Who's going?

I am, 6 - 8 of us, camping wherever the ACO will give me tickets for. Going in the Golf though.

missing this year but will hopefully make it year afta. ( im a wimp though and get a hotel!!!)

Bumpity and update

We're in the Golf, and a RAV, there will be 6 of us in total, but camping with a load of www.Clubarnage.com members.

Anyone else going this year?

Yes, me and 7 others will be their is 4 cars.

Granada MK2 24v Cosworth - 210 bhp

My octavia - 240 bhp

F1BTN Audi S4 - 340bhp

VW Corrado - 370bhp

We camping in Houx Annexe and will be going from Wednesday to Monday

See ya their.

Regards

Garry

I'll be passing through Le-Mans the week before the 24hr race, then back again a week after but not stopping.

Been many times but not the last two or three years due to small childrens birthdays being very close date-wise.

Will also be missing this year as well but hoping to get again soon (next year maybe as it's an Aston Martin's anniversary year I think)

Cool. I go every year, its almost a pilgrimage, lol

I got a spare seat if anyone wants to join us

I am going now with the OH, with a load of MX-5's!

we will be in the fabia and pretty sure we will have the advantage in MPG, storage space and comfort

should be able to make each leg (liverpool -> dover and france -> Le mans camping) with less urgency of needing petrol than the MX's

Cool, when you going down? and on what site you camping?

Regards

Garry

I am going now with the OH, with a load of MX-5's!

we will be in the fabia and pretty sure we will have the advantage in MPG, storage space and comfort

should be able to make each leg (liverpool -> dover and france -> Le mans camping) with less urgency of needing petrol than the MX's

Hmm... Problem I had last time was going with a mate with a rotary engined Westfield... 180bhp in something very light but it only did about 12mpg and only had a 4 gallon racing bag tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We nearly didn;t make it to the ferry on the way back but managed to pursuade a local to use his credit card in one of those automatic all-night filling stations and we gave him the cash.

skomaz, what mazda you got then ;

The clue is in the siggie...

Mk1 MX5 1.8iS in Laguna Blue - piccies knocking about somewhere about half way down this page:

http://briskoda.net/forums/general-car-chat/cars-blokes-just-dont-look-right-driving/101662/7/

I have a scary thought that someone I used to know on the MX5 forums went by the name of Homerj... would you be on Merseyside by any chance?

knew that :P just wondering how modified!

and yup, i am probably he ! cant place your car though, keep thinking Si Dewey for some reason?

Really good downloadable guide to the race available here.

Download CA-LeMansGuide2008 Index-Page

Make a donation to the charities, if you think it's any use to you.

knew that :P just wondering how modified!

and yup, i am probably he ! cant place your car though, keep thinking Si Dewey for some reason?

Well if your Glyn then probably similar to the last time you saw it (at one of the MX%Mods meets I think:confused:). Mostly cosmetic bits etc. but induction, free flow cat, IL Motorsport exhaust, timing bump etc. and soon to be KYB AGX (current shocks leaking). I still haven't managed to get it supercharged :thumbdwn: but the arrival of two small kids had an influence on that and I still have the CD changer I bought off you!

Small world eh?

Garfield (AKA Skomaz on here!)

Meant to ask - You still got your geren one (or was that the first one and the replacement was black?)

Well if your Glyn then probably similar to the last time you saw it (at one of the MX%Mods meets I think:confused:). Mostly cosmetic bits etc. but induction, free flow cat, IL Motorsport exhaust, timing bump etc. and soon to be KYB AGX (current shocks leaking). I still haven't managed to get it supercharged :thumbdwn: but the arrival of two small kids had an influence on that and I still have the CD changer I bought off you!

Small world eh?

Garfield (AKA Skomaz on here!)

Meant to ask - You still got your geren one (or was that the first one and the replacement was black?)

Ah! yup remember you now, in the hazy days of mx5 mods (most people are on MX5Nutz.com The Mazda MX-5 / Roadster online web-community forum now btw )

green one was written off in 2002 Crash , bought a black one, modded up (Fm2, lowered, FM kit/etc....) and recently sold ( http://www.whyyoulittle.co.uk/forsale/01.jpg ), and now got a green one for sale ( Index of /BRG ) as took it in PX for the black one, and now got the fabia VRS in standard guise to have a total change of car.

And the changer still working? seem to recall there was somethig needed doing due to a dry joint? :P

Ah! yup remember you now, in the hazy days of mx5 mods (most people are on MX5Nutz.com The Mazda MX-5 / Roadster online web-community forum now btw )

green one was written off in 2002 Crash , bought a black one, modded up (Fm2, lowered, FM kit/etc....) and recently sold ( http://www.whyyoulittle.co.uk/forsale/01.jpg ), and now got a green one for sale ( Index of /BRG ) as took it in PX for the black one, and now got the fabia VRS in standard guise to have a total change of car.

And the changer still working? seem to recall there was somethig needed doing due to a dry joint? :P

Yep I think I did register but got fed up with all the in-jokes and innuendo that made all the discussions seem to spiral off into the surreal (didn't have time to wade through it all). Might give it a whirl again though.

So OK... not really modded in comparison to your old black one (did you take Toofast's as inspiration?) but certainly not standard.

Fabia VRs is a good choice if our experiences are anything to go by but definitely a different beastie to the MX5.

And yes it's still going strong after I got the soldering iron out the following day!!!

I'm going. Been every year since 1997.

My car will be highly visible...

How so?

You camping over? If so where you staying and when you travelling down?

Regards

Garry

The time honoured tradition of stickers on your car for Le Mans!

We're staying in the F1 Hotel (sounds expensive, isn't) at St Saturnin.

Leaving Wednesday morning, should be there easily in time for the start of the 1st qual sessions.

In a hotel!!! - Thats not taking the full feel on the weekend is it :p

Were going down on the Wednesday also, 8am Ferry out of Dover

Not long now.

Regards

Garry

I've done the camping thing many times, is great fun if it stays dry but if the heavens open like they have done a few times - and last week at the test day...

http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_Le_Mans/JourneeTest/Inondation4.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z266/boycieboy/LeMansTestDay2008MB1.jpg

it's not much fun

We're on the 8am Shuttle. Will put a pic of the car up when it's stickered on Monday or Tuesday.

It'll be on HA, and we're on the 7 AM speedferries on Wednesday.

I'm going down on Thursday morning this year.

Am going with the PistonHeads/WRR group.

Our campsite is Beausjour,hoping its dried out from all th rain they had last week.

Am taking the Integra.

Cool, loads of us going

We have a 6m x 3m Marquee/Gazebo thing to hide under if the rain comes but lets hope we use it for sheltering from the sun instead

I like the idea of stickering the cars up, were doing much the same with our 4 cars, going to replicate the "Gumball" logo but saying "Le Mans 2008" rather than Gum Ball 2008". Also going to cover the car with amusing quotes from the film "Snatch" which should cause some laughs We called our car Tyronne when we got it because "he big, hes black, and he can move when he has to..." so going to carry on the theme

Anyway, will get some pics up once its covered tomorrow.

Regards

Garry