chinese cafe

[sleep envy]

I first went there a in 2000 and was practically standing on the armco.

Tried to get there again 2 years ago but les flicks weren't letting anyone through.

Is there more than one road into the car park?

[vario-rob]

Technically yes but you’d need to be driving something very fast and that can last for 24 hours (not a TVR) and Robert would most certainly be your auntie’s avuncular relative!

Apart from using Mulsanne there is to the very best of my knowledge one road in and out on race day.

The BIB are really spoiling it down there, last year for the first time in a decade we didn’t even bother going to the Chinese De 24hrs on the Saturday night as they seem to get a load of pleasure from stopping people from watching the cars on the boards before the first chicane.

Given the injection of cash into the local economy the race brings you’d really expect them to be slightly less pig headed and obstructive.

[steve_D]

We had a nice meal in there during the race last year but there is a screen all along the fence so you only get the noise. Still rather nice.

No problem getting in.

Steve

[the fury]

Yeah, er, 2001 I think, during qualifying we could stand on the fences and look over, but the last time we made it there (2003, but during the race) there was a copper keeping everyone back. What's the official line? Is it now impossible to get up on the fence, even during qualifying?

[fozzi]

we got right up to the armco at about 2am last year but two plod turned up after a few mins and moved us on.. think the sound of a metal fence crashing to the ground may have alerted them to our presence!

[Spydaman]

Took this little vid www.pistonheads.tv/video.asp?id=394&nr=1 at last years LM. Just turn left instead of right when leaving the Hunandieres(sp) hop over a couple of fences and hide behind the Armco. Watch out for les coppeurs though.