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Update 1st June 2007:
Hi all,
The guide will be completed and ready for download, at the latest, on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 at 10:00 pm GMT. As we expect many downloads we will install 5 different download-locations. So if the CA server is slow or not accessible, just try the next website on the list. The guide will be available for download at :
1.
www.clubarnage.com/caguide2.
www.lemanszone.de/caguide3.
www.totalsportscar.com/caguide4.
www.drinkingforholland.com/caguide5.
caguide.tmdg.co.ukCheers
Werner
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Hi all,
First of all very good news concerning the 2007 edition of the CA Guidebook: While the 2006 edition had only one chief editor (me), for the next edition Ferrari Spider (Peter) will join me
, so we will share all tasks and this will enhance the quality of the 2007 edition a lot. So if you want to send some input for the guide by pm, please address it to both of us, this will make co-ordination between us easier.
We have set up a project page at
http://www.lemanszone.de/caguide2007.html, so you can follow the latest development and see where help is still needed.
Peter and I have already discussed some ideas for the next edition, here they are, have a look and give us feedback, come up with new ideas, or even better, send contributions:
- More detailed campsite descriptions
- For the “other usefull stuff” chapter: Peter will give details about the helicopter flight service at Le Mans airport, he took a flight this year.
- One or two pages about Radio Le Mans, it’s history, the team behind it, their plans for 2007 – We will try to contact John Hindhaugh, may be he can supply us some information. Referring to latest forum threads Peter and I feel that there should be a closer tie-up between CA and RLM
- Some history of some of the great duels between car manufacturers and some of the characters that populate LM history, e.g. a review about the 1988 clash between Stuttgart and Coventry, about the tragic hero Bob Wollek, the 1999 Mercedes air show or other reviews - To the experienced old hands at the forum: Who wants to write something? Please post suggestions/contributions
- More information about services at the track, e.g. the medical station, the ACO service for handicaped visitors, Location of ATMs and others.
- More addresses for shopping
- Information about the museum at the race track (opening hours, ticket prices)
- A detailed chapter about “How to get a ticket”: Experience and procedures for direct booking with the ACO, your experience and contact details with agencies, e.g. “JustTickets” or others, please sent your input.
- About the marshalls and their function, explanation of race flags and their meaning - for the newbies
- Also for the newbies: A chapter about the UK-France ferries and the Eurostar: How to book those, their websites, prices, sailing times, duration, restrictions on vehicle lengths…
- A nice collection of the “It happened to me” stories from the forum
- A chapter about the “Mad Friday”: May be with a balanced description of the 2006 situation and some recommendations about what is OK and what is not OK (e.g. buckets of water into sports cars…). Who wants to do this?
- a one page summary of the entries making identification of a car easier
- An index so people don’t need to flip through all pages to find the Le Mans taxi phone numbers
All of the above are just ideas at the moment and it will depend on all of us, how much of this will actually be in the next edition, so please contribute
Cheers to all of you
Ferrari Spider & Werner
