The main topic of conversation upon our collective return from Le Mans last year seemed to centre on the level of theft from campsites. I recall the general attiude was one of deep disappointment, despair even, at the sheer buggeration factor aused by having car keys, cameras, wallets, passports etc stolen. Many peple were even threatening never to attend Le Mans again, so spoilt was their experience.
From memory, just about every goup suffered to a greater or lesser extent from pilfering by persons unknown. Even Team Zarse was not imune, having our GoPed stolen. Thank God there was nothing else worth pinching on our pitch. The general CA consensus was that things were getting completly out of hand and that the ACO seemed loathed to do anything constructive about it. I personally wrote to the ACO to complain about the level of theft and true to form the rude bastards did not even have the common courtesy to reply to me.
Maybe the time is right to address the problem now rather than on our return? So it looks like we collectively need to do something about it ourselves. I'd therefore like CA members to propose some practical solutions to this problem, both passively and actively.
So to start the ball rolling I think we should produce some posters, flyers and handouts warning the thieves, in several languages, of the potential consequences of being caught. And we maybe need to be our brother's keepers a bit more. Can we organise some security patrols on the saturday night when things are at their worst? Anyway, please all feel free to chip in with suggestions. Doing nothing, it seems to me, is no longer an option.
Your further ideas are welcome...
