Club Arnage

Just came of the phone to my mate who's having a family holiday just south of Le Man and he says its roasting. Text from Brian (Liverpool Boys) says crossing was like a mill pond .

Gentleman start your engines!!!!!!!!!

Sounds good enough for me.  I'll leave my thermals and Gore Tex gear at home then!

The famous Gore Tex!!!!  I was hopin g to see you sweltering in it this year Steve!!!!   ;)

Bet your co driver still takes his though!!!!!!  ;D

He has to, it's a good luck charm to avoid rain - don't forget the wellies too !

Looking a bit stormy according to www.weather.co.uk
http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/FRXX0048?x=0&post=post&code=code&y=0 (http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/FRXX0048?x=0&post=post&code=code&y=0)  :o

Oh well these things can be wrong I suppose  :D

OH sh*t!! :'(

What were you saying about that umbrella of yours Rick?? You might need it after all!

Time to re-pack the pacamac...again.

Rain won't dampen the partying though!!

Roll on Thursday..........................

Looks like the waterproofs might come in handy  :'(

Cheer up lads! We're off to Le Mans!! What is there to be sad about?  ;D

Rain or shine it'll be a great laugh as always

2 big areas of thunderstorms in Spain at the moment, heading north for blighty. Look as though they will cross Le Mans, be prepared, very prepared.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/local/FRXX0048 (http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/local/FRXX0048)

Checked this link on Friday, great,  looking good.

Checked again today, its now changed somewhat, much damper!

So 3 days till I leave,will it change again !

(http://www.smileyworld.com/dictionary/images/smileys/weather/raining.gif)

Accuweather.com looking more positive. Setting off now with fingers crossed

www.meteo.fr

they are reporting thunder storm on Thursday p.m...................just as I'm trying to pitch my tent.

Wet suit on for the drive down then  :(

Mark 2004 Lemons Gang

We should stop the doom and gloom I have brought up each day and the day with the highest chance of rain is SUNDAY but even Sunday has only got a 50% chance of rain.
Thursday the day with the Thunderstorms still only has a 40% chance of Rain.

Also a bit of rain on most sites can be a blessing otherwise the campsite is just a dusty mess.


See you all there without the waterproofs????????

If I had a quid for every time Meteo France forecast thunderstorms over LM during the 11 years I have attended then I'd have 11 quid. If memory serves me right we've only ever actually had 2 thunderstorms.

One on the Saturday night in 2001 and one a couple of years earlier on the Monday following the race as we were travelling home.

Not a particularly good strike rate (if you'll pardon the pun) as far as the forecast is concerned.

I'm sure all will be ok. Mind you as I am in an hotel I'm not too worried about my tent geting washed away  ;)

At least I wont have to stand under a hose pipe for a shower. :o You cant beat a bit of alfresco crevise cleaning. Bring on the rain 8)

just spoke to my sister in law, who is track side with Veloqx; she said the weather forecast that the teams are working to is for "low chance of thunderstorm late Wednesday/early hours Thursday".
Current situation is, to quote her words "way into the 30's, hotter than last year".

Thong and flip flops for me then.

Cheers Nobby.  A good prospect indeed.  ;D

 :o

Good stuff!!  8)

Just a note Nobby it is never a good idea to state that you know someone FEMALE trackside you and her will get hassled all week by certain members here!! ;D

The hassling begins.....  

I remember the one in 2001. Certainly the mud on Sunday morning. The worst storm for me though was in 98 on the Saturday afternoon / early evening. We ended up with 6 inches of water in the tent. The bogs (hole in the ground) started to back lush. The tents below the bogs soon moved when the nice brown floaters started inching there way down the hill.

They say it comes every 3 years ............. but who cares, its Le Man weekend.

Role on tomorrow night........................................

Yes, I agree. we always work on the assumption of 2 dry years followed by a wet year. However, as this will be my first year driving down in a car as opposed to biking, I think the pattern has already been broken.

Here's hoping.

Are there any more accurate weather info available. I still don't know what to pack. Will I need the big plastic bin bag or not.

Same as last year............ as we get closer, the forcasts start to moderate.  Weather.com is now showing slightly reduced temperatures - 25's, with far less risk of rain or thunderstorm.

I spent the rainy afternoon (Thursday? I can't remember!) in the pool which was warm by comparison...just as wet though

So much for the forecast again. I'm glad I took all that wet weather stuff.......

The year you leave it behind will be like 2001