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I watched Road to Le Mans on Motors TV tonight, the featured race was 2003. Mark Blundell mentioned the rain on Friday night and that he was happy that it had cleared up because he had never driven the Bentley in wet conditions.
 The thing is, I don't recall any rain on Friday night, or any rain at all for that matter.
Anyone remember rain?
 Or, did I get so drunk I that I didn't know it did?

Checking back through the photo's I don't remember it raining. We were in arnage most of the night and I certainly don't remember it. The rain that is!

I remember the bently in the rain, can remember when though  ???, dont think it was at night, remember the big sweeping wiper.

2001 Ian. The year of Bentley's return. Pissed down most of the weekend. I have a wonderful picture by Nicholas Watts on my lounge wall of a Bentley on the Mulsanne being chased by an R8 in atrocious conditions. I just checked it, and  yes, it did have a big sweeping wiper. But I still say it didn't rain in 2003.
 

2001 it rained but that was the first year of the Bentley.

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Yes I remember 2001 well (well I think do) as it ws my first LM, we "camped" in Blue car park, My tent go flooded, my mates werent impressed with my snoring, but somehow I just had to return!

Having just got in from the pre Le Mans planning meeting at the local real ale festival i thought someone had beaten me home. As it was i cannot remember any rain on the friday.

i can't remember friday ;D

I'm with you Bob, There wasn't any rain on the Friday night in 2003!

In fact, Stu should be able to testify to that!  ;D

I think he has his years muddled. Particularly as he says he hadn't driven the Bentley in the wet before as I'm pretty sure he was part of the team in 2001 and it tipped it down!

Incidently 2001 was my first year as well Ian!

I can although I think there was a mud slide though  ;D. The rain was in 2001 when Blundell was driving the MG Lola (if I remember correctly) which was also my first year.

You're right Stu, he was with the MG Lola.

I always get my Brundle's and Blundell's mucking fuddled!  ::)

I am certain it didn't rain Friday 2003, I was in the center for the drivers parade, and it was hot, I was riding back from town in shorts and t shirt. Then at at the Brethern bash in the evening, where it was dry and the chilli challenge was very hot ;D.
My brain did melt down at about 3am on Saturday morning though. :-X

2003 was my first year, no rain on the Friday but there was a shower on the Saturday morning

2003 was my first year, and we didnt get to the circuit until the saturday mid-dayish and we got totally drenched in the queue down the slope to the Green Parking entrance (tertre rouge, Stella Bar and Houx Annexe entrance) before we got the hood up. Nick had to drive slowly while I dragged my aching limbs around trying to get the hood up, without losing our place past the flics controlling the queue.*

This is why we always get there earlier. but maybe he means that the circuit was still wet at the start...

Friday night we were at Gace and it didnt rain while we were driving down there from Le Havre.

*I do remember the blokes in the 911 laughing their titzoff at my antics in the queue...  >:(

Bob - I just watched the Motors TV film. Blundell doesn't mention any rain on Friday night. He's interviewed just after the drivers' photo has been taken, and it's starting to rain. That was on the Saturday round about lunch time and you can see that it's raining slightly in the film.

Yes I arrived on the Saturday morning in 2003 and it was pi++ing it down. We had stayed just south of Rouen and it had rained all the way down that morning. By the time the race started, we were in glorious sunshine!  8)

Looking at my photo records of 03 (http://www.teamsquack.com/2003.htm (http://www.teamsquack.com/2003.htm)), there is evidence of umbrellas in the early part, we got the coach, bloody awful never again, and as no one was driving everyone was pissed all the time, well from Dover really, so memories are fogged.

The befuddled brain cells do remember a little r**n around lunchtime on Saturday, I was in the front row of the stands opposite the Bentley garage, had to put on a waterproof as the r**n was blowing in a bit.
It wasn't proper LM r**n though, not like Wednesday night last year.

Sorry for the stars, I do not post the 'r' word in the three weeks before LM, it's just a superstition on my part.

Keep those vibes sunny. ;D