Title: Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: pp on September 20, 2004, 08:40:56 pm
I found myself reading Autosport today well it was a long train journey, on page 23 there is an artical on the change of dates for pre qual next year. That Ok but in the same artical there is a spoksman for the ACO saying that the race is on June 20-21? This is a Monday and Tuesday. Had he just had to much wine or does he know somthing we dont?
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Paddy_NL on September 20, 2004, 09:16:23 pm
from www.lemans.org>>
So there's only a fortnight in between. Start preparing your holiday for next year ;)
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5 june - Essais préliminaires des 24 HEURES DU MANS
18-19 june - 24 HEURES DU MANS (auto)
18-19 june - 24 HEURES DU MANS (auto)
So there's only a fortnight in between. Start preparing your holiday for next year ;)
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: pretzel on September 21, 2004, 02:27:13 pm
I found myself reading Autosport today well it was a long train journey, on page 23 there is an artical on the change of dates for pre qual next year. That Ok but in the same artical there is a spoksman for the ACO saying that the race is on June 20-21? This is a Monday and Tuesday. Had he just had to much wine or does he know somthing we dont?
Got to be too much vin rouge, or the hack from Autosport was reporting inaccurately (surely not...)
I am now under the impression it will be the weekend of 18/19th - (also the 24th weekend of the year) although have no firm evidence yet. It has also been reported as being 11th/12th.
Anyone have any confirmation details yet??
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Nobby Diesel on September 21, 2004, 02:31:54 pm
Yes - official.
If you go onto www.lemans.org , click onto the english site(so us ignorant Brits can read it), look on the left for "calender", then again on the left "2005" - it's there in black and white; 18&19 June.
Can't get much more official than that.
And that's official.....
If you go onto www.lemans.org , click onto the english site(so us ignorant Brits can read it), look on the left for "calender", then again on the left "2005" - it's there in black and white; 18&19 June.
Can't get much more official than that.
And that's official.....
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: jpchenet on September 21, 2004, 03:12:23 pm
Yes - official.
If you go onto www.lemans.org , click onto the english site(so us ignorant Brits can read it), look on the left for "calender", then again on the left "2005" - it's there in black and white; 18&19 June.
Can't get much more official than that.
And that's official.....
If you go onto www.lemans.org , click onto the english site(so us ignorant Brits can read it), look on the left for "calender", then again on the left "2005" - it's there in black and white; 18&19 June.
Can't get much more official than that.
And that's official.....
Unless you looked there last month when it said 11th and 12th!! ;)
It has now been confirmed as 18th/19th though. Officially!
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Nobby Diesel on September 21, 2004, 04:55:25 pm
JPC,
Are you officially allowed to advise that, 'cos I don't work for the ACO, so the information I gave was strictly unofficial ??
Are you officially allowed to advise that, 'cos I don't work for the ACO, so the information I gave was strictly unofficial ??
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: hgb on September 21, 2004, 05:06:01 pm
JPC,
Are you officially allowed to advise that, 'cos I don't work for the ACO, so the information I gave was strictly unofficial ??
Are you officially allowed to advise that, 'cos I don't work for the ACO, so the information I gave was strictly unofficial ??
Is that official or unofficial ? ??? ;D
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Nobby Diesel on September 21, 2004, 05:10:46 pm
Hmm......
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: old car on September 21, 2004, 07:11:39 pm
I understand from ACO that it is official for the moment but will not be confirmed until the end of the year. The following is the mail I received from the ACO.
"Dear Sir,
Yes, the date has changed and should be the 18 and 19.06, it will be sure at the publication of the federal calendar.
Yours faithfully.
Caroline Bévillon.
Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans"
"Dear Sir,
Yes, the date has changed and should be the 18 and 19.06, it will be sure at the publication of the federal calendar.
Yours faithfully.
Caroline Bévillon.
Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans"
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: The Planman on September 21, 2004, 09:06:10 pm
Great - so we're none he wiser.....................?
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Mr. Rick on September 22, 2004, 11:09:53 am
..... the weekend of 18/19th - (also the 24th weekend of the year)
Spooky for those of you into numbers .. this will be my 24th Lemons 24 Hours on the 24th w/end of the year :o ;D
Now if I was a girl (no funny comments like please) I'd be straight onto Living TV and start watching all those psychic/coincidence bollocks programmes that Mrs. Rick watches for hours on end! What a load of money spinning twaddle! >:(
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: jpchenet on September 22, 2004, 12:57:14 pm
Not so spooky though as the 11th/12th June is actually the 24th weekend of 2005!!! ;)
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Gilles on September 22, 2004, 01:39:14 pm
... but the race week is the 24th week of the year !
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: gibberish on September 22, 2004, 06:02:48 pm
Yes, the date has changed and should be the 18 and 19.06, it will be sure at the publication of the federal calendar.
Now my French is not that brilliant (unless JPChenet disagrees), but I rekon that means that it's the 18/19th unless the French government decide to change the calendar. Relax guys........I think :-\
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Kpy on September 23, 2004, 11:30:21 pm
Yes, the date has changed and should be the 18 and 19.06, it will be sure at the publication of the federal calendar.
Now my French is not that brilliant (unless JPChenet disagrees), but I rekon that means that it's the 18/19th unless the French government decide to change the calendar. Relax guys........I think :-\
Sous réserve des autorisations administratives et de l'accord des Fédérations
This just means "subject to the necessary consent and agreement of the Fédérations(ie governing bodies) - that's the FIA and FFSA in this case, I think.
Put your money on 18/19 June.
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: Gilles on September 24, 2004, 02:23:41 pm
Hello Kpy, nice to read you back !
Wait for your Alfa (and his driver) to my December rally...
For everyone else, as LMES and ALMS organisations asked for that report, I really won't understand any other changes from FIA !!!
However, it may interact with the F1 2005 calendar...
... could we have Schumi at Le Mans? Last time it was on a go-kart :D
Wait for your Alfa (and his driver) to my December rally...
For everyone else, as LMES and ALMS organisations asked for that report, I really won't understand any other changes from FIA !!!
However, it may interact with the F1 2005 calendar...
... could we have Schumi at Le Mans? Last time it was on a go-kart :D
Title: Re:Have they broken with tradition?
Post by: smokie on September 24, 2004, 02:29:00 pm
... could we have Schumi at Le Mans? Last time it was on a go-kart :D
How's about him in a go kart during the 24h Truck endurance race. Maybe, just maybe, he'd get squashed...
Oh, and - nice to see you again kpy.
