Grande Parade Des Pilotes

[vetteheadracer]

The following highlights for the Parade this year.

The 1956 winning D-Type has been shipped to France from the USA especially for this parade, where it will be joined by a further eight legendary D Type Jaguars.

Also appearing:
Ford GT40,Gulf-Porsche 917K,Mc Laren F1 GTR

Aston Martin Owners Club

Austin Healey Club

6 generations of Corvette.

Details (in English) here:

www.grande-parade-des-pilotes.com/programme_uk.htm

Friday night fron 18:00 (you need to get there no later than about 16:00) starts and ends at the Place du Jacobins

[20vt_mk2dub]

So badly wish I was going on friday and watching the historic races too on sat morning - I arrive at Le Mans airport just after its finished...

might see the tail end of this as the jet circles the track!

[Tripps]

vetteheadracer said:

6 generations of Corvette

Are you featuring in the shown again then Vette?

[markCSC]

Is this a total pig to get to? I would really like to see the parade but should I try to drive there, get a bus or walk?

Ta

Mark

[vetteheadracer]

Tripps said:

vetteheadracer said:

6 generations of Corvette

Are you featuring in the shown again then Vette?

Sadly not this year as not getting my Twin Turbo Z06 back from the garage until Wednesday.

:MarkSCS said:

Is this a total pig to get to? I would really like to see the parade but should I try to drive there, get a bus or walk?

Ta

Mark

My advice is get there early, as they shut the roads from 3 p.m. onwards. Driving there is the best option then park on the opposite side of the river and walk the last bit.
The parade starts from here outside the cathedral.

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&GridE=0.19910&GridN=48.00803&lon=0.19910&lat=48.00803&search_result=Place%20des%20Jacobins%2C%2072100%2C%20Le%20Mans%2C%20Sarthe&GridN=48.00803&GridE=0.19910&lang=&db=FR&keepicon=true&place=Place%20des%20Jacobins%2C%2072100%2C%20Le%20Mans%2C%20Sarthe&pc=&advanced=&addr2=place%20du%20jacobins&client=public&addr3=Le%20Mans&overviewmap=&scale=5000

Edited by vetteheadracer on Monday 12th June 11:22

[vetteheadracer]

Bus timetable between the circuit and the town centre for all those wanting to go to the Parade.....

www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/pages/acces/setram2006.pdf

[richb]

markCSC said:

Is this a total pig to get to? I would really like to see the parade but should I try to drive there, get a bus or walk?

Ta

Mark

It is indeed an absolute pig to get to, the busses are very crowded (think Northern Line rush hour) and when you get there the parade is badly organised. Well teh one I bothered to fight my way to was in 2004! One car about every 10 mins... totally boring.

[Tripps]

richb said:

It is indeed an absolute pig to get to, the busses are very crowded (think Northern Line rush hour) and when you get there the parade is badly organised. Well teh one I bothered to fight my way to was in 2004! One car about every 10 mins... totally boring.

Boring???? 2004 was a great vintage, not least because a group of us were part of the parade that year, I was in Lake's purple Cerb and we were warned many times about leaving large rubber strips on the roads

Strangely the crowd enjoyed the antics though...

[richb]

OK for the drivers I imagine but where I was stood we got a car or a motorbike evry 10 mins or so interspersed with some strange french brass bands! Gave up after an hour and half and went back to our hotel to drink!

[Tripps]

richb said:

OK for the drivers I imagine but where I was stood we got a car or a motorbike evry 10 mins or so interspersed with some strange french brass bands! Gave up after an hour and half and went back to our hotel to drink!

I've not been for a few years now as a spectator (this year will be the first since 2003) but it always went like a blur for me - mind you I was well lubricated