Race Weekend Weather
Discussion
its a bit early yet, but this has proved mostly accurate in the past
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/europe_forecas...
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/europe_forecas...
Plan for everything. Le Sarthe is a notorious region for changable weather. Several times we have arrived on the Wednesday with good weather right untill we get to the circuit, where there has been heavy rain.
Also we have had rain all the way down from calais, then on arrival beautiful sunshine.
One thing I have learnt is always prepare for scorching sunshine, so plenty of factor 30 as there is little escape. but make sure you have your water proof's as the rain can be heavy and again there is little escape.
With the forecast i'd pay little attention. Although I keep an eye on acu weather I always find that the forecast changes most days, right up to race day.
Best prepare for the worst then enjoy the best.
Most likely outcome. Nice tan
Also we have had rain all the way down from calais, then on arrival beautiful sunshine.
One thing I have learnt is always prepare for scorching sunshine, so plenty of factor 30 as there is little escape. but make sure you have your water proof's as the rain can be heavy and again there is little escape.
With the forecast i'd pay little attention. Although I keep an eye on acu weather I always find that the forecast changes most days, right up to race day.
Best prepare for the worst then enjoy the best.
Most likely outcome. Nice tan
This is a good weather site. Only does forecasts nearer the date though.
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/FR/observations
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/FR/observations
E36GUY said:
I don't know why there is a thread every year about the weather. It's totally unpredictable, liable to change with virtually no notice so there is one answer. Pack for hot weather, and also pack for cooler/wet weather. Better to have it and not need it than vice versa.
Cause we're British and there's bugger all to discuss whilst we all wait for tickets and stickers to arrive lol...... :-)E36GUY said:
I don't know why there is a thread every year about the weather. It's totally unpredictable, liable to change with virtually no notice so there is one answer. Pack for hot weather, and also pack for cooler/wet weather. Better to have it and not need it than vice versa.
Don't post in the topic if you're so pragmatic about it. As said above, many Brits love to b
h and comment on the weather, some are even mad enough to head down in a Caterham and may want to know if they should/should not pack the wet weather gear. Bring on the beating sun.
As someone who has lived at Le Mans for 11 years, the bloody weather forecast can't tell me what is happening tomorrow, let alone in two months time! Anyway, was it 2004 when it rained at Mulsanne to Arnage but nowhere else? Cars everywhere! Then there was the Wednesday 2008 (?) when a localised storm hit the circuit and Arnage, but here at Brette (5 miles) we had a little drizzle. The tunnels were full and the camping sites lakes! So I'd suggest you look outside of your tents each morning and take it from there!
Hoddo said:
...many Brits... want to know if they should/should not pack the wet weather gear....
Yes, you should. Unless you don't mind getting wet if it rains. There you go, problem solved :-)
TBH a waterproof jacket with zipped-in fleece lining from someone like Berghaus, North Face or Karrimor is a great all-weather option. If it rains, you'll stay dry, if it's dry but not that warm in the evenings you can just use the fleece lining, and if it's cold and wet you're covered on both fronts. And if it's dry and warm the whole time they pack up pretty small, so you won't have wasted much space. And at least you'll have something to sit on without getting a damp arse :-)
agreed, the BBC cant even guess correctly at the best of times. Its time we had some glorious weather at Le Mans, a la 2007 - it was cooking!! Fingers crossed!
-Lummox- said:
Yes, you should. Unless you don't mind getting wet if it rains.
There you go, problem solved :-)
TBH a waterproof jacket with zipped-in fleece lining from someone like Berghaus, North Face or Karrimor is a great all-weather option. If it rains, you'll stay dry, if it's dry but not that warm in the evenings you can just use the fleece lining, and if it's cold and wet you're covered on both fronts. And if it's dry and warm the whole time they pack up pretty small, so you won't have wasted much space. And at least you'll have something to sit on without getting a damp arse :-)
There you go, problem solved :-)
TBH a waterproof jacket with zipped-in fleece lining from someone like Berghaus, North Face or Karrimor is a great all-weather option. If it rains, you'll stay dry, if it's dry but not that warm in the evenings you can just use the fleece lining, and if it's cold and wet you're covered on both fronts. And if it's dry and warm the whole time they pack up pretty small, so you won't have wasted much space. And at least you'll have something to sit on without getting a damp arse :-)
I take shorts, jeans, fleece, waterproof jacket, beanie, sun hat, Oakleys, flip-flops, waterproof shoes, suncream and umbrella.
Prepared for it all as previously mentioned LM weather is so changeable. Go to bed in clear moonlit sky and wake up to rain and clouds.
Quick Le Man tip: Umbrellas make for good hat grabbing tool on Fridy in the town and at the end of race when the podium drivers throw their hats into the crowd. Managed to catch three (two Michelin and a Corvette) from the podium one year.
Prepared for it all as previously mentioned LM weather is so changeable. Go to bed in clear moonlit sky and wake up to rain and clouds.
Quick Le Man tip: Umbrellas make for good hat grabbing tool on Fridy in the town and at the end of race when the podium drivers throw their hats into the crowd. Managed to catch three (two Michelin and a Corvette) from the podium one year.
Just wear shorts all weekend, with a waterproof jacket to hand as said such, have my Northface coat in the car!
Clear skys all day travelling from Manchester untill about 2 and half hours into France, it was as if God had come to put us into hell. Everyone on the motorway (A28 iirc?) had to pull over purely due to being unable to see more than 10 yards it was raining so heavily! Ten minutes passed at the road side and then it cleared up and was sunny for the rest of the day until bed. Never experienced anything like it here in Britian.
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Clear skys all day travelling from Manchester untill about 2 and half hours into France, it was as if God had come to put us into hell. Everyone on the motorway (A28 iirc?) had to pull over purely due to being unable to see more than 10 yards it was raining so heavily! Ten minutes passed at the road side and then it cleared up and was sunny for the rest of the day until bed. Never experienced anything like it here in Britian.
Just after..
A Curtis said:
Just wear shorts all weekend, with a waterproof jacket to hand as said such, have my Northface coat in the car!
Clear skys all day travelling from Manchester untill about 2 and half hours into France, it was as if God had come to put us into hell. Everyone on the motorway (A28 iirc?) had to pull over purely due to being unable to see more than 10 yards it was raining so heavily! Ten minutes passed at the road side and then it cleared up and was sunny for the rest of the day until bed. Never experienced anything like it here in Britian.
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That downpour last year left my G33 with about 8 inches of water in the drivers footwell and me totally soaked with the hood up!. Mind you I started with the hood down and got drenched just fitting it. We were just south of Tours at the time, heaviest rain I have seen, roads were flooded almost instantly drove through some floods 18 inches deep after less than 5 mins of rain.Clear skys all day travelling from Manchester untill about 2 and half hours into France, it was as if God had come to put us into hell. Everyone on the motorway (A28 iirc?) had to pull over purely due to being unable to see more than 10 yards it was raining so heavily! Ten minutes passed at the road side and then it cleared up and was sunny for the rest of the day until bed. Never experienced anything like it here in Britian.
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blueg33 said:
A Curtis said:
Just wear shorts all weekend, with a waterproof jacket to hand as said such, have my Northface coat in the car!
Clear skys all day travelling from Manchester untill about 2 and half hours into France, it was as if God had come to put us into hell. Everyone on the motorway (A28 iirc?) had to pull over purely due to being unable to see more than 10 yards it was raining so heavily! Ten minutes passed at the road side and then it cleared up and was sunny for the rest of the day until bed. Never experienced anything like it here in Britian.
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That downpour last year left my G33 with about 8 inches of water in the drivers footwell and me totally soaked with the hood up!. Mind you I started with the hood down and got drenched just fitting it. We were just south of Tours at the time, heaviest rain I have seen, roads were flooded almost instantly drove through some floods 18 inches deep after less than 5 mins of rain.Clear skys all day travelling from Manchester untill about 2 and half hours into France, it was as if God had come to put us into hell. Everyone on the motorway (A28 iirc?) had to pull over purely due to being unable to see more than 10 yards it was raining so heavily! Ten minutes passed at the road side and then it cleared up and was sunny for the rest of the day until bed. Never experienced anything like it here in Britian.
Just after..
Not much in the way of fording capabilities ethire. I just pulled off and radioed the convoy to stop.
And then 30mins later sunshine all the way to the track
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