Getting in and out of the Le Mans circuit on race weekend is
mostly a disaster
. The traffic is gridlocked and you'll probably have a heavily inebriated individual ask you to do a burnout - even if you're driving a diesel Mercedes.
When the racing's done you want a bit of peace
This year I stayed miles away from the track in a little gite. It was idyllic and comfortable, but every time I walked back to car park to begin the trek out of Le Mans central, I stood and wondered at the vast motorhomes lounging on the Bugatti circuit. Huge, six-figure machines based on coach chassis deserving their own post codes.
A well-sited, spacious RV is the perfect companion for a race weekend. I don't do enough racing to justify owning one, and the prices can be a bit scary, but for some odd reason I spend as much time grazing RV classifieds as I do the car equivalents. I would dearly love to own one, but the size of my flock now means my ideal machine, a VW California, is just too small.
In an ideal world I'd have what is called a B-Class American RV with a full UK electrics conversion and six berths. To fit this little lot in under 30ft (we'll defer to imperial measurements, given the American influence) is a squeeze, so you need an over-cabin bed and a few slide-outs for stationary living space. And, wouldn't you know it, this is currently for sale in the classifieds.
A recreational vee-hickle tickles Harris's fancy
My only worry is that at 29ft it's basically too big to rumble around Europe. Race meetings would be fine, as would the width on UK roads, but I'd want to use it for family fun too.
Actually, don't answer that. Not knowing will prove much cheaper.
2006 TRAIL-LITE B-PLUS 293 TRIPLE SLIDE OUT
Price: £34,999
Why you should: It's better than a tent...
Why you shouldn't: ...but doesn't pack away as small
See the original advert here.