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Old 14 Apr 2014, 19:58 (Ref:3392532)   #826
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I'd have still watched the cars, even if I 'd known........

Actually, I would as well during the race. Might spare half an hour of Thursday evening for music though.

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Old 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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 15 Apr 2014, 08:02 (Ref:3392666)   #831
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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.
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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Old 15 Apr 2014, 08:07 (Ref:3392669)   #832
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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

I tend to agree Simon. The shame is the way that the funfair has all but disappeared.
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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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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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Old 15 Apr 2014, 08:14 (Ref:3392680)   #835
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I tend to agree Simon. The shame is the way that the funfair has all but disappeared.
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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Old 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.........

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Old 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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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.

I'd cross the road to ensure that I didn't see/hear them.
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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.
I hope some news comes out about that form the ACO. If I was on my own, I'd think twice about it but I'll be with plenty of people desperate to watch it so I'll be watching us lose as well.

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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That's a good one Victor, maybe put Status quo in the program as well?
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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
Whatever happened to the stiptease show? Been there once but never again after....
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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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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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Yep thats the place was to lazy to look it up
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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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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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We went last year and it still has all of that.

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