anyone else going to the ring after lemans?
anyone else going to the ring after lemans?
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DucatiGary

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Tuesday 25th April 2006
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as above really, cant think of anything witty to put.

20vt_mk2dub

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249 months

Tuesday 25th April 2006
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depends how much my GF has missed me whether she'll let me! lol

DucatiGary

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Tuesday 25th April 2006
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ok thats you on board then, anyone else joining ?

sleep envy

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Tuesday 25th April 2006
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I might if I can be tempted...

t1grm

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Wednesday 26th April 2006
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Maybe, yes. I have some biker mates going there for the race weekend but they are staying until Wednesday.

DucatiGary

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Wednesday 26th April 2006
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envy - your already signed up, with duties of keeping nervy out of trouble.

t1grm - more than welcome to join us if you wish, would be our pleasure.

suppose if we where a little more organised we should have done this a few months back, ahh well thats part of the fun I guess, anyone else wanna tag along for the fun?

chrisbr68

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Wednesday 26th April 2006
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How long is the drive from le mans? Im not due home will tuesday and the ring would be sweeet

DucatiGary

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Wednesday 26th April 2006
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hi chris, who cares how far it is (ive not even checked tbh) but if you need to be back for tuesday, i doubt you will get much "ring action" in.

taking into account we will leave france monday get to the ring before late afternoon (depending on how many stops nervy makes us wait for him on) id say tuesday is the day we actually get "ring time" (and im not talking the same type of "ring time" nervy has in mind with the strippers)

get some more time off, will be a blast, we'll be there all week.

>> Edited by DucatiGary on Wednesday 26th April 18:50

chrisbr68

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Wednesday 26th April 2006
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Hi Gary,

Sounds like a good plan but I dont think its going to happen unfortunatly! Bugger, maybe next year...

Cheers.

sleep envy

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Thursday 27th April 2006
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DucatiGary said:
hi chris, who cares how far it is (ive not even checked tbh) but if you need to be back for tuesday, i doubt you will get much "ring action" in.

taking into account we will leave france monday get to the ring before late afternoon (depending on how many stops nervy makes us wait for him on) id say tuesday is the day we actually get "ring time" (and im not talking the same type of "ring time" nervy has in mind with the strippers)

get some more time off, will be a blast, we'll be there all week.


will probably take most of Monday to get there and I know I'll be fed up of driving to do a lap in the afternoon, will be more interested in by that point

t1grm

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Thursday 27th April 2006
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DucatiGary said:
hi chris, who cares how far it is (ive not even checked tbh) but if you need to be back for tuesday, i doubt you will get much "ring action" in.

taking into account we will leave france monday get to the ring before late afternoon (depending on how many stops nervy makes us wait for him on) id say tuesday is the day we actually get "ring time" (and im not talking the same type of "ring time" nervy has in mind with the strippers)

get some more time off, will be a blast, we'll be there all week.

>> Edited by DucatiGary on Wednesday 26th April 18:50


It's about a 6 hour run depending on traffic around Paris.

Riems is almost exactly half way so that makes a nice stop off point for lunch and have a look at what's left of the old race track there.

sleep envy

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Thursday 27th April 2006
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t1grm said:
Riems is almost exactly half way so that makes a nice stop off point for lunch and have a look at what's left of the old race track there.


nice one, will bear that in mind

DucatiGary

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Thursday 27th April 2006
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t1grm, will you be joining us?

ridds

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Thursday 27th April 2006
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650 miles.

Looked into this as I have VIP passes for one of the teams that is racing and wanted to head over for the 24 hour race over the same weekend as LM as I've already paid for my LM tickets.

Wed to Fri LM Fri night drive over and watch races on Sat from the ring.

Not going to happen though. Will spend my time at LM I think.

t1grm

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Thursday 27th April 2006
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DucatiGary said:
t1grm, will you be joining us?



Not sure yet chap. Will decide nearer the time. Do you need to know sooner for any particular reason?

DucatiGary

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Friday 28th April 2006
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t1grm said:
DucatiGary said:
t1grm, will you be joining us?



Not sure yet chap. Will decide nearer the time. Do you need to know sooner for any particular reason?


not really, just so we know rough numbers

thanks

ds240

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240 months

Friday 28th April 2006
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I won't be going. But from the LM circuit entrance to Ring car park it is about 440 miles and should take 6.5 to 7 hours(without stops/ delays. But that route skims Paris and that can be a nightmare.






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DucatiGary

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Sunday 30th April 2006
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sound like fun

Stu_00

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Tuesday 2nd May 2006
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Yes we are heading there for public lapping on the Sunday if all goes well. Planning to take a mix of fun small roads and bit of motorway to the ring. Got a route that looks better than heading through paris, but this will depend on if anyone has any other knowledge of good roads in france.

At present cars going:-

Alfa GTV V6,
Mazda RX7
WRX
MR2

and a german hire car - hopefully a RWD BMW or simliar !

DucatiGary

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Tuesday 2nd May 2006
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Hi Stu

we will be at the ring on monday afternoon, how long you guys staying for ?

Cheers