Is Mad Friday still Mad ?

[milner993]

It's been about 7 years since I visited Le Mans with my dad, and were finally making a return this year to cheer on Porsche in the LMP1 class, but apart from the racing one part of the event we both really enjoyed was Mad Friday, a bunch of like minded people letting their hair down around the French roads, is Mad Friday still what it was 7 years ago or are the rumours true and its been taken over by chavs causing a riot?

[milner993]

gt6 said:

I do remember 20 years ago with parades of looney vehicles like sofa's etc, but that fun element ended last century

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I enjoy the burn outs and the drinking but certainly the above is my idea of Mad Friday and it's what I remember Mad Friday was all about.
It’s a real shame if this part of Le Mans and disappeared however Saint Saturnin Classic was great fun and I will be making my way over there. Let’s hope this year we have great Weather and a fantastic race.

[milner993]

for anyone that's not been before a great day out.
http://www.classicbw.org/index.php

[milner993]

Well all the same I can’t wait for June I've missed this race so much, and let's hope England do us proud on the 15th
Happy Le Mans to who ever is going

[milner993]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the donuts and wheel spins so long as the crowds are respectful of the owners cars.
No broken glass or chucking buckets of water into convertibles

[milner993]

yeah avoid Friday evening driving take yourself over to kart nord and drive round that track loads of fun

[milner993]

I'm sure I saw that one year, thats the type of Mad Friday everyone can enjoy.
I don't think the chavs even care about the race it's probably a big piss up with a bit of motor racing soon to be a club 18 30s event !

[milner993]

Houx Annex is the main area but mainly anywhere in the red circle

[milner993]

as mentioned underneath map Houx annex is the main playground for the chimps but could have quite easily circled the hole map

[milner993]

Mad Friday used to be controlled madness from what I remember although there was a small amount of tw**ish behaviour it never got to the point of vandalism the water pistols have always been there but were generally used to soak the floor for burnouts not the people in convertables.
A fond memory of mine was a red lotus europa putting on quite a display of roundabout tyre screeching, donuts and burnouts he went back and forth for most of the evening and the police sat back and watched with enjoyment to.

[milner993]

Thats the car and yes I remember the fire works well how times have changed