
Interesting topic this.
A number of years ago the TVRCC would sort out a large group booking and there would be 4-5 rows of TVR owners and many rows of other car clubs all together on Houx in the same area and it was 99% of the time a great lively little part of the World. There would be loud music until 1am ish most nights, perhaps a little later on Friday and Saturday, and plenty of RLM floating across the air.
You could find the odd knobber on the site but mainly those who were less inclined to think of others would be found on other camps, Annex and Bleu spring to mind.
When the ACO changed the booking rules for Car Clubs 100’s of spaces on Houx were up for the free for all that had previously been the reserve of the more mature race goer. Many ‘new# people moved onto the site and with them a small number of people who were not interested in the race so much as themselves.
That year we had a delightful group of 4 Dutch guys who turned their music on at 11pm at full blast and would serenade us until 4 or 5am. Their tunes of choice varied from hard house to mellow chill out tune then thrash metal then happy house then jazz then Mozart and so on. In other words you would just be able to put it to the back ground and then the tempo and beat would radically alter to ensure you were wide awake again. Just in case you were able to cope with this they would every twenty minutes or so set off a large firework, usually next to your tent or that of anyone else who had had the temerity to ask if they would keep the noise down a little after 2am. The surrounding cars were constantly peppered with bits of firework, as were tents. I know that the paint on one Aston was damaged quite badly, not to mention the covering of bits and hot embers that ruined 2 of our tents alone.
People did try to ask them to be a little more considerate, not stop what they were doing but just think of others a little who might like to watch the cars, unlike our Dutch friends who would sleep all day other than the odd trip to the shops and then keep as many as they could awake at night and in the early hours. More than a few would cheerfully have driven over their camp by the Friday.
When you go to LM you do not expect a quite weekend in the country. You expect a bit of a party, a few mad stories and a good race. Most people think of others and seriously loud music is turned down about 1-2ish to a background level. Sadly though there are a minority who go to these sites with no obvious interest in anything other than trying to destroy the enjoyment of others by depriving them of any sleep (let alone the 4-5 hours per night most of us would hope for down there).
Being asked to turn music down as people are eating isn’t really playing the game, nor is acting in a manner that you know is upsetting and destroying other’s enjoyment of the week.
Since then I have been lucky enough to be staying in a motor home inside the circuit and should I not have that option in the future will seriously be considering not bothering with camping anymore, or at least if we do only from the Friday onwards and spend the first few nights in a hotel in Town. Not a choice I want to make but one forced on me by the total disregard for others shown by the few.
A number of years ago the TVRCC would sort out a large group booking and there would be 4-5 rows of TVR owners and many rows of other car clubs all together on Houx in the same area and it was 99% of the time a great lively little part of the World. There would be loud music until 1am ish most nights, perhaps a little later on Friday and Saturday, and plenty of RLM floating across the air.
You could find the odd knobber on the site but mainly those who were less inclined to think of others would be found on other camps, Annex and Bleu spring to mind.
When the ACO changed the booking rules for Car Clubs 100’s of spaces on Houx were up for the free for all that had previously been the reserve of the more mature race goer. Many ‘new# people moved onto the site and with them a small number of people who were not interested in the race so much as themselves.
That year we had a delightful group of 4 Dutch guys who turned their music on at 11pm at full blast and would serenade us until 4 or 5am. Their tunes of choice varied from hard house to mellow chill out tune then thrash metal then happy house then jazz then Mozart and so on. In other words you would just be able to put it to the back ground and then the tempo and beat would radically alter to ensure you were wide awake again. Just in case you were able to cope with this they would every twenty minutes or so set off a large firework, usually next to your tent or that of anyone else who had had the temerity to ask if they would keep the noise down a little after 2am. The surrounding cars were constantly peppered with bits of firework, as were tents. I know that the paint on one Aston was damaged quite badly, not to mention the covering of bits and hot embers that ruined 2 of our tents alone.
People did try to ask them to be a little more considerate, not stop what they were doing but just think of others a little who might like to watch the cars, unlike our Dutch friends who would sleep all day other than the odd trip to the shops and then keep as many as they could awake at night and in the early hours. More than a few would cheerfully have driven over their camp by the Friday.
When you go to LM you do not expect a quite weekend in the country. You expect a bit of a party, a few mad stories and a good race. Most people think of others and seriously loud music is turned down about 1-2ish to a background level. Sadly though there are a minority who go to these sites with no obvious interest in anything other than trying to destroy the enjoyment of others by depriving them of any sleep (let alone the 4-5 hours per night most of us would hope for down there).
Being asked to turn music down as people are eating isn’t really playing the game, nor is acting in a manner that you know is upsetting and destroying other’s enjoyment of the week.
Since then I have been lucky enough to be staying in a motor home inside the circuit and should I not have that option in the future will seriously be considering not bothering with camping anymore, or at least if we do only from the Friday onwards and spend the first few nights in a hotel in Town. Not a choice I want to make but one forced on me by the total disregard for others shown by the few.
Rude-boy said:
Interesting topic this.
A number of years ago the TVRCC would sort out a large group booking and there would be 4-5 rows of TVR owners and many rows of other car clubs all together on Houx in the same area and it was 99% of the time a great lively little part of the World. There would be loud music until 1am ish most nights, perhaps a little later on Friday and Saturday, and plenty of RLM floating across the air.
You could find the odd knobber on the site but mainly those who were less inclined to think of others would be found on other camps, Annex and Bleu spring to mind.
When the ACO changed the booking rules for Car Clubs 100’s of spaces on Houx were up for the free for all that had previously been the reserve of the more mature race goer. Many ‘new# people moved onto the site and with them a small number of people who were not interested in the race so much as themselves.
That year we had a delightful group of 4 Dutch guys who turned their music on at 11pm at full blast and would serenade us until 4 or 5am. Their tunes of choice varied from hard house to mellow chill out tune then thrash metal then happy house then jazz then Mozart and so on. In other words you would just be able to put it to the back ground and then the tempo and beat would radically alter to ensure you were wide awake again. Just in case you were able to cope with this they would every twenty minutes or so set off a large firework, usually next to your tent or that of anyone else who had had the temerity to ask if they would keep the noise down a little after 2am. The surrounding cars were constantly peppered with bits of firework, as were tents. I know that the paint on one Aston was damaged quite badly, not to mention the covering of bits and hot embers that ruined 2 of our tents alone.
People did try to ask them to be a little more considerate, not stop what they were doing but just think of others a little who might like to watch the cars, unlike our Dutch friends who would sleep all day other than the odd trip to the shops and then keep as many as they could awake at night and in the early hours. More than a few would cheerfully have driven over their camp by the Friday.
When you go to LM you do not expect a quite weekend in the country. You expect a bit of a party, a few mad stories and a good race. Most people think of others and seriously loud music is turned down about 1-2ish to a background level. Sadly though there are a minority who go to these sites with no obvious interest in anything other than trying to destroy the enjoyment of others by depriving them of any sleep (let alone the 4-5 hours per night most of us would hope for down there).
Being asked to turn music down as people are eating isn’t really playing the game, nor is acting in a manner that you know is upsetting and destroying other’s enjoyment of the week.
Since then I have been lucky enough to be staying in a motor home inside the circuit and should I not have that option in the future will seriously be considering not bothering with camping anymore, or at least if we do only from the Friday onwards and spend the first few nights in a hotel in Town. Not a choice I want to make but one forced on me by the total disregard for others shown by the few.
Quite succinctly put! It was probably the same lot!A number of years ago the TVRCC would sort out a large group booking and there would be 4-5 rows of TVR owners and many rows of other car clubs all together on Houx in the same area and it was 99% of the time a great lively little part of the World. There would be loud music until 1am ish most nights, perhaps a little later on Friday and Saturday, and plenty of RLM floating across the air.
You could find the odd knobber on the site but mainly those who were less inclined to think of others would be found on other camps, Annex and Bleu spring to mind.
When the ACO changed the booking rules for Car Clubs 100’s of spaces on Houx were up for the free for all that had previously been the reserve of the more mature race goer. Many ‘new# people moved onto the site and with them a small number of people who were not interested in the race so much as themselves.
That year we had a delightful group of 4 Dutch guys who turned their music on at 11pm at full blast and would serenade us until 4 or 5am. Their tunes of choice varied from hard house to mellow chill out tune then thrash metal then happy house then jazz then Mozart and so on. In other words you would just be able to put it to the back ground and then the tempo and beat would radically alter to ensure you were wide awake again. Just in case you were able to cope with this they would every twenty minutes or so set off a large firework, usually next to your tent or that of anyone else who had had the temerity to ask if they would keep the noise down a little after 2am. The surrounding cars were constantly peppered with bits of firework, as were tents. I know that the paint on one Aston was damaged quite badly, not to mention the covering of bits and hot embers that ruined 2 of our tents alone.
People did try to ask them to be a little more considerate, not stop what they were doing but just think of others a little who might like to watch the cars, unlike our Dutch friends who would sleep all day other than the odd trip to the shops and then keep as many as they could awake at night and in the early hours. More than a few would cheerfully have driven over their camp by the Friday.
When you go to LM you do not expect a quite weekend in the country. You expect a bit of a party, a few mad stories and a good race. Most people think of others and seriously loud music is turned down about 1-2ish to a background level. Sadly though there are a minority who go to these sites with no obvious interest in anything other than trying to destroy the enjoyment of others by depriving them of any sleep (let alone the 4-5 hours per night most of us would hope for down there).
Being asked to turn music down as people are eating isn’t really playing the game, nor is acting in a manner that you know is upsetting and destroying other’s enjoyment of the week.
Since then I have been lucky enough to be staying in a motor home inside the circuit and should I not have that option in the future will seriously be considering not bothering with camping anymore, or at least if we do only from the Friday onwards and spend the first few nights in a hotel in Town. Not a choice I want to make but one forced on me by the total disregard for others shown by the few.
I was the 60 year old "Dick", by the way Jordan, that had gone for a motor car based festival with a respectible manufacturer led entourage, not to (what appeared to be) a drug crazed House party. Music is music, and adds flavour, however those Dutch people let their side down IMHO, and could easily have spoilt what was a great holiday for us.
The complaints to the managament came from several different areas of the site, not just those right next door.
BTW, Victor Meldrew I ain't, but the phrase live and let live involves two parties not one, and those people were really very selfish with the incessant overbearing low pressure sound level.
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