Le Mans Classic 2014

[LeinsCSL]

Anyone going? http://www.lemansclassic.com/en/s01_home/s01p01_home.php

Few of us going to head down in the E30s in early July :smokin::partyman:

[trackm3]

4 of us heading down for the 4th time, and in the trusty E39 M5 :beer:

[LeinsCSL]

Excellent! :beer:

We're booked into Bleu Nord for the while thing, and it's not too far from Roscoff to Le Mans for us, but just enough to stretch the legs of the old E30s. Can't wait for it now

[Alx]

Hi,

I might go too! :)

[LeinsCSL]

Good stuff Alex! :)

I've not been to it before, but have heard good things, and as it's only every 2 years we decided to get it booked and head down to it for the summer road-trip next year

[Alx]

Great!

I've been there in 2012 and it's definitely worth it!

[LeinsCSL]

That's good to hear, really looking forward to it now

Will probably have a few questions for you guys closer to the event when trying to get everything organised

[trackm3]

Great!

I've been there in 2012 and it's definitely worth it!

Its a great Event, the drice down is superb, Classic cars everywhere, lets hope for better weather than 2012, 2010 was a scorcher 42 degrees :-D

[73CSL]

I'll be there in my 1973 Porsche ... along with a lot of others from DDK classic Porsche club :-D

Been going since 2004 and love it ... although its getting more & more expensive & this year our usual campsite of Karting Nord is now no more :crybaby:

We usually make a longer trip & take the scenic route stopping overnight somewhere on the way there & back

[73CSL]

.. we should be on Bleu Nord too , you won't be able to miss our group so come & say hello

[LeinsCSL]

Excellent, will do! :beer:

Plan is to get the overnight ferry from Rosslare and be down there on the Thursday

[73CSL]

I cocked up the hotel bookings for a large group of travelling down .. so we will now be arriving on Friday lunch time.

My usual plan is to get up early on Friday morning & drive as much of the circuit as possible before they close the roads at lunch time

[LeinsCSL]

That's a pity, but thanks for the tip. Will try and get out there for a drive about if I can on the Friday morning then

[Bart]

I'm heading down with Goeff aka Leins in this......

[shimmy]

I'm heading down with Goeff aka Leins in this......

Bart :thumbs:

I'm already wanting to come along :)

[Bart]

Bart :thumbs:

I'm already wanting to come along :)

Ha ha you can drive, I will do the bar :-D

[trackm3]

I cocked up the hotel bookings for a large group of travelling down .. so we will now be arriving on Friday lunch time.

My usual plan is to get up early on Friday morning & drive as much of the circuit as possible before they close the roads at lunch time


Just do it the other way round, we normally hoon round it on the Monday morning early !

[73CSL]

Just do it the other way round, we normally hoon round it on the Monday morning early !

.... Sunday night we're on the razz in Rouen :beer:

[LeinsCSL]

I'm heading down with Goeff aka Leins in this......

And this is the support vehicle for all the essential supplies! :drinkers:

[LeinsCSL]

Just do it the other way round, we normally hoon round it on the Monday morning early !

Do many normally hang around until the Monday morning then? Only reason I ask is the tickets for camping are for Thursday - Sunday, but presume they don't kick you out straight after the race?

[Bart]

And this is the support vehicle for all the essential supplies! :drinkers:

Your carrying all my gear..... ;)

[73CSL]

had 2 years of CLM where I stayed Sun night ( this was the early days though) , its quiet as the circuit empties so quickly and then there is nothing else to do.

Last few years we now head off Sunday & get a hotel in Rouen, have a nice evening out followed by a comfy bed to catch up on some sleep:thumbs:

For me CLM is as much about the road trip on the back roads as it is about the event itself

[LeinsCSL]

Thanks. Yep, that could be the thing to do after three nights sleeping on the ground

[trackm3]

Do many normally hang around until the Monday morning then? Only reason I ask is the tickets for camping are for Thursday - Sunday, but presume they don't kick you out straight after the race?


We rent a house but as you say the campers have to go on the Sunday after the race.

[Topaz]

At last an event I don't have to drive to and Geoff can whistle and sing along to his music collection at his hearts content :hahaha:

[MarcM]

Good stuff Alex! :)

I've not been to it before, but have heard good things, and as it's only every 2 years we decided to get it booked and head down to it for the summer road-trip next year

Been twice and it's brilliant! Derek Bell stays at Hotel du France in La Chartre sur le lior which near is where my dad is from, seen him in 2010 getting into his Bentley Continental GT Speed. :)

[LeinsCSL]

Been twice and it's brilliant! Derek Bell stays at Hotel du France in La Chartre sur le lior which near is where my dad is from, seen him in 2010 getting into his Bentley Continental GT Speed. :)

I'm disappointed he doesn't bring his 924 CGTS :(

Just seen some of your pics from the previous one Marc, and they look great. Seems to a proper range of cars turning up at it

[LeinsCSL]

Anyone else decided to go down to this? Should be good craic :)

Just starting to get my E30 ready to come out of hibernation now

[leaded]

I'm heading down on the Thursday with my CSL, another CSL, E30 M3, ZM coupe, Elise, GT3 RS and a couple of other cars. Will keep an eye out for the E30, looks lovely. :thumbs:

[LeinsCSL]

^^^ That's a nice convoy, will keep an eye out too :thumbs: :beer:

There's a PH lunch thing on Friday that we're thinking of going to as well

[leaded]

Couple of pics of the last trip to LMC. I drove the E28 M5 down which was incredible and my friends E30 M3 dressed up for the weekend.

[patphnx]

I'm heading down on the Thursday with my CSL, another CSL, E30 M3, ZM coupe, Elise, GT3 RS and a couple of other cars. Will keep an eye out for the E30, looks lovely. :thumbs:

The other CSL in that group is me...! Can't wait, first time to the event!

:thumbs:

[LeinsCSL]

Nice pics there Leaded! :thumbs:

Right then folks, seeing as there are a good few of us heading down, have to organise a get-together on one of the evenings for a beer

[Bart]

Doing a go bit of work on the E30 as is Leins on the Alpina to have it right for the trip, this is the engine bay to date

[Monkey]

I'd absolutely love to go to this, but my first baby is due around that time. Something tells me the wife won't be too keen on me going.....

[LeinsCSL]

Anyone of you other folks going, or thinking about it?

The E30 is almost ready for this now after its recent work - suspension refresh, new exhaust back box, headlights, clutch, service. Can't wait now!

http://thumbsnap.com/s/MnhVM9Dh.jpg
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[trackm3]

Were heading down on the Fri in the E39 M5, back Tuesday, tis a great event.

[sailorbaz]

Leins, Bart, how's it going?

I'd love to come to this just for the rip, and not bring a car... again. But no, I leave for Brazil the last weekend in June so it's a no go for me. Balls. Have a good one, need to get a run down your way for beer this summer.

[sailorbaz]

Leins, Bart, how's it going?

I'd love to come to this just for the rip, and not bring a car... again. But no, I leave for Brazil the last weekend in June so it's a no go for me. Balls. Have a good one, need to get a run down your way for beer this summer.

Who's bringing the Cointreau? (sp!)

[LeinsCSL]

All good thanks Baz, pity you're not about for it, especially as we're all straight down to Blarney the weekend after we get back from France for another sesh

Definitely have to organise something down here for one of the weekends before the summer is out though, give the CSLs a run-out and then hit town :beer:

As for the Cointreau, that's the main reason we're all going to France ;)

[LeinsCSL]

Were heading down on the Fri in the E39 M5, back Tuesday, tis a great event.

Have you had your tickets delivered yet btw? Presume they need to clear all the main Le Mans 24hr ones first

[trackm3]

No normally the tickets arrive a few weeks before the event and we are ACO members !

[LeinsCSL]

No normally the tickets arrive a few weeks before the event and we are ACO members !

:thumbs:

[The JC]

I'll be there as well and we're staying at Château de Dobert about thirty miles from the circuit. I'll be travelling down via the euro tunnel in my CSL with a 7.2 GT3 Clubsport and 430 Scuderia.

[73CSL]

Leins, you're at the other end of the campsite from us , ... although you shouldn't be able to miss our group as we are 50+ early early Porsche's ( pre 73 ) :thumbs:

This is me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/hot66/porsche/P1030786.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/hot66/media/porsche/P1030786.jpg.html)

and just a few of the cars I'll be with

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/13188273235_6c35150117_o.jpg

[LeinsCSL]

I'll be there as well and we're staying at Château de Dobert about thirty miles from the circuit. I'll be travelling down via the euro tunnel in my CSL with a 7.2 GT3 Clubsport and 430 Scuderia.

Will keep an eye out for the CSL and say hello if I spot you. Or you're more than welcome to drop over to Bleu Nord for a beer if you see our E30s



Leins, you're at the other end of the campsite from us , ... although you shouldn't be able to miss our group as we are 50+ early early Porsche's ( pre 73 ) :thumbs:

This is me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/hot66/porsche/P1030786.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/hot66/media/porsche/P1030786.jpg.html)

Will drop over and say hello! :thumbs:

[patphnx]

Leaving very early in the morning...in convoy! 7.50 am chunnel!

VERY EXCITED!!!!!

:supz: