Women at Lemans

[saveloy]

I think this could be a topic of great debate and interest.                    I've noticed over the 3/4 years, and, inparticulary this year a lot more women  around the campsites ,etc.
Being open minded about things. Wouldn't it be nice if a bar was
 to be turned into a women's only for one or two nights.
this has  many advantages.
for jealous boyfriends, husbands, whatever. you'll know where the lady in your life is,  having a good time, without being dragged round all bars following  drunken reprobates.
 for   young and old lechers some where central to gather for a  good old lech.
Most impotant of all.  All the  men can go and have  a Jolly- up without the earbashing they would normally get.

[Ruptured Duck Motorsport]

What about T-Total wifes?  

[saveloy]

Surelynot!!!. T-Totaler's at Le-mans. Must be as rare as. Rocking horse s**t

[Andy Zarse]

This topic is a total anathema to me. Never, ever, for as long as there is a cake hole in my face would I be tempted to take a woman again. Did it  once in 1989, with a friend who I would class as a "honourary bloke". Won't bore you with the reasons but it was a disaster. But it culminated in us nearly missed the ferry back on Sunday cos she was too busy trying to get Patrick Tambay's autograph.

Much as I love my old nagger, she knows there is no way I would ever take her to Le Mans. End of story.

[Ruptured Duck Motorsport]

I'm happy bringing Mrs DR with us to Le Mans, she has been a few times and doesnt nag (doesnt at home, so why would she there?!).  Doesnt cramp anyones style, and I have no use for socks, except for wearing them on my feet....

[Mr. Rick]

Mrs R was in attendance for three years (1990-92 .. see caption compo for evidence of 1992 attendance), just to check to see what hub was up to on these lads tours. She was as good as gold and I certainly went home with unfettered socks those years.

By 1993 she was sprogged up and LM has been girl free for us since 1996 when my sis stopped coming.

Wouldn't rule it out in future years, but for the time being it is still a bastion of blokedom for the foreseeable future!

They have their uses you know! Bless 'em!

 

[pretzel]

Mrs P. also attends with me.

2004 will be her 10th and she enjoys it as much as me. Maybe not quite as many drinks go down her neck as mine but that's about all that sets us apart. (Apart from the obvious....)

21 year old daughter has also been twice now and loves every minute of it so maybe it's something in the genes and I just happen to be lucky.

[Andy Zarse]

The fault lies not with Mrs Z, I am sure she would have a good time and she's pretty good at roughing it when necessary. Each to his/her own tho and no critism is imlpied to any female who chooses to attend, with or without hubby.

Call me Mr Selfish, but a lads weekend is a lads weekend, all men together etc. I suppose it all boils down to what you intend get up to when you are away, altho I don't mean THAT! In sixteen years, I have never known anyone score one away from home at Le Mans.

They'll be wanting to come on Rugby tours next!

[Mr. Rick]

They'll be wanting to come on Rugby tours next!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that would be the end of the world! It's OK for girlies who are young free and single to go and then flirt and introduce you to Big Vic etc., but the missus & rugby ..... no feckin' way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigH]

Women! Le Mans! Mutually exclusive? Misogynist? Moi?

I have to admit that for me it's a time for Hairy Man, rootin' and foraging and smiting with asses jawbones. With a lunar fullness to the sky, phlegm and burnt sausages on the campfire, a man feels a certain one-ness, things are right. And it's ok to feel a little uneasy with some of your 'men friends', it's time for a little bonding, hugging and general chatter of industrial and gynaecological frankness. For a few days it is indeed a Mans World. Not to mention the whiskey.

We had the pleasure of three women in our party this year from Friday on, and lovely though they are, news of their arrival sent a shiver down the leg of a few of our regulars. Men shouldn't be tucking themselves up in bed (or in my case, not quite in bed) with the kinds of thoughts and expectation of deeds, that had bounced around our beer sodden craniums from mid-day onward. Outrageous and wildly inappropriate (not to mention athletically and medically  challenging) suggestions and fantasy scenarios that would have had the vicar spitting out his digestive and lapsong soushong (with two sugars) early in the day, seemed to assume a certain matter of factness and inevitability by nightfall. Thank God most of us are rendered vegetative and bow-legged by the time we return to base. On Saturday, one our lads so encumbered was heard to mutter (whilst in a mixed gender discussion) "Oh, is that the Hawaiian Tropics? yeah, they're allright, I suppose...". I gazed over my beer speechless in horror at him. I know now what the face of madness looks like.

No, sometimes it's right to wear the same pants for six days and not worry. I'll be ticking the box marked Men Only.

H

[BigH]

They'll be wanting to come on Rugby tours next!

Even Emily Pankhurst would have drawn the line there!

A few years ago, one of the lads brought his missus along to a football tour. As you'd imagine, everyone was horrified. I forget now what his lame reasons were. We weren't off the plane before we were taking bets on who would sh*g her.

Sure enough, it happened. Divorce followed shortly after.

Let that be a lesson to you all!
H

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[Robbo SPS]

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[Steve Pyro]

Well, it may be that you're all worried as to what you may get up to and be found out  

Our merry gathering (16 this year) included 3 lovely ladies who are definately into motor sport, fast cars, beer, wine, getting pissed and collapsing in the paddling pool - in fact all the stuff that the blokes were doing.
As I see it, it has a lot to do with the mode of transport you use to get to Le Mans.  If you tootle down, cocooned in you air conditioned, crumple zoned shopping getting eurobox, it's really just an extension of going to the shops and, hence, a rude awakening for the other half when you turn up at a scanky looking campsite, filled with pissed Brits and dodgy toilets.
However, if your journey down is as the co-pilot of an open topped, fire breathing, grossly over engine sized plastic sports car, with a miniscule boot space and which overheats and breaks down on route, it can only help to build the character of your lady accomplise.  
(stands back to avoid the incoming flack !)

[gibberish]

Good and Bad surely.  Depends on who she is, and how she copes.  My dearly beloved loves car racing, but would never dream of coming on a blokes weekend.  She'd be forever compalining.

Only one other of my mates is married, and his missus is very content for him to go without her.  The other two mates.........well, one of them wouldn't go near the place if a female was in tow, and the other.............he'd be sha**ing anything that moved.  Probably not a good idea on balance

[Russ]

There's a pattern forming...

If the girl is happy to behave as the blokes do, then the blokes don't mind her being there...

If she's all "Where do I plug my hair dryer in??" (Which would be all I would hear if my good lady joined us..!) then her partner simply wasn't thinking when he said "Yeah, ok, why don't you come with us..."

Boys will be Boys, and if the Girls can be Boys, then they can come too...

BigH, you put it very well, but I really wish you would change your Member picture... If you're gonna write such lengthy messages, then it's only polite to make sure it's readers can relax and enjoy your entertaining observations without having to place a number of post-it notes over the accompanying unsightly image!!

(No disrespect of course as I understand the poor lady is no longer with us... but that doesn't make her any easier on the eye, and can cause some very squinty looks over my shoulder in the office!)

But back to the topic... out of the 5 in Team Spinit, none of us would even dare suggest we bring our partners... they would never get invited again!!!