Club Arnage

Gilles, is land ever sold near or around the circuit. I, like many before me could be interested in buying a small plot (half the size of a football pitch perhaps)? Don't want to be able to build on it, or have any services, just a little slab of land. Any chance? Thanks. monkey.

Noticed that as you turn left off the hunnideres after the chinese restaurant, about 200m on the left is a small plot with a shed on it. Every year someone is camping on it, i don't know if it's the same people, but wonder if they own it.

I'm still looking for field along the tarck or just near to it.

For the moment I only known properties and no fields, but I gonna investigate further  8)!

Hi Gilles - it was good to meet you at the Champers Bar on Saturday during the race - sorry we didn't get a chance to talk much.  Next time I'm visiting my folks in Jumelles, let's hook-up for a beer.

Monkey - Gilles was very helpful in putting me on to a place on the Mulsanne Straight that I flew over from the States to look at.  It was a reasonably nice house surrounded by water right on the 2nd chicane on the inside of the track.  Obviously I was completely seduced by the idea of leaning on my front gate for the weekend watching LMPs diving in under GT cars having halled on the anchors from a 190mph blast down the straight.

I made an offer on the house but the geezer selling it (actually his wife was the driving force) had lived there for centuries and appeared to be planning his retirement on the sale of the place.  They came back with double my offer which needless to say was silly, but also made me realize that in countering I was buying a property that I would likely use once a year - twice at the outside.  I wonder if you're thinking of using this outside of the race weekend?  If so, great, but if not, do what I'm doing and spend that money over the next 20 years doing Le Mans in a bit more comfort than sleeping in a grungy tent and crapping in a hole in the ground.  Just a thought.

If buying on the Mulsanne, consider the fact that inside track access is dodgy at best - i.e. not roads - goat paths that you would be hard pressed to get any vehicle down other than farm equipment if it rains.  Good luck!  Keep us posted - perhaps you could become a Le Mans Land Baron!

Thanks for your relpies,Rhino, I too saw the set up near the Chinese retaurant and it was that that got me thinking. Gilles, if anything does come up, I would prefer close to the track, but if it had to be a few Km away then I would still consider. I would love to be able to buy a house, but frankly could not afford to. Once again, thanks for the replies. monkey.

 ;D

If you did have a property on the straight could you view from it? If there making everyone put there shutters up will the allow you to hang over the fence?

The city of Mulsanne is selling a 8000 m² field. This field may be divised and is suitable for industry, store, hotel, restaurant, even maybe a campsite !

 :o I forget the most important: the location.

It's just on the mulsanne corner, on the other side of the roundabout. It consists in a field at one of the 4 corners of this roundabout.

They probably won't accept to sell it for a private use, but if any of you has a businness idea...

Any idea how much Gilles??

Rhino:

There's no regulations that I know of that you can't view from your own property on the straight.  Part of the deal with the house I made the offer on was 4 tribune passes for the inconvenience to locals of shutting down the Mulsanne for the weekend.  What do you mean by closing shutters?

Again, if you buy something, it's great if you're at the house, but access through the forest from Arnage was not good - literally a mud path through the trees you were supposed to navigate by car - I checked it out after a heavy rain and it would have been impassable without 4WD.  If you've got the wedge, I'd suggest buying something a little more attractive to use more than that weekend every year.  Le Mans is a bit of a sh*t hole outside of the event.

Are you you absolutely sure you've got your word order correct ??

are? what on you about

In my dyslexic way I was raising the point that it was not very polite of you to insult Gilles' home town.
It has, in fact, many virtues, but then how would you know?
'nuff said.

Certainly not trying to offend Gilles - I've heard him criticize the place himself.  Not sure what your original posting had to do with "word order" but no worries.

Rural France has many virtues of course - my parents have lived there for many years near Le Mans and I visit there often, but the city can hardly be described as one of the more beautiful places in the fine country of France can it?  It's an industrial town, like many in the UK and here in the States - I wouldn't describe Halifax or Cleveland much differently either.  They're sh*t holes too!  (Sincere apologies for those in Halifax or the Mistake by the Lake).  

 >:( I left the CA forum a few days and people talk on my back !!!  >:(

The city of le Mans is probably not as beautiful as many british cities (as I've just visited the bedfordshire and the surroundings I can't compare) but IT'S A NICE PLACE TO STAY ALL YEAR LONG ( at least enough interesting to give to a texan girl the wish to visit and stay)

Concerning business they're a lot of opportunities, especially for entrepreneurs. A lot has still to be done concerning hospitality during the race. The Chamber of Commerce is also enough motivated to help you create your job. if you want to open a guest house in the countryside, you can obtain many funds,... and our NHS is probably better than yours !!!!!!!

Would I really be so motivated to help you in your pilgrimage if I don't believe in my city. I'm sorry that all our queens are death, but they left as many castles and historic places as yours'

At the risk of offending the Bedford contingent I think Gilles has a point. I'd rather live in Le Mans than say Luton or Sandy. Jesus have you been to Sandy? No wonder the A1 traffic speeds by. Although usefully, there is a company in Sandy that holds the worlds supply of spares for Villiers two stroke lawn mower engines. But this hardly qualifies it for National Trust status.

Le Mans is twinned with notloB. Why?

And Gilles, having spent some time in Caen Hospital, I agree your NHS is probably only ten times better than ours.

Doesn't Andy Wallace live near Le Mans?

Gilles
Sorry I missed you at Goodwood.
Did you enjoy it.

Do you have something to say about a Texan girl ?  ;)  :-*  :-*  ;)


and don't forget my request for local property..

Cheers
Mark
TTATL gang

Mark,

You certainly had a good excuse missing me at Goodwood: I wasn't there !!!!

I don't forget your property request, just try to find a good bargain, better a field or a small house, just like a little farm or an holiday-house...

... concerning texan girl she promised me to be in le Mans next june  :) and I gonna do my best to make her come in November  8)

BTW the way do I have to book for your crew at the Flambadou for the saturday night in November ? Do you want to taste another time cinnamon boiled eggs with ginger bread ??  :P

Gilles sometimes words get mixed up in the translation. If you ask Smokie I am sure he will metaphorically put a fatherly arm round your shoulder and explain why what you have written in your post is amusing to us Brits. This one is delightful, but best not tell the girl...

I've just little intuition about the "make her come in November", is that point ??  ??? ??

Most definately  ;D ;D

More power to your elbow Gilles...   ;)

(...which kind of means good luck for trying, go for it)

You're not fair because I never laugh at your French !!! Probably because you don't speak French at all when you're in Le Mans !!!

BTW it's an hard job to attract girls and women to racing events so I'ld better to be congratulated AND imitated better than laughed !!!

Last point: I still wait to meet Paula the Drooler who seems to be just a fantasm !!!

That's a fair point Gilles, and my french would definitely qualify for a good laugh. However you mustn't take offence as none was intended!

Congratulations old boy...on the Texan.

But don't hold your breath for Paula...

Sorry to drag this away from Gilles' efforts at giving a Texan girl some satisfaction, but.........there was a field for sale on the Arnage road, just before the level crossing (heading from circuit to Arnage)

Dunno any more.

Now about this Texan girl???????

Edited due to alcohol fuelled dyslexia

We're not laughing at your English skills Gilles, was only amused by the unintended consequence of your phrase! Apologies tho, je suis tres desole.

I do try to speak French in Le Mans, I even bought a cassette tape called Easy to Learn French. I was supposed to be the next Molliere within six weeks. Didn't quite work tho!

Gilles
Top man !

I always try and get a girl to come with me.
It's more fun that way.
I managed it this year Gilles.  ;D

Best wishes on the Texan lass.
Let me know if you need a hand
whilst trying to make her come.

Now about your other mission...
the main points
1) must be right alongside the track
2) must be accessable when the track is in use
3) must have small house with garage or space for a garage
4) must have enough land for at least 10 cars
5) must have water and electricity connections
6) must be not too many euros

Can you send me more details about the November race ?
I had a link but I've lost it now...

I'm not sure about the cinnamon boiled eggs with ginger bread  but I think I'll go for the escargos next time.

A bientot
Mark

Yes this house is still for sale...

... I even already post about it. This is the house on the Indianapolis corner, where historically the #7 ferrari landed in its garden in the Le Mans movie. You may be able to compare the 71' protection with just sand hills and todays' one with fences  >:(