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I had a great time at Le Mans this year (as always). We ended up going both ways on the N138. The only disappointment was the lack of company - that road used to be full of convoys of quick cars travelling down but it was relatively empty on both Friday and Sunday. I guess msot people are now taking the Autoroute but, for my money, the trip down on the N138 is 1/3 of the Le Mans experience (the other 2/3 being the atmosphere in and around the campsites/track and the actual race itslef).
We took the motorway to Rouen on Thursday morning and then headed down the N138. Saw hardly any other cars at all and so at Gace we got back onto the A28. Shame really as the N138 is a key part of our LM tour. It seems that most people want to get down to Le Mans asap.It was noticeable at the campsites as from lunchtime Thursday most people had rocked up and Maison Blanche at least was rammed.
Drove the N138 down on Thursday.
After stopping for lunch and heading off it was really quiet.
There was 6 of us in our group and we came across a few other brits,noticable a couple of RX8's and we had a very spirited run for a good few miles,cheers gents!!!
On the Sunday part of our group took the N138 home the other took the toll road,i was one of them due wanting to check out the A28 in preparation for the Classic Le Mans in a few weeks.
Saw no Police at all.
From Le Mans to Le Touquet not one Police car at all.
And the other half of our group on the N138 didn't see any either and the N138 was really quiet again.
After stopping for lunch and heading off it was really quiet.
There was 6 of us in our group and we came across a few other brits,noticable a couple of RX8's and we had a very spirited run for a good few miles,cheers gents!!!
On the Sunday part of our group took the N138 home the other took the toll road,i was one of them due wanting to check out the A28 in preparation for the Classic Le Mans in a few weeks.
Saw no Police at all.
From Le Mans to Le Touquet not one Police car at all.
And the other half of our group on the N138 didn't see any either and the N138 was really quiet again.
RossG said:
Did anyone else notice that a lot more of it now has solid white lines compared to last year...??
Me thinks the french are actively trying to discourage some of the crazy fun we used to have on that road!!
Me thinks the french are actively trying to discourage some of the crazy fun we used to have on that road!!
Yep - I noticed this particularly on the Monday when we heading north.
We did the N138 from Alencon on the way down - the rest were D roads
On the way back it was a combination of D roads and 138 until Alencon when I had to get onto the A28 as the slow speed through the towns was making me want to vomit
Nothing to do with the Sunday night
of course! 
On the way down, at Calais, plugged Le Mans into the satnav and then selected “bicycle route”. Best drive I ever had in France. Took me down some ridiculously hidden away roads that you would never have found using a map. I couldn’t tell you the exact route but it involved sections of the N1, D919, D938 and D928 at various stages. Took the N138 to Rouen and then the Autoroute on the way back. Saw a few hot cars in both directions but not a lot. Less than 10 each way I would say. Going down was a great drive and didn’t see any speed traps. Some serious hooning was had . On the way back I saw at least 4 speed traps on the N138 but was taking it easy so didn’t get stopped at any of them.
. On the way back I saw at least 4 speed traps on the N138 but was taking it easy so didn’t get stopped at any of them.Well I went down on the grenade for some of my fellow PH's when I got busted on the A28 out of Rouen. 
I kept the Gendarmerie
off the road and busy for a while explaining, in le french, my licence had been stolen and producing a NZ passport for them to chuckle about whilst deciding how much to fine me.
I kept the Gendarmerie
off the road and busy for a while explaining, in le french, my licence had been stolen and producing a NZ passport for them to chuckle about whilst deciding how much to fine me. 
I took the N138 thursday morning too, saw a few PHers, and some crazy fools too!
Noticeably two old guys in a blue 206 (probably 1.1), overtaking trucks in blind turns and with islands coming up, more than once got away with it on a very fine line, and I still managed to get there before him by overtaking safely.
Also passed a 911/Clio trophy/X5 convoy that then crept up behind me, and all decided to overtake two lorries all at once. The front lorry had to get on the verge for the X5 not to get hit head on in a blind turn...
I think it took to long for me though (6 hours from calais, non stop),so it wa A28 on the way back ...
Noticeably two old guys in a blue 206 (probably 1.1), overtaking trucks in blind turns and with islands coming up, more than once got away with it on a very fine line, and I still managed to get there before him by overtaking safely.
Also passed a 911/Clio trophy/X5 convoy that then crept up behind me, and all decided to overtake two lorries all at once. The front lorry had to get on the verge for the X5 not to get hit head on in a blind turn...
I think it took to long for me though (6 hours from calais, non stop),so it wa A28 on the way back ...
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