Club Arnage

This is for imfomation for next years handbook to show the popularity of each campsite among CA members.
 Please tick the campsite you were on not the one you wanted to be on.

Thanks a lot for this, will be an important indicato. Just to make it complete: Can you still modify the poll and add "Expo", "Chapelle" and "Interior Musee"

Cheers

Werner

Could I just make it clear that whatever the result of this pole indicates Maison Blanche is a dreadful campsite and you really wouldn't want to go there at all.

I have it on very good authority that the "new" hip and trendy must do campsite is Bleu Nord and that Paddy and the DfH boys have booked to go on there next year so please get booking for Bleu Nord everyone and not MB!! ;)

Yep we did!!


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in our dreams....

I think the Brethren are still on MB even if Paddy and Crew defect to the car park across the wall on the outside of the circuit with no direct viewing areas!

I heard that there was a pretty decent campsite close to Alencon and with the use of sky crane and the hubble telescope we sould get a good track side view and take in all the activities without having to shift our lazy fat arses no problem.

Rusty

Houx Annexe as you well know Bob U, you wapscallion ;)

Wapscallion?  Wow I just gotta google that

Are you Jonathon Ross? I think rapscallion is the intended word here...  :)

Wikipedia -

A rapscallion is one who is playfully mischievous or a scoundrel. Rapscallion comes from the now-obsolete word "rascallion" meaning rascal.

It is possible that the contemporary pejorative word for a vandal or youth who perpetrates antisocial behaviour (such as petty theft, graffiti, or harassment) "Scally" is derived from "Rapscallion." "Scally" is a common term for such individuals in the United Kingdom, but does not feature in American / Australian English.

A more tenuous link is that which suggests the term for spoken word rhyming set to a beat, "Rap" is derived from "Rapscallion."

"Rapscallion" is also the name of Gemma Mildury's space freighter in "The Space Gypsy Adventures".

Our moderater is a regular mine of infomation. No wonder I couldn't find it, Wapscallion indeeed

Waspscalion is my preferred pronunciation from "Life of Brian"
As in
"Biggus Dickus, he wanks one of the highest in wome"
and "welease Woger"

My spell check has just had a fit!

Piglet, I heard that DFH with their now worldwide fame were in fact moving back to BSJ due to the space available which would allow three stages and a true festival atmosphere.
Word has it that no less than the Who will be ending their Tour there and not at Leeds as was originally planned.

Bleu Nord is in fact not at all hip and trendy but an overpopulated  sandy field far too close to the extremely busy airport with no facilities and even less appeal than camping down stream from a cow byre. But thats only my opinion and I don't want to influence anyone.

I also heard the Stones , Freddie and the Dreamers and Rolf were also stuck for an end gig to there own world tours and were also considering MB and DFH.

Redstu, thanks for the info - sounds like BSJ is the place to be then, not manky old MB or the dreadful dustbowl that is Bleu Nord!   ;D ;)

Bleu Sud's alright if the Lotus 7 people leave enough room, plenty of shade under the trees, pegs go in OK, dubious glam band that does the same set every year on the lotus pitch, drag racing out on the road and its only 2 mins walk from MB. It is also easy peasy to get in and out of for those midnight runs down to Arnage etc. You can straight out after the race too, no traffic jams.
Good atmos, stayed on there last couple of years.

Yep, I was happy with Bleu Sud, apart from the Lotus 7 group! I just wish it could be a bit closer to the track.
We're looking at using Karting Nord next year, and getting a fairly trackside spot, I guess it's not quite as easy to get out to Carrefour and down to Arnage/Mulsanne, but it's less walking to see some action, which did hold us back on Sunday morning this year, we just couldn't really be arsed to walk through the blistering heat to get to the track!

I will let you know what Karting nord is like, we will be there on Friday for the Classic. It should be easy to get in and out of during the race, I think access is under the tunnel next to the Porsche curves (i hope so cos thats the way we will be heading).
 Info on Karting Nord is a little thin on here, we will have to see.
 I think we will be on Bleu Sud again next year, mind you the wife says she will cut off my bits (her loss) and scratch the Alfa (killing offence) if I bugger off to LM with a weeks notice again!

A divorce looms me thinks ;D

Bleu nord twas just dandy thank you, only issue being a rogue chap apparently widdling on a neighbours turf  :o other than that, there was some ground to peg my tent into, park the car on and generally lie on and stuff, and close enough to teh circuit/village for doing stuff like drinking and playing poker. Nice.

I totally agree with vqdave... couldnt really find fault with it..

Andy ;D

tis easy peasy.. just go out the site, turn left, past Houx, under the track, turn left after stella bar.  shop is a mile further down on the right.


mind you, just go to Arnarge for shopping - tis closer, less traffic etc etc.  there is a super u there (go into the town, at the high street roundabout, turn right for le mans, at the next roundabout, take a left, then its left again at the following roundabout).

Hi Rusty, while the fat arses and camp site may be accurate I undersand the ;D Hubbel is once again out of focus.
Canada Phil

What a difference a month makes.. tis is before and after on blue nord for the moto gp in may :o

after

Just goes to show what a tremendous job the ACO does in making sure the campsites are prepared and ready for us.

We were quite happy on Bleu Nord, but had requested MB originally and would still be my preference.

Pleased to see that MB is so popular.

Told you so

according to the poll.. only just ;D

Yes it looks like Bleu is (just) second , If I hadn't said some nasty things about it earlier I would suggest that it become the official second choice maybe with a "plastic" triangle or some other name for the choice loacation.
The annexe is running it close though for those that like it on the wild side.
Best get my Bleu order in soon before it sells out!

Just a few thoughts on Karting Nord.

Good shade under the trees and just a short walk to the track at Porsche Curves (there is also a small section where you can film / photograph without bloody catch fencing, its also interesting to note that at this point you do not have to have a ticket to veiw the circuit if on foot, just head towards Karting Alan Prost and watch from the car park, so take note all you cheapskates!)

Lacks atmosphere of other sites, but plenty of space. Toilets/showers never stretched. This was the classic though, may not be the case on the real 24hrs.

Ground is as hard as nails, heavy duty tent pegs are required and putting up your fences will be hard work.

Was easy to get in and out of during race.

Only real downside is that it is a long hike to MB and the village, make sure you have good footwear, blisters guaranteed.