Club Arnage

Just over 2 months to go, so approiate time to start this thread!

Out on the night boat to Caen on Thursday 6th June, arriving Arnage corner camping on Friday morning after a quick visit to SuperU for wine, meat, cake and I suppose a bit of green stuff if I must.

Soul Red Mazda Cx-5. Rammed with 2 holidays worth of luggage.

Rhys arriving Saturday.

Leaving Monday morning after the race and heading south to Toulouse to pick up SWMBO at the airport, son house sitting if any toe-rags reading this!
That will be a bucket list item ticked, heading south not north after the race!

2 weeks on the Med, Bezier and Nimes, and back on the evening boat on the 2nd of July.

Flying Gherkin Motorsport - Expeditionary, Liberation Party.
Also on Thursday 6th June overnight to Caen (Brittany Ferries).

Kia NiroPHEV (Beer-fridge battery), with comedy livery and Green Thumb van.

Caen to St.Saturnin (Auchan), get beers and recharge the fridge battery............collect gazebo and tents from our friends place in Aigne, getting to Beausejour early afternoon full of coffee and croissants!

Retour Monday 17th overnight out of Caen

Outward - Monday June 3, Armorique, overnight Plymouth to Roscoff, 2200-0800.

Tertre Rouge from opening on Friday June 7 until Sunday June 16.

Return - Caen to Portsmouth, Mont St. Michel, 0830 - 1330.

I don't think we have ever met face to face, hope to bump into you on the outward leg.

Yeah, we will be near the bar somewhere - probably find us playing Topp trumps Le Mans edition!  ;D

Outward Pompy to Cherbourg weds night, returning same route sunday night
Travelling down in the old Vito camper 20 years on from its first trip when it was but a wee puppy  ;D
Staying on Prairie
Usual suspects and bicycles in tow

Congrats Baz, at last !!  :)

My lot plus Elanman's lot, various routes and times, arriving mainly from the Monday onwards.

On Hippodrome this year with a mix of pitches after the ticketing debacle - but on the plus side, we got tickets and we're on the same campsite.

MG Mark

Team LeMansZone (11 people) will be on Houx for the first time ever this year, hippodrome last year was just too much of a hike to the track.
Advance party will arrive already friday 7h june for the scrutineering

BSJ again for us this year after lack of Epilepsy availability  >:( - getting used to the 'joys' of BSJ after last year, at least the bus/train is OKish.
Advance party arrives Friday 7th, remainder variously some time before 15:00 Saturday, lol.

Usual spot in Houx with Drinking for Holland and welcoming Werner and team Le Mans Zone for the first time ;D

Also Andy S, Ewan plus the regulars

Arriving Wednesday am into Dieppe from Newhaven and back out late Monday evening from Caen

 Roll on June

Looking forward to you joining our batch of grass Werner. See up on the Wednesday!!

You lucky b@st@rds.  We've been try to get into Houx Proper since they blew up Maison Blanche.  And yes, these campsites are too much of a hike   :'(

Newhaven Dieppe on overnight Tuesday/Wednesday, same route back Sunday night.  For some reason the longer crossing is much cheaper than Dover Calais and saves a fortune in fuel and motorway tolls!

Staying on Houx Annex this year, slowly working round all the campsites. Cant understand why Epinettes so much more money.

Only 2 of us going this year - should make decision making easier!

4 members of the Murvi Crew this year.
Out Newhaven Dieppe Monday 10th, back Monday 17th same route.
Motorhome on Mulsanne campsite.

Teanm booze'n'tabs will have 3 out Monday. Five out Wednesday. Newhaven Dieppe. Staying on Terte Rouge

Rashly, I will be back this year with both almost grown up children, Tristan and Esmeralda.

Tristan's first Le Mans was 2011 when he was 11, but this year will be my daughter Esmeralda's first - I'm sure we all remember our first trip.

Out from Pompey on the Tuesday night, back Sunday night.

Camping on Epinettes.

Unless I get the old M5 sorted quickly, including some potentially expensive engine work, it will be a very dull drive in a Ford Mondeo.

Ian

I remember bringing my boys for the first time, although they were a bit older.  The eldest in 2016 and the younger one in 2018.  The younger one has come back in 2019, 2022 and 2023 (with his partner) while the older one came back in 2018 and then said he wasn't coming back again until he was working there.  He spannered for Nielsen in 2020 and Algarve Pro (G-Drive) in 2021, ironically the two years out of the last 38 that I had to miss!   ;)

Me & Mrs D are coming over on Newhaven-Dieppe on Wednesday overnight, back on Monday afternoon.
Must remember not to sleep in on the boat this year. Last time, Mrs shook me awake saying we were in dock with the engines stopped... cue panicked run to the car deck apologetically waving to all the people blocked in behind our car ...

No Canada Phil this year so just me.  Out Pompey -> Caen Tuesday 13:00 stay overnight in Faliase arrive Houx Wedbesday morning.    Depart Monday plan to visit the D-Day silhouettes at the  British Normandy Memorial on the way back.

The usual with us. Out on the Wednesday with Bazza n Trig to meet up with Lofty bloke and the rest of the bods at BJS.

Team Pretzel (wife & I) in the trusty 🤞 Cayman.

Out Pompey Weds night, back from Caen following Tuesday.

Staying @ Hotel de France @ La Chartre-sur-le Loir. I'd recommend a visit there if you get the opportunity. For those that aren't aware of the history, take a look online.... (I have no affiliation with them, apart from being a guest there for the last few years). Always something interesting to see 👍

Looking forward to some competitive racing.

I plan to pop out there on Friday  if I don't see you then I'm sure we will bump in to you in T18.

16 Days, 17 Hours, 59 Minutes, to go!

Tom, don't bother, its waste of time and your petrol,  nothing to see or do down there > ;)

My car is Diesel so no need to worry about Petrol. :-)   I've seen a few interesting cars down there and it's a pleasant drive too.

Arriving Hippo Weds - sometime after lunch and cider shopping further north.
Return Monday via something to do with D-Day but undecided as to what at this point in time. 

Very much looking forward to it.

Dx