New TVR still under wraps! (Vol. 3)
Discussion
N7GTX said:
All those who go to Le Mans ought to stay at the Hotel de France. Its owned by Martin Overington who is a director of TVR Automotive.
Surely you would get free accommodation as a club member, deposit holder or enthusiast?
baconsarney said:
Gazzab said:
2005 was the last time I camped and was also at Le Mans. Horrid just horrid. Idiot group that I had joined to drive down and camp (ended up with physical violence!). The camping was too hot, noisy and uncomfortable.
I bet you’re a riot to go on holiday with Gazza
I know it hardly seems possible, but I am almost as old as Baconsarney and refuse point blank ever to camp again.
The last time I camped was the night before a track day at Castle Combe.
The 145 mile journey with TVR on trailer was a catalogue of disasters - non working trailer lights, destroyed the jockey wheel when it unwound itself near Coventry, and a wheel came off the trailer in the Cotswolds, which involved both the Police and the RAC to sort it out.
A three hour journey turned into 7 hours and I arrived at the circuit at 10.30 pm.
It was 31st July, so you would think a nice, warm, no worries, relaxing sleep before a day's driving.
Hmmmmm.
The friend I was meeting was staying in his motorhome and had had a Chilli con wotsit ready since about 7pm.
Pitched the borrowed two-midget tent in the dark with only a modicum of swearing and went into the motorhome.
So we settled down to a meal and a considerable quantity of red wine, sorted out the world's problems as you do, and about 2am I went to my tent.
First issue, my newly bought camp bed was a foot longer that the tent.
Second issue, the temperature outside had dropped to 3 degrees C.
I got about 2 hours sleep, shivering with the cold, and at 6am took my hangover in search of a coffee.
Found one at 7am and slowly began to feel more human, but certainly not fit to drive.
So no, I am never camping again.
I now have a nice 7 metre long caravan with all mod cons, including heating, shower, toilet, fridge and cooker.
The last time I camped was the night before a track day at Castle Combe.
The 145 mile journey with TVR on trailer was a catalogue of disasters - non working trailer lights, destroyed the jockey wheel when it unwound itself near Coventry, and a wheel came off the trailer in the Cotswolds, which involved both the Police and the RAC to sort it out.
A three hour journey turned into 7 hours and I arrived at the circuit at 10.30 pm.
It was 31st July, so you would think a nice, warm, no worries, relaxing sleep before a day's driving.
Hmmmmm.
The friend I was meeting was staying in his motorhome and had had a Chilli con wotsit ready since about 7pm.
Pitched the borrowed two-midget tent in the dark with only a modicum of swearing and went into the motorhome.
So we settled down to a meal and a considerable quantity of red wine, sorted out the world's problems as you do, and about 2am I went to my tent.
First issue, my newly bought camp bed was a foot longer that the tent.
Second issue, the temperature outside had dropped to 3 degrees C.
I got about 2 hours sleep, shivering with the cold, and at 6am took my hangover in search of a coffee.
Found one at 7am and slowly began to feel more human, but certainly not fit to drive.
So no, I am never camping again.
I now have a nice 7 metre long caravan with all mod cons, including heating, shower, toilet, fridge and cooker.
Tyre Smoke said:
To be fair, that was the era of 'Stag Does Le Mans' with a huge number of utter idiots only there for one big piss up. No interest in the cars or racing. It was baking hot I seem to remember and the toilets in Maison Blanche absolutely reeked. If you didn't feel nauseous going in, you did coming out. I don't think I showered for the whole week, I wasn't brave enough.
phazed said:
QBee said:
lots of amusing stuff about camping, red wine and a track day.
Totally true and the only time that I actually felt ill on the sighting laps!
I managed to feel well enough to get on track after lunch, and promptly overtook both Matt Poxon and a brand new McLaren 650 S.
baconsarney said:
Tyre Smoke said:
To be fair, that was the era of 'Stag Does Le Mans' with a huge number of utter idiots only there for one big piss up. No interest in the cars or racing. It was baking hot I seem to remember and the toilets in Maison Blanche absolutely reeked. If you didn't feel nauseous going in, you did coming out. I don't think I showered for the whole week, I wasn't brave enough.
Mate of mine had a Stag, damn thing used to overheat… doubt it would have made it Le Mans and back
baconsarney said:
Just done a burger on the small camping stove… served up in a brioche bun with Tommy k and American mustard… 
Washed down with a rather pleasant Shiraz
It’s how we roll in rural Narferk….
Well I've just slaughtered a deer, dug up some new spuds, chopped some asparagus, bottled 23 litres of Chateauneuf-du-Homemade that's how the peasants up 'Norf live Washed down with a rather pleasant Shiraz
It’s how we roll in rural Narferk….
That and just paid over a grand for a service and a new clutch on the Chim not to mention my bill from the dentist , at least with the hair falling out as well the trips to the hairdresser are getting less frequent.
When I’m in Greendales Home For The Permanently Bewildered with my mate Spadge we’re planning on adjacent rooms so we can drone on endlessly about what we got up to at Le Mans as there’s at least 5 years worth of tales.
Never been as drunk, injured, hospitalised, arrested, frogmarched out of the pits, dressed as an Arab, pretended to be Press, pretended to be pit crew, sunburnt, nicked as many flags/wood/ww2 helmets, entered the Friday procession, driven through the closed section including during the opening ceremony, pretended to be camp entrance guards, done as many runners as those 5 days a year.
Wonderful.
And I’ll be back next year…
Never been as drunk, injured, hospitalised, arrested, frogmarched out of the pits, dressed as an Arab, pretended to be Press, pretended to be pit crew, sunburnt, nicked as many flags/wood/ww2 helmets, entered the Friday procession, driven through the closed section including during the opening ceremony, pretended to be camp entrance guards, done as many runners as those 5 days a year.
Wonderful.
And I’ll be back next year…
Tyre Smoke said:
You can't leave that there...
If you mean the cortina we didn’t that year but the following it broke down badly. We had seen a cortina in LM so duly sent an intrepid operative back there at 2am with spanners. It ran great with a French alternator and starter motor and we didn’t need the dizzy so kept it as spare.
But I’ll leave it there
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 18th May 19:10
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