Title: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Matt Harper on June 05, 2009, 03:35:55 pm
Haven't posted on here for a while, but thought I'd say hello, as my Le Mans 2009 starts this afternoon. I'm heading up to Atlanta to meet my brother Dave for our connecting flight over to Paris tonight.
I've got some work to do in Paris and then Hamburg, but will be at my parents place just south of Le Mans on Thursday night.
We've rented a motorhome which we'll drive up to the track on Friday morning to meet with the UK contingent of our gang.
We're not on Bleu Nord as last year - for some reason Karting Nord is this years allocation - I neither know nor care why. I doubt it will make much difference to the task at hand, which is to demolish a very substantial quantity of Guinness, Champagne, stogies and dead cow.
Contrary to popular belief, I do actually attend this event, but for some reason, rarely run into fellow CA contributors. It may have something to do with the aforementioned Guinness, Champagne, stogies and dead cow. I promise to make an effort this year to hunt some of you down. Additionally I suspect I'm quite easy to identify. I'm a dead-ringer for Brad Pitt and will have a particularly miserable visage, as this is the one motorsports event in my calendar where I am forced to do my share of dragging the cooler, rather than have my manservant, Seth perform such menial tasks.
So, safe travels one and all - and commiserations to those who can't make it this time.
Bon Voyage, touts le monde.
I've got some work to do in Paris and then Hamburg, but will be at my parents place just south of Le Mans on Thursday night.
We've rented a motorhome which we'll drive up to the track on Friday morning to meet with the UK contingent of our gang.
We're not on Bleu Nord as last year - for some reason Karting Nord is this years allocation - I neither know nor care why. I doubt it will make much difference to the task at hand, which is to demolish a very substantial quantity of Guinness, Champagne, stogies and dead cow.
Contrary to popular belief, I do actually attend this event, but for some reason, rarely run into fellow CA contributors. It may have something to do with the aforementioned Guinness, Champagne, stogies and dead cow. I promise to make an effort this year to hunt some of you down. Additionally I suspect I'm quite easy to identify. I'm a dead-ringer for Brad Pitt and will have a particularly miserable visage, as this is the one motorsports event in my calendar where I am forced to do my share of dragging the cooler, rather than have my manservant, Seth perform such menial tasks.
So, safe travels one and all - and commiserations to those who can't make it this time.
Bon Voyage, touts le monde.
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Andy Zarse on June 05, 2009, 03:39:27 pm
I'm heading up to Atlanta to meet my brother Dave for our connecting flight over to Paris tonight.
Air France with any luck ;)
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Barry on June 05, 2009, 03:49:57 pm
Have a safe trip Matt, see you in La Sarthe.
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: jpchenet on June 05, 2009, 05:10:43 pm
Safe journey Matt (and Dave of course)
(Hopefully) see you at a race track very soon!
(Hopefully) see you at a race track very soon!
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Piglet on June 05, 2009, 08:04:57 pm
Have a fab (and safe!) trip! ;D
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: LangTall on June 05, 2009, 10:56:26 pm
Safe jouney mate, and hope to see on this side of the pond for a difference!!
You could also just drag Seth down with you to do the carrying and cooler dragging, I'm sure he wouldn't mind. ;D
You could also just drag Seth down with you to do the carrying and cooler dragging, I'm sure he wouldn't mind. ;D
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Werner on June 05, 2009, 11:07:21 pm
Contrary to popular belief, I do actually attend this event, but for some reason, rarely run into fellow CA contributors.
Try the CA GAthering on Saturday 9.00 pm at the Courbe bar - you will run into a lot of fellow CA contributors ;D
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Matt Harper on June 05, 2009, 11:20:19 pm
Try the CA GAthering on Saturday 9.00 pm at the Courbe bar - you will run into a lot of fellow CA contributors ;D
As it happens I am on Air France, so hopefully the Fois Gras and Chablis will have been consumed before the sh!t hits the fan.
Werner - thanks for the tip. However, by 9.00pm Saturday I am usually in no fit state wipe my own arse, let alone make polite introductions and share apperitifs. I'll do my best though, as my previous drunken apathy is deplorable.
Right. I'm off to the scareport. Over and out, 'til I get over to Europe.
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Dave H on June 06, 2009, 02:33:01 am
Safe journey Matt (and Dave of course)
(Hopefully) see you at a race track very soon!
(Hopefully) see you at a race track very soon!
My man - it's been a few years, but hopefully we can tip a glass or two at some point across the weekend. Sitting in the Delta b-class lounge in Atlanta with my family awaiting the arrival of Matt. Matt and my wife Tonya are making this a working trip in Paris and Deutchland and I'm heading down to my folks with the nippers to spend a week of drinking practice in preparation for the weekend.
Now I'm on my way we can all celebrate 'cos Le Mans 09 has officially begun as far as I'm concerned. Better get back to the bar....
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: amazing 1 on June 08, 2009, 05:05:00 pm
You two have fun.
Randy
Randy
Title: Re: Time to hit the bricks
Post by: Doris on June 08, 2009, 05:22:39 pm
It's still not too late to jump on a plane you know Randy.
Dx
Dx
