Discussion
Possibly a bit premature.
Booked the ferry crossings for our first trip to LM, with Speed Ferry’s.
How low slung does the car need to be, before you start to have problems getting on the ferry. (I’m sure this must have been done to death, but I couldn’t find anything with a search).
The lowest in our party is probably an S4S Esprit, that has no more than 80mm to the splitter.
Cheers chaps.
Booked the ferry crossings for our first trip to LM, with Speed Ferry’s.
How low slung does the car need to be, before you start to have problems getting on the ferry. (I’m sure this must have been done to death, but I couldn’t find anything with a search).
The lowest in our party is probably an S4S Esprit, that has no more than 80mm to the splitter.
Cheers chaps.
Never had a problem over the (many) years with various low slung cars including an Elan and an Esprit. This year we took a Mantis GT which has a very low splitter and, once again, no worries. Don't forget, attack the ramp at an angle and you should stay in one piece.
Without being depressing I would be more concerned about protecting your investment when you arrive in the LM car parks....
Without being depressing I would be more concerned about protecting your investment when you arrive in the LM car parks....
There is more to life than splitters. There is more to cars than splitters too.
On one trip to the Le Mans Classic a Lotus Elan had no trouble getting it's nose on to the ferry, or most of the rest of his car for that matter - he just had to walk back and pick up the whole exhaust system...
Most dock loaders are quite good at their jobs actually and can spot a problem car a mile off. They will then stop you and put wood blocks down. If your high at the front but have a low exhaust (which they may not spot) just look nervous and shout to them.
On one trip to the Le Mans Classic a Lotus Elan had no trouble getting it's nose on to the ferry, or most of the rest of his car for that matter - he just had to walk back and pick up the whole exhaust system...
Most dock loaders are quite good at their jobs actually and can spot a problem car a mile off. They will then stop you and put wood blocks down. If your high at the front but have a low exhaust (which they may not spot) just look nervous and shout to them.
//j17 said:
Most dock loaders are quite good at their jobs actually and can spot a problem car a mile off. They will then stop you and put wood blocks down. If your high at the front but have a low exhaust (which they may not spot) just look nervous and shout to them.
We spent a good 20 minutes hanging over the rear of Speed 1 watching all the exotica being loaded and can agree with the above. No car was turned away, every car was treated with full care and attention. F308 MAN said:
last june, one of our gang ripped/cracked/split his front spoiler on the speedferries service.
speedferries coughed up the full amount to repair his ferrari 355.
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If that is who I think it is it worked out reasonably well for him really - Yellow 355, based in Yorkshire?speedferries coughed up the full amount to repair his ferrari 355.
dIt actually seems to depend a bit on the tide. I have used speedferries quite often and whilts I have never had a problem (Fiat Coupe) there have been more concerned than others which I guess relates to the position of the boat relative to the dock.
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