Club Arnage

I thought i would make a list of items to take to Le Mans to make it a enjoyable & hassle free experience! Feel free to add to it, im sure ive missed something!? In no particular order..

1. A Tent or Motorhome
2. Gazebo(s)
3. Seating/Tables
4. Fairy Lights/Outdoor lighting.
5. Generator
6. Food and Drink (including copious amounts of beer)
7. Tickets!
8. Camera/Binocs
9. Barbecue
10. Bike(s)
11. Music System/Portable Radio

 ::)

12. Numerous spare parts for an old car! - Or European breakdown cover.

13. Ear plugs
14. CA T-Shirt(s)

the guys at beermountain have an excellent list, check http://www.beermountain.com/whattopack.htm

they thought of nearly everything ;D

Bog Roll  ;D

I can't believe we didn't have bog roll on our list! I'll add to the site 2005 update, due in March...

We find a length of string handy.  Loop thru the bog roll, then loop over your head. This avoids leaving the roll on the sh*t smothered floor.

Sod that im taking my own toilet.

- French dictionary to communicate with the locals  ;)
- Good walking shoes (depending on which campsite you are on)
- Medication for several alcohol-related illnesses

bottle opener

unless you can use your teeth

sun cream came in handy

wellies it may just piss down this time

Don't mention that, no more 2001 climate.....

As for Le Mans goes, please "Don't mention zheee wheaterrr"

We always seem to end up with screw top bottles very thoughtful of out european neighbours, one less thing to bring to take up valuable beer space :D
The marks on the palm of the hand takes a few days to disappear though...

Fridge, warm beer is not condusive to a drunken weekend

Ice
Red Bull (you can't buy it in France)
Bacon
Carlsberg Special Brew
Van Halen CD's
Inflatable bed
Scitch eggs
Resolve extra strength
Cooker
Extension lead for electricity
Mobile phone charger

There looks to be a theme to all these posts

Jem

Slight concern is that I don't own actually own any Van Halen CDs - would some Fleetwood Mac be okay instead?

I'm amazed!
Eddie Van Halen strangling the guitar and 'Panama' at full chat when you drive through Gace is de riguer!

Strangling the chicken while passing through Alencon is not without its moments either.

You can buy Red Bull or Dark Dog in France, but mostly only in station services' stores along motorways !!!  :o

Grrrr!  >:(

How many more times do I have to remind you all to pick up plenty of Normandy Cider on the way down. It's as vital to the weekend as bacon and sausage. If you've never tried it, YOU HAVE NOT LIVED!. I don't know how many people have said to me "But I don't like cider" when offered it, only to become virtually addicted to the stuff. As it goes, I don't like cider either, but this stuff is different, like clean crisp apple juice. And with mildly narcotic and stimulating effects too, what have you to lose? Your brekky will never be the same again.

It cheers you up.

Yes but then we see the state your in. ;D

Mr Zarse - "haven't lived"? Or is that "will not live" if we try some? Not sure which way you come down, but any suggested places to make a sample purchase? We zip down the N138 from Caen...all in the interests of research you understand...

Hi Toad, since you ask, I recommend the small wine merchant in Ouistreham, on the righthand corner of the street just as you leave the boundary of the ferry port. It really is great VFM, a bottle of very acceptable cidre is about 2 euros for 75cl. Other advice, buy the stuff with the champagne cork and wire, not the rubber stopper, and make sure it's brut (dryish and 4% to 6% abv) not the sec (too sweet and weak at 2%abv). However, there are also a couple of farms that advertise their cidre on the N139/138, but I've never stopped at any. It's also widely available at Carrefour, whom if I'm not very much mistaken, will provide. I suggest you buy a selection of choice ciders and sit in the carpark and try each bottle till you settle on a favourite.

The benefits of cidre are quite clear. It gets you over that horrible conundrum of when you should drink your first beer of the day. It goes beautifully with a full English, it tastes of pure apple juice, and the alcohol is not too "in yer face". It'll have you giggling like a naughty eight year old in no time, then you can segue swiftly back into the tender embrace of Madam Stella without too much wretching.

However, be aware, the full-on Cider Tramp Experience awaits those who over indulge. You should be prepared to start kung-fu fighting with the imaginary giant flying lizards which will be circling your head. Be ready too for the accelerated beard growth, rambling incoherence, yellowing teeth, incontinence and the overwhelming desire to wear three filthy overcoats regardless of the temperature. Your fellow BM members will quickly become tired of your fetid smell and false bonhomee and will recoil from your ceasless proclamations of "yer me best fuggin' mate yer, have a drink, have a drink", spoken in a strange little-heard Celtic dialect, as you thrust under their noses a saliva-riddled, half-drunk bottle of the amber potion. In 1992, I saw an otherwise normal cider-mutated race fan have to be physically restrained from venturing onto the track to berate, argue with and piss on the race-leading Peugeot, because he reckoned it had nicked his bird.

Apart from the diarrhoea, there's not too much to worry about.

You have to admit it - he makes a fairly compelling argument....

Thanks - I know the shop you mention in Ouistream...I think we will only buy a small amount at first so we can ration supply - it all sounds a bit dangerous! We had an ex team member get into this state about 10 years ago - he started attaching paper plates to rockets which then went sort of sideways and weaved in and out of tents.

And it's even better at 5am in Deauville at the all night cafe isn't it Andy!!

Those authentic stone cups make all the difference!!

Christ mate, did you have to show such a big photo. Don't think you were looking too hot yerself!

Anyway, I prefer this one!

And here's you swilling down another apple based brekky at 05.00! I must profess to being a bit dizzy in the head by the time it came to be making tracks back to the hotel. No wonder we missed our ferry by four hours. And it left at lunchtime!!

Aaarh, the cidre.
I remember what Steve Z looked like on the morning after at the 2004 Classic (as well as the techicoloured yawning).

I'm glad I stuck to the Leffe.

I musnt forget

Just try to keep him under control and away from Bear Zarse this time!!  :o ::) :-\

 ;D

I had some "brilliant comment" for this thread but I cant control me giggle muscle after that...


So Ouistreham and the little shop  on the way down on Wednesday then....

Don't forget the inflatable England Armchair too, attracts television presenters and then when the "Dragon" asks if you WERE at LM all weekend you can show her you all on the telly.

We did.


Bill
 ;)