The Le Mans weather thread

[Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35]

I have to admit, the weather for LM this week looks to be absolutely st.

[lowdrag]

Yes, about 13C in the morning and about 25C in the afternoon with showers. Now, since you will all be coming in September (you will, won't you?) be prepared for 9 hours of darkness, a morning temperature of down to 7C and a maximum of 17C. Makes this weekend seem positively tropical, doesn't it

[Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35]

lowdrag said:

Yes, about 13C in the morning and about 25C in the afternoon with showers. Now, since you will all be coming in September (you will, won't you?) be prepared for 9 hours of darkness, a morning temperature of down to 7C and a maximum of 17C. Makes this weekend seem positively tropical, doesn't it

I’m only seeing next Monday as 25c but rain everyday apart from Sun, and max of 17c and 2 days barely over 20c.

You seem to have forgot that I went to the LM Truck race last year and stopped over at Houx. That was 28-29 September and apart from the rain on the Sunday it was OK. Crossing was a bit rough, there and back.

[wsn03]

Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35 said:

lowdrag said:

Yes, about 13C in the morning and about 25C in the afternoon with showers. Now, since you will all be coming in September (you will, won't you?) be prepared for 9 hours of darkness, a morning temperature of down to 7C and a maximum of 17C. Makes this weekend seem positively tropical, doesn't it

You seem to have forgot that I went to the LM Truck race last year

Not wanting to hijack the subject but what was that like? The Moto 24 is excellent- great atmosphere with a full and crazy French crowd. Most entertaining.

As for cold...anyone who has camped in the Isle of Man can deal with anything

[Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35]

wsn03 said:

Not wanting to hijack the subject but what was that like? The Moto 24 is excellent- great atmosphere with a full and crazy French crowd. Most entertaining.

As for cold...anyone who has camped in the Isle of Man can deal with anything

It was good fun and yes a full and crazy French crowd, I enjoyed it. The French group I camped next to were good fun and they asked me to join them for dinner. Where my school days French let me down was more than made up with Google translate. I still chat to a few via email.

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

We might opt for glamping or similar if Sept will be cold, I'm usually further south in that season, didn't occur to me that cold might happen!

[vincegail]

wsn03 said:

As for cold...anyone who has camped in the Isle of Man can deal with anything

Will keep this in mind for next year's TT

[Welshbeef]

Watching a fair few Le Mans clips.

Currently seeing 1999 with Brundel in the Toyota and he was leading setting Leo times near qualifying @ 3:37....
I just think of that 3:15 seconds last year how things have moved on with the same identical track incredible.

[vincegail]

Pole time that year was 3:29.930, so a bit quicker than your number. Still a massive difference compared to present pole times, mind.

[wsn03]

vincegail said:

wsn03 said:

As for cold...anyone who has camped in the Isle of Man can deal with anything

Will keep this in mind for next year's TT

I'll be at the Nurburgring 24, which I believe will have a temperature range as low as 12c

Thats about 9c warmer than the lows ive witnessed on the Island.

Weather is definitely a factor in my "lets do Le Mans instead" discussions with myself.
Odd though that ive fallen in love with the NW200 in N Ireland- that place makes the North Pole seem warm at times. Must be the Guinness...

[Printertosh]

Used to camp in a single lined tent at Santa Pod in March! At least you'd get away with a campfire back then to warm up beforehand.

[Welshbeef]

Printertosh said:

Used to camp in a single lined tent at Santa Pod in March! At least you'd get away with a campfire back then to warm up beforehand.

May I introduce you to Whiskey this lovely drink (& brandy too) will keep you warm at night.

[Printertosh]

Welshbeef said:

Printertosh said:

Used to camp in a single lined tent at Santa Pod in March! At least you'd get away with a campfire back then to warm up beforehand.

May I introduce you to Whiskey this lovely drink (& brandy too) will keep you warm at night.

I was on the vodka and lager back then, not sure if it kept me warm though Luckily on the coldest weekend I had my girlfriend (now wife) there to help me practice my survival skills

[wsn03]

Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35 said:

It was good fun and yes a full and crazy French crowd, I enjoyed it. The French group I camped next to were good fun and they asked me to join them for dinner. Where my school days French let me down was more than made up with Google translate. I still chat to a few via email.

I've added it to my list then, if its anything like Moto 24 it will be another very fun weekend. Never crossed my mind before now

[Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35]

wsn03 said:

I've added it to my list then, if its anything like Moto 24 it will be another very fun weekend. Never crossed my mind before now

The campsite available is Houx...world famous for:

[lowdrag]

Les chiottes à la Turque! Plant your feet, bend and give a good heave! Far less of them around these days than the turn of the century!

[wsn03]

Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35 said:

wsn03 said:

I've added it to my list then, if its anything like Moto 24 it will be another very fun weekend. Never crossed my mind before now

The campsite available is Houx...world famous for:

Hmm...the site I stayed at for my first Le Mans in 2008. Queing alongside the bogs for the shower...nasty

[Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35]

Fortunately they have alternate portabogs and portashowers on Houx. But the squats are still there and I suppose are handy for the showers in them too.

[Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35]

lowdrag said:

Les chiottes à la Turque! Plant your feet, bend and give a good heave! Far less of them around these days than the turn of the century!

Apparently nature’s preferred position for taking a dump. Good angle to get it out, but awkward and uncomfortable enough that you don’t hang around reading the paper and so get piles.

[wsn03]

Powerfully Built PSC Director - Outside IR35 said:

lowdrag said:

Les chiottes à la Turque! Plant your feet, bend and give a good heave! Far less of them around these days than the turn of the century!

Apparently nature’s preferred position for taking a dump. Good angle to get it out, but awkward and uncomfortable enough that you don’t hang around reading the paper and so get piles.

Well it failed me. I was living on my own and used to a throne in total privacy. The group we were with were clueless enough to live on dry chicken and chips just to compound matters (they didn't even go to the race).

I think it was the champagne i had on race night that finally pushed out 3 days of rancid stale food into the piss stained hole in the ground at about 4am.

It was a grim welcome to my first Le Mans.