Can't be arsed anymore...

[rlw]

Just got a bit bored with the whole LM thing and have decided not to go this year, which would have been a straight 36. Tickets are almost sold, hotel is almost unbooked. You know what, for me, it's never been the same since the new pits were built and 962s stopped racing.

Looking forward to watching it all on TV and listening to Radio LM. I might miss being there but I won't miss all the grief and expense.

What are your experiences of doing this?

[rlw]

Output Flange said:

Regret, mostly.

Not helpful......

[rlw]

Output Flange said:

I'm not sure I get the "grief" part - what have you been struggling with?

Expense is your call - you can afford/justify it or you can't.

Grief:-

Trying to book tickets through the website which failed twice in two years and not getting T18 tickets as I couldn't log on until long after they were all gone.
Paying £100 for the privilege of being an ACO member and being fked about as above.
Worrying about booking tickets through the ACO site.
Trying to get a decent hotel less than an hour's drive away after our no.1 closed down about four years ago.
French bureaucracy.
Getting up early to catch the train through the chunnel.
Masking off headlights that were never intended to be masked off or skinning my knuckles trying to use the mechanical adjuster buried deep down under the headlights and seized solid again probably.
Although a new one, being totally knackered after making it a four day event rather than six, so driving down on Friday and back on Monday.
The northbound queue on the autoroute at Rouen.
Booking chunnel crossings for a certain time and never being able to get on the booked train on Monday afternoon.
When it rains.
When its too hot.
When there's nowhere left to visit as you've done it all.
Losing £xxx per day by taking the time off.

Expense:-

Petrol - 1200 miles at 18mpg
Hotel - special LM week rates of about double the normal rate

It's a very personal list but if I had T18 seats, my only reason for being an ACO member, I would go.

Oh - and no 956/962s.