[LM24] Le Mans 2013 When do you start your Trip ??

[JMW964]

Driving overnight on the Saterday before in order to be there for the scrutineering. Leaving Sunday after the race (or maybe after a short sleep).

[Muppetdave901]

Heading down on Monday 17th this year, and coming home Wednesday 26th this year I combine the race weekend with a week's 'family' holiday, can't wait!

[AstonGeoff]

Leaving home on Tuesday 18th after work, stop for some food then the overnight Portsmouth - Le Havre, stop for supplies in the Arnage Super U.

Leaving on Monday morning with a heavy heart that the race is over for another year, staying near Honfleur Monday night before the return ferry on the Tuesday 25th.

Oh and inbetween we'll be taking the Aston round the circuit in the centenary parade on race day morning

[GT6]

Originally Posted by AstonGeoff

Leaving home on Tuesday 18th after work, stop for some food then the overnight Portsmouth - Le Havre, stop for supplies in the Arnage Super U.

Leaving on Monday morning with a heavy heart that the race is over for another year, staying near Honfleur Monday night before the return ferry on the Tuesday 25th.

Oh and inbetween we'll be taking the Aston round the circuit in the centenary parade on race day morning

I hope you enjoy it, you are very lucky

[whitemr2]

Originally Posted by AstonGeoff

Oh and inbetween we'll be taking the Aston round the circuit in the centenary parade on race day morning

You are very lucky, need a passenger?

[Gilles lives!]

My partner and I head out Weds (19th) morning from Chatham Kent, catching a morning Ferry from Dover, hopefully arriving sometime during the afternoon, giving us enough time to set up and enjoy a leisurely evening in our campsite a few Kms from the circuit.
Our return begins around lunchtime Tuesday, but I don't want to talk about that just yet !

[PascaLM]

I will have many trips. One on wednesday, one on thursday, and one for the race. I live 140 km from Le Mans...

[Alex Toropov]

Our trip starts today! We, (Natalia and myself), leave our hometown Kirovo-Chepetsk at 8am today (it's 5.50am local time now). We go by train to Moscow, arriving at 4am tomorrow. Then we go to Vnukovo airport, flight to Paris scheduled at 10.30 Moscow Time.... should arrive to Orly airport in France after 4 hours of flying.... 2 days at Paris and then - trip by train to Le Mans on the Saturday afternoon See you there!!! Good luck to all the visitors of LM24 2013!!

Our photos:
http://imageshack.us/g/836/p1040979o.jpg/
Feel free to come and say Hello to us, if you'll meet us at Le Mans Cheers!

[GT6]

Alex, hope your journey goes well and look forward to seeing you at the circuit, in 1 week we will be in france heading down to le mans

[Truckosaurus]

That's some epic journey Alex.

[vincegail]

You look remarkably like Ari Vatanen!

[CTD]

Originally Posted by vincegail

You look remarkably like Ari Vatanen!

Haha

[Djcomix]

i live in le mans so i will be easy to go when i want at the bugatti or in a camp
I work at Tours so i took some days to do what i want during the week of le mans
i'm freelance so it is easy to have days of leasure when i want


i'll ask my Son to make a little 'ten-tenths' drawn on my hat.
so i will be quite esay to meet me!

Hi Beettle we can meet in tours if you like to !
i work in the center of tours and it is lovely there it's at rue Gambetta and it cross 'rue nationale' which is in the center of tours

cheers

Laurent

[isynge]

This time next week will probably have been well lunched in Montreuil sur Mer and starting the longish run down towards the Perche valley.

Now allowing myself to properly look forward to it all.

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by isynge

This time next week will probably have been well lunched in Montreuil sur Mer and starting the longish run down towards the Perche valley.

Now allowing myself to properly look forward to it all.

In the Chateau de Montreuil, I hope, with M. et Mme Germain?

[valedave]

Train early next Wednesday morning from home to Nürnberg -> Stuttgart -> Paris.
Pick up hire car and meet rest of party at CDG.
Drive through Paris (groan), stop at Carrefour in Chartres and buy all their booze.
Hit Tertre Rouge hopefully in time for camp set-up before night quali.
Consume said booze.

I'm so excited already. Applying the theory of relativity to Le Mans 24 Hours, it's a well known fact that this week is the slowest of the year.

[Simmi]

I'm struggling through these last few days at work. Four more to go...

[isynge]

Originally Posted by Le Vieux

In the Chateau de Montreuil, I hope, with M. et Mme Germain?

Can't fault the Chateau, but at times I somehow prefer the relaxed atmosphere of Froggy's, especially for lunch on the way down, as I'm all to aware a remarkably good dinner beckons.

I also suspect a properly done lunch at the Chateau would probably necessitate staying the night in Montreuil...

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Simmi

I'm struggling through these last few days at work. Four more to go...

One to go now for me - and that's a nice easy training day - perfect way to finish. My desk is already clear and I'm in that luxurious position of being able to say to people - 'What? A problem next week? Not my problem......'

[CTD]

In one week and 2 hours, approx. I will arrive at Le Mans .

I just did my "test day" yesterday, with a no rest 22hour day, including work, biking a full 2 hour KISS concert, a long drive, and ending with another bike run before I went to bed at 04:00, because I needed to get up to work at 09:00.

So I'm ready for a full 24 hour race!

[kpkorsager]

my trip to le mans 2013 started 1. july 2012.´packing down the tent after drying, making sure to take batteryes out of radio, looking at campsites, talking to people about who is going and asking when tickets for campsites is avalible.
so now it is just packing the car, pick up CTD, go to Flensburg (35 km), pack the stuff into the rented car and then at 10.00 am wednesday head down to Le Mans 1230 km and expected arrival at 10.00 pm to watch Q1. and put up tents etc. So see you all at Maison Blance in 1 week + a bit.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

One to go now for me - and that's a nice easy training day - perfect way to finish. My desk is already clear and I'm in that luxurious position of being able to say to people - 'What? A problem next week? Not my problem......'

There are some benefits to having your own business, but being able to walk away and say "not my problem" is not one of them - in that Mr Dasi, I am very envious

[racerkeke]

Mine starts at 5 am in YVR airport next Monday. Especially happy since I got my OFFICIAL okay from the ACO this Monday.

Two more days (actually nights) at work... Just been on Skype yesterday with my English "connection" to make sure his car has all my camping gear packed. French SIM card and data plan set. Euros bought. Dreaming of the rosés in Carrefour....

keke

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by isynge

Can't fault the Chateau, but at times I somehow prefer the relaxed atmosphere of Froggy's, especially for lunch on the way down, as I'm all to aware a remarkably good dinner beckons.

I also suspect a properly done lunch at the Chateau would probably necessitate staying the night in Montreuil...

I confess that Froiggy's is a new one to me, but looks worth a visit.

I take it you wouldn't have a problem staying overnight at the Chateau? I've only done it once, but would happily do it again if I could afford it. Dinner, B&B there would cost more than I spend on the annual visit to LM!

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by Mal

There are some benefits to having your own business, but being able to walk away and say "not my problem" is not one of them - in that Mr Dasi, I am very envious

Agreed. I don't miss the days when I couldn't leave the UK till late on Friday and was always back at work early, if not particularly bright, on Monday morning. This year it's eight days for me, starting at some ridiculous hour next Tuesday.