Can I be first....

[Brad Zarse]

I shouldnt have to defend myself but I will anyway....

This year I am missing it because of training,for those who dont know I am currently an apprentice track engineer. This means this year and the next 2 years I will be on substantialy lower wages than I have had in previous years.

Le Mans is a luxury that I would not be able to justify having wedding or no wedding and to be perfectly honest my priorities for the next few years lie far beyond a motor race in france which will be there to be enjoyed many years after I have ticked a few more important things off my to do list.

Call it a sence of humour failure if you want but getting engaged and planning my wedding has been the single greatest thing that I have ever done and I am gladly puting my next Le Mans visit on hold on my own accord,not because I am under the thumb or being "changed" by my fiance!!!

hell we got a live one here

Worry not - I did the same, missed 2009, in order to get married two weeks before, and go on honeymoon.
I can't tell you this wasn't without some degree of planning though.  As it happens, my wedding anniversary will never fall on Le-Mans weekend, will never take place during football season, and if by some miracle, Reading manage to get themselves into the Final of the FA cup (which is about as likely as hell freezing over) then we already have an aggreement, that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and that one wedding anniversary can be sacrificed.  Now who on earth would have planned it like that? 

Motorsport is a big part of my life also, and is not a part of my wifes - if I had to give up a couple of LM trips to get married, I would have - however the spade and patio option was also considered at one point.

I would say though, having missed 2009, I won't be missing it again - it damn near killed me having to listen to the race on the radio feed, and get telephone calls at god only knows what time, explaining how much fun everyone was having......

[termietermite]

Sorry if I came over rather agressively, Mike.  Of course your priorities are your affair, not anyone else's.   It wasn't a response aimed specifically at you but every year when the "who's not going" thread starts, at least one chap blames the woman in his life for "stopping" him from coming!  I know, of course I do, that there are more important things in life than motor sport, especially at your age..... 

[knetter]

Thank god I don´t have these issues anymore, my GF understands my need to go to the races, hell she even likes it and is joining us this year. Go get married mike, get the job you are studying for, but make sure you come back to le mans in the end and maybe just bring her along, she might just like it.

[Kev_mk3]

Ill be blunt its down to a family disagreement i wont be going this year. Not going into details but the second part of the trip (going to the ring) was booked and paid for end of last year as Lemans wasn't going to cost sod all as Andy pointed out the parents live in the area.

Now due to the disagreement i cant afford to splash out on camping, tickets etc the cost is not justifiable, so balls to it im going to the ring and that will do as its all paid for.

[Fran]

i cant afford to splash out on camping, tickets etc the cost is not justifiable

Kev me old mucker.... a few words of advice.

Whilst fully sympathising with family fall outs n all that, I dont think you will find that lack of funds is going to be an acceptable excuse, no matter what the back story.  (If I can use the expression "back story" with BigH around).

F

[Jules G]

i cant afford to splash out on camping, tickets etc the cost is not justifiable

Kev, I am sure that Neil will find a suitable hidie hole for you in the RV, hells bells there enough room in the dam thing I sure we could sneek most of CA onto MB for free

[Gordonwr]

And if you want to come with me it's free to camp and free entrance tickets !!

[Jules G]

And if you want to come with me it's free to camp and free entrance tickets !!

Nice to see you back on line Gordon, how's the treatment going?

your wasting your time with kev, he's not playing ball!

Jules

[Andy Zarse]

And if you want to come with me it's free to camp and free entrance tickets !!

Nice to see you back on line Gordon, how's the treatment going?

your wasting your time with kev, he's not playing ball!

Jules

Yes, every year Kev comes up with some amazing excuses for not attending. It started off with the old "the dog's ill" routine and the excuses have since progressed in incredulity. Last year I think he said he couldn't go because his car was haunted by a German ghost called Tarquin he'd picked up at The 'ring. Or something.

PS Hope you're on the mend Gordon!

[Jules G]

And if you want to come with me it's free to camp and free entrance tickets !!

Nice to see you back on line Gordon, how's the treatment going?

your wasting your time with kev, he's not playing ball!

Jules

Yes, every year Kev comes up with some amazing excuses for not attending. It started off with the old "the dog's ill" routine and the excuses have since progressed in incredulity. Last year I think he said he couldn't go because his car was haunted by a German ghost called Tarquin he'd picked up at The 'ring. Or something.

PS Hope you're on the mend Gordon!

He must be allergic to Beef flavoured Monster Munch, that the reorruring nighmeres of Rex in the leather trench coat

[Kev_mk3]

Last year i was in a very bad financial state, now im not and ive decided not to go to lemans.............................. end of

Thank you for the offers and Gord i hope your getting better

[Barry]

Gord i hope your getting better

Seconded.

[Gordonwr]

Thanks for the kind comments folks, I will know on Tuesday what the score is. Had a big scare in December but I think that now the tumours are dormant, or stable so if so may not have to go back on chemo.
Fingers crossed for Tue !!! I'll be at Le Mans whatever the result though !!

[nopanic - neil]

Thanks for the kind comments folks, I will know on Tuesday what the score is. Had a big scare in December but I think that now the tumours are dormant, or stable so if so may not have to go back on chemo.
Fingers crossed for Tue !!! I'll be at Le Mans whatever the result though !!

Thats good news, hope to see u before Le Mans as well as at Le Mans.

Take it easy, how's the motor going?