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Le Mans 2017
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Been to le mans a few times, first time taking my own m coupe this year! Managed to get T21 Tavano grandstand tickets, in my opinion the best grandstand on the Start/Finish Straight.
After a good but rather hectic first stay in one of the trackside campsites we found a beauty just the otherside of Arnage in a little village called Spay.
http://www.campingfrance.com/uk/find-yo ... le-houssay
Bring a bike and its a 15 minute cycle into the main track, ive found bikes make it so much easier to get around the track and see different places. You dont have to contend with the busses and traffic that way.
WHere do others stay?
After a good but rather hectic first stay in one of the trackside campsites we found a beauty just the otherside of Arnage in a little village called Spay.
http://www.campingfrance.com/uk/find-yo ... le-houssay
Bring a bike and its a 15 minute cycle into the main track, ive found bikes make it so much easier to get around the track and see different places. You dont have to contend with the busses and traffic that way.
WHere do others stay?
2006 Z4 ///M Coupe, Interlagos Blue, Black Leather, Eventuri intake and Stromung Exhaust
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I have been a few times, twice in the M Coupe. Really is a proper fun lads road trip. Really recommend the Great British welcome and also the drivers parade is good fun if the sun is shining. Usually take b roads on the way down stopping off for a lunch. Lots of nice cars to spot! Always really miserable to get back on British roads on the Monday...... Will be going this year - Thursday to Monday. M2 is arriving late June so will just be to late for Le Mans
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This will be my first year i will be taking my coupe too.
I always stay at White Rabbit Racing, you may of seen random stickers around the tolls and on roads signs on the way down to le mans with the back and white bunny wearing a racing helmet) its a private site and nothing to do with the ACO. A friend of mine rents a villa near Porsche Curves which has a lot of land (enough for 70 plots) and he opens up part of the villa and has a large projector showing the racing and there is a large BBQ etc. Its a good laugh and its safe which is the main thing.
https://www.whiterabbitracing.co.uk/
I always stay at White Rabbit Racing, you may of seen random stickers around the tolls and on roads signs on the way down to le mans with the back and white bunny wearing a racing helmet) its a private site and nothing to do with the ACO. A friend of mine rents a villa near Porsche Curves which has a lot of land (enough for 70 plots) and he opens up part of the villa and has a large projector showing the racing and there is a large BBQ etc. Its a good laugh and its safe which is the main thing.
https://www.whiterabbitracing.co.uk/
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and yes a great shout to take a bike with you! always wanted to do that but it can never fit in the motor with all my camping gear lol. oh well maybe one year
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I really want to go down to Le Mans this year on the B roads. Tried to do it last time but my "navigator" was too pi$$ed to read the map even when we got off the ferry! I'd really appreciate it if you could post the route - a list of towns would be great as I could then put them into the sat navy and leave my navigator to his own devices!gavinwtaylor wrote:I have been a few times, twice in the M Coupe. Really is a proper fun lads road trip. Really recommend the Great British welcome and also the drivers parade is good fun if the sun is shining. Usually take b roads on the way down stopping off for a lunch. Lots of nice cars to spot! Always really miserable to get back on British roads on the Monday...... Will be going this year - Thursday to Monday. M2 is arriving late June so will just be to late for Le Mans
Thanks.
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What sat nav have you got RickRob? If youre not using the cars and have a Garmin then download Garmin basecamp. You basically plug you sat nav into your computer and you can then plan your own waypoints and routes on the maps. You then upload this back to your sat nav and it'll guide you exactly where you want. Mrs Roundozo and I used it for our European road trip and it was faultless. It's a great way of avoiding tolls, finding some really senic roads but without getting lost.RickRob wrote:I really want to go down to Le Mans this year on the B roads. Tried to do it last time but my "navigator" was too pi$$ed to read the map even when we got off the ferry! I'd really appreciate it if you could post the route - a list of towns would be great as I could then put them into the sat navy and leave my navigator to his own devices!gavinwtaylor wrote:I have been a few times, twice in the M Coupe. Really is a proper fun lads road trip. Really recommend the Great British welcome and also the drivers parade is good fun if the sun is shining. Usually take b roads on the way down stopping off for a lunch. Lots of nice cars to spot! Always really miserable to get back on British roads on the Monday...... Will be going this year - Thursday to Monday. M2 is arriving late June so will just be to late for Le Mans
Thanks.
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Present - 530d M sport touring
Present - 530d M sport touring
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Thanks. The car doesn't have a sat nav. I have a fairly new Tomtom but have never fully explored its capabilities. I'll have play because getting the route from computer to sat nav would be ideal!Roundozo wrote:What sat nav have you got RickRob? If youre not using the cars and have a Garmin then download Garmin basecamp. You basically plug you sat nav into your computer and you can then plan your own waypoints and routes on the maps. You then upload this back to your sat nav and it'll guide you exactly where you want. Mrs Roundozo and I used it for our European road trip and it was faultless. It's a great way of avoiding tolls, finding some really senic roads but without getting lost.RickRob wrote:I really want to go down to Le Mans this year on the B roads. Tried to do it last time but my "navigator" was too pi$$ed to read the map even when we got off the ferry! I'd really appreciate it if you could post the route - a list of towns would be great as I could then put them into the sat navy and leave my navigator to his own devices!gavinwtaylor wrote:I have been a few times, twice in the M Coupe. Really is a proper fun lads road trip. Really recommend the Great British welcome and also the drivers parade is good fun if the sun is shining. Usually take b roads on the way down stopping off for a lunch. Lots of nice cars to spot! Always really miserable to get back on British roads on the Monday...... Will be going this year - Thursday to Monday. M2 is arriving late June so will just be to late for Le Mans
Thanks.
///M Roadster. 2007 Black/Black. Rear spoiler, whippy aerial, mud flaps and gimp-style wind deflector!
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I'm sure TomTom will have something similar. Have a Google.
Past - Z4 Coupe, gone but not forgotten
Present - 530d M sport touring
Present - 530d M sport touring
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Booked tickets on Friday, very last minute! Staying at Premier Vert with 1st Tickets, travelling down from Oxford on Thursday morning.
Anyone staying there?
Anyone staying there?
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Hi Sam - Also travelling down tomorrow morning from near Bicester. Will look out for you
I'm easy to spot (wheelchair in passenger seat )
Unfortunately couldn't stay in usual hotel as taken over by the Toyota team so now in Vass about 20 minutes south of Le Mans
I'm easy to spot (wheelchair in passenger seat )
Unfortunately couldn't stay in usual hotel as taken over by the Toyota team so now in Vass about 20 minutes south of Le Mans
Black Z4 Coupe auto
VW Golf GTD (diesel daily)
previous Sylva Striker, Westfield
Pedals optional
VW Golf GTD (diesel daily)
previous Sylva Striker, Westfield
Pedals optional
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I'm leaving mine at about 6am (city centre), for a 9:20 train. Should give me time to get a coffee before getting on the train!
Any car remotely looking like it's going to LM is getting a beep!
Any car remotely looking like it's going to LM is getting a beep!
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I am on a P &O ferry at 11:10 from Dover. Anyone in a British registered Zed in France will be going to Le Mans!
Look out for me and I'll do likewise!
Look out for me and I'll do likewise!
///M Roadster. 2007 Black/Black. Rear spoiler, whippy aerial, mud flaps and gimp-style wind deflector!
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Well done Aston Martin and commiserations (again) Toyota!
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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There was a blue 3.0 coupe on the Thomas cook campsite - anyone here?
Silver Grey 2007 Z4MR which needs to be driven more
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Erm... is that half a baguette I spy?
Now Gone - 2008 Coupe, Montego Blue, Champagne leather and Piano Black interior, Eibachs & Koni Sport shocks, Style 230 19s, Eisenmann Quad - approaching perfection...