Le Mans 2012 Friday what to do
Le Mans 2012 Friday what to do
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eddie man

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241 posts

233 months

Saturday 19th November 2011
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Okay here is a brief planning of what I'll be doing on the Friday. Always lots to do.

i) Get up early in the Mulsanne campsite where we always stay, Bacon Sandwich & coffee
ii) Go to the paddock early, get in as soon as the gates open, normally about 10ish.
iii) Quick scout around there.
iv) Leave sharpish. Go along the Mulsanne straight just to see if the burn out brigade are in town, usual fooling around with the local plod. Always a laugh.
v) Then zoom up to Saint Saturnin, for the Classic British Welcome, which for 2012 will be Spitfire 50yrs anniversary. See more here: http://www.classicandsportscar.com/diary/classic-b...
vi) Then zoom south to the Bounty for the PH meeting, about 2pm. Pies and gravey like last year. Lovely grub. Loads of great cars. Hopefully no idiots will be silly enough, to put Gulf stickers on my Esprit as the last time. You know who you are :-)
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Hawaiin Tropical Girls, Beer. Watching the idiots at Mulligans, then back to the campsite. Obviously I won't be driving :-)

Packed day.....

R_T

252 posts

301 months

Sunday 20th November 2011
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eddie man said:
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Hawaiin Tropical Girls, Beer.
Are those 'Hawaiin' Tropical Girls from the Newcastle branch?

Vette_1978

3,260 posts

251 months

Sunday 20th November 2011
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Looks like we'll be following you around then as thats pretty much our plan. If you see a Vette in your mirrors all day it'll be me making sure we don't get lost. Last year we failed to find Le Bounty but still had a nice drive out in the country. A mate of mine is bringing his Stag (car not "do") so to hear the CBW theme will be a bonus for him.

webby74

569 posts

209 months

Sunday 20th November 2011
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eddie man said:
Okay here is a brief planning of what I'll be doing on the Friday. Always lots to do.

i) Get up early in the Mulsanne campsite where we always stay, Bacon Sandwich & coffee
ii) Go to the paddock early, get in as soon as the gates open, normally about 10ish.
iii) Quick scout around there.
iv) Leave sharpish. Go along the Mulsanne straight just to see if the burn out brigade are in town, usual fooling around with the local plod. Always a laugh.
v) Then zoom up to Saint Saturnin, for the Classic British Welcome, which for 2012 will be Spitfire 50yrs anniversary. See more here: http://www.classicandsportscar.com/diary/classic-b...
vi) Then zoom south to the Bounty for the PH meeting, about 2pm. Pies and gravey like last year. Lovely grub. Loads of great cars. Hopefully no idiots will be silly enough, to put Gulf stickers on my Esprit as the last time. You know who you are :-)
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Hawaiin Tropical Girls, Beer. Watching the idiots at Mulligans, then back to the campsite. Obviously I won't be driving :-)

Packed day.....
i) Get up early in the Mulsanne campsite where we always stay,Win the morning farting competition Then Bacon Sandwich & coffee, Made by my lovely fiance.
Hopefully no idiots will be silly enough, to put Gulf stickers on my Esprit as the last time. You know who you are :-) This was a beer fuelled incident!
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Queue for half a hour to take a p**s in the bar and miss meeting the driver i was supporting picking up his drunken wife from the bar we were in.
Sounds like a plan. Im in!

indyxe

343 posts

212 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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Maybe not for Friday but if anyone is down for the whole week I would suggest a trip to The Musée des Blindés or Musée Général Estienne a tank museum located in the Loire Valley of France, in the city of Saumur. It is one of the world's largest tank museums.

This year we went to Saumur on the Tuesday when there is not much happening in Le Mans, and could not beleive how many tanks and military vehicles, and equipment on display from all nations from the first and second world wars right up to the most modern stuff, Unmissable if this is your cup of tea.


wiki link here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%...

eddie man

Original Poster:

241 posts

233 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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They have awaken, those 'who know who they are'. Yes most of what you've stated is true. You should have followed me to the place round the back and gone there, like the locals do. 'Picked up his drunken wife' is maybe an over statement. If you'd done that you would have been a player.
webby74 said:
i) Get up early in the Mulsanne campsite where we always stay,Win the morning farting competition Then Bacon Sandwich & coffee, Made by my lovely fiance.
Hopefully no idiots will be silly enough, to put Gulf stickers on my Esprit as the last time. You know who you are :-) This was a beer fuelled incident!
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Queue for half a hour to take a p**s in the bar and miss meeting the driver i was supporting picking up his drunken wife from the bar we were in.
Sounds like a plan. Im in!

eddie man

Original Poster:

241 posts

233 months

Monday 21st November 2011
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This is on my things to do list. As a kid went to Bovington many a time. Heard about this place you've mentioned. By the way on the drive down to Le Mans taking the nice twisty roads (forget the autoroute), you can see on a hill south of Sainte-Foy de Montgommery, a German Tiger tank.

Back to the post. Looking forward to seeing plenty of Spitfires. Hope weather is kind.



indyxe said:
Maybe not for Friday but if anyone is down for the whole week I would suggest a trip to The Musée des Blindés or Musée Général Estienne a tank museum located in the Loire Valley of France, in the city of Saumur. It is one of the world's largest tank museums.

This year we went to Saumur on the Tuesday when there is not much happening in Le Mans, and could not beleive how many tanks and military vehicles, and equipment on display from all nations from the first and second world wars right up to the most modern stuff, Unmissable if this is your cup of tea.


wiki link here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%...

buzzinandhissin

5 posts

207 months

Monday 19th December 2011
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webby74 said:
eddie man said:
Okay here is a brief planning of what I'll be doing on the Friday. Always lots to do.

i) Get up early in the Mulsanne campsite where we always stay, Bacon Sandwich & coffee
ii) Go to the paddock early, get in as soon as the gates open, normally about 10ish.
iii) Quick scout around there.
iv) Leave sharpish. Go along the Mulsanne straight just to see if the burn out brigade are in town, usual fooling around with the local plod. Always a laugh.
v) Then zoom up to Saint Saturnin, for the Classic British Welcome, which for 2012 will be Spitfire 50yrs anniversary. See more here: http://www.classicandsportscar.com/diary/classic-b...
vi) Then zoom south to the Bounty for the PH meeting, about 2pm. Pies and gravey like last year. Lovely grub. Loads of great cars. Hopefully no idiots will be silly enough, to put Gulf stickers on my Esprit as the last time. You know who you are :-)
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Hawaiin Tropical Girls, Beer. Watching the idiots at Mulligans, then back to the campsite. Obviously I won't be driving :-)

Packed day.....
i) Get up early in the Mulsanne campsite where we always stay,Win the morning farting competition Then Bacon Sandwich & coffee, Made by my lovely fiance.
Hopefully no idiots will be silly enough, to put Gulf stickers on my Esprit as the last time. You know who you are :-) This was a beer fuelled incident!
vii) Then it's into town for the parade early evening, Queue for half a hour to take a p**s in the bar and miss meeting the driver i was supporting picking up his drunken wife from the bar we were in.
Sounds like a plan. Im in!
winning the farting competition i can only say bring it i'll keep you company!

fatboy18

19,553 posts

240 months

Monday 19th December 2011
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I think that list sums it up rather nicely biggrin I may have some newbies with me who might want to do the pit walk, but I will talk them out of that wink

Great Dane

2,897 posts

195 months

Tuesday 20th December 2011
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missed the drivers' parade this year cos we started getting proper hospitality by Jetaliance - my good friend is the team manager - would have gone if this was not available---- hoping for more next year but I can't tell you how....

deanodinosaur

55 posts

184 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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fatboy18 said:
I think that list sums it up rather nicely biggrin I may have some newbies with me who might want to do the pit walk, but I will talk them out of that wink
smile
Pit walk just for newbies eh?! Think i will be going again.
The main thing to do on friday is recover from thursday. Hic.

fatboy18

19,553 posts

240 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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biggrin Its just that, there is so much other stuff going on around Le mans that I would rather be out there driving around soaking up the atmosphere smile Ive done the Pit walk a few times, its great smile