When is the 75th running??

[smokie]

They both mean john...washroom (who washes in there???)...rest room

[chrisbeatty]

For the benefit of us Yanks, can you tranlate English words (bog, loo) into "American"?    

Sorry guys I know our slang is somewhat different to yours, but as smokie said, they're catch all words to include all toilet based areas.
At the end of the day it's the place we go to empty out used beer after a long day watching the race

[insta.gator]

For the benefit of us Yanks, can you tranlate English words (bog, loo) into "American"?    

Sorry guys I know our slang is somewhat different to yours, but as smokie said, they're catch all words to include all toilet based areas.
At the end of the day it's the place we go to empty out used beer after a long day watching the race

British slang crack me up.  It's like it is almost English or something....

[Canada Phil]

Hey Insta-Gator, better brush up on your French too.
Pissoir is a Urinal while Piste is teh Racetrack however pissed is what most of the spectators are
Canada Phil

[SpriteII]

Sorry to drag this up from the depths but I disagree with Gilles (which suprises me as he tends to know his stuff) I think 2007 is the 75th running of the race.

The poster in my downstairs loo that I got with one of the papers this year lists 71 victories 'to 2003.  That means this year is the 73rd and therefore the 75th will be 2007.

I'm happy to be proved wrong but would like to get this straight.

And by a strange co-incidence (not planned at all) I think this may be my 50th post.

[Jem]

The truth!

First race was on the 26th May 1923, 33 cars, race started at 4pm. Fastest lap Bentley 9 min 39 secs, circuit length 10.6 miles avg speed 66.6mph.

Race came about as a result of Charles Faroux and Gearges Durand collaborating on the idea of a 24 hour race, Durand was already running GP's at the time.

The race carried on every year until 1939 and then resumed again in 1949 and I'm not aware of any breaks since then.

Hope that helps.

Jem

[SpriteII]

There was no race in '36 either, no idea why but my poster has no picture for that year and a quick google brings this confirmation:

http://www.p-wood.com/le%20mans/lemans.html

[garystout]

2004 was the 72nd running of the 24 hours, i leave you to work it out.

[jpchenet]

According to this article from the ACO on their official site, this year is the 73rd!!!

http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/actu/2005_02_16_gd_01_34selec_gb.html

[SpriteII]

2007 it is then.  that means I have to go next year (20th anniversary of my first time) and 2007.

Oh well!

[Jem]

Well spotted Sprite re '36, apols for error.

Jem

[SpriteII]

A quick poke around the net seems to indicate that industrial strife (in France, surely not?) put paid to the race in '36.

[Gilles]

Definitely 2007Definitely 2007Definitely 2007