Start time moving?

[FredericRobinson]

It's being rumoured the start time is going back to 4pm. not confirmed but worth bearing in mind if booking a crossing on the Sunday night

[wsn03]

Not happy!

I get to my hotel at 1030pm...just enough time for a bit of pool, couple of beers. Damn it. I love it where I stay. 1130pm would be too late

[chrisring]

ACO site is still saying 3pm start?

[Printertosh]

FredericRobinson said:

It's being rumoured the start time is going back to 4pm. not confirmed but worth bearing in mind if booking a crossing on the Sunday night

Elections again? No world football games to clash with it now it's been moved back to December.

[FredericRobinson]

More time for fannying about before the start apparently. Spa 24 doesn't start until half 4, but they do it on a good few support races whereas at Le Mans there's hours of dignitaries having their egos massaged, hopefully if the start does go back we'll at least get another race

[vincegail]

chrisring said:

ACO site is still saying 3pm start?

Countdown timer is counting down to 16.00 hrs. Forget the winter hour stuff I had said here, there will also be a summer hour again, so that cancels each other out.
https://www.fiawec.com/en/race/show/4643

Edited by vincegail on Wednesday 16th October 13:48

[RL17]

vincegail said:

chrisring said:

ACO site is still saying 3pm start?

Countdown timer is counting down to 16.00 hrs. Forget the winter hour stuff I had said here, there will also be a summer hour again, so that cancels each other out.
https://www.fiawec.com/en/race/show/4643

Edited by vincegail on Wednesday 16th October 13:48

Start time is 3pm local on fiawec site above, event starts (Next session) with free practice at 4pm on the Wednesday as this year I think

[chrisring]

indeed, thats how I saw it
the countdown is to the first session not the race

[vincegail]

That makes sense. Sorry, my mistake.

[transitman]

vincegail said:

That makes sense. Sorry, my mistake.

Ahhh good, panic over

[joema]

DSC: http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/10/18/le-mans-p...

maybe it is then...

[chrisring]

indeed
https://www.lemans.org/en/24-hours-of-le-mans
The original poster was correct!
Well spotted

[wsn03]

Bugger

[Kev_Mk3]

I wonder how it will affect folk running for the ports?

[FredericRobinson]

Good news for Les flics Christmas party fund I should think

[Voyager75]

This is taken from the Lemans.org website.

‘Another change at the 88th Le Mans 24 Hours: the race will start an hour later than has been customary in recent years, at 16:00 on Saturday 13 June, and finish 24 hours later, at 16:00 on Sunday 14 June.’

[purple haze]

Well that will certainly effect my travel plans. Not going down of course but coming back. We usually bolt away heading for the coast straight after the race and delaying departure by an hour will now cause a rethink and maybe effect our channel crossing plans. Thankfully we haven't booked channel crossings yet.

[wsn03]

purple haze said:

Well that will certainly effect my travel plans. Not going down of course but coming back. We usually bolt away heading for the coast straight after the race and delaying departure by an hour will now cause a rethink and maybe effect our channel crossing plans. Thankfully we haven't booked channel crossings yet.

I like to do dinner in Rouen, and over night in Boulogne Sur Mer - with the change in time this is isn't going to work, we will reach our hotel at 1130pm - too late. I'll stay somewhere a couple of hours north of Le Mans this year.

[ferrus]

Not a fan of this, at all.

The first day is the excitement, the buildup, still partially sober.
The second day is groggy, hungover, bag-packing, trying to work out what happened after you passed out, and why all the cars are out of order.

Now there's more action on the second day - and less time to head out of the track?

An hour *earlier*. That would make more sense.
Not later.

[chrisring]

easy, leave your watch on UK time. the race will then start and finish at 3pm..