Where do all the cool people go?
Where do all the cool people go?
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simplygod

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167 posts

240 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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Hi there, just wondered if anybody had a good idea of where all the action is over the race weekend? Where should I be on Friday / Saturday night? This is my first trip to Le Mans and I want to make it a memorable one.



Cheers PHr's

Ballistic Banana

14,704 posts

289 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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tuck yourself up nice and early friday night and Saturday also so your nice and Fresh for the Racing





































BB

for us Friday night is either spent In the town at the parade and drinks and swimming after or at Camping Houx around the Roundabout aswell as wandering about. Arnarge is meant to be good but someone has to Drive unles your camping/staying down that way.

Saturday night well is spent at the Racing.... Cant tell you where we go othewise I'd have to shoot you

BB

hughesieII

12,694 posts

304 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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Ballistic Banana said:


Saturday night well is spent at the Racing....


Race....What race ??

baron bashoneov

793 posts

249 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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simplygod said:
Hi there, just wondered if anybody had a good idea of where all the action is over the race weekend? Where should I be on Friday / Saturday night? This is my first trip to Le Mans and I want to make it a memorable one.



Cheers PHr's


Friday night in Le Mans centre is a must.

The buses leave late afternoon for the parade outside the main enterance.
Few beers, watch the parade, a bite to eat and then of to the bars.
Start at the cathederal area and eventually stagger into the square.

The downside is trying to get home, however, flag down the locals,
grab a taxi if poss or do what we did last year and just got on a bus
and he took us back to the circuit as it was on his way home.

top time.

Bomber Denton

8,762 posts

290 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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baron bashoneov said:
simplygod said:
Hi there, just wondered if anybody had a good idea of where all the action is over the race weekend? Where should I be on Friday / Saturday night? This is my first trip to Le Mans and I want to make it a memorable one.



Cheers PHr's


Friday night in Le Mans centre is a must.

The buses leave late afternoon for the parade outside the main enterance.
Few beers, watch the parade, a bite to eat and then of to the bars.
Start at the cathederal area and eventually stagger into the square.

The downside is trying to get home, however, flag down the locals,
grab a taxi if poss or do what we did last year and just got on a bus
and he took us back to the circuit as it was on his way home.

top time.



Those in the know go to Houx Roundabout on Friday night.

angrys3owner

15,855 posts

251 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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I think if it's your first time going you don't need to worry too much - you'll be going back again soon!

I went for the first time last year and don't see me not going again any time soon!

Polarbert

17,936 posts

253 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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HOUX ANNEXE ROUNDABOUT

Repeat:

HOUX ANNEXE ROUNDABOUT

The place to go is the:

HOUX ANNEXE ROUNDABOUT


Glad I could clear things up for you!




>> Edited by Polarbert on Monday 13th March 22:56

Polarbert

17,936 posts

253 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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Bomber Denton said:
baron bashoneov said:
simplygod said:
Hi there, just wondered if anybody had a good idea of where all the action is over the race weekend? Where should I be on Friday / Saturday night? This is my first trip to Le Mans and I want to make it a memorable one.



Cheers PHr's


Stuff about a pissup in LM centre



Those in the know go to Houx Roundabout on Friday night.



Polarbert

17,936 posts

253 months

Monday 13th March 2006
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Ballistic Banana said:
Cant tell you where we go othewise I'd have to shoot you

BB



Mulsanne Straight? You naughty, naughty person!

nuez

254 posts

268 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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Friday night is all about the Houx Roudabout.

Saturday night is normally spent climbing through the thorny bushes to get to the mulsanne straight without being seen or trying not to get killed on the dodgy french go karts at the fair.

obes

3,298 posts

266 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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I'd say to get about a bit Friday night if you don't mind driving.
Centre, Houx roundabouts and the main road through Arnage are all a laugh. Theres also some automotive misbehaviour around the indy / arnage area later on.

v15ben

16,105 posts

263 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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Polarbert said:
HOUX ANNEXE ROUNDABOUT

Repeat:

HOUX ANNEXE ROUNDABOUT

The place to go is the:

HOUX ANNEXE ROUNDABOUT


Glad I could clear things up for you!




>> Edited by Polarbert on Monday 13th March 22:56


What he said OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

//j17

4,884 posts

245 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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No, Houx Roundabout (come on, we can have them hunting for a roundabout at Houx for ages)

Friday AM - Pit lane walk (worth doing the first time.
Friday PM - Town Centre if you can face getting back with the trade off of actually cold beer and good food.
Saturday AM - Sleep as late as you can (not very in most tents).
Saturday PM - Head to the track at
Start straight (no grandstand seat) = 2PM
Rest of track (no grandstand seat) = 3PM
Grandstand seat = 4PM
5PM = start
(5:01PM wish you hadn't left your ear plugs in the tent)
Saturday Eve. - Sleep as soon as it gets cool enough.
Sunday 2AM - Get up, walk to main gate, across road and get free coach from car park.
Sunday 3AM - Arnage/Indianapolis corners
Sunday 5AM - Mulsanne corner
Sunday 7AM - Coffee and a Gran Marnier crep in the village (breakfast of champions).
Sunday day - get lost/confused/drunk.
Sunday PM - Head back to track (times as before).

You can try to get to the Mulsanne straight, but they make it quite clear they don't want you to - some people find it easy, some get cut, brused and caught before they see the track every year.

>> Edited by //j17 on Tuesday 14th March 21:58

Ballistic Banana

14,704 posts

289 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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hughesieII said:
Ballistic Banana said:


Saturday night well is spent at the Racing....


Race....What race ??


The drinking Race silly ....

tut tut thought you of all people would have known that

Polarbert

17,936 posts

253 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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//j17 said:
No, Houx Roundabout (come on, we can have them hunting for a roundabout at Houx for ages)



Erm, yes that its it, I was wrong, its actually the Houx Roundabout

johnirving

63 posts

304 months

Tuesday 14th March 2006
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//j17 said:
Saturday Eve. - Sleep as soon as it gets cool enough.


And what's this all about...........?!?!?

John.

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

287 months

Wednesday 15th March 2006
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Ballistic Banana said:
hughesieII said:
Ballistic Banana said:


Saturday night well is spent at the Racing....


Race....What race ??


The drinking Race silly ....

tut tut thought you of all people would have known that


with the drivers and only free champagne a BB not long now only 3 months. plans need to be made .

ripton

429 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th March 2006
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//j17 said:
You can try to get to the Mulsanne straight, but they make it quite clear they don't want you to - some people find it easy, some get cut, brused and caught before they see the track every year.

Any tips on how to get to the chinese restaurant at Hunaudières?

rev-erend

21,596 posts

306 months

Wednesday 15th March 2006
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Bomber Denton said:
baron bashoneov said:
simplygod said:
Hi there, just wondered if anybody had a good idea of where all the action is over the race weekend? Where should I be on Friday / Saturday night? This is my first trip to Le Mans and I want to make it a memorable one.



Cheers PHr's


Friday night in Le Mans centre is a must.

The buses leave late afternoon for the parade outside the main enterance.
Few beers, watch the parade, a bite to eat and then of to the bars.
Start at the cathederal area and eventually stagger into the square.

The downside is trying to get home, however, flag down the locals,
grab a taxi if poss or do what we did last year and just got on a bus
and he took us back to the circuit as it was on his way home.

top time.



Those in the know go to Houx Roundabout on Friday night.


Bomber - I'm with you on this : I'll be at the Houx roundabout on Friday evening (what time ?).. as I'm really bored with the town centre now that it's been ruined by Politoically correct frenchmen.

No burnouts on the parade
boring drivers parade last year
fountains gone



neilsie

952 posts

268 months

Wednesday 15th March 2006
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speedchills.

music on Sunday night.

shelter from the sun or the rain...