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« on: June 14, 2008, 12:39:04 am » |
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Somewhat earlier than usual, I am starting this thread, having been to LM and now returned (Fri night) in order to go on holiday to the Canary Islands on Sunday.
Hope those still out there continue to have the fine old time that was underway when I was there...and safe and uneventful journeys back to all!!
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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2008, 02:41:53 am » |
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and i thought another had been having acidents....
i would have said, why didnt you stay for some of the racing, but i dont think you usually get to see it anyway ?
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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2008, 04:51:04 pm » |
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bloody hell smokie,next year you'll be coming home before you've left!!
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2008, 02:35:27 pm » |
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I'm back but then again I never arrived!
Guys I hope you got my dedication on Radio Le Mans, it was the best I could do as I wasn't there.
Hope you all had a good time guys, seen a few of you on Eurosport.
Next year, hell next year!!!!!!!
Steve
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2008, 07:14:41 pm » |
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Home again. Another year, another hangover....
Great to see all of you again. Pity the race ended in the way it did with a poor decision rather than a battle to the end but all in all it was a really good fight with lots of finishers. Three cheers to Kruse for all they did - sad that the car didn't last given the work they put in.
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2008, 08:26:22 pm » |
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I just got home, screaming hangover and firework and/or BBQ induced burnt fingers.
Great race and the weather was ace over in UK.
Shame the French surrendered to the Germans in the race- but thats history for you.
Have a safe trip home you guys and heres to next year.
S
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Dick Dasterdly was right
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« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2008, 10:03:49 am » |
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I'm back, got of the ferry at 06:00 this morning.
Great way to break my Le Mans cherry.
Thanks to all the club members I met for the 1st time & made me feel very welcome.
Tetre Rouge at 2am, chips beer & cars - does it get any better?
Landman
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« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2008, 10:45:40 am » |
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Excellent year. Excellent DFH party. Thanks to all.
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« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2008, 12:10:36 pm » |
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Home... Broken... Le-Mans 2008 - The Le-Mans to end all Le-mans trips....I do believe I may have had the best weekend of my life thus far this weekend.... Time to go to bed  Thanks to all concerned.... |
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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2008, 12:22:44 pm » |
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Well I'm back after a short delay due to retrieving Nopanic's Genny from some Pikies the Police arrested on Blue Nord. (more to Follow once I'm unloaded.)
Had a great time.
Thanks to Paddy and all of DfH for great party.
Oh and the Race was good too. :-)
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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2008, 02:34:45 pm » |
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Back at 0600 this morning, after a nice gentle run back up to Calais from Le Mans, then Dover to home, albeit slightly extended after a refuelling stop at Alencon when the MGA failed to restart. Didn't take too long to revealed that the points had closed up, so a quick adjustment using the MkI eyeball to set the right gap and a screwdriver to tighten the locking screw got us underway again. Hardly rocket science, but it livened up the usual run up the autoroute. A few hours kip then up to a wonderful hot shower, just finished the unpacking and sorting, followed by logging on here.
Fantastic week and great to see people at various stages of the week. Many, many thanks for another outstanding evening at DfH (proving once again Paddy's theory that the DfH beer selection doesn't give you a headache, but just makes you feel like you've been run over twice by a steam roller in the morning).
An excellent and memorable race pretty much throughout particularly in LMP1 and GT1 just made it all the better, along with all of the many other things that go to make up the Le Mans atmosphere and memories.
Final task will be the depressing one of sorting kit out to head back to High Wycombe this evening for work tomorrow.
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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2008, 03:34:43 pm » |
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Tetre Rouge at 2am, chips beer & cars - does it get any better?
Landman
Landman,trust me it does not get any better than that. The only thing I know of that comes close is the sunset at hairpin at the Sebring 12 hrs. Lee help me with a photo here,please.lol |
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« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2008, 04:31:52 pm » |
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Well the thing I want to know is did the glorious green goddess that is the Commer make it to the holy lands and back? We await a full report with baited (and slightly garlicy) breath.
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« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2008, 04:38:18 pm » |
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Well the thing I want to know is did the glorious green goddess that is the Commer make it to the holy lands and back? We await a full report with baited (and slightly garlicy) breath.
Suffice to say to whet your appetite that, indeed, the Commer made the annual pilgrimage there, with plenty of tales to enjoy - I will leave it to the man himself to make the full report of the trials and tribulations of the journey down to La Sarthe, in his own eloquent style. As to the journey back, I have not yet heard...... MG Mark |
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Mario Andretti
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« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2008, 04:48:24 pm » |
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everything seemed ok when I left Rouen last night....however the occupants of the commer are unlikely to be bothered about the condition of the commer today, owing to the fact that they spent the majority of yesterday evening propping up a bar in the centre of the town...
The stories of the commer being stranded, whilst other members of the team arrived in Le-Mans, and headed to the Stella bar with me, are completely untrue however.....
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