Club Arnage

Arnage campsite today is extremely soggy from historic rain. With more forecast for next 7days I would guess at least Arnage will be much worse than 2013. Bring tow straps, snow chains, wellies or whatever would be my advice, potentially dry spots have already gone.

Cheers for info . I've got a cylinder of helium from cave dive center and ballons to try and float the van out of any mud.

Any news on others - Houx for example?

Aricus

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Kev,

Was there a picture - it didn't come through.

A

Arrived in BN very heavy rain, but site seems to be holding up ok, couple of low spots with large puddles.

Suddenly being in New York in glorious sunshine doesn't seem so bad.  >:D

Who am I kidding?  Wishing I was there to play in the mud with all of you. 

Have a good one guys.  I'll be back next year.

Dx

No I meant this as in I'd like to know to. I asked on a fb group and seems ok at the moment just more people arrive the worse its going to get they have said

Kinda wish I was in Noo York,playing in the sun with Doris

I 'spect mud on BN will do as a worst choice alternative

Have a good-ish time missing us D


So...

Mud and snow chains huh?

Got to be a good  'un then.  :)

Think I'll pop to mc Donald's get some trays for under the wheels  :angel:

Mega rain storm again last night, any appearance that things are drying out is an illusion.

At least the sun came out this morning, let's it will stay dry at least for one day

oh the joys!

Wrong! Too late to tell you it hissed down huh? Raining now as I speak too and storms forecast this evening. Surprisingly I popped in to BSJ and apart from some areas it looks not too bad. Oh, and our ferry last night was on time and arrived at Ouistreham with no problems.

Any reports from Houx?

Drove past Houx and BN today. Looked OK but only about 10% occupied and looks could be deceiving. Would need amazing drainage to be good IMHO, certainly 200 or more of the 300 ticket holders at Arnage are going to be very indignant.

Went to BN yesterday. Entry is getting muddy with all the holes in the road and could/will get worse. Pitches and roads inside BN still seem to be ok though, same for bleu sud.  Beausejour will be a muddy mess.

Are the forecasts for more rain or has the worse passed now?

MeteoFrance still says thunderstorms until friday. On others it also looks like it will be wet at least until friday.

Toured BSJ yesterday and was surprised how good it looked in the main. Some very marshy areas, stagnant water etc., but it looked to have been properly cut a few times already and cars were parked in the middle with no traces of wheels dug in. Of course Blue and MB will be fine since sandy soil, but beware the bottom of Houx Annexe!

Still rain forecast until Saturday, but today lovely blue sky at the moment despite the forecast. But beware, storms here normally start about 6pm.

Forecasts are still wet untill Saturday.
Race should be better, but saw a forecast today predicting rain around the start and finish

Sorry to say on Sunday i reviewed the forecasts and took the easy option and am currently sitting in Egypt where it is dark and 38 degrees. No rain forecast.  :-)

id rather face the Russian mobs than fly to Egypt

We are in Epinettes and the one advantage of it being so wet is that you can identify the pitches that flood before you put your tent up!  There are a few flooded pitches but most are ok. No issues with mud ........... yet! Actually doesn't look like there will be any as long as people don't try driving through the very wet areas.

At this stage the showers are excellent, might change when all pitches are full!

Is that on the WEC calendar?

And we have a warm beer with your name on it!

A

Bet you get a great view of the Mulsanne from the top of the pyramids, Smokester
Got the caravan with you?

How was the mud?

I saw what Arnage was like. Bad.

Houx was mostly OK, but very wet at the bottom of slopes.

Houx Annex I know had real problems because people were moved elsewhere.

But what were other people's experiences.

A

Some of the lower lying fields in BSJ were a marsh, we found a good dry area within the woods just by the entrance to the Porsche Curves. Problem was, so did the other half of the camp site. However all our neighbours were good and we had a great time....

Epinettes was OK. The bit behind us was a bit soggy when we arrived but that didn't stop a group pitching there later in the week.

BN absolutely no problem, best campsite for drainage IMHO.

Terte Rouge lovely. Couple of puddles but our run off washes down to you lot ;D

Tertre Rouge mainly dry, some lying water in the upper areas.

I spoke to three LM virgins who weren't even allowed onto BSJ due to the quagmire conditions, they were directed to the arena area where they set up their tent as best they could only to be told by 'security' that they weren't allowed to put a tent up there and had it confiscated!

Epinette was mainly good - drained well, ground firm

MG Mark

Houx was fine. We were adjacent to the entrance, next to the bogs and showers and under a huge oak tree.
Lots of security.
Happy days.