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Fell out of love with going there in '17... way too much hassle travelling on my own from Scotland and spending most of the time at the circuit on my own too, travel buddy running around taking picture... So I am sorry Le Mans but I am keeping my money to myself - even stopped my ACO membership after 15 years. PS Interesting seeing those bars from the inside in all those years I have never been a patron my travel buddy and others I travel with don't really drink.
PS Remember next year there will be even more bother: International Driving Liscence, Green insurance card, extended custums' chaos and checks plus a tanking pound making going there too expensive for many
PS Remember next year there will be even more bother: International Driving Liscence, Green insurance card, extended custums' chaos and checks plus a tanking pound making going there too expensive for many
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:01
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:38
Great Dane said:
Fell out of love with going there in '17... way too much hassle travelling on my own from Scotland and spending most of the time at the circuit on my own too, travel buddy running around taking picture... So I am sorry Le Mans but I am keeping my money to myself - even stopped my ACO membership after 15 years. PS Interesting seeing those bars from the inside in all those years I have never been a patron my travel buddy and others I travel with don't really drink.
PS Remember next year there will be even more bother: International Driving Liscence, Green insurance card, extended custums' chaos and checks plus a tanking pound making going there too expensive for many
It’s unlikely a IDP will be needed. They don’t need them for US licenses in France. Green insurance card is good practice anyway and I usually get one from my insurance provider. Customs will be like going through the airport, “anything to declare?”. PS Remember next year there will be even more bother: International Driving Liscence, Green insurance card, extended custums' chaos and checks plus a tanking pound making going there too expensive for many
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:01
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:38
[quote=Great Dane]Fell out of love with going there in '17... way too much hassle travelling on my own from Scotland and spending most of the time at the circuit on my own too, travel buddy running around taking picture... So I am sorry Le Mans but I am keeping my money to myself - even stopped my ACO membership after 15 years. PS Interesting seeing those bars from the inside in all those years I have never been a patron my travel buddy and others I travel with don't really drink.
PS Remember next year there will be even more bother: International Driving Liscence, Green insurance card, extended custums' chaos and checks plus a tanking pound making going there too expensive for many
Oh please cheer up!
PS Remember next year there will be even more bother: International Driving Liscence, Green insurance card, extended custums' chaos and checks plus a tanking pound making going there too expensive for many
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:01
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:38
[/quotes Oh please cheer up!
Great Dane said:
Edited by Great Dane on Monday 21st September 19:38
[/quotes Oh please cheer up!
Great Dane said:
Doesn't matter not going anyway... I have to drive on my own with an overnight stop in England going down and back up My buddy doesn't arrive until wednesday night... leaves on sunday morning around 10 - no joke
Glasgow to Paris flight 1h 50... hire car... Paris to Le Mans 2hGreat Dane said:
Doesn't matter not going anyway... I have to drive on my own with an overnight stop in England going down and back up My buddy doesn't arrive until wednesday night... leaves on sunday morning around 10 - no joke
It's not Le Mans that's the issue - it's going with the wrong mates!!! Sort that, and you'll be back all revved up again!!
Rob
Robscim said:
Great Dane said:
Doesn't matter not going anyway... I have to drive on my own with an overnight stop in England going down and back up My buddy doesn't arrive until wednesday night... leaves on sunday morning around 10 - no joke
It's not Le Mans that's the issue - it's going with the wrong mates!!! Sort that, and you'll be back all revved up again!!
Rob
All I can say that my racing situation is complicated and when it is difficult with certain people coming together... one just avoids it.... One friend is a fish out of water and asks about everything for instance and clings and clings he is 66. Instead of going, I make my own spotters' guide which is published here and on several sites on FB... https://www.dropbox.com/s/q9tkqxdrfgvksws/LM%20202... I guess next year it might be popular because Andy Blackmore has announced today that he is stopping doing them
lowdrag said:
Beermountain had a great annual review of bars, things to do and places to see, together with photos of each car, taken during the preliminaries a fortnight earlier. I used to help out with it. But they discontinued it a few years back now.
Andy Blackmore is stopping doing his guides will not do LM next year ... mine is the only one (apart from the official) and it has pictures and drivers' helmetsGreat Dane said:
lowdrag said:
Beermountain had a great annual review of bars, things to do and places to see, together with photos of each car, taken during the preliminaries a fortnight earlier. I used to help out with it. But they discontinued it a few years back now.
Andy Blackmore is stopping doing his guides will not do LM next year ... mine is the only one (apart from the official) and it has pictures and drivers' helmetsVery sad to see. Should be heaving with happy race fans. Although doesn’t look the same as a weekend in June.
Lowdrag, ever grateful for your insight and mutual heartbreak that the place we love is suffering. Fingers crossed that we get back to something resembling normal in time for June 2021
Lowdrag, ever grateful for your insight and mutual heartbreak that the place we love is suffering. Fingers crossed that we get back to something resembling normal in time for June 2021
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