Club Arnage

HI,

I was wondering who is going to Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta next month. So who's attending from Florida / Turn 10 etc and whos traveling from the UK, Holland and Canada etc.  If you are going, please can you post your arrival plans so that I can start to hopefully work my own plans out this coming week. Pointless me arriving Wednesday if there will be none else there.

Thanks

HI,

I will go, together with JC_NL, QV and Floris from DfH, also Stranger will join us (as far as I know)

we will fly in on monday 1st of october from Amsterdam. rent a campervan on the 2nd and tour to Petit.
sunday morning 7 we will leave for Talladega to visit the Nascar overthere, and we have some days left after that to do things, flight back is on wednesday 10th.

Hi Dirk,

Sounds good and I have now finalized my own plans. My friend and i are flying into Atlanta arriving Thursday at approx 16.15hrs. We are then finding a hotel for my friend as he doesn't want to camp at the track. After a swift shower, we are then going to Road Atlanta and will watch night practise if there is any. I will be staying over at the track so that i can socialise and get drunk afterwards and my mate is going back to the hotel for the night. My friend will then return on Friday morning. Not sure about sleeping arrangements yet for Thursday night but will bring my tent across the pond if needs be but seems like overkill when i only need it for one night.

Late afternoon, we are leaving the track and going to the Atlanta Thrashers NHL ice hockey game in Atlanta which is a 19.30 hrs face off. Going to stay friday night at the hotel with my friend as its not worth the trip back to Road Atlanta when there will be a bed closer to Atlanta. First thing Saturday we will arrive at the track for the race in good time.

We too are going to the Nascar at Talladega on Sunday but like i did two years ago, we are leaving immediately after the chequered flag at Petit and setting off towards Talladega. Its a good 3 1/2 hour drive in a car without any traffic problems and traffic starts building up at Talladega at around 8 am sunday morning.

So Saturday night, we will drive around Atlanta towards Dega and stop at the visitor centre / rest area just across the state border in Alabama.  Alabama allows people to sleep in their vehicles on the rest areas but Georgia does not, so we are sleeping in the back of the mini van that night and there are toilets in the morning and a coffee machine. From there its about an hours drive to Dega and we hope to arrive for around 8am. The race starts at 1pm but theres plenty to see and do outside and the Alabama  Hall of Fame and Museum is well worth a visit.

We then fly back on Tuesday 9th.

Have you booked tickets for Talladega yet ? We have seats on Row 41 of the Moss Thornton Tower over looking the start finish line.

Self and Mrs. Fax are driving down Friday afternoon.  Crash in a hotel Friday night, then tent it at the circuit Sat. night.  Head back north Sunday.
Fax

Morning...

I just woke up, and came upon this poor whithering thread on page 2.

I can't be bothered to read the above, so somebody please, the short list. Who's coming in from CA?

I'm in, as is Jerri, my lovely wife!

Cheers, sorry if I come across grumpy...

-Lee

Hi Lee,
         Glad to hear you are going to be there with Jerri. Chris is in with part time frined or rather part time race fann friend. The DfH crowd are sending  a small group and I am coming on my motorcycle.... nothing normal about this lot then  ;D
 I will be palying Sleepy to your Grumpy. Is  Amazing coming too? or will he be there  ???
Phil

Yes,I will be there.Arriving Weds.afternoon 14.00 to 16.00 hrs.
I am really towards a very good Petit.It promises to be a SPECTACULAR WEEKEND!

Chris I have a kit for you,and your friend.Who obviously has never been to the RAAACCCEEEEESSSSSSS!

Looking forward to seeing all my friends once again.

ps.Phil has been drinking. ;D

I am getting thirsty already :D

Hi Randy,

Glad you are making the trip too, When you say, kit, please can you clarify what is included in "Kit" so that I know what to bring, and what to leave at home. basically all I need for the night are a tent / sleeping space and an airbed if possible. The rest i can carry in including a sleeping bag, pillow, beer, and clothes for the next day etc.

Its getting close now. Too close actually as my house needs a sh*t load of cleaning and sorting so that Vinnies Vice and stay here while i am away.

Chris I have a kit for you,and your friend.Who obviously has never been to the RAAACCCEEEEESSSSSSS!

Looking forward to seeing all my friends once again.

ps.Phil has been drinking. ;D
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 Hi Randy,
             How could you tell :angel: I can't type when I am sober either ;D
 Are we headed for turn 3 to camp?
 Phil

My mate has been to the races and is a 20 year le mans veteran, but he said that camping at Le mans is enough for him these days so would prefer a hotel.
He also goes to Sebring every year but always stays in a hotel in Orlando. He's not a drinker though, which may have something to do with not camping at the track.

So just me in need of a tent etc.

Hi Randy,
             How could you tell :angel:
Because I could read it.lol
 Are we headed for turn 3 to camp?
Yes, same spot .
See ya there.
 Phil
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kit = tent,mattress,sleeping bag.

Thanks Randy,
Tent and mattress sounds good, but i will be bringing a sleeping bag with me as i need it for sleeping in the minivan enroute to Talladega.

I mentioned to my mate about your comments about not being a proper race fan so he asked me to post the following.

Since attending 20 Le Mans 24 Hours in a row since 1988, 12 of the last 13 Daytona 24 Hours, 6 consecutive Sebring 12 Hours, two Petit Le Mans (1998 and 2002) and this will be his third, doesn't seem to make him a proper race fan ! Then he has asked if you could make him an honoury race fan for the weekend at Petit ! ;D

Regards
Chris

Thats just great Chris.I have never met your friend and he already thinks I am a prick! ;D
I never said he was not a proper race fan at all.
I just dont understand why anyone go to races and not drink and then sleep on the ground. ;D
I am looking forward to meeting your friend,sounds like we have attended alot of the same races.

it just needs some cool beers to smoothen the conversation! me thirsty :D

Look at the bright side. Now you know who gets to make the Saturday morning beer and ice run.

  For clarifications sake, Is there a difference between sleeping and passing out "on the ground".

You will have seen him, he's been past Turn 10 with me for the past several years, but despite even an invite from The Gov, he's been too shy to make himself at home at Turn 10 and waits for me by the fence.

I also too shy to register and post on here but does read the forum.

You will get on just fine.

Regards
Chris

Hi Wadespeed,
                    Similar with the same ending ::)
In both cases you wake up on the ground refreshed and covered in dew. 8)
Phil

Looking forward to seeing those who make it to Road Atlanta.
 I head out on Wednesday on my motorcycle.
 Phil

Bone voyage.

Keep the shiny side up and see you there.

Hey guys,

I won't be able to make it this year. I had too much fun at Sebring, Lime Rock ALMS and then the Vintage Festival at Lime Rock. Well I know it will be a great race and you'll all have too much fun and not remember it.
Well at least I can watch on SpeedTV. Oh wait, what with this NASCAR crap breaking the coverage up! You have to be kidding me!!!! Well I guess I'll spend the weekend painting NASCAR in the biggest F*&kin letters on their building so it says NASCARTV >:( >:( >:(

I hope you guys post a lot of photos for us to enjoy!

Sew on and sew on....
Chris

The Mrs. & I will be there bright and early Saturday morning, after thundering up from Augusta.  Guys, pack some wet weather gear, last time I checked there's a 30% chance of scattered showers, with temps in the low eighties during the day, low sixties at night.
Fax

Greetings from Berlin.

Sorry I can't make it Fax.  Looking forward to meeting your better half sooner than later.  Watch out for Johnny Filth once you hook-up with I75 north of ATL.  You know what those buggers are like every year on Friday.  I've shed some brake dust over the years coming over some of those crests and seeing them lurking underneath overpasses lasering everyone's ass.

Funny to think that this time last year Rich and I were packing up the car ready for the drive.  And now I'm sitting here in Sausageville.

Have a blast!

Hi Dave,
Sorry you can't make it, it'll be my first Petit without you.  We'll knock back a few cold one's for ya, the really scary part is that Kirsten can throw them back as hard as we can.
No worries about getting nicked by Buford T. Justice, we're taking her little Honda (to save a few bucks on the petrol) and I don't think it will go fast enough to attract unwanted attention.
Fax

Myself and 'The Boy' (my son-in-law - and cooler-dragger/beer server Seth) will be honking up I-75 after I finish work today. We'll head straight to the track and doss in my land yacht. In fact I need to send the boy out this morning to clear my local supermarket shelves of Nigerian Lager to sustain us over the course of Saturday.
Have a safe flight home Dave, sorry you won't be there. Fax - long time no party, so really looking forward to seeing you again and meeting 'er indoors.

Hi Matt. Bring your rain cote, just had a cellphone text from Dirk :-\