What did you forget / what do plan to take next year

[hobo]

The first year we had no fridge so this year we took a generator & proper fridge. Cold beer, oh yes. Decent BBQ as well this year instead of disposable crap first time.

Next year I think a mini quad is on the cards for getting around site / nipping to shops.

Oh, and obviously a faster car to travel in

[Fruitcake]

If I ever go again, I'd like to go in a hot hatch for a bit of luggage space to fit in the all important fridge.

[nel]

A shower bag that you can fill with water, hang-up, then shower under. Bloody queues at Houx Annexe were just too much hassle and I ended up not showering for two and half days. Honhihon - I am finally turning french after 8 years here and becoming a soap-dodger....

Alternatively our group are discussing the idea of a small caravan just to provide toilet and shower facilites for the group - apart from that camping was a good laugh. Problem is that i don't want to drive there in a van towing a caravan, I want to tool down with beer and a tent in my porker like this year!

[welland]

Forgot -

Fridge
Paddling Pool
Turned up with one days worth of food due to great planning on our part


Need for next time -

ACO membership
More beer
Pro plus to stay up throughout the nights racing
62" TV
Porsche Carrera GT
Levitating magical rug to save walking and get even better views!!

[toast boy]

We definately want a fridge to go with the pretty redundant generator we took this year, and a gazebo to keep cool under (and also to hide from the Wednesday night deluge!)

Apart from that we were pretty sorted, but a comfy sofa would have been nice!

[Truckosaurus]

Gadget of the year was the mini toaster grill for the gas burner.

[srebbe64]

Gas spanner!

And, my old favourite, a Segway!!

[Rob P]

that walk from base camp to the grandstand was too much like hard work

[Toobin]

Shaving Mirror



and my real friends

Edited by Toobin on Monday 19th June 20:41

[toby182]

Next year I plan to take lots of pistonheads stickers on my car cos I didn't have any this year or last, and have only just got round to signing up! Great site btw - hope to get pics of my cars up shortly!

[pgm]

Going to take less beer

Was sick on the carpet Friday night

[Davislove]

Forgot: Food

Need for next year: Sports car

[pgm]

all this talk of shaving and showers?

Come on guys, this is Le Mans, a proper blokey weekend we're talking about

[mxdi]

Fruitcake said:

If I ever go again, I'd like to go in a hot hatch for a bit of luggage space to fit in the all important fridge.

were you the ones in the MX5?

we deliberated on which car to take, my MX or the other halfs clio, opted for clio and so glad we did, reasons being... more space & air con.
One of our group got absolutley soaked when someone- (English!) chucked water in their open sunroof- they and their NEW car got very wet, they werent best pleased.
Although its nice to take a sports car, you need to stay cool, have room for the important stuff. Its only going to get dusty

[20vt_mk2dub]

Forgot enough money and lots of water...

for next time... a slightly better radio, more money, an aqua backpack thing and my car and a tent!

[mxdi]

I have a radio on my SE W800i phone, the headphones were bloody fantastic as they fit right in the ear, you can sit beside the track put on the radio and it will drown out the noise of the cars
(kind of defeats the object though)

[Fruitcake]

Davislove said:

Forgot: Food

Need for next year: Sports car

Wanna swap?

[Fruitcake]

mxdi said:

Fruitcake said:

If I ever go again, I'd like to go in a hot hatch for a bit of luggage space to fit in the all important fridge.

were you the ones in the MX5?

we deliberated on which car to take, my MX or the other halfs clio, opted for clio and so glad we did, reasons being... more space & air con.
One of our group got absolutley soaked when someone- (English!) chucked water in their open sunroof- they and their NEW car got very wet, they werent best pleased.
Although its nice to take a sports car, you need to stay cool, have room for the important stuff. Its only going to get dusty

I did take the MX-5 and to be honest it wasn't too bad. It would have been better if I had only to take my own luggage not everyone else's but the boot swallowed it all up admirably though I had to shut the lid gingerly

There's quite a bit of space behind the seats but the real killer was no air-con. With the roof down, we just baked but the car was totally faultless there and back, with the exception of blowing a headlight bulb, which could have heppened in anything really. It just took ages to pack it all properly.

Sideways past the Gendarmes on the way out of MB campsite was good fun though.