Club Arnage

Hello anyone out there ::)

Yep, live from Blue Nord  ;D

Im here Bri. Old age starting to affect your spelling now is it???  ::)

So is Bleu Nord!!!

I'm in, following from florida...

-Lee

how are the LM keytags going over?

-Lee

Hey Brian,  I'm here in Texas waiting for SpeedTv to start the 24 broadcast.  I miss being at the race.  I gather you are not there either.  Hope all is well with you and yours.  I often remember how hospitable you guys from Liverpool were to me when I came to the race.  I will never forget you folks, you made it an experience of a lifetime.  Thanks again!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hi John, good to hear from you buddy, hope all is well in Texas, did you watch the qually? I was amazed how fast the pugs are, but I still think the Audi has a little more power up it's sleeve.

Oi Dottore, go high jack another thread, this is for us poor sods at home, and if you think Blue Nord is quite, wait until the Brethren bash later  >:D

Yus mate, the S.E. London division of Skinner Tours are running it's 3rd "Virtual Le Mans" at home in Bexley, Kent.
Eurosport do a grand job & Radio Le Mans is a cracker.
It's all singing, all dancing without the Q for the loo.

Hello from the east coast of florida.  Tomorrow morning at 8am will be the 9th annual Breakfast at Le Mans at my house.  All our Sebring, Rolex 24, Petit Le Mans, and Indy 500 friends will be here...no NASCREW fans welcome!

Gatordad, you've an excuse, we've none, we're only 5hrs drive form the circuit!

Hi Brian

The Bleu Nord Streetly Annexe is live and GO

in fact just popping out to Auchan for more beer

oops mean Tesco, three 15s for £20

Probably come back with inedible pork products to burn onna barbie too

reminds me must get a washing up bowl to burn at the end of the race

anna gazebo

anna single flip flop

Strange that, how you always finish up with single flip flop, where do all the other ones go ? ???

aha that reminds me

Upstairs to find me old "worn 'em every Le Mans" since I started going Clarks wet weather sandals


I've decided, not doing this again, even though I'm not being rained on it's proper 'orrible innit

Indeed it is Bill.

I got a call from some of the guys on BN earlier, and if it were possible I miss it even more than I already was.

No tent in the garden but a good stock of cider to get me through the race.   ;D

Dx

In honesty its only knowing that there's you guys in the same (OK Peter, similar ) boats that is keeping me sane-ish

I knew it would be hard and my reasons for not going arent entirely fiscal, though there IS an element of that which I could have been helped with by very good amigos offering to waft me along with them.

I'd rather be there wet than sat at this silly 'pooter here, dry

Doris enjoy the cidre, was you yere I'd happily get the next one in for you

and you Peter and all our other readers let's make the most of OUR weekend wherever we are

RLM on the pooter makes a difference though, Hindy and friends are a lifeline

cheers kids  hic!

Yes

Very quiet looks wet there at the moment


Jack

I was going to set up the tent and camp out but there was a big welcome sign at my local club last night (an apparition) so I went there instead, watched warm up this morning which seemed very slippery, luckily very little damage to the cars.

Can't wait for the Classic now...

>Martini...LB

Lots of punctures and leaders

Ramping up nicely to the start, any more rain due, or will it dry out :)

Preparations going well here at home. BBQ dragged just outside the patio doors and I have just to head over to the farm shop for some burnable meet products. Beers are nicely chilled and laptop is ready for the RLM feed and live timing. All I need to do now is put the cordon tape across the door to the snug and halfway across the garden to keep the wife and kids out and it's all systems go!

Enjoy wherever you are watching and don't forget to keep calling in. 

Its a nice toasty 21 degrees here today  ;D Everything ready to go. BBQ,beer,sky+ set to record as much as possible and the laptop tuned into the live stream and RLM. Might even do a Brian tomorow and burn the fridge  ;D

Good stuff chaps

Just got 1 more to get rid of here (will mean taxi services, but will be back asap)

So place to myself until at least 6pm, Beers in fridge, various provisions on hand

Hope that RLM will keep going, seems to need reboot fairly frequently at the mo

Enjoy everybody, will log in at regular intevals   ;D ;D ;D ;D

All set up here also tv uk eurosport, pc, radio Le Man,bbq ready for lighting, beer cold and some warm, all I am short of is rain as it is a great sunny day here in Le Liverpool.
Good on all you guys for getting into the spirit.
Christ just opened a warm one.
Have a great 24 hours.
Brian

Ian must be in the huff Bri,hes turned his phone off  ::)

Could be some where out of signal as he is up in your neck of the woods.

Getting into the spirit up here. Had a great bonus on the way back from the shops just before the start- the 'French' Market was in the town square! I've just had a big plate of Tartiflette and a Grand Marnier Crepe as as a late lunch with a big pot of Rillette on standby for later! The stall holder is a dead ringer for Luc Alphand too (explains why he's not driving then).

I thought it was just me having problems with it. 

No problems with the cider thankfully.  That's going down very nicely.   ;D

Dx

The wife and I are about to have some BBQ ribs and then some watermelon as I listen to Radio Le Mans until 5 when SpeedTv reconnects.  It's hot and very humid here, not at all like the weather in Le Mans right now.  ...but I can pretend can't I? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

hi guys

wow race is great
 
Justin tv but no rlm?? cannot connect

enjoy

Cracking race. Shame GT2 battle has cooled now Melo is in the garage. Seems to be quite a few cars out. Does anyone know how many were out at this point last year?

Amazing that the JLOC Lambo is still trundling around.

Dr S

There were 4 out this time last year IIRC. 10 so far this year.

Its depressing trying to catch up to the race after missing the first 8 hours !!

Work. Its for mugs. Bring back the labour goverment.
Work - Interferes with your social life !!

I've got it the other way around.  RLM is working fine but I'm having issues with the live streams. 

Dx

Shouldn't really moan about the 10 mins or so lost on Eurosport then

Coffee and chocolate digestives keeping me going at the moment, not sure when next re-fuelling will be required  :)

LOL @ 10 minutes downtime.

Cider and Doritos got me through the small hours after the start. 

Dx

Wohoo


Both working now the night is the best part of the race.



Jack

Starting to struggle a little now. I think an hours shut eye is needed.

Wuss   ;D

im still here and very much awake. Should be down at arnage around this time though.

Just come back after ai fell asleep in the chair. >:(

Sleep?  Good grief man, that will never do!!!  I want you to give yourself a damned good talking to and then start drinking.  It's the only thing for it.  I'm on breakfast cider as is my LM tradition.   ;D

Dx

Morning Dx it was your cider that put me to sleep, great race, shame we are not there. >:(

Have a low flyer.  That'll perk you up.   ;D ;D ;D

Dx

What a race! So many twists and turns and still 7 1/2 hours to go.

Managed 90 mins sleep but with headphones with RLM on the go. Hindy woke me up shouting about the Pug engine fire.

Full cooked breakfast coming up  ;D

Davidson takes out the 'vette!!

That's damaged the barriers too- safety car??

I woke up at 20 past 2 on the sette, but back there at 7.30. I reckon I have watched more this year at home than I would when I am there. The live timing on the computer helps as well.

>Martini...LB

Thats me firmly in the 'wuss' category then

Got my head down just after 3am, back up at 1/2 8  :-[  No repeat of last years all nighter

Well done to all those who did better, great race by the way  ;D

I'll let you in on a secret John... It's easier to be awake for the whole race on my side of the world.  I don't know about gti jack (he's in NZ too) but I grabbed about 5 hours sleep before getting up for the start.  By the time I started to feel tired the sun was up and I had things to be getting on with.   ;D

Dx

Doris


I watch till about 5am then slept till 8ish and have been tuning in and out for the rest of the day.

But no cider or beer

Best race for years imao

Jack

Did not want the Pugs to win, but to see it chasing down the Audi's, then blow a turbo with 2 hrs to go you do have to feel for them. :'(

Absolutely.  Reminds me of my first LM when one of the McLaren F1's was going great guns before catching fire on the Mulsanne straight in the last few hours of the race.

Dx

Ditto, but that's just the sort of thing that keeps us coming back for more

I cant remember if it was 2006 or 2007 but I remember with about an hour to go a blue porsche stopped on the start/finish straight with a broken drive shaft with less than an hour to go. That must be gutting  :(

Oh dear!  ;D

The Spyker looks like it should finish, it'll be touch and go whether it is classified but I doubt that they will care!

Hup Holland!  ;D