I intend to go, but haven't yet worked out whether just for the race or the weekend.

Nivarna just got even better.

My only worry is that I might not get there this year and will miss Webber's charge and all of the other delights

Watching this is an enjoyable way to spend 3 and a half minutes

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29226

The ACO website is open for ticket sales for the classic - for camping, it says no MB left and offers a choice of BN or BSJ

I agree that 5' by 3' is a good size to go for. Nicely big enough to be proudly flown - not so big that it hangs limply in anything other than a force 10 gale.

With all due respect to those who did the original artwork and design what do folks feel about having a second alternative design?  eg

or how about something like this?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271236048579?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I fully understand your type of dilemma having suffered similar pains for years.

IMO my opinion I have never seen a kit car design I want to own, or for that matter even be driven in. Perhaps the exception being nicely done Cobra look a like.

A replica car I do see as different though - where it is a recreation - eg c and d type replicas and westfield X1 then I have and still do ponder on whether to take the plunge. For me it would have to built properly for which I figure we are talking big money even to do one yourselves - eg £20 - 22k for a Westfield X1 and £30-35k for a c-type for which it would still be fibre glass and never the real Mcoy. And it would take hours and hours on getting all the fiddly bits done correctly, to research, find , fettle and fit. I guess a budget for a GT40 replica would approach £40k all in. Please comment if you think these numbers are off

So if you are talking £20k - £35k for your toy plus hours to get it right then for that money you could buy a good restored classic or even a modern flying machine, which is where I struggle. I have never spent more than 15K on a car ever and would struggle to justify spending any big sums more than that to my wife. And I would hate to see my modern car choice depreciate away. So I then think the way for me to go is start on a sensible budget eg £10k and find the type of classic car that I enjoy (unrestored / needing work) and then restore and improve it over the years.

And then I realise that I have such a car already that is finished and in great condition , ticks all my boxes and ready to be used - but I don't use it now like I used to  - so do I really want a new toy car ? - or just want to continue dreaming that one day I could have a alloy c type, a 60's Aston or other classic exotica from Britain or Italy ?

So I think for the moment I will continue to be a dreamer and not feel embarrassed by it and satisfy my urge by reading magazines off the middle shelf at WH Smith

For you though Si - go with what you really want to do - you know more than enough about cars to make the right choice for you.
 
One thing worthy of note (the rest of my comments above are just ramblings) is that this year for the first time on all of my trips to Le Mans  I never worried about my car. Didn't have the nagging doubts of what might go wrong, didn't imagine what each "noise" might be leading up to etc didn't have any carbs to adjust or exhausts to rehang. In fact I didn't even lift the bonnet - a 2007 S2000 which is my main daily driver now and combines my needs for modern, efficient transport in a sporting and interesting package.

Agree - St Saturnin great.


Apparently..........

13 and Friday are considered bad or even evil day in many Christian countries and hence the fear of Friday 13th. However the French love to be different as we know and they consider Friday 13th a lucky day and eg sales of lottery tickets rise on that day.

So from that I deduce that we are likely to be in a better position to be in France on 13.6.14 than anywhere else, so another good reason (as if we needed one) to be at Le Mans.

Perhaps Steve Wright could use that as a factoid.

Fitting everything in to the day on each LM Friday is the challenge, but St Saturnin usually sits there at the top of destinations because of all the classic cars and the relaxed clean and cultured atmosphere there compared to what we can momentarily leave behind at the campsite and circuit.

I'll be there - and very happy to take part in a mini meet - probably will be camping but not 100% sure yet.

A very well done and respectful piece:



http://youtu.be/UotNe4FbkcQ

If we are going to get some more made up, I would like one too

Nope  - P&O @07.35 will wave if we see you. We are in a grey s2000 (no stickers though I do like to see those who do)- departing in eight minutes from my home

Rolling soon.  Most of gear, packed last night, leaving Northumberland about 12, destination then Northamptonshire to pick up my son after his work and then overnight at Dover - 07.35 ferry to Calais in the morning. Its been hard not leaving earlier in the week, and I so know now that I regret that I wont be there this afternoon to see the cars on track.

I think for next year it will have to back to the Tuesday departure and the more expensive overnighter from Portsmouth.

Done

Ooooooops - I put you in the wrong rows  - thank you to whoever moved you to the right places