Le Mans Convoy?
Le Mans Convoy?
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DevilsFuel

Original Poster:

7 posts

176 months

Wednesday 11th January 2012
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We've been to the last 3 Le mans races and had a great time but we think we may be missing out on the run down, any convoys or pre arranged stopovers?

Easy_Targa

468 posts

223 months

Friday 13th January 2012
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Given that Jean Claude and his friends in blue are making it more and more difficult to drive down in "spirited" fashion it could be that convoys will become more common in the future.

In our experience there is more of a group feeling on the way back on Monday. We all go down at such different times in the preceding week (and we want to get there in order to stake our claim to a decent pitch)that our group of 5-6 cars has never really joined up with any others over the past 6 years we've been going.

JamesBryan88

164 posts

184 months

Friday 13th January 2012
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We had 7 cars in our group last year. Went down on the Thursday.

This year we've got roughly 15 cars in the group (mainly Renaultsport Megane's / Clio's)

madmover

1,783 posts

213 months

Saturday 14th January 2012
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We are based in Birmingham/Worcestershire/Solihull/ Bromsgrove and will be having a run down... anyones more than welcome to tag on with us lot (may be noisy though lol smile

Beerwagon

155 posts

195 months

Saturday 14th January 2012
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Travelling down in a group of 4 stickered up cars from the midlands to Portsmouth on the Thursday leaving around 6.00pm if anyone wants to join up?

LFB531

1,273 posts

187 months

Saturday 14th January 2012
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JamesBryan88 said:
We had 7 cars in our group last year. Went down on the Thursday.

This year we've got roughly 15 cars in the group (mainly Renaultsport Megane's / Clio's)
There are four sub £500 Clio's chasing to the TL site on the Wednesday night from Portsmouth, will we make it? Great gang of loopily quick cars last year but by behaving ourselves, the fastest car down there was a Range Rover with a trailer so time to add some sort of challenge to the trip!

JamesBryan88

164 posts

184 months

Saturday 14th January 2012
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LFB531 said:
There are four sub £500 Clio's chasing to the TL site on the Wednesday night from Portsmouth, will we make it? Great gang of loopily quick cars last year but by behaving ourselves, the fastest car down there was a Range Rover with a trailer so time to add some sort of challenge to the trip!
Sub £500! Are they Sport's too?

Ghia x

191 posts

207 months

Saturday 14th January 2012
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Beerwagon said:
Travelling down in a group of 4 stickered up cars from the midlands to Portsmouth on the Thursday leaving around 6.00pm if anyone wants to join up?
I will see you at portsmouth! You on overnight to st malo?

madmover

1,783 posts

213 months

Sunday 15th January 2012
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Beerwagon said:
Travelling down in a group of 4 stickered up cars from the midlands to Portsmouth on the Thursday leaving around 6.00pm if anyone wants to join up?
Shame i reckon you will be leaving a bit later than us as i believe we will be leaving in the daytime but haven't the exact times yet so not sure so could be a shout but doubtful... what cars are in your group anyways?

LFB531

1,273 posts

187 months

Sunday 15th January 2012
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JamesBryan88 said:
Sub £500! Are they Sport's too?
Too fast for us, we've set a limit of 1400cc although the 1200 appears to be the weapon of choicesmile

furiousgta

1 posts

187 months

Sunday 15th January 2012
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Two of us going from Bournemouth (Dorset) in a Targa top Supra Turbo.
Is that near you mate? And is anyone else from Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire going?
Furious

tim2100

6,288 posts

286 months

Monday 16th January 2012
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madmover said:
Beerwagon said:
Travelling down in a group of 4 stickered up cars from the midlands to Portsmouth on the Thursday leaving around 6.00pm if anyone wants to join up?
Shame i reckon you will be leaving a bit later than us as i believe we will be leaving in the daytime but haven't the exact times yet so not sure so could be a shout but doubtful... what cars are in your group anyways?
Except we are doing the Tunnel, not Portsmouth biggrin

tom172cup

3 posts

178 months

Monday 16th January 2012
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JamesBryan88 said:
We had 7 cars in our group last year. Went down on the Thursday.

This year we've got roughly 15 cars in the group (mainly Renaultsport Megane's / Clio's)
You can add a skyline to that list Brian. The clio is to loud and thirsty for this drive

tom172cup

3 posts

178 months

Monday 16th January 2012
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JamesBryan88 said:
We had 7 cars in our group last year. Went down on the Thursday.

This year we've got roughly 15 cars in the group (mainly Renaultsport Megane's / Clio's)
You can add a skyline to that list Brian. The clio is to loud and thirsty for this drive

therealpigdog

2,592 posts

226 months

Wednesday 18th January 2012
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Top tip for anyone organising a convoy - we had orange sunstrips the other year which made it incredibly easy to spot the other cars in your convoy that are behind you, even in traffic.

tim2100

6,288 posts

286 months

Wednesday 18th January 2012
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therealpigdog said:
Top tip for anyone organising a convoy - we had orange sunstrips the other year which made it incredibly easy to spot the other cars in your convoy that are behind you, even in traffic.
Thats a damn good idea.

Beerwagon

155 posts

195 months

Thursday 19th January 2012
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Ghia x said:
Beerwagon said:
Travelling down in a group of 4 stickered up cars from the midlands to Portsmouth on the Thursday leaving around 6.00pm if anyone wants to join up?
I will see you at portsmouth! You on overnight to st malo?
We are travelling to Caen on the 22.45 crossing

m60ddy

631 posts

241 months

Friday 20th January 2012
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Beerwagon said:
Ghia x said:
Beerwagon said:
Travelling down in a group of 4 stickered up cars from the midlands to Portsmouth on the Thursday leaving around 6.00pm if anyone wants to join up?
I will see you at portsmouth! You on overnight to st malo? [/quote ]

We are travelling to Caen on the 22.45 crossing
Were starting in Yorkshire, picking up two cars in Nottingham then to Portsmouth for 2045 overnight to st malo. Driving capri280turbo, Caterham r300 and a hawk cobra probably stickers as Sherwood Racing.