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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nordic on September 10, 2004, 09:56:10 am

Title: Date Changes?
Post by: Nordic on September 10, 2004, 09:56:10 am

Is it just a rumour,at present, the provisional date was 10/11 June but I understand the ACO have been approached by the American teams to move the prequal and the race closer together so they only come over once? So the new plan is prequal 4/5 June race 18/19 June?
Can't see it happening myself, but with the ACO anything can happen.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Brad Zarse on September 10, 2004, 10:54:42 am

 :o NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

We've had to plan my sisters fiancee's stag do around Le-Mans this year, on the basis that if he's still at the stag do stage, he can't be getting married that weekend :-D

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Gilles on September 10, 2004, 01:44:00 pm

This rumor also arrives to my ears, here at le Mans.

Decision could be taken just after Spa...

... it implies that racing teams will stay 3 weeks longs in La sarthe, which is quite interesting for american racing teams.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: TonyT on September 10, 2004, 02:24:41 pm

Quote from: Gilles on September 10, 2004, 01:44:00 pm

This rumor also arrives to my ears, here at le Mans.

Decision could be taken just after Spa...

... it implies that racing teams will stay 3 weeks longs in La sarthe, which is quite interesting for american racing teams.

Doh, bang goes the forward planning.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: smokie on September 11, 2004, 01:23:03 am

Mmmmm....does that mean we have to go for three weeks too?

All that beer....  :P

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Fax on September 11, 2004, 04:01:24 am

Three weeks, all that beer?  Hmmm, I've got three weeks paid holiday coming this year....Been a couple of years since I've been to the Sarthe.  Smokie, we'll sink a few cold ones for you at Road Atlanta in a couple of weeks.
Fax
 

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: TonyT on September 11, 2004, 01:09:41 pm

Just had a letter from Just Tickets saying that it has been changed to the 18/19th June.

We shall see.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Grand_Fromage on September 11, 2004, 02:23:04 pm

I had a phone call from the ACO on Wednesday. They say that the 18/19 date is 99% sure.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Lazy B'stard on September 12, 2004, 09:00:40 am

Bastards, thats another whole week we have to wait :'(

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Robbo SPS on September 12, 2004, 09:40:05 pm

The Motors Tv crew were talking about how next years Le Mans will be the 3 week deal for the US Teams.

Its on Daily Sports Car.com about it being the 18/19th

Title: Hold on the press !!!!
Post by: Gilles on September 13, 2004, 10:01:16 am

Now it's confirmed...

PQ is the 5th. June and the race is the 17 & 18 june

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Gilles on September 13, 2004, 10:13:09 am

I hope everyone will have corrected...
... the race will take place on 18 & 19 june.

I don't know why but something make me think the Unofficial LM Tourist Board will have some extra work this year, finding some extra activities for your 2 weeks stay.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: gibberish on September 13, 2004, 10:37:28 am

Gilles

I do not challenge your word, but where does your information come from?  We need to be totally certain about this before we start making arrangements.

Merci mon ami

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Gilles on September 13, 2004, 10:43:32 am

It comes form local newspapers which obtained the news pirect from the ACO.

I has been announced just after the Spa finish yesterday.

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: gibberish on September 13, 2004, 10:47:25 am

OK.  Looks like that's it then lads.

Thanks Gilles

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: Nordic on September 13, 2004, 11:03:57 am

Thanks Gilles,
Best get on the phone to the ferry company before they cotton onto the date and wack up the price.

While we are on a roll with info, anything on the Houx annexe layby campsite, will it be a building site or not ???

Title: Re:Date Changes?
Post by: johnevans3 on September 13, 2004, 08:13:16 pm

Looks like it's the real deal.  My response from ACO below when I asked about the dates for 2005.

Dear Sir,
 
The date should be the 18 and 19.06 under reserve of the publication of the federal calendar.
 
Yours faithfully.
 
Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans
72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
Fax: (0033) (0)2 43 84 47 13