General " I'm excited about Le Mans" chat thread

General " I'm excited about Le Mans" chat thread

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Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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I'm getting my team geed up, 2 have been before, one is new. In the process, i've been getting increasingly excited myself smile

One thing i'm missing is this - pre F1 season, i find it really easy to follow testing, technologies, etc etc. are there any decent resource / interest sites to go at? For f1, you have scarbs, somers, james allen and if brace f1 technical.
For sportscars, i've found dailysportscar but it seems a bit all over the shop. A pre season look ahead type effort would be ace.

Any ideas?

eps

6,272 posts

268 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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If you're looking for some pre seasonresources and pre race resources head over to tentenths. I'lltry and dig out links to the threads I mean, but am on the train atm and so a bit limited.

fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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vincegail said:
I feel your pain. Well not really, because I couldn't imagine how stressful that can get. I hope you get it all sorted out.

This is exactly the reason why I limit my group to 3 campingtickets and all the people you could squeeze into 3 cars (well, I travel alone, so 1 person + all the people you could cram into 2 cars actually...)

Good luck with arranging all your stuff and when I see your Viper at St. Saturnin I'll come over and say hello!
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gt6

1,422 posts

184 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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eps said:
If you're looking for some pre seasonresources and pre race resources head over to tentenths. I'lltry and dig out links to the threads I mean, but am on the train atm and so a bit limited.
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7

plenty of tech details here

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Thanks guys, that's my lunch break sorted smile

fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Some Gump said:
I'm getting my team geed up, 2 have been before, one is new. In the process, i've been getting increasingly excited myself smile

One thing i'm missing is this - pre F1 season, i find it really easy to follow testing, technologies, etc etc. are there any decent resource / interest sites to go at? For f1, you have scarbs, somers, james allen and if brace f1 technical.
For sportscars, i've found dailysportscar but it seems a bit all over the shop. A pre season look ahead type effort would be ace.

Any ideas?
Did you watch the mini series 'The Road To Lemans with Patrick Dempsey?

http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/patrick-dempsey-r... Bloody Good thumbup

Gtioli

31 posts

160 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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For me it is Radio LeMans podcasts, they have been doing some excellent work from Paul Ricard Prologue and have some special 1 hour episodes like one with Audi last week. I just listen to them in the car on my commute instead of the drivel on the radio.

coogy

955 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Gtioli said:
For me it is Radio LeMans podcasts, they have been doing some excellent work from Paul Ricard Prologue and have some special 1 hour episodes like one with Audi last week. I just listen to them in the car on my commute instead of the drivel on the radio.
Totally this!

fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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ACO Le mans Tickets arrived today woohoo No going back now biggrin

vincegail

2,456 posts

154 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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All 27 of them? wink

Curious how long the detour via the Le Mans tourist office will take!

fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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vincegail said:
All 27 of them? wink

Curious how long the detour via the Le Mans tourist office will take!
Being an ACO Member, I have my allocated allowance direct from the ACO which includes 2 Grandstand tickets, the rest of the tickets are coming from TL wink

gt6

1,422 posts

184 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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vincegail said:
All 27 of them? wink

Curious how long the detour via the Le Mans tourist office will take!
Last year they were sent direct from the ACO

vincegail

2,456 posts

154 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Can't remember where they came from last year. But as I surely paid 17 euros for delivery, I expect them to turn up very soon wink

eps

6,272 posts

268 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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LancsDriver

242 posts

239 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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3rd time for me and dad have two virgins tagging along in their own car this time. Not been since 2010 so very much looking forward to going back, did an epic 18 hour sleepless stretch last time to get the most of the race in.
Taking the porker so look out for the two lancashire accented guys in the Blue Porsche 968 supporting Webber!!!

Nick M

3,624 posts

222 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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First time back to the main race after a forced two year absence while working overseas. Looking forward to what will be my 13th Le Mans.

Can't wait to be down at Arnage at night, watching the cars disappear down towards the Porsche curves biggrin

NNH

1,515 posts

131 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Been going on and off since 93, and managed to sort things out (late) for this year to do LM and then N24 the following weekend. Perfect timing to swing through Normandy for D-Day 70th on the way east, then into Belgium to see the Menin gate for WW1 100th, before heading on to the Ring.

Getting very excited now!

Great Dane

2,719 posts

165 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Some Gump said:
I'm getting my team geed up, 2 have been before, one is new. In the process, i've been getting increasingly excited myself smile

One thing i'm missing is this - pre F1 season, i find it really easy to follow testing, technologies, etc etc. are there any decent resource / interest sites to go at? For f1, you have scarbs, somers, james allen and if brace f1 technical.
For sportscars, i've found dailysportscar but it seems a bit all over the shop. A pre season look ahead type effort would be ace.

Any ideas?
Radio Lemans does a preview show prior to the race which I download and we sit and listen to in the car en route - I also make a Spotters' Guide (free of course) 365 sportscar / endurance.info / planet lemans / mariantic / mulsanne mike are all you friends and go to Silverstone over Easter

Edited by Great Dane on Sunday 13th April 21:51

dele

1,270 posts

193 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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Left it proper last minute and just bought a camping pass for Tertre Rouge off someone on Beermountain

So last minutes preparations are underway

old'uns

540 posts

132 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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Slight alteration in my plans....originally overnight 7/8 June, just in time for scrutineering on the Monday.
OH wants to change it now......












Good news, we're now travelling 24/25th May beer
Test day and scrutineering now in plans. smile

Return is now looking likely as 11th July, week after the Classic.