Club Arnage

Hi there ! :)

I'm a newbie in club arnage, I'm a french girl, just coming back from Le Mans (great race, except for the pescarolo #17, too bad they couldn't finish :( I love that team ! )

Well, I need to ask you some questions about Silverstone, I'm gonna go there for the first time in my life next august for the LMES race !

1st : is it possible to buy tickets for camping and all stuff at the last moment ? or do I have to book everything in advance ? is there any website that gives some information about ticket price, camping, ... ? (like lemans.org)

2nd : how much do you usually pay for the ferry when you come in France ? what company do you travel with ? Is there any problem to take the ferry with sportscars ? I have an old 911 RS 3.0 1974 replica, which is very low (the front spoiler is about 5 inches from the ground) and I'm afraid it could be impossible to come on board with it...

3rd and last question : will some of you come to Silverstone this year for the LMES ? I'd be pleased to meet you there !
And do you think many people will come ? Because for the first race at Monza, there were really not enough people !!!  :(

thanx for all !

Truffette : o)

Firstly, I for one will be at Silverstone.
As of now there is no website with ticket prices etc, but buying them on the day is no problem. Expect maybe a 40 -50,000 turn out maximum. The place holds 90,000 so no worries about getting tickets. We will be lucky if they advertise it here anytime before 3 weeks before the race. Camping shouldn't be a problem.

Got to end this here or I will get locked in at work !
Regards
Chris

Hi Chris !

thanx for the answer ! Hope we'll meet there !  :D

Any information about the ferry ?

I think I saw some of you last week end at 'le tertre rouge' corner, some guys in front of me were wearing 'club arnage' tee shirts  ;)

Truffette : o)

Ferry prices depend on which route you are taking - for Calais/Dover, I would expect to pay around 140-160 Euros; for the other crossings like Caen/Portsmouth you can pay up to 500 euros or more if you are on the night sailings with cabins booked.   Your 911RS replica should do fine on the main ferries - my MGA has about the same clearance and I've never had a problem. ;D  Enjoy the trip and keep asking questions - there is always someone here with the answer!

thanks a lot mgmark !

I have many other questions but I have to go back home... I'll see you tomorrow !

Truffette : o)

No worries - you may find some useful info about Silverstone here.

http://www.silverstone-circuit.co.uk/ (http://www.silverstone-circuit.co.uk/)

Never had the need to camp at Silverstone as it is only an hour from home; I don't know whether camping at the circuit will be available for the LMES race, so I can't really help with that one - if it isn't, there are plenty of places nearby.

Truffette, was that you behind the two of us at Tertre Rouge for the start? You should have said hello. Even if it wasn't us you should still have said hello, all the Club Arnagers at Le Mans were the greatest bunch of people you could expect to meet. I met a multitude of good people.

Bill

 :)

Hi Perdu ! I wasn't at le tertre rouge for the start... I was in the Porsche corner, I saw the 2 Audis go straight into the tyres, and a Porsche and a Ferrari following them a few seconds after...
I spent a moment at le tertre rouge during the night and also on sunday morning... :)

next year, you can be sure I'll come and say hello  ;)

Truffette : o)

your car should go up fine on the ferry,
A couple of Bike engined kit cars didn't fair so well - one cracked it's sump on the way over leaving its trail up the slipway.

The ALMS race at Silverstone a couple of years ago was THE BEST race I have ever witnessed. Hope this one lives up to it.

I slept in the car after and stayed for FIA GT race following day, a few others were camping, so no problems.

oh sh*t !!!  :-\
how many inches from the ground was the kit car ? remember ?

critchetti : I guess you're coming this year ?  8)

Truffette : o)

I've been thinking of going to the LMES round at Silverstone, and camping there.

Let's keep this thread going and see who else is interested.

Don't worry - your 5" ground clearance will be fine!   ;D

mmmmm more chamonning eh? may well have to join y'all for this as it's just oop le road from moi.

Probable for Silverstone, but it will almost certainly have to a day trip on the bike, that will be a new experience, endurance racing sober :'(, well soberish ;D ;D

I'm up for it - need to wash the dust out of the tent first though

Hey Steve !

I notive you drive a Cobra...in what camping did you stay last week ? I was at Le Houx, and our neighbours had 2 Cobras and a Viper RT/10... are you one of them ? or do you know them ?  :D

Truffette : o)

I will be at the the LEMS at Sillystone, well it is only 6 miles up the road from me, it would be rude not to. So any CA'ers up for a beer or three in Buckingham on Friday or Sat night?

Now theres a silly question................ :D

On the camping front Silverstone dont run camping but there is camping avalible. The Silverstone hand book only has Whittlebury Golf & Country Park in it. But you can usualy camp across from the main gates. If any one whants to know I will enquire.

Another trip for the Commer, if there's enough interest?

As I missed the Commer at LM Andy, I hope to spot you in Northants

Hi Truffette
Yes, we are the East Anglian cobras.

He's a picture of our modest encampment in Houx Annexe.

I hope your saw us around and about the circuit.

yeah I'd like to know ! Thanx  :D

Truffette : o)

Great idea but why put the race on in August?????

Bloody family holiday!!!  >:(

Just had a chat with Silverstone Racing Club regarding LMES, and in typcal BRDC fashion the SRC have no information yet, so no info on prices or wether the race will be run on the Sat or the Sun. But as soon as I hear anything I will post it up. As for camping at the momment it is only at Whittlebury - you have contact them direct 01327 858 092.

The race will be on sunday, that's not the point  ;)

what does Whittlebury look like ? is it big enough ?

Truffette : o)

Whittelbury is a large golf course and country hotel (I doubt you will be on the course!) Its is outside the track, in line with maggots and the hanger straight. Its run by the BRDC or who ever it is that runs Silverstone these days. It should be big enough as it is used for the BGP. As for the race dat it could well be Sat as when the ALMS came to Silverstone they ran on the Sat. (cracking finish that was too). As I said I will post more info as I get it.

I hope to see you there

Sorry just re read my last post, it should of said that its(the camping at Whittelbury) NOT run by the BRDC........

Its also were a lot of the F1 teams stay and I would think quite a few of the ELMS teams would be too. Not camping you understand.......

I have more info on ELMS at Silverstone.

Silverstone Racing Club have been told that the race will be on the Sat (British F3 and GT Sun) starting a 2pm finishing at 8pm.

I might get back to Buckingham for a quick pint or two

Even better news as I'm supposed to be at a bbq on the Sunday afternoon.

I'm definitely hoping to be there  ;D

As for ferries, I can recommend Transmanche - I paid 60 Euros per car for Le Mans, and got as good as anything I've had with the big name ferry comapnies. They run from Dieppe to Newhaven - apart from the lunchtime crossing, their schedule is at fairly anti-social hours, but apart from that they were great. There was a Lambo Gallardo that had some trouble getting on and off, but everything else (including Porsches and bike-engined Seven-alikes) were fine.

OK For those that might make it to Silverstone for the ELMS here are a few phone numbers for Hotels & B&B's

Buckingham Beales Buckingham (***) 9 miles from Silverstone 01280 822622
Travel Lodge Towcester (***) 5 miles - 08700 850950
Green Man nr Silverstone - 2 miles - 01280 850209
The Whale Hotel Buckingham - 8 miles - 01280 815537 (Bobblehats local ;D)
The Folly Inn Adstock - 10 miles - 01296 712671
Harben House Newport Pagnell - 20 miles - 01908 215600 (but its were Aston Martin is)

For the very posh there is

Villars Hotel (****) Buckingham - 01280 822444  
Whittelbury Hall (****) Whittelbury - 01327 857 857

Some of the these hotels might give you a discount if you mention "Silverstone Motorsport"

Also try the Northants, Bucks and Milton Keynes tourist websites. Milton Keynes is only about 15-20 away there is all the main chains in the center and around.

If I pick up any more phone numbers for B&B I will post them.

I hope this helps

I can recommend this place 100% no problem.

Well be there as well.......myself and mini wishy.

Does anybody know what the price of campsite pitches are?

Mind you a hotel would be nice.........but camping is what it is all about.....especially with CA members!!!!

Wishy

Couldn't agree more!

I 've been ringing Silverstone weekly since LM for ticket/camping info, as it looks like the Commer will be weaving her merry way, but they won't say anything yet.(Other than the race is definitely going ahead). Think we might get away with just a parking spot though...

Erm sorry for being a bit of a thicky but which weekend in august is it??.
Would love to get down for the weekend but have the small matter of my wedding to attend to.

It's the 14th/15th

British F3 & GT Championships are same weekend! Bonus! ;D ;D

I'll be coming  up and camping as well, Steve good to see the commer's coming, is Andy as well. do they run a champagne tent???
Truffette, depending where you come from from, the tunnel may be a good option, You can get tickets for as little as £11,  that maybe a late return, youy'll need to investigate.

Sav

Yes, Andy's coming, but we're only going if there is a champagne bar!

The LMES race is 2pm - 8pm on Sat, and the F3+GT meeting is on the Sunday, but they're still not giving anything else away. If only us Brits were as organised as the French...

  I hope they ain't charging as much as the shampoo bar, it may just have to be a beer weekend!!!

Sav, there should be a few of us there, though I've got to be careful as I'm due to be hearing the pattering of tiny feet this weekend and away days may be restricted for a few weeks.

Andy,.
Can I offer my congratulations of the forthcoming event, it certainly changes things ( but not too much). I hope all goes well at the birth.  you going to be at the messy end?  I always stay at the head end,
SAV

Pheeeey, end of June... otherwise I would say bad timing. Good luck and all the best, Andy.

Just take the wicket keeping gloves, and stay off the beer until afterwards!!! Good Luck

Stop, stop, stop!
The thought of it's doing my head in - the man's only getting a puppy! ;D ;D
My God, could you imagine 'son of Zarse'?

I shall be there, I have sorted my hotel - The Ibis in Northampton..........

14/15th is just 5 days before the (her)big day so i'm not allowed to play out, a sign of things to come ???
would love to go aswell :(

Don't give in! You must go! The repercussions of 'doing as you're told' are too serious to contemplate...

Just claim that the voices urge you to go and it'll be perfectly alright.  ;D

Scone.
for the few weeks let alone days of pregnancy, you'd best stay out of the way. it's like walking on eeg shells.
Ladies I'm not being sexist, just honest....

My sympathies to the puppy.   :-\

Wow there sav, i'm only marrying her, jees, cannot imagine what it'll be like when shes up the duff. Wedding planning is enough of a nightmare as it is. :o

I'm off to the borders now for a weekend of closed road tarmac rallying with the lads (just discovered 2 packets of carrefor chippolatas in the bottom of the cool box :-X ,ah such happy memories) I will let the dust settle for a few days before sugesting that it might be good for ones inner self to go down silverstone for a weekend.

critchetti : I guess you're coming this year ? 
Truffette : o)

Absolutely.

Is there a CA rendevouz planned?

Critchetti

You could always get a mate to get tickets and mail them to you with a note saying "thought you'd like a great surprise" or such like, leading you into the "isn't that thoughtful, it would be really rude to refuse etc...".   That way you don't have to go down the "good for ones inner self" route which would doubtless lead to unwanted exploration of that inner self......

Is anyone else getting peed off with Silverstone? Every week I ring, and every time I get "we've no info yet, ring back next week" fine, except yesterday I got "we'll have no details for a couple of weeks" ??? What could possibly be taking so long?

I suppose they've got other things on their minds - like the F1 Follow my Leader

Things not going to plan then, you reckon. What a surprise that would be. Bring F1 back to Brands, that's what I say!

mgmark you are indeed a genius, what a good idea. I need to make a call ;D ;D ;D  Silverstone here we come!!!

i will most definately be going to silverstone, as it's my birthday w/e & i can think of nothing else i'd rather be doing!!! who's bringing the champas then??  ;D

you  :P  ;)

Update for anyone waiting to get tickets - they are available now on 08704 588 280 or www.silverstonemotorsport.co.uk Hurrah! ;D

Did you manage to book anything Steve? I followed the "Book Online" link and had a choice of a Silverstone Season pass, or any number of Red Letter Days type driving experiences, but no mention of any racing...  >:( Haven't tried the phone yet...

...Try the phone - I didn't bother trying online as previous experience with Silverstone tells me it's a nightmare that way.  Good Luck...