Le Mans

[Jonny5]

Appreciate there is a dedicated forum for this, but who is going ?

I'll be going, along with 23 other petrolheads from the SE London / Blackheath.

Our convoy has a classic vibe, mine is the newest by far. Cars include

My G-car (or a Murcielago if i can find one)
Ferrari 246 Dino
Aston DB4-GT
Bullet car mustang
Ferrari 250 GT California (!)
Jenson interceptor FF

just to name a few.

Anybody in the area is more than welcome to join the convoy.

Jonny

[v15ben]

will look out for that collection - where are you staying??

[rico]

Jonny5 said:

Ferrari 250 GT California (!)

I'll be helping to drive the support truck with a convoy of cars like 360s, Diablo, Noble, VXTurbo and a bunch more.

First LeMans. Can't wait!

>> Edited by rico on Monday 7th March 19:12

[DanH]

I'm going. Leaving friday am on the ferry. Staying in Alencon this year though as I hate camping, and whilst the chateau near lemans was nice last year, it was really too expensive.

[burriana]

I believe my 348 Spider will be part of that merry little band also Rico



>> Edited by burriana on Monday 7th March 12:19

[mr_tony]

Indeed Al, our little convoy will include some serious automotive delights

>> Edited by mr_tony on Monday 7th March 11:40

[tony_996hasgone]

burriana said:

I believe my 348 Spider will be part of the Rico Massif!

... not wanting to slag off Rico in any way Al, but calling our little group the "Rico Massif" is tantamount to sacrilege...

Why?? Well...

(i) Viant is the master organiser
(ii) a few of the group are veterans of 15plus visits(not that that in itself makes any difference)
(iii) no Peugeot 306's are currently part of the convoy (although they are more than welcome)

...now whilst I don't want to appear as if I'm up my own ar$e (or Viant's for that matter).... Rico is still in shorts and hanging onto his mother's apron (as I'm sure he will admit), both in terms of Le Mans and the "beverage consumption" that will take place over the week-end!!

In the past this little group has been known as the " Race? ....What Race!!!" group as evidenced by the tour t-shirts (although these were alternated with Ted's official PH shirts last year).









>> Edited by tony_996hasgone on Monday 7th March 12:18

[mr_tony]

Well said Tony - we are if anything the Viant Convoy..

At current count we're looking at something like the following :

1xLamborghini (unk), 3x360, 1x355, 1x3200 and possibly a GT40 (any news on that?), plus some M3s, a ricer or two, some DMS 911TTs and some crappy slow Vauxhall

[burriana]

No problem Tony, it was purely a turn of phrase. I am indebted to Rich and the rest of you for allowing a northern t*sser such as myself to join you at such short notice! ...

now, about these T-shirts

[oggs]

Rich don't forget the "Big Ford" with welsh boy and myself

[rico]

"rico massif"

as said above, i will owe my first lemans to v1ant as he's been a legend in organising it for us.

[c3 gtk]

mr_tony said:

and some crappy slow Vauxhall

I'm not going to rise to that one



Just a photo of said crappy Vauxhall crossing the TopGear finish line after lapping in less than 1:30 at the weekend

>> Edited by c3 gtk on Monday 7th March 13:11

[james p]

Perhaps a Viant t shirt would be in order? I think I have some suitable material taken outside the ACO bar on the Saturday night!

[c3 gtk]

tony_996hasgone said:

(ii) a few of the group are veterans of 15plus visits(not that that in itself makes any difference)

In fact it will be someones 20th year

[rico]

c3 gtk said:

In fact it will be someones 20th year

And the baby of the group is barely 21!

[oggs]

c3 gtk said:

said crappy Vauxhall crossing the TopGear finish line after lapping in less than 1:30 at the weekend

So its pretty good with a decent driver then....
And maybe with you driving it would of been around 2.5 mins

[c3 gtk]

oggs said:

c3 gtk said: said crappy Vauxhall crossing the TopGear finish line after lapping in less than 1:30 at the weekend So its pretty good with a decent driver then.... And maybe with you driving it would of been around 2.5 mins

Again I will not rise to another taunt suffice to say that "Stig" was sitting next to me slowing the car down with has considerable weight
And I now know the real reason that bend is called the "follow through"

[mr_tony]

c3 gtk said:

mr_tony said: and some crappy slow Vauxhall I'm not going to rise to that one

awww
Gonna say the only thing that is wrong with that car as a speed machine is the loose nut behind the wheel

BTW what you doing with stig in your passenger seat - could have broken 1.30 if you'd chucked him in the pits

[mr_tony]

rico said:

c3 gtk said: In fact it will be someones 20th year And the baby of the group is barely 21!

Don't worry rico, you'll feel like you're a middle aged alchoholic with a full on midlife crisis and severe liver damage after drinking away the weekend with us.

[burriana]

and I still want one of those T-shirts! Any spare ones left?