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14 Apr 2014, 19:58 (Ref:3392532) | #826 | |
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14 Apr 2014, 20:11 (Ref:3392538) | #827 | ||
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We get the pleasure of hearing the bands from our camp site on wednesday and thursday. and seeing them as we walk out towards the dunlop bridge.
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14 Apr 2014, 21:34 (Ref:3392557) | #828 | ||
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If I want to see and listen to a band, I'll buy a concertticket and I wouldn' t be happy with the noise of cars in the background.
Luckily for me I can avoid the concertarea and won't hear the music, unless all the cars becomes electrical. |
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15 Apr 2014, 06:06 (Ref:3392630) | #829 | ||
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[QUOTE=whitemr2;3392557]If I want to see and listen to a band, I'll buy a concertticket and I wouldn' t be happy with the noise of cars in the background.
Luckily for me I can avoid the concertarea and won't hear the music, unless all the cars becomes electrical.[/QUOTE In the last few years the amount of safety car periods has ment that there were long quiet periods during the race and last year you had no problem hearing the bands, a 24 hour race needs a few side shows so i think that the concert/funfair etc are a good idea, i just wish they would book things i like |
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15 Apr 2014, 07:45 (Ref:3392660) | #830 | ||
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If we consider petrolhead rock stars... they should book AC/DC for a Le Mans concert if they ever go back on tour, we know their frontman loves his cars, and, crucially, loves racing.
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15 Apr 2014, 08:02 (Ref:3392666) | #831 | ||
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Unfortunately the concerts always seem to be while the cars are either racing or practice/qualy so a true petrol head might not be keen on performing, perhaps we could have them perform on the friday
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I tend to agree Simon. The shame is the way that the funfair has all but disappeared. |
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15 Apr 2014, 08:07 (Ref:3392670) | #833 | |
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While I wouldn't cross the road to see a lot of those groups, it will be interesting to see what happens with the football during the race. Like it or not I think a lot of people will wonder off in search of England/Italy around midnight.
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15 Apr 2014, 08:09 (Ref:3392674) | #834 | ||
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Ah, we've been there before. I can remember remaining on the tribunes while all of the Tourists trooped off into the Village to watch England on a big screen - some years ago now. Yep, I'd watch too, but not while the race is on.
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15 Apr 2014, 08:14 (Ref:3392680) | #835 | ||
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I remember how amazed i was that the health and safety people in france allowed some of the things that in the uk had disappear many many years before but i think they have eventually made it to france, what is left now is very sanitised compared to 25-30 years ago
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15 Apr 2014, 08:19 (Ref:3392682) | #836 | ||
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Pinched this link from over in the marshal's forum Silverstone WEC thread - quite interesting.........
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gyf8mvhc6w...D-1080p-1P.mov |
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15 Apr 2014, 08:27 (Ref:3392690) | #837 | ||
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That was actually quite interesting, new ACO video will be out today as well
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I'd cross the road to ensure that I didn't see/hear them. |
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15 Apr 2014, 09:59 (Ref:3392725) | #839 | |||
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Couldn't make it in 2010 because of exams, but pretty sure my dad watched England vs USA in the Village that year? |
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15 Apr 2014, 13:07 (Ref:3392810) | #841 | ||
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Whatever happened to the stiptease show? Been there once but never again after....
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15 Apr 2014, 13:09 (Ref:3392811) | #842 | ||
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Long gone.........
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15 Apr 2014, 15:19 (Ref:3392851) | #843 | ||
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I remember the snake ladies and big bertha but they are long gone, i do know that when the very large lady died in France it made the headlines as she was quite a celebrity in her day
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15 Apr 2014, 15:22 (Ref:3392854) | #844 | ||
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The guys from status quo were always at Le mans in the ninties i remember talking to them on a couple of friday's at the hotel de france in the little town where the old cars used to hang out before St saturin started
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15 Apr 2014, 16:08 (Ref:3392865) | #845 | ||
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Long gone indeed Andrew, thank god for that! It was't a pretty sight!
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15 Apr 2014, 17:04 (Ref:3392885) | #846 | ||
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15 Apr 2014, 17:07 (Ref:3392887) | #847 | ||
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Yep thats the place was to lazy to look it up
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15 Apr 2014, 17:09 (Ref:3392888) | #848 | ||
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I've been there a couple of times too. Always a good spot for a beer on a sunny day when there's no on-track action.
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15 Apr 2014, 17:13 (Ref:3392891) | #849 | ||
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The hotel has now been done up but it used to be a great place with signed pictures helmets steering wheels all over the walls, and we went there every year on the friday but now do St saturin, we went there one thursday a few years ago and it was nice to sit and chat with racing people and fans. The walk up to the joan of arc memorials is a nice bit of excercise
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