Club Arnage

Seeing as nobody can be bothered to post this afternoon I though I'd start this off, and I'm already excited - must be the Sebring vibe in the air  ::)

Short trip this year as we're only planning to go full scale every couple of years. Attendees are myself and my mate Nick, staying on MB and rather worryingly we have officially joined Team JPC so I will be exposed to Tropicoma for the first time ever  :o

Brittany Ferries from Poole to Cherbourg 7am Friday 16th and returning Cherbourg to Poole on Monday at about 11.30pm taking my Golf R32.

I'm leaving in 13 weeks and 2 days. Woohoo  ;D ;D ;D

Leaving on Tuesday night (13th) 11:00 pm Portsmouth - Caen. Staying at Musee Annex (far end by the tunnel) and returning on Sunday night 11:00pm.

Tony

Well done Rob, I was hoping this would start soon.  Also, welcome to Team JPC, does this mean you are an official card carrying member?

Usual dates for me out on Sunday the 11th mid-morning, but for a change going via Boulogne-sur-mer on speedferries, back the Monday 19th on the late afternoon ferry.  This leaves the opportunity of having a nite on the raz in Deauville again.

First nite staying in a swankie hotel in La Fleche and then back up to MB to meet-up with the trucks with the camping equipment.  DfH are providing the advance party for securing our piece of foreign soil, so won't need to nearly pass-out this year with heat exhaustion.

I think it should be a fantastic LM and just can't wait.

Polo shirts are ordered, I believe the membership cards are in the post  ::)

I didn't get to meet you properly last year Peter because the people I was with didn't come and visit JPC at all. Look forward to getting better acquainted this year, and glad to hear that your treatment is going well.

Here we go then. The shortened version for us too due to lack of holidays. Ten of us going, 7 from the UK in car and tranny van and  3 coming up from Southern Spain in one car.

Dover - Calais 10:15 pm Thursday 15th and back on Monday afternoon. Staying on HA, next to Steve Brown and Perdu hopefully.

Lots of beer, lots of fireworks, lasers, smoke machine, bubble machine and anything else we can think of at drunken planning meeting between now and the off.

Roll on.

All groups staying on MB near JPC and DfH

1st Group

Vehicle:- American Motorhome
Route :- Portsmouth - Caen
Out :- Sunday Afternoon
Return :- Monday Night Boat

2nd Group

Vehicle:- Sportscar
Route:- Dover Calais
Out:- Monday AM
Return:- Monday PM

3rd Group

Vehicle:- Minibus
Route:- Dover Calais
Out:- Wednesday AM
Return:- Monday PM

Sunday night speedferries 23:00 out.
Monday 16:15 home.
Sunday night in Rouen on way home.
MB all week.

Leaving Fri 16th Dover at 10.40 am to Bologne with Speedferries, in two MG Midgets and one (possibly two) Frogeye(s).
Camping at HA next to in Perdu's camp next to Steve Browne and Bob U.

For me it's going to be a pretty swift trip again this year. Arriving on saturday morning and off again on sunday shortly after the race.

Cars: BMW 120 and a Golf GTI
Route: Dover - Dunkerque
Out: Thursday 15th 12:00
Return: Monday 19th 14:00

Staying in Techno Park or MB if we get very very lucky

Roll on June

Leave Wed. 14th: Pymouth - Roscoff 23:00 for the first time this year (just for a change). Anybody else using this sailing?

Staying in hotel for the duration travelling to and from track each day (except Sat. night when will be on MB for traditional BBQ with Wishy)

Return Mon. 19th: Caen - Portsmouth 17:00 sailing back.

Car: Nissan 350Z

8 of us (4 couples) renting a house not too far away.

All sailing on speedferries Sunday morning and back on the Monday tea time ferry.

 Was thinking it was time this started ;)  so here we go,
 Dover - Dunkirque (Norfolk line) Fri 9th 23.55 ish
 Stopover Alencon for 2 nights
 Arrive Houx Annexe first thing Monday  {on the beer from there on  ;D :D}
 Leave Mon 19th for 2nd week at Saumur

 4 of us, 1 motorhome + Tent for the "sprogs"  call by for a beer, you'll not miss us  ;)

Team LeMansZone.de:

Arrival: Wednesday evening right in time for the first practice
Departure: Monday morning
Vehicle: Volkswagen Bus + Cooling Trailer
Equipment: Generator, Mobile bar with draught beer, Satellite TV,  .... ;D ;D ;D
Location: Expo

Drinking for Holland>>

arrival: from Saturday afternoon (June 10) onwards
persons: a group of 35 all together
vehicles: 12 cars and a 20 tonne truck
site: Maison Blanche
equipment: too much, why do you think we need a lorry that size?
departure: most of us Monday morning June 19th (but I don't want to think about that yet)

Brad and I are with Robbo and the SPS crew again this year on MB, out midday Wed from Poole to Cherboug back Monday.
2 MG's, TVR, ?? mini bus - Robbo can fill in the rest.

I'm sure I just posted and it hasn't appeared  ???  Must drink more tonic with the gin!!

Anyway, I'm going out on my own in convey with Muttley and Simon on Sea France Dover-Calais mid-morning on Sunday 11th.  Heading off to Le Mans to meet up with the OH KeithK who will have been out there from pre-qual - staying on the campsite at Spay for the Sunday night.

Moving on to MB early on Sunday morning to make camp!!

Coming back (la la la la I'm not listening!) the following Monday. 

My trip is complicated this year by having to be at the British GP Thursday to Saturday night, so I've either got to drag all of my kit to Silverstone or double back to Bristol on Saturday night before heading off to Muttley's in Essex.  Not quite sure which way I'm going to do it!!

Sadly as I'll be driving on my own I'll have nobody to sing the traditional Abba "Waterloo" with when driving off the ferry!!  Bet the boys are glad we've got two way radios!  ;D

Can't wait!!  Roll on the racing season!

edited much later to say:  Flying Pig Racing  ;D

Team Delboy (9 of us this year) arriving in three phases.

Me with caravan arriving Sunday pm after Dover-Boulogne Speedferries crossing.  

Setting up on MB somewhere in the Platinum triangle with JPC, DFH, Rick Cutler et al.

Second group arrive Tuesday with second van

Third group arrive Wed pm.

All departing Sunday for stop over at Martragny, near Bayeux, and return ferries (various) on Monday.

Vehicles are Audi A4 (with the V6 engine!!!), Frontera & Peugeot 406.

Del

Team Noname

Thursday - Eurotunnel 13:00 (ish) then via Rouen.

Staying in Bleu Nord

6 of us in an red RX7 , a Golf GTi and and red Astra VXR.

No space for anyting fancy so

Pop over for a warm beer! or a cup of tea (hot).


Stu

Self preservation society

Poole - Cherbourg on Weds at 1230, arriving LM at 2130 ish ??

Return Caen - Portsmouth monday 1630hrs

Staying on MB, near to the Genny hire guys !! Or i'll need a bigger lead

24 of us, 2 old MG's one part destroyed MG F , TVR, Minibus, the MG Tractor and 2 trailers....

We'll  be there.
You'll know when, you'll know where, when we get there just let us know too.
Hubba.

Crusty and the B's.

PQ we have 13 staying in a cheap hotel on the outskirts Out friday 2nd leave on Sunday

Main event - Small tour this year only 4 of us, staying in the town centre, depart Thursday 15th 07.40 Dover Calais Return back on Monday

Andy

As the liteweights have found excuises ,
me Portsmouth -caen  fri nite,
back sunday nite, Not as long as past years but youve gotta go avent you???????????? ;D ;D

Hand up who's mildly concerned about the presence of the Brethren on MB this year  :o

I mean sure, in the cold harsh reality of England, then Rusty is a lovely bloke but once he smells the Le Mans air a strange transformation takes place  ;)

6 definates (more hopefully!) going via Dover-Calais Thursday 15th @ 09.25 back on Monday 19th @ 18.20.
Buying minibus from British Car Auctions nearer the time!!!
Got 3.5KVa generator and hunting for chest freezer!!
Staying on Houx Annexe..... Anybody wanna save space for us???

I'm looking forward to the chilli challenge and the halitosis challenge if they are happening this year.

Team JPC are arriving in various groups this year. Only 17 of us this year.

Sunday night Portsmouth - Le Havre. Me in The Beast and 2 in the NSX. Meeting up with Ferrari Spider on MB late Monday morning.
Wednesday night Portsmouth - Le Havre. 4 in a people carrier.
Thursday night Portsmouth - Le Havre. 6 more in a Morgan Plus 8, Cobra and Mercedes CLK.
Friday morning Robspot meets up with us on site.

Most leaving Monday 19th although a couple are leaving Sunday night to stop off in Deauville.

Do pop by the Platinum triangle and say hello.

I've only met one of them and he didn't seem any more abnormal than the rest of us

Who, where and when??

I have no idea, I really don't, it's a mystery. All I can say, and that's not for certain, there'll be about 15 of us on MB, in some cars, opposite the JPC/RFH patch, also known as Area 51. It might be 10. I'm not even sure any crossings have been booked.
I think everyone's waiting to see if the circuits finished.
Multiplex aren't building it, are they?
H

No point, I popped by last year and everyone was to pissed to remember afterwards ::)

Advance party - one jeep, one van, one motorhome, one ambulance (helpful support in case anyone has too much Tropicoma or gets sun stroke), eight Choppers and one Chipper - Pompey - Caen on Sunday, arriving Mon at MB.

Will pitch in usual place behind all the scaffold in the golden triangle - hoping you are not putting your huge new genny on our normal pitch...!

(Toad/Baldrick & Capt Trousers)

Main party - two more cars, Pompey to Caen Wed night

(Buzz/Baron/Swiss/Doctor/Kojak/Mr Disco)

Will head back for the Mon night ferry...once we have buried the bar in the normal spot.

CA visitors very welcome to pop by for a beer as always

Ooh now that IS very tempting. ;D

No worries Mr. Toad, we would need a to big lead ourselves then. ;)

I heard about the Golden Triangle, but where does that Platinum come from? ???

Platinum is more expensive than gold. Mark just used it to indicate that the JPC/DFH area is of a higher class  8)

Seems to me its the bronze triangle you really need to avoid..  :-\

Out Friday 2nd for prequal,  on MB for race week with the gang then back Monday 19th

Question is, where would that be!

Thurs 16th 10:40 Speedferry from Dover in a Midget aiming to nick garys spot near Perdu in HA. Leaving Monday 17.00 Speedferry to Dover.

Feel free to wave and laugh when I break down just outside of Boulogne....

Don't worry Tony. We will be following a couple of hours behind you we will pick up any pieces for you ;D

S'why Perdu told me to come here; plenty of people to help out! Keep you eye out for my sanity although I think that I will leave it at home...

Higher class and stella refined ;D

Don't fall for that sanity bity, "everybody knows there aint no sanity clause"

He wont be needing his sanity anyway, he's bringing Rache for Godssake.

I hope she really knows what she's in for...

Drunken wobbling in the pool and falling out of it, too!

Dusty tracks with water cannons on beach buggies. Very strong Chilli and rice. Fireworks across the track at Bob's place,

Heat noise fun f**rting obscenely fat red burning torsos and on Saturday, motor racing for what seems like hours. (anyone notice how long that does go on for? You seem to get used to the noise after a while)

I can't wait. Eurotinworm at some unGodly hour Thursday morning and arrive just after lunch Thursday I suspect, clutch willing! HA beckons! ;D

 :-* :-* :-*

Just thought I would post my plans being as I can and will be mostly doing what I want at Le Mans this year.

So its yes to PQ - in what voiture I am uncertain as my Mexico mission is being hampered by a funding crisis. I should look up somewhre to stay soon I suppose and also arrange to meet up with other PQ'ers so I am not a 'billy no mates'

The main event for sure, again in whatever voiture I can lay my hands on at the time - the only ferry crossing to worry about is the Friday the week before from Jersey to St Malo - drive down to Le Mans on the Sunday afternoon with just a tent pour moi due to downsizing. Then a whole week to enjoy myself. Fab. I will bring the pool, sweet chilli sauce (for Stu) the Thai Green Curry and other stuff so that the Liverpool Boys let me lodge in their enclave.

So there

Byeee

RS2 Babe

Lisa

xx
 :-* :-*


 

It will be "edukational" for her! (Don't quite think that she fully understands but.....)

Portsmouth to Le Harve  Wed night, return Monday

30 of the KK "enjoying" the french roads in S2000's, TVR's, 350Z's etc.

partying in Beasjour, this year with swimming pool and usual fire walking antics.

spending much time in SpeedChills - cold beer and hot food: why bother doing it yourself!  And Shelter from the rain & Sun too!

all welcome to join us fireside..  look for the flags with a burning K on them:
  - we dont promise to be nice. 
  - dont promise to be sober
  - we do promise to share our warm beer.  (usually have too much of it). 
  - Just dont get caught pissing in our pool!



PS Have a spare BJ camping pass if anyone wants it!

Team Tarquin Tours will be travelling out on Tuesday 13th on the overnight Newhaven-Dieppe, return Monday 19th Cherbourg to Portsmouth.

Currently 4 strong in an Omega estate with Trailer. Hopefully another couple of possibles will commit so we can take a couple of Bikes as well.
Heading for Tetre Rouge, ACO permitting.

Will be offering advice on completing your returns and handing out flyers for Goodwood.

You're up to date with the FoS a week prior to LM ;D

10 people split between 4 cars.

1 x 911
1 x Seat Leon
others TBC

Outward various times on Wed and Thursday on Le Shuttle which is good considering I hate enclosed spaces and not to keen on trains either!

Staying on the glorious Houx Annexe site somewhere near the top until sunday night when some of us will leave for a Hotel.

Hopefully all booked onto the same return train Monday afternoon

You're up to date with the FoS a week prior to LM ;D

Festival of Speed is the same weekend as the Le Mans Classic, that is the 7th-9th JULY!

hmm, when have they moved those dates?  :-[

Good lord is it that time already.

Usual crowd of us making our way overnight on the Wednesday Portsmouth - Caen, staying on Houx.

This years chariots likely to be Porsche Turbo, BMW 650i, Audi S4 with serious tweaking and the  RS6.

Jem

Looks like I'm in Beausejour with the KK mob this year...

Arriving from Rosslare via Roscoff on Thursday 15th at 11:00, and back to Rosslare from Cherbourg on Monday 19th at 18:00...

Travelling solo (at the moment) in the trusty wee red westie (see left) so luggage space limited to whatever will fit in the passenger footwell. So I'll be the one without the bouncy castle.  :(

See you all there!

(Ooh!  Only 86 days until I leave!)

Tuesday 13th - night crossing Portsmouth to Caen

Myself - Lotus Elise S1
Mark - 340r
Dave - 200SX
Gary - Hyundai Coupe, maybe Elan by June
Matt - TVR Chimera

2nd wave, Thursday speedferries

Mark - Mk2 Cortina convertible
Richard - Mini Cooper (not the new modern tat)
Keith - Lotus Elise S2
Paul - VX220
Andy - Mitsi FTO

All staying in Karting Nord.

All going home Sunday 18th.

Team Cannonball will be on Beausejour from thursday night in the same spot as last year hopefully.

There are nine of us going out on the 10.15 P and O dover to Calais on Thursday 10.05. Going back on Monday afternoon.

Vehicles are most likely to be a VW Bora and my Alfa 156, and hopefully a TBA otherwise it is gonna be a bit of a squeeze.

We have an accompanying stag do with us this year, so things may get messy.

hooorah!

apologies now if someone runs over your tent whilst marvelling at the abilities of an S2000 to turn rapidly on the spot :)

Howdy Jem,

See you in the square again fella, how's Fatboy and Andy Rob ?

rusty

Will someone start the 'staying at home' thread.  :'( :'(

Last year we had "The Davids' Dad can't make it thread"

So this year it's got to be "The Sconefinger's staying at home thread"

But why?

New house, newish Baby (and the missus found out there is a sportscar called Lola, I told her I was unaware of this and claimed it was a freak coincidence ;))and a new rallycar in bits in the garage, no money left. I'm going to the Classic this year and 2 trips will have me in the dog house, again.

Come june i'm going to lock myself in the office with the tent in the corner, the heating on full knack, a stack of stella, indoor fireworks and my mini barbie and listen in on Radio LM, the wife is going to sit by the bathroom door with some bog roll. Should ease the pain somewhat!!

What has happened to David's Dad?

I think you should chance your arm, can't you say going to B & Q or got a bit of work "dan Sarth" for a week.

Works for me ;D

Did the old 'off out to walk the dog' trick last year, I'm ASBOed and fitted with a tracker now. If I have a good couple of months at work I may be able to sly off on good behaviour grounds. Looking bad at the moment tho

Hi Sconefinger


Our Elise was nearly called Lola, it was ahead of Mercedes,Morgan and Portia and I love the song but in the end  the Lotus won.

Team Nobby Diesel will be setting sale from Dover on Thursday 07.00 Hrs I think via Speedferries.
Camping off circuit again, avec pool, harpic clean bogs, cold draught beer and Friday night car show.
Watching the start in the tribunes with JPC, afternoon at Dunlop and Tetre Rouge Stella. Poo bar for 21.00 Hrs
Sunday night in Rouen, at the Paddy bar for France vs. Korea.
Lunch Le Touquet, Speedferries from Boulogne @ 17.00ish on Monday.

 ;D ;D ;D
My next one will be called Aurelia!!

Or how to hijack the Who What Where and When thread.
No more, back to topic

sorry for stumbling back on the topic:

Shall I integrate the Who, Where, When information in the planned CA Guide 2006, (sort of table format) so people can look on which campsite to find eachother?

What's your opinion

Cheers

Werner

Great idea Werner!!!

Great idea. More visiters means more excuses to crack open another cold one

Steve Brown and East Anglian Cobras (reduced numbers this year as they're all going to the classic instead - 20 people)

outbound - Speedferries Dover / Boulogne 07:00 Wednesday 14th
return - Speedferries Boulogne / Dover 20:25 Monday 19th

camping in God's Own Country (Houx Annexe) next to Bob U and Perdu.

As a change we're taking a 1965 Cadillac convertible and a TR6  :o

Ah Steve,
I'll be able to buy you another beer on the return ferry.

Steve, how many is your reduced number?

We are on reduced numbers too due to a wedding and a birth (not the same person). Whats going on there, bloody bad planning I say.

Maybe we could trade an invite to our curry night for pitch saving as we won't be there until sparrow fart on Friday.

Cheers Bob, sounds a grand idea.  We should have some 'cold' beer for you.

There will be 4 of us.

4 is no problem consider yourselves invited we can even seat you

At least if the Triumph breaks down you can put it in the Cadillac's trunk.  ;D

EXCELLENT idea putting this info in the guide.

We'll be flying into CDG at 0900 Thursday and driving to the track with a food/beer stop somewhere along the way.  Camping in Karting Nord and trekking back and forth to Maison Blanche quite a bit, I'd think.

Can't wait.

You know it's getting near when you start making dinner reservations.
Purdu and I will  be tucking into Le Mans Burgers at that time.
Perhams we should meet up for an apperatife

All you have to worry about is being downwind of us on Sunday morning

The dust filter will protect us!

I hope it contains active charcoal.  There are too many Merguez and garlic sausages about

Martini Racing Team (me)

Travelling from Guernsey to St Malo on Wed and straight to LM, arriving app 1700

Staying in God's Own Country (Houx Annexe) next to Nordic (usually).

Departing St Malo Monday evening.

White Audi A4


Martini...

The main KKOC team will be on the 7 am Speedferry so should be in MB by lunchtime Monday.  Blue Mazda estate, dark Merc saloon (Coupe was promised), and green Cavalier. 

Advance guard will be a campervan with a green dolphin thing down the side and the red Pug 406 with the caravan.

Rusty

Sorry for the delay in responding, looking forward to seeing you in the square on Friday.

Jem

Well, as Gary hasn't quite formalised it (you just can't get the staff you know!) A combined force from "TeamMidgetAndSpriteClub" (HA Chapter) of two Frogeyes (maybe) and three Midgets will be sharing a handy corner pitch with the "Team VW/Audi Techs opposite the famous Cobra Rancho, just marginally downslope of BobU and his merry pyrotechnicians-maniacs. Pool and Gazebos are booked as are the nylon Country Mansions with Patio and Colonial Verandas. Ideal for sundowners to catch the marvellous evening light of La Sarthe while the chef prepares the Best Little Chilli outside Texas.

I hope that at least one of the team-VWAT guys will be bringing his V8 Moggy Traveller along but until it gets its necessary shakedown mileage he may use the tried and trusted Beemer.

our first incursion is likely to be Lunchtime on Thursday followed up by the London contingent whenever Gary, Bob, Toby and Nick get off the Speedferry on Friday.

(incidentally Bob's Late Model Midget is in PracticalPerformanceCar this week, the EFi beauty)

I also hope not to have to drive from the motorway outside Rouen all the way to the circuit without clutch hydraulics this year...

 :) :) :) :) :) ;D :) :) :) :) :)

I hope Steve has plenty of tape left...


bill

Usual crew on Karting Nord, with the MGA and a Lotus Elan, plus whatever company car Nick and Richard arrive in.   Plus two of my lads with an Escort RS Turbo.   Plus probably a bundle of chaps and chapesses from Marham in a minibus.   Arriving Tuesday via Dover/Calais.   Hopefully we'll be in the usual place (albeit minus the Brethren next door this year - MBers, do you really know what you are letting yourselves in for......I guess we'll just have to make our way over to MB on the Friday night to see if they are behaving themselves)

MG Mark

Thanks for the co-ordinates Perdu, should make it a bit easier for Smokie n Me if we do the campsite boozy bike tour on Friday night..... ;)

Team Tres Hombres (There's never been three) as  follows:
Wednesday 14th     7pm shuttle, overnight in Calais
Thursday 15th         Arrive Maison Blanche
Sunday 18th            eave at end of race and stay over in Calais
Monday 19th           return to Albion

9 of us this year, Black A6, Blue A4 Avant, Chrysler people carrier thingy and a 911 turbo

Everyone welcome to pop in for a warm beer, look for a blue gazebo with Tres Hombres flag. If not we'll see you saturday night at the poo bar (anyone know where it is now that they've demolished le village?

Steve

Fran I doubt if youll miss us this year, almost an overdose of Spridgets instead of just Gary's and mine.

But of course both you and Smokie are always welcome to join us, day, night or in the soft light of eveningtime.

 8)

Err...Team Smokie. Well, just Mark 'n' me this year...

Speedferries Sunday 11 June sometime around 11. Arriving at the Golden Triangle on Maison Blanche early evening and departing to catch Speedferries evening sailing on Sunday 18 June.

No caravan this year. A nine berth tent though, plus gazebo and pool...

Somehow the KGB numbers have swelled to a massive (for us) ten this year!

Lawnmower Man, Brick, and myself will be arriving late morning Weds 14th.
The Swiss contingent I'm guessing will be with us on Thursday.
Goldfinger and 1 x virgin should be with us Friday if the motor survives the trip from Calais.  Good luck Andy.    ;)
Baby Schu and 3 x virgins...I have no idea.  Tom, do you know their travel plans?   ???

We will be pitched on BSJ again this year - when will the ACO get it right and put us on MB for God's sake  >:( - although I doubt some of us will be spending much time there.   ;D

If you want to come and see the Lawnmower Man in action or just pop in for a cold one look for the United Nations, Kiwi, Swiss, Union flags.

That should read 2 x virgins.  No I don't know thier plans yet.
You forgot the Jolly Roger.  :-)

t

Will be travelling out the previous Sunday, convoying (if you can call 2 cars a convoy) down and setting up Team Piglet HQ on MB.

Woo Yay! More company on BSJ!  :)

Ordered your CA flag yet?  http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=4832.0

Wednesday 14th 08.00 Newhaven to Dieppe
Expecting to arrive at Le Sarthe at around 15.00 on the 14th
Returning Monday 19th 19.00 Dieppe to Newhaven

15 cars (carrying 19 bodies) as follows
10 Caterhams of various types inc mine carrying Daughter of Lancs Seven. ;D
1 Atom
1 Impreza
1 Lotus Carlton
1 Passat
1 Tranny van

All staying in our usual spot in La Musee

Everyone is welcome to call in for a warm beer, runny cheese/manky ham baguette or even a toe dip in the dodgy waters of our pool ::). (if we can find some flat ground to put it on)

LADs to Le Mans 2006

It's worrying!!! Lancs Se7en - You are our organiser and you don't know what cars are going.
Tricky's Atom went ages ago so there will probably be another 7 as a replacement. Where did the Lotus Carlton come from? I thought Doc Dale was taking a Subaru Impreza, although I am trying to persuade him to take the R400.

Hi Paul
I'm not to bothered about the box of washing powder as he isnt on our boat but the Lotus Carlton belongs to Keiths mate so unless thats changed ?????????????
The Doc has told me that he is taking the Impreza so unless he has changed ??????????????

If these people dont keep me up to date with their preferred method of transport then they wont be surprised when I wave bye bye if they are not allowed on the boat ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
 

Team TickleTheDragon are up to (I think 15) this year...
Advance party going down Saturday Night June 9th to set the campsite up in the usual place on Tertre Rouge..
Others ariving at various times during the week, with everyone there by Wednesday.

Dover - Calais
Portsmouth- St Marlo
Portsmouth- Caen

Merc SLK
Merc Estate thing
Transit Support truck
Skoda Superb

And a Twin Pulsejet Engined bicycle...

Team Booze'n'Tabs.
Departing Newhaven Wednesday 11pm. Arriving Dieppe 4am :o. Arriving at BSJ in time for a fry up! Return Monday 3am.
6 of us this year one virgin amongst us. 2 let us down due to ballet lessons or some other lame excuse(i know you'll be reading this you bloody dwarf)
Travelling in 2 pickups.

Sorry Lancs Se7en
You are right as always. I'll keep my mouth shut in future. Stops me putting my foot in it.
Keep up the good work.

No F40 this year? :'( never can resist an envious look every time I see one

Sorry Bob
No F40 this year and no GT40.
Unless Lancs Se7en knows different!!

Holy sh*t! that's what I call minimilist packing. Not even a molecule, just an atom!!

We'll be taking along several long chain polymers and teaming up with T.H.E.P.O.L.I.C.E.M.A.N.S.H.E.L.M.E.T.S, a great bunch of lads.
H

Sorry Paul, it was a bad day when I replied and it wasnt directed at you. ::) If they who change their minds realised the amount of hassle involved in getting things changed then they would either not bother in the first place.
 ;D
I'm not aware of any additional hangers on so the list looks good to go. Apart from the disappearing box of washing powder or was that a car with the chassis on the outside. Any way you have obviously been bored judging by all of the stuff that you sent out earlier but the list looks pretty comprehensive, any replies? :P

Should we book a meal at our local for the Friday?

Who are these Speedferry cowboys then?
I think I may be travelling with them, booked it last October, and I think it might be the morning crossing on the Tuesday, but the b*ggers resolutely refuse to answer any of my e-mails or pick up the phone, so it seems I can't get confirmation...I dunno. I bet things are not like this in the White House.
Does anyone else think they, well y'know, maybe or sort of could be, possibly a rumour, be doing that crossing?
Do they exist? Alright, it seemed a bargain at the time.
H

How did you book it H??  If you booked from their web site, you don't get any further notification.  You just print off the confirmation page that is displayed after they take the money, and hand this over at check-in.

If you did it over the phone, don't know what the answer is.

I hope they exist - I'm travelling with them on the Sunday before, and I'll be getting more than wet feet if they don't exist.

Del

Del,
It's so long ago now I can't remember how the hell I booked it! I'm pretty sure I used money and some sort of communication, but more than that I cannot say. I can see though, that my travel fund is £50 lighter, so something's going on. No e-confirmation and no post, I even see that the crossing times are now different from the ones that I booked. Has one of their boats sank?
H

I hope not - they've only got one.

The only thing I can advise, H, is to keep trying on the phone.  They don't have an army of staff, which is how they can keep the fares down.  Anyway, the guy that answers the phone has probably been off over Easter.  Try again tomorrow.

Del

Going on past experience H, just turn up & shout at them, they'll let you on. Just be prepared to swim after shouting "there's a bomb in that car" on your way up to the "passenger area"

So moving vaguely back on topic...

There's a minimum of 4 cars & god knows how many people going to Le Mans this year we have only a few recurring visitors (other than me) & have no team name because of that, any ideas gratefully received on a postcard though...  :)

1 VW Bora (diesel) with 3 people, a Merc C180 "sport coupe" (seating 4 Le Mans virgins) & another as yet to be arranged car pour moi (hopefully something with some "poke") are getting the 7am Speedferries on Wednesday morning, aiming to be in HA for mid afternoon (hopefully in the CA area of this green & pleasant (yet dusty) land habited by only the elite few ;) )

A second wave (of virgins) will be coming in 1 car (this bit is a little hazy) via Pompey - Caen on Friday.

Heading back on Monday (the Merc driver reckons he's getting the 9:55am ferry...yeah right!!)

All in all very much looking forward to it & already working on amusing pranks to be played on all newbies (ideas are again welcome...) ;D

That said...planning is already underway for 2007 when we move into the 21st century with a camper (fridge, TV, satellite...hmmm). Has anyone ordered 2007 tickets yet??

I've always got a confirmation email from them too...

Yup sorted ;D