Club Arnage

As it says above.... those still stranded in Blighty await updates from the advance parties with bated breath  :o

Just Tickets mailed me on the 4th to say

"Alcohol, the ACO also advise that due to problems with alcohol last year, bottles within campsites are fine, but please do not take glass bottles, into the General Admission area."

I guess that that means that for those of us in Mainson Blanch, no bottled wine, just cans!

But are they really going to search my car going in?

Ian

We drove into Blue Nord yesterday, nothing was checked.

We're taking some large cans of Southwolds finest  ;D

And what was the number of your pitch again? >:D

Thanks Ian, we're on the Team Langoustine site just inside Tertre Rouge so will see how it goes when we pitch up in the wee hours of Thursday morn.

Kristof, that's good to hear then. So sorry to hear about your need to return home though. Get well soon old chap!

Mr. Brown. Your taste is impeccable Sir. As always. Just demolished a mini-keg of their Diamond Jubilee ale last weekend with my Dad  ;D .. toured the brewery last summer and made the most of the tasting session. Big fan of their beers and wines, we have two Adnams shops very local to us and are frequent visitors. So much so that they know us by name now. Oops.  ;)

Termie, if you find out, please let me know. Think there should be a "tax" for CA members on Steve's kegs (that's kegs, not kecks!).

We're slumming it in the verdant pastures and leafy dells of Houx  ;D

 Just seen a post on PH that they are searching cars for glass bottles on Houx campsite. Hopefully they will have given up by Wednesday PM.

 Taking a few cans anyway

 Simon

On bleu nord and we bought beer on yesterday and havnt had any bother.

Just back from Bleu Nord. They are searching cars but are looking for "excess quantities". I asked what that meant and he shrugged. Glass bottles are OK, but for the rest you'll have to ask for divine guidance.

Thinking about this more, Bleu Nord should be fine anyway as they are outside the GA ticket area. I believe it's for people on sites like Houx, MB and our Team Langoustine site over near Tertre Rouge. Seems glass bottles are no go then. As Simon said, cans it is then  ;D

No, read above. glass bottles are permitted this year.

Bloody hope so, just got a case of Crabbies and a case of Youngs Waggle Dance from the Wholesalers. Also ordered a case of Monksman's Slaughter from Cropton Brewary down in Yarkshire. If I have to drink that lot at the gate before getting on MB I might end up doing a big wee in my trousers.

Ah.... just received word from one of our chaps who has recently landed on MB.

Got stopped at the gate, searched and turned away as they had cans on board and wouldn't surrender them. Went away, hid them well and tried again. Success!

Sounds like it's alcohol all round then. This is not good....

Just to clarify, this seems to apply only within the circuit boundaries. Wonder if this means our backpacks will be searched as we walk in too???

Hi Rick.

Seriously? Cans and bottles? No alchohol?

Steve

Sadly Steve, according to Father Derek (remember the chaps who used to camp next to us on MB who always had "dinner" in jackets, bows and Union flag shorts accompanied by their "portable" lady friend on the Friday evenings?) who arrived a couple of hours ago on MB, it appears to be cans too this year within the circuit walls. Bugger.

Ah well, after all, necessity is the mother of invention  ;D

Unbelievable! Wonder what the local supermarkets have to say about that? Let me know what cunning plans you devise to circumvent this ACO rule.

Steve

This all seems rather worrying! However, with true British inventiveness and never say die attitude I am sure there is a way around it.

So who ever has started digging the tunnel under the MB wall in Great Escape style, can they please share its location  ;D

Can't you throw / winch bottles over the MB wall? Alternatively, you could try having French numberplates....

Anyone on Houx Annexe that could update us on the bottle / can situation please?

Drove in and out of MB with no questions asked re booze etc.  Even managed to blag Delboy in without a pass.  Must be my charm....

They'll be moaning when they're left with a few hundred more cases of beer this year than usual!
Bottles I can understand - although the French package most of their beer in bottles, go figure - but cans?
That's simply daft to ban cans!

We're in Maison Blanch. Got given a huge bag when we arrived "for cans". The guy said no bottles, but no searching. We brought back a case of glass bottles later, no searching. We went in the gate by the main entrance by foot and we were searched for bottles and alcohol. So it's very variable  so very French, so ACO!

That's why I'm still in Florida...can't stand beer in cans.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Have a Stella on me!  Then come on over to Sebring and I will buy you all one.

Funny feeling that's going to cost you.......

Well in line with the ACO policy, I too drank from cans last night..........Yuk, back onto Peroni in bottles tonight :)

beer in cans is just horrible, Think next year ill be filling my camelbak with beverage and chilling it when possible

Me too, cooling nicely as we speak  :)

Noooooooooo!!!! Don't do it!!!!

Tried that a year or two ago. Managed to cram about 15 stubbies in there. Set off to the track feeling smug. Shortly after, up near the Dunlop grandstand I jumped over a wall and the bastard went off- popped the mouthpiece off like a bullet and started spraying warm beer over everyone in a 30 yard radius. Could I f**k catch it, it was flailing around all over the place. Ended up looking like a tosser, soaked in beer and without anything left to drink.

Shoudn't have that problem in the home guard ranks this weekend   :(

thanks for the warning, i do have a comical mental picture of you now

Possibly the funniest story to come out of the stay at homes yet  ;D

wait till i'm worse for wear later and i try making a beer bottle mountain out of sickaflex on my own in the garden...............

That alone would be worth the price of Enceinte Generale!

F

Just the funniest story I've heard in ages.

Si, You should submit it to Werner for next years CA guide.

Can we take photos of a re-enactment at the Classic?

:)

Kev, wrong thread mate ;)

Yeah yeah, go on, have a good laugh. I'm just trying to stop poor Kev making the same mistake, and all you do is mock.

Next year I'll be bringing my exploding parsnips and then we'll see who has the last laugh. >:D

Si, More infor required on exploding parsnips please.

Ah ha! The Man from Del Monte is suddenly interested.....

just spotted that doh!

Eaten quite a few of those in the past... I stink... think

>Martini...LB

Hi Fran ;D