PH Friday Service

PH Friday Service

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gman2207

Original Poster:

194 posts

133 months

Monday 16th March 2015
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Is it not happening this year? I'm sure there's normally a thread up by now.

Spiritual_Beggar

4,833 posts

193 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Don't know if it's too late to organise, but what would be a good idea is if PH could agree something with the CBW to have a dedicated area. Maybe on the top fields section.

I think a lot of us go to the CBW, and the trek back from there to Arnage is always difficult with the amount of traffic on the roads on Friday.

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Wednesday 18th March 16:36

gman2207

Original Poster:

194 posts

133 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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I must admit, i've not done the CBW yet. Maybe it's time too this year.

Edited by gman2207 on Wednesday 18th March 19:36

gman2207

Original Poster:

194 posts

133 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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I must admit, i've not done the CBW yet. Maybe it's time too this year.

Edited by gman2207 on Wednesday 18th March 19:38

Vette_1978

3,235 posts

221 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Oh no, the CBW, (thats Classic British Welcome, not Great British Welcome) should be left well alone. I enjoy the drive down, pizza, cake, wander, beer and then drive to Mulsanne for more beer.

Spiritual_Beggar

4,833 posts

193 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Vette_1978 said:
Oh no, the CBW, (thats Classic British Welcome, not Great British Welcome) should be left well alone. I enjoy the drive down, pizza, cake, wander, beer and then drive to Mulsanne for more beer.
Yes, you're right....Classic British Welcome, not Great. Edited my OP.


The problem we've had the last couple years is that the traffic is usually so bad on the Friday that unless you leave the CBW pretty early, it can take a while to get back up to the Friday Service. Last year it took us a couple hours. By the time we got there everyone was gone.

I can understand the need to keep the Friday Service fairly close to the camping sites though.

eybic

9,212 posts

173 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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We've got something a little different planned this year, details will be announced soon.

Vette_1978

3,235 posts

221 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I guess you just have to prioritise what you want to do. We missed the pit walk out this year but went to the CBW, then Hundaries for a beer, then Mulsanne Corner (although this was not planned), then back to our bar. The PH meet just wasn't enough of a pull from the usual plans.

EliseBlackLeMans

14 posts

135 months

Sunday 22nd March 2015
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Hello,

Only 82 days before next CBW 2015 !!

http://www.classicbw.org/?ln=UK



See you there

Pascal
LE MANS
Member of CLUB LOTUS FRANCE

lowdrag

12,868 posts

212 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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Glad someone started this thread. I had already written to the powers that be on the matter and have had no reply at all. I went to the Bounty fishing lakes today who, if PH are letting it drop, are prepared to step into the breach, with English beer, steak and kidney pies and chips to possibly tear you away from the garlic pizza. However, they will need to have some idea if this is a goer, since it takes preparation and supplies. So let us be hearing from you all.

School boy

1,006 posts

210 months

Tuesday 24th March 2015
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Love CBW and wouldn't want to miss it but would also like Bounty as missed it when PH were there.

Vette_1978

3,235 posts

221 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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School boy said:
Love CBW and wouldn't want to miss it but would also like Bounty as missed it when PH were there.
We dropped into Bounty a couple of years ago for a pint of ale. Nice looking site, decent bar. Still no news on PH for Friday. In the same way the Mulsane meet has now moved to the corner, be good to get back to Arnage corner parked up on the grass. Loved that the first few years until it all got blocked off.

lowdrag

12,868 posts

212 months

Monday 6th April 2015
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As already posted, I've written to eybic asking if, since the departure of Garlic and others, the PH Service would be continuing. I have had no reply. I saw the owner of the Bounty yesterday and he said he had heard they were running it and that he wouldn't be running one at the Bounty in that case. Fully understood. So it seems it is St. Saturnin or not much else as a sensible gathering. You surely won't find me on the Mulsanne on the Friday afternoon!

550M

1,104 posts

214 months

Monday 6th April 2015
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I enjoyed the Mulsanne corner meet last year. Very 'French', in the nicest possible way. Lots of interesting cars, and no louts.

Although the CBW is very good, it takes a good chunk of time out of the day, especially if you want to get beck to dump the car before heading into town. There's just too much to do/see on the Friday!

eybic

9,212 posts

173 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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We're not doing the Friday Service in the traditional format this year.

A couple of reasons for this are that the traffic was awful last year and we (and the ACO) don't see it getting any better. With the location being where it is, options are really limited for travel to and from so we've decided to do something different which will be the biggest PH presence in Le Mans to date.

Details are still being confirmed but as soon as we have anything set in stone, we'll be sure to let you know.

The Wolf

105 posts

110 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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As long as we can get the burgers I'm allright with any location smile

MrC986

3,481 posts

190 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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eybic said:
We're not doing the Friday Service in the traditional format this year.

A couple of reasons for this are that the traffic was awful last year and we (and the ACO) don't see it getting any better. With the location being where it is, options are really limited for travel to and from so we've decided to do something different which will be the biggest PH presence in Le Mans to date.

Details are still being confirmed but as soon as we have anything set in stone, we'll be sure to let you know.
I hope Eybic & the team can find somewhere that doesn't get gridlocked too badly otherwise I might just leave the car at the campsite sadly and walk to the event....could we not have it closer to the circuit?!

lowdrag

12,868 posts

212 months

Wednesday 8th April 2015
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Rather a non sequitur I'm afraid. Getting nearer the circuit means the only land available would be the camp sites. so nothing doing there, unless it is on the Maison Blanche circuit. We don't know what is being planned at all, so I guess it is w3ait and see.

surveyor

17,764 posts

183 months

Wednesday 8th April 2015
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eybic said:
We're not doing the Friday Service in the traditional format this year.

A couple of reasons for this are that the traffic was awful last year and we (and the ACO) don't see it getting any better. With the location being where it is, options are really limited for travel to and from so we've decided to do something different which will be the biggest PH presence in Le Mans to date.

Details are still being confirmed but as soon as we have anything set in stone, we'll be sure to let you know.
ACO caused the traffic with security at BJS. If they want to improve it more people, bigger checking in area to get incomers off the roundabout would be a great start.

giger

732 posts

193 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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MrC986 said:
I hope Eybic & the team can find somewhere that doesn't get gridlocked too badly otherwise I might just leave the car at the campsite sadly and walk to the event....could we not have it closer to the circuit?!
I don't blame you, I did drive to it last year, but it much quieter last year that previous years because I think everyone else had the same idea - walk down and look at the cars as the traffic is horrendous.