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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: htbast on June 06, 2008, 04:57:04 pm



Title: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: htbast on June 06, 2008, 04:57:04 pm
Just gone out and brought a copy of Autosport. This is the only issue I buy during the year, as I have every Le Mans Guide going back about 15 years. I will not be bothering again. Total rubbish.

I know all about the CA Dummies guide, and have already downloaded & donated (great work guys), but I just could not resist a look at what the country's major motor sport magazine has produced. Tosh Tosh Tosh.

If anyone else is considering buying a copy, don't do it. Just DON'T.

What am I doing, I'm not even going this year!!!

Enjoy your time in France, and enjoy the CA Dummies Guide. Save three quid by not buying the Autosport guide and have a Grand Manier Crape for me instead.

Cheers
HTB!


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Steve Pyro on June 06, 2008, 05:05:17 pm
It may, however, have other uses.

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Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: htbast on June 06, 2008, 05:08:03 pm
This would once again make the Autosport guide an essential item when packing for Le Mans, but I think you could buy something softer stronger and much much longer for less £3.

HTB!


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: president on June 06, 2008, 05:10:17 pm
totally agree and have you checked their web site recently, it does not even feature LM from what I glanced at


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Kev_mk3 on June 06, 2008, 05:13:11 pm
the only autosport item i buy is the little deal at LM where you get the bag, t shirt and radio etc......... reason being i usually need a clean Tshirt and a new bag to carry my lunch to work in  :)


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Ferrari Spider on June 06, 2008, 05:28:47 pm
thats it Kev keep nice and clean and a handy bum bag for your ablutions, Gimpy likes 'em fresh and clean, >:D

just before he strikes his eyes roll back ???


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Fran on June 06, 2008, 05:32:11 pm
a handy bum bag for your ablutions

Oh good lord - you cant say things like that on CA!

F


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Kev_mk3 on June 06, 2008, 05:36:04 pm
thats it Kev keep nice and clean and a handy bum bag for your ablutions, Gimpy likes 'em fresh and clean, >:D

just before he strikes his eyes roll back ???
its not a bumbag - its a ruck sack  :P


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: nickliv on June 06, 2008, 10:43:15 pm
I did notice that the CA guide still lists the Autosport guide as being something you should consider taking.


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Steve Pyro on June 06, 2008, 11:04:55 pm
Probably for the reason I noted earlier!  ::)


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Douglas on June 07, 2008, 12:35:50 am
It astounds me that so few of the mags make any mention of LM at all. The number of us that enthuse about the greatest race on earth, attending or otherwise must exceed the readership of most rags. perhaps there should be a LM quarterly. Published by CA?
The info on our site is extensive, fresh and interesting, trouble is, that with so many threads it can be easy to miss something of importance.
So how about it? A monthly on-line review of all of the best bits, or perhaps a quarterly on line mag?

Doug


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: smokie on June 07, 2008, 12:42:24 am
Well volunteered!!  ;)


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Douglas on June 07, 2008, 01:00:43 am
Bugger!


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Leftie on June 07, 2008, 01:49:44 am
Bugger!

Surgical gloves and Vaseline at the ready!


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Nobby Diesel on June 07, 2008, 02:11:55 am
thats it Kev keep nice and clean and a handy bum bag for your ablutions, Gimpy likes 'em fresh and clean, >:D

just before he strikes his eyes roll back ???
its not a bumbag - its a ruck sack  :P

Depends on the size of your bum!


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: termietermite on June 07, 2008, 10:37:39 am
It astounds me that so few of the mags make any mention of LM at all. The number of us that enthuse about the greatest race on earth, attending or otherwise must exceed the readership of most rags. perhaps there should be a LM quarterly. Published by CA?
The info on our site is extensive, fresh and interesting, trouble is, that with so many threads it can be easy to miss something of importance.
So how about it? A monthly on-line review of all of the best bits, or perhaps a quarterly on line mag?

Doug
Le Mans Racing Mag is the highlight of my month.  Brilliant publication.  It's in French of course but nevertheless the pics are great even if you can't understand the text.  How come this is sustainable in France but not in Britain?

I agree though, some editorial stuff on CA would be good - and was one of the plans for the committee way back when.


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: Kev_mk3 on June 07, 2008, 09:22:27 pm
thats it Kev keep nice and clean and a handy bum bag for your ablutions, Gimpy likes 'em fresh and clean, >:D

just before he strikes his eyes roll back ???
its not a bumbag - its a ruck sack  :P

Depends on the size of your bum!
skinny bar steward size


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: htbast on June 11, 2008, 03:27:09 pm
As one who can't follow every thread, (real work to do unfortunately) the idea of a monthly catch-up is great. There is plenty of news throughout the year to keep it interesting, even if it dropped to every two months over winter.

I would love to see such a thing. However, before I am volunteered for this job, I don't have the time or skill to do it justice.  The very fact that such a service would be useful to me, should count me out as I don't have time to read all the threads. So what we need is to find is someone to whom it would be no benefit at all. They would be the ideal candidate to create the 'Catch-up News' thread. ;D

Cheers HTB!


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: hgb on June 11, 2008, 04:13:18 pm
For a start, I plan to do a little summary of this year's race. My idea is that this should go into next year's CA guide. The idea came when I was writing the story about Rollcentre. I think that a summary of previous year's race would be quite a useful addition to the guide (for those too drunk to follow, the ones that missed the race and the newbies). Unfortunately, there was not enough time to do that for the 2007 race because the article about Rollcentre proved to be time consuming enough and I started far too late.


Title: Re: Autosport Le Mans Guide 2008
Post by: htbast on June 11, 2008, 06:44:53 pm
That would be a great start.

P.S. I loved the Rollcentre feature. I find it so hard to find decent info from rollcentre on the web. There PR is terrible. Where did you get all the info from?

Cheers HTB!