The Le Mans weather thread

The Le Mans weather thread

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rakh1

13 posts

254 months

Monday 11th June 2018
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I learnt about the famous car today, I believe from the cat-master himself. Basically a ritual tent is errected with a front and back door open. A sacred cat is introduced to the area and the weather predicted based on which entrance the cat uses.

Sounds like science to me!

/R

lowdrag

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12,868 posts

212 months

Monday 11th June 2018
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Well, back from a lovely stay in the UK for Shelsley Walsh hill climb weekend based around the 70th anniversary of the XK. I'll post about that in the classic section, but we were soooo lucky with the weather in the UK since an XKSS is rather wet in the rain. So, home this morning, a bit of mist, so no rain - until we got to 30 miles north of Le Mans where it started chucking it down. That as nearly two hours ago and it hasn't stopped since just like before we left last Wednesday. Rain is forecast all day with perhaps storms, but the rest of the week seems mostly dry with perhaps a shower or two. But based on what has already happened, I feel sorry for those on Beauséjour. It will be a nightmare.

ETA:- I take it all back. I've just done a tour of Beauséjour and as you go in there is a lake by the portakabins, but further in there are no cars sunk in the mud, people seem well enough and the grass has obviously been mown a few times. So, aprt from the far end on the right, which usually is bad, but I didn't go down to verify, things should be not perfect but livable.

Edited by lowdrag on Monday 11th June 12:32

Lovey1

427 posts

180 months

Monday 11th June 2018
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I'll take this as a positive!

VladD

7,853 posts

264 months

Monday 11th June 2018
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This shows that the temperature may be dropping on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Qualifying looks dry now though.

Caterbroon

73 posts

129 months

Monday 11th June 2018
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Le Mans centre today has been a real mix of torrential downpours and quite warm sunshine. Hopefully the camp sites will dry out a bit between now and Wednesday when we head for our pitch. The flat in town is however quite dry apart from the drops of water from the air con. !! The forecast from now seems quite good.

woof

8,456 posts

276 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Pic from this morning. Car parks beginning to cut up. I'll bring snow chains I think to try and get out !


Car park P6 bis

Edited by woof on Tuesday 12th June 12:44

MrC986

3,481 posts

190 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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woof said:
Pic from this morning. Car parks beginning to cut up. I'll bring snow chains I think to try and get out !

That's not good for those on sites where there's no surfaced roads to the main sections

lowdrag

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12,868 posts

212 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Local forecast says rain until 5pm and then clearing up for a few days. But we have had a steady downpour for two hours this morning again. Not sure which parking that is but Maison Blanche, Bleu Nord and Houx will be fine. They are sandy soil.

ThirstyMonk

513 posts

283 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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woof said:
Pic from this morning. Car parks beginning to cut up. I'll bring snow chains I think to try and get out !

Is that Bleu Nord parking?

Looking a bit boggy

woof

8,456 posts

276 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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ThirstyMonk said:
Is that Bleu Nord parking?

Looking a bit boggy
I'm told it's P6bis - which means nothing to me ?

VladD

7,853 posts

264 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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woof said:
ThirstyMonk said:
Is that Bleu Nord parking?

Looking a bit boggy
I'm told it's P6bis - which means nothing to me ?
A bit of Googling tells me that P6 and P6 bis are car parks for media types. The other side of the Bugatti circuit from Houx.

Edited by VladD on Tuesday 12th June 13:19

lowdrag

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12,868 posts

212 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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VladD said:
A bit of Googling tells me that P6 and P6 bis are car parks for media types. The other side of the Bugatti circuit from Houx.

Edited by VladD on Tuesday 12th June 13:19
P6 is right next to the crossroads below the paddock. P6 (2) - which is bis in French - is further up towards the medical centre alongside the Bugatti circuit. I've been parking there for years until this year. Wonder what that is going to look like in a few days time? It rained again heavily this morning, but they say the worst is now behind us. Just the risk of a shower or two on Sunday, but that may well disappear.

Slomo_uk

150 posts

224 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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spare umbrellas and wet gear now packed.....

//j17

4,471 posts

222 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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At least it's not looking 2015 wet!

scottmodha

23 posts

204 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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This makes even more of a case for me to cram in the gazeebo! My mate will have to suffer in the back of the car!

delta0

2,334 posts

105 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Looks like it will be dry from now on

ThirstyMonk

513 posts

283 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Gav's most recent weather forecast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA3j7tHMjuA

It's not looking too shabby, providing the campsites can dry out in time after the recent deluges..

All hail the cat..

delta0

2,334 posts

105 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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What are the campsites like at the moment? Are they mostly dry or is there lots of mud? Trying to decide whether to pack the wellies or not.

Edited by delta0 on Tuesday 12th June 23:35

RL17

1,231 posts

92 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Boots packed, off to bed as early departure

RL17

1,231 posts

92 months

Wednesday 13th June 2018
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Dover getting clocked with lorries and 40 mph from Folkestone approach at 6.30amWed