Is Mad Friday still Mad ?
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It's been about 7 years since I visited Le Mans with my dad, and were finally making a return this year to cheer on Porsche in the LMP1 class, but apart from the racing one part of the event we both really enjoyed was Mad Friday, a bunch of like minded people letting their hair down around the French roads, is Mad Friday still what it was 7 years ago or are the rumours true and its been taken over by chavs causing a riot?
milner993 said:
It's been about 7 years since I visited Le Mans with my dad, and were finally making a return this year to cheer on Porsche in the LMP1 class, but apart from the racing one part of the event we both really enjoyed was Mad Friday, a bunch of like minded people letting their hair down around the French roads, is Mad Friday still what it was 7 years ago or are the rumours true and its been taken over by chavs causing a riot?
With Webber & Porsche I expect a record year for chav twuntishness. It always seems to come from one nationality mind. You'll never guess which one.
Depends on what you think is OK, it was always full of chavs as far as i can remember not been for many many years, if your idea of fun is drunks smashing bottles on the road and then trying to get other idiots to race cars over the mess, while others throw bottles of piss about. I do remember 20 years ago with parades of looney vehicles like sofa's etc, but that fun element ended last century, worth avoiding now plenty of other things to do on Friday
gt6 said:
I do remember 20 years ago with parades of looney vehicles like sofa's etc, but that fun element ended last century
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I enjoy the burn outs and the drinking but certainly the above is my idea of Mad Friday and it's what I remember Mad Friday was all about.
It’s a real shame if this part of Le Mans and disappeared however Saint Saturnin Classic was great fun and I will be making my way over there. Let’s hope this year we have great Weather and a fantastic race.
If you have a convertible keep the roof up. Or you may get a nice bottle of red thrown into your interior. Or piss. Or even lit flammable liquid ( two years ago someone was breathing fire into convertibles. )
Watch out for the chavs doing doughnuts, kicking up stones to enhance your paintwork. You will find them most apologetic about it. Er no.. you won't.
Broken bottles as mentioned earlier. The odd tent going up in flames due to fireworks being set off 2 feet away.
The standing start and floor it. Seen a few cars had the odd wobble. Just astonished I haven't seen someone run over yet.
Drunk twunts with a nightclub quality pa system playing music till 7am; who then get really grumpy when you switch on Radio Le Mans on your small radio over breakfast because they want to sleep.
Le Mans really does attract a lot of pond life.
Watch out for the chavs doing doughnuts, kicking up stones to enhance your paintwork. You will find them most apologetic about it. Er no.. you won't.
Broken bottles as mentioned earlier. The odd tent going up in flames due to fireworks being set off 2 feet away.
The standing start and floor it. Seen a few cars had the odd wobble. Just astonished I haven't seen someone run over yet.
Drunk twunts with a nightclub quality pa system playing music till 7am; who then get really grumpy when you switch on Radio Le Mans on your small radio over breakfast because they want to sleep.
Le Mans really does attract a lot of pond life.
Edited by Troubleatmill on Saturday 15th March 10:28
Seems mostly harmless fun in the day but once the sun goes down it gets a bit to extreme. Last year BSJ roundabout was full of smashed bottles and 100s of yobbos. Went to watch for a bit decided it was getting out of hand and went back to the campsite. one shall not be taking the car out on Friday evening
Troubleatmill said:
If you have a convertible keep the roof up. Or you may get a nice bottle of red thrown into your interior. Or piss. Or even lit flammable liquid ( two years ago someone was breathing fire into convertibles. )
Watch out for the chavs doing doughnuts, kicking up stones to enhance your paintwork. You will find them most apologetic about it. Er no.. you won't.
Broken bottles as mentioned earlier. The odd tent going up in flames due to fireworks being set off 2 feet away.
The standing start and floor it. Seen a few cars had the odd wobble. Just astonished I haven't seen someone run over yet.
Drunk twunts with a nightclub quality pa system playing music till 7am; who then get really grumpy when you switch on Radio Le Mans on your small radio over breakfast because they want to sleep.
Le Mans really does attract a lot of pond life.
Arent you just a ray of sunshine.Watch out for the chavs doing doughnuts, kicking up stones to enhance your paintwork. You will find them most apologetic about it. Er no.. you won't.
Broken bottles as mentioned earlier. The odd tent going up in flames due to fireworks being set off 2 feet away.
The standing start and floor it. Seen a few cars had the odd wobble. Just astonished I haven't seen someone run over yet.
Drunk twunts with a nightclub quality pa system playing music till 7am; who then get really grumpy when you switch on Radio Le Mans on your small radio over breakfast because they want to sleep.
Le Mans really does attract a lot of pond life.
Edited by Troubleatmill on Saturday 15th March 10:28
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