Club Arnage

Tres Hombres Tours
2007 Itinerary
Wednesday 13th
Depart various points in North Yorks, North Lincs, Herts for pre-shuttle rendezvous in Folkestone. 18.00 shuttle then overnight in Calais. Evening meal in "Le Bureau" pub.
Thursday 14th
Away early for blast to LM, stopping only in Gace for lunch, beers and a trip to supermarket for the evenings essentials.
Arrive Maison Blance and celebrate completion of historic road trip by drinking Stella and raising the flag.
Friday 15th.
Mad Friday - usual malarkey!
Saturday 16th
Arnage for brekkies, MRI marquee for a dump then into the granstand to dump all our beer into the T.W.A.T.S. wheelie bin for cooling and sharing.
Sunday 17th
At end of race get going toute de suite and blat all the way back to Calais for overnight - more pizza and beer at Le Bureau.
Monday 18th
9.00 am shuttle and start planning 2008 trip.

This years fleet:
Audi A6 s line
Lexus IS220
Chrysler Grand Voyager
BMW M6

Anyone want to meet up in Calais or en route?

Steve

Lord Steve - The only self appointed peer on Maison Blanche - who is not wearing a CA T shirt!!

Del

What sort of question is that..?  It is never too early!

Steve I have stayed in Gace a couple of times on the Sunday night but never found a decent restaurant, any recommendations? Hope you don't mind me asking.

I've been well fed (gourmet? Non!) at Hotel Normandie in the little street that leads up to the town square, (name?) A bar avec Le Pression and large enough television indoors if you need to play "catch up" with Canadian GP and Herr Shovelface... Or World Cup footie Or etcetera! And good proper food...
(Shovelface? Dont ask, s'my mate Nick. Daft as "bird" but nowhere near as gorgeous   ;) sorry Nick, but a man has to do what a man has to do)

 :)

comfy beds too

Monkey
We've only ever stopped there for une pression rapide et une voyage au supermarche. Never done the restaurant thing although I do recall seeing a couple of nice looking bars/ restaurants on the square.
We should start the "Great Bars amd Restaurants en Route" thread - a sort of CA Michelin Guide!
Steve

Del
Are you trying to sell me a t shirt?

Steve

I have stayed at the Normandie a few times and can confirm that the food is most certainly NOT gourmet but they do make the effort and the atmosphere is good.  There is usually a 'Le Mans buffet' on the Sunday evening (I think the restaurant is usually closed on a Sunday).  They are very welcoming to Le Mans travellers...

A couple of years ago we stopped here on the way down and spent quite a few hours, and many beers, discussing old motors with the chef, or was it the waiter, or was it the... well he worked there anyway.  After a while he mentioned that he had an old convertible Peugeot in the basement which seemed a strange place to keep a car but he very proudly showed us.  Very nice it was too.

But returning to Monkey's original question... Despite staying in Gace on a numer of occassions have yet to find a decent restaurant...

Thanks all. Much appreciated.

We stopped in Rouen a couple of years ago on the Sunday night, and for vairous reasons didnt get out for food untill midnight, but was amazed to find a really good and reasonable resturant facing that Cathedral.

Have you tried their Plume de ma Tante? It's historic. :D

Yes, try eating in the UK. Or Italy. Or Spain. Anywhere in fact except in France. Restaurant food throughout France is generally ghastly unless you are prepared to pay through the nose. It's like the food generally was in the UK thirty years ago. Crap.

What makes you think that, Steve.  But since you brought it up, how many do you want??

Del

Have to say I stick to the capriceuse avec trois ou quatre grandes Stellas.
Joining us?

Steve

For all the details, prices etc and the front design and car sticker design, see
http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=6502.msg81899#msg81899

For the back design, see
http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=6463.msg83054#msg83054

If you want any, get your order in quick, because we're getting close to cut-off time.

Del

Hey Andy,
               Nice suit  ::) Still not too late to sell those cricket tickets on ebay and come to Sebring ;D
Phil

I wish I could do both Phil, I really do. But a nice long winter break in the caribbean combined with six top class cricket matches plus a bit of sailing, fishing, drinking and general meatheadedness is a difficult combination to beat.

Andy,

Enjoy,  I saw the work in progress on the Grounds in Trinidad and Barbados.    You may well get to see some Builders Bum too.

t.

Back to topic.  Friday 1st June.  Book tickets for '08.  Scrutineering all day.  2nd June, more scurtineering. 3rd June Pre-quali.
Monday 11th June : Pitch tent in MB then off to Jacobins for scrutineering. Mr Moggie arrives.  Evening : BBQ chez the Termites. 
Tuesday: More scrutineering; arrival of 2 more guests. Dinner in local bar.
Wednesday : Lazy morning followed by practice then home. 
Thursday : Afternoon practice from Grandstand then off to Mulsanne for trackside picnic then home.  Friday : CA Cavalcade drive out round the Sarthe ending at the Classic British Welcome, St Saturnin.  Back to MB for whatever.  2 more guests arrive.
Saturday/Sunday - watch race, possibly with a couple of hours' kip in MB at some time.  Heli ride early Sat evening, plus the 'poo bar meet of course.  Relax on MB for a couple of hours after race, break camp then home.  Idle the time away waiting for next year...

Where do I eat for the rest of the week then  ??? ;) ???

That's entirely up to you! ;D

From the Tartiflete stand  :angel:

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Does anyone want half a ham sandwich I just stopped eating?

Back on topic...

Limited holiday allowance (well the holidays that do not include Mrs Oldtimer are limited anyway) dictate a quick visit again this year.

Eurotunnel is now booked for Friday 15th and Monday 18th and as usual I am outlandishly excited about the trip.

Especially looking forward to it this year because as well as the usual suspects in our crew we are to blood a newbie.  Should be great  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D 

Eat a LOT at the bbq?