Le Mans Pensioners Club

[trusty]

Don't worry chaps I've an idea, I'm going to set up a care home in Mulsanne you know the type own room and constant care from a " pit baby "

[Snoring Rhino]

Don't worry chaps I've an idea, I'm going to set up a care home in Mulsanne you know the type own room and constant care from a " pit baby "

what a great idea, a balcony over looking the straight, comode seats for convince, a buggy shuttle service to the Guinness bar, perfect.

[Snoring Rhino]

Being going to Le Mans for years, now 62 still able to knock back a few beers tho, question how old is too old to go!

I'm asking exactly the same question.  Two of our team have died in the last year, and we're not sure that the younger generation will  be able to look after us in the manner to which we've become accustomed.  We have diabetes issues too, with two tests a day, but for a scotch drinker, so not too big a problem.

Conclusion, no horizon in sight    but those portapottys come in handy

Fleabay is your friend, portable John, Bog in a bag, it's all there for us....or as posted before, the 99p store 10lt water containers are perfect for night time weewees ( diabetic for 8 years, plan for the consequences)

[mgmark]

Don't worry chaps I've an idea, I'm going to set up a care home in Mulsanne you know the type own room and constant care from a " pit baby "

what a great idea, a balcony over looking the straight, comode seats for convince, a buggy shuttle service to the Guinness bar, perfect.

Great idea - but there'll be competition - isn't that what they're building on Maison Blanche now

MG Mark

[lofty]

A care home down Mulsanne is a great idea. My dads neighbour is in his mid 70s and stays in hôtels now for a bit of peace and quiet at night. I did think a lot of the drivers are over 60!

[mgmark]

A care home down Mulsanne is a great idea. My dads neighbour is in his mid 70s and stays in hôtels now for a bit of peace and quiet at night. I did think a lot of the drivers are over 60!

Andretti was the oldest for a while, with his last appearance at Le Mans in 2000 at the age of 60. Then Jack Gerber topped it in 2013, at the age of 68!

MG Mark

[jimclark]

Just an aside along the same note... What about Paul Newman...winner of GTS1 (and third overall) at the Rolex 24, 1995. Only 70 years old.   

He also rented Lime Rock right after getting out of Sloan Kettering Hospital (cancer treatment) to drive his Trans Am Camaro (i'm pretty sure it was) one more time before he passed shortly after at 83....

[landman]

Being going to Le Mans for years, now 62 still able to knock back a few beers tho, question how old is to old to go!

Sadly, I have to announce that the answer to that is, for me anyway, three score and ten.

I went last year which was the 50th anniversary of my first visit, and whilst I still greatly enjoyed it, the combination of several issues forced me to make the decision that it would be my last.

Firstly, these old bones would not let me see and do as much as I used to and as much as I wanted to:

Secondly, the onset of diabetes severely restricts the amount of liquid pleasure that I can consume - doc says I should not drink beer at all, but I do in relatively low quantities:

Thirdly, the pills I have to take to counter diabetes have unfortunate side effects which, without being too detailing, make it necessary for me to be fairly close to some toilet facilities - and when one is living in a field in France among several thousand of other folk who are also trying to use those same (limited) toilet facilities, the result could be rather embarrassing.

I have to say that I am already regretting the decision, as I believe there will be some very good racing over the next few years.  I know there are others who are of an age or older than I and who still make the trip but for me, the medical situation dictates the result!

I still follow endurance racing, and will follow the 24 hours of Le Mans for as long as I draw breath.  Fortunately, Club Arnage provides an excellent platform to keep in the swing of things, but I will have to rely on the telebox for the visuals!!

Del

As a fellow diabetic I can but pass on the advice given to me several years ago by the specialist nurse at my GP's practice, and that was to drink red wine.

Fortunately France is quite good at producing red wine.

[Andy Zarse]

Being going to Le Mans for years, now 62 still able to knock back a few beers tho, question how old is to old to go!

Sadly, I have to announce that the answer to that is, for me anyway, three score and ten.

I went last year which was the 50th anniversary of my first visit, and whilst I still greatly enjoyed it, the combination of several issues forced me to make the decision that it would be my last.

Del

I am very sorry to learn of this Del. You seemed on such fine form last year, certainly roaring with merriment on the Friday night.

I think this is what is called THE END OF AN ERA

Or is it a BRM?

[Boorish Grobian]

As I've gotten older (I'm 53 now) I have found that I have a ever decreasing tolerance for discomfort, roughing it in field, packed in a crowd like sardines, etc. For me that will be what determines when taking in racing in person is no longer in the cards. Fortunately I'm still in good health, been running (going to run a half marathon in the autumn) and actually lost a few kilos over recent months. Road racing I still very much enjoy, sitting on the hillside and enjoying a cold adult beverage is a perfect afternoon for me. Stuffed in the grandstands? Not so much.
My brother, some friends, and I agreed we would make one final trip to the Indy 500 next year, it will be the one hundredth running of the 500, and after forty of those, it'll be a nice way to end my experience of the Memorial Day classic.
Just can't deal with that zoo on race day anymore. Give me a sunny day at Mid-Ohio, or Road Atlanta.
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[Oldtimer 2]

As I've gotten older (I'm 53 now) I have found that I have a ever decreasing tolerance for discomfort, roughing it in field, packed in a crowd like sardines, etc. For me that will be what determines when taking in racing in person is no longer in the cards

I know exactly what you mean. For the last few years we have been taking a caravan down to make it easier for our ageing bones. When we first started we sniffed at people with tents as we grabbed an hour or two of sleep in the back of the car (if we felt like it). Then we succumbed to tents and now the caravan. My Dad would not approve...

[Lorry]

.........I know exactly what you mean. For the last few years we have been taking a caravan down .....

And I was worried it was just me.

A warm shower or a cold beer whenever you want one too, rather than a warm beer and a cold shower

[pool pugilist]

.........I know exactly what you mean. For the last few years we have been taking a caravan down .....

And I was worried it was just me.

A warm shower or a cold beer whenever you want one too, rather than a warm beer and a cold shower

You are certainly not alone Lorry (I am assuming you are the same Lorry from another LM Forum) we took the Caravan for the 1st time last year and we found it by far the most comfortable...Even my son and friends in their 20's thought it was excellent...I mean...Fan for when its scorching...Heater for the cold....Fridge for the Beer and Food...On Board Cooker...Toilet and Washing Facilities....Comfortable Beds...A degree of insulation from Crappy Loud Music....What's not to like?? Well worth the extra expense of getting it there and back.

[smokie]

I used to have a 'van and only got rid of it once LM became the only outing it got each year. It was a bonus there, for all the reasons above.

Today's Good News for me is that the blood & pee test all clear except high cholesterol, no real surprise there though. I hadn't realised how many things they were testing for in the one test till they read out which bits were OK!!

[Boorish Grobian]

Hey Smokie, I can relate to the high cholesterol problem, got put on Lipitor over the winter. Some of the problem is hereditary, but much of it is also self inflicted. One of the reasons I've started running again.
My camping experiences of Le Mans, and Sebring, have all been with tents, we've had caravans at Daytona, but many of my Indy trips in my teens, twenties, and early thirties involved trying get a couple of hours of sleep in the car while all sorts of hell raising is going on around you. I have fond memories of those days, but have no desire whatsoever to try and reenact them.
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