I used to go to Le Mans with a friend, Peter, who I always called Pierre for the weekend (
). He came with us from 92 through to '00, missing only '96. When we were making plans for '97, his partner said to my missus,
'For goodness sake, don't ever tell him he can't go to Le Mans. All I heard from him last year was where he would have been and what he would have been watching - for the entire 24 hours......'
It's almost impossible to imagine not being there. So I feel for you G.