Yeah looks like car no  5  in 1994 - Gulf Oil Racing,
Kremer CK8 Spyder - Porsche -  Derek Bell, Robin Donovan,
Jürgen Lässig.
BUT the mirror supports are different. See: http://membres.lycos.fr/wspr/archivelm94.html
Was one photo taken at PQ?

60 - in 1950,51,53 and 1955

1963 - Pedro Rodriguez - Ferrari 330P 3'50.9"

Wasn't trying to knock you, H. Just a mild word to discourage a blanket "Gilles sent me" if you don't want Acropolis services. And I got out of the bike and onions game years ago.
Yes Acropolis shoud go in the "really useful section" - won't stop hotels hiking their rates for 24hrs week though!
You know I'm all for f@cking up any of the rip off agencies any time you like.
Congratulations and good luck in the new job, Gilles. We know you'll do it well!

And what if they don't get many bookings from this host of inquiries?
Does that put our Gilles in a good light?
Excellent idea to use the service, but not to make Gilles look like he's got a bunch of w@nkers as contacts.

F1 (Formule 1) hotels are part of a cheap and cheerful nationwide chain. You don't actually see any staff - you put your credit card in a slot - but they are warm, cheap and efficient. It is possible to book them.
http://france.hotel-vista.com/formule-1-hotel/

No personal knowledge of hotels in town - mine are all romantic hideaways for me and Mme Kpy in the countryside, or I rent a house.
Here's a list of all hotels in Le Mans.
The tourist office will help you book a hotel - they are very helpful and speak English. Phone 0033 43 28 17 22

Hotels with restaurants

CONCORDE **** 16 av. du Gen. Leclerc - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.12.30 02.43.24.85.74 58 rooms
LA FORESTERIE BEST WESTERN *** Rte de Laval - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.512.512 02.43.28.54.58 41 rooms
NOVOTEL *** 2 Bd R. Schuman - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.85.26.80 02.43.75.31.76 94 rooms
ARBOR ** 158 Route de Tours - 72230 Mulsanne 02.43.39.18.90 02.43.39.18.99 44 rooms
BRIT HOTEL ** La Gémerie - 72230 Arnage 02.43.21.25.25 02.43.21.67.09 45 rooms
CAMPANILE ** 23 bd Pablo Neruda- 72000 Le Mans 02.43.72.18.72 02.43.72.91.39 67 rooms
CAMPANILE ** Bd Pierre Lefaucheux - 72230 Arnage 02.43.21.81.21 02.43.21.66.45 50 rooms
KYRIAD ** ZAC Gazonfier - 345 av. L. Bollée - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.72.55.00 02.43.72.67.73 40 rooms
KYRIAD ** Rte d'Alençon - 72650 St Saturnin 02.43.515.515 02.43.515.500 50 rooms
COMFORT INN PRIMEVERE ** RN 138 Rue Louis Chappée - 72650 St Saturnin 02.43.25.54.54 02.43.25.56.15 48 rooms
GREEN 7 ** 447 av. G. Durand - 72100 Le Mans 02.43.40.30.30 02.43.40.30.00 70 rooms
IBIS LE MANS CENTRE ** Quai Ledru Rollin - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.23.18.23 02.43.24.00.72 85 rooms
IBIS LE MANS EST PONTLIEUE ** Rue C. Marot - 72100 Le Mans 02.43.86.14.14 02.43.84.10.21 51 rooms
RELAIS MERCURE ** 17 rue de la Pointe - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.72.27.20 02.43.85.96.06 41 rooms
MARMOTTE * 2 rue E.S. Bollée ZAC de la Rivière - 72230 Arnage 02.43.83.52.70 02.43.83.52.71 36 rooms
FASTHOTEL ZA Les Portes de l'Océane Rte d'Alençon - 72650 St-Saturnin 02.43.52.50.00 02.43.52.50.13 48 rooms
LE SPORTING 1 av. H. Lefevre - 72100 Le Mans 02.43.84.01.13   32 rooms
LE PARISIEN 33 bd de la Gare 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.99.61 02.43.28.92.75 8 rooms


Hotels without restaurants

BLEU MARINE *** 79 bd A. Oyon - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.85.49.00 02.43.85.25.95 70 rooms
CHANTECLER *** 50 rue de la Pelouse - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.14.40.00 02.43.77.16.28 35 rooms
EMERAUDE *** 18/20 rue Gastelier - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.87.46 02.43.24.60.64 33 rooms
ANJOU ** 27 bd de la Gare - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.90.45 02.43.24.82.38 32 rooms
L'ESCALE ** 72 rue Chanzy - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.50.40.00 02.43.84.76.82 46 rooms
INTER HOTEL GALAXIE ** 39 bd de la Gare - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.39.40.50 02.43.23.49.34 38 rooms
LEVASSEUR ** 5-7 bd René Levasseur - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.39.61.61 02.43.39.61.65 34 rooms
HOTEL MOTEL PAPEA ** RN 23 Bener - 72530 Yvré L'Evêque 02.43.89.64.09 02.43.89.49.81 21 rooms
LA POMMERAIE ** 314 rue de l'Eventail - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.85.13.93 02.43.84.38.32 23 rooms
HOTEL DE RENNES ** 43 bd de la Gare - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.86.40 02.43.87.02.95 22 rooms
LE COMMERCE HOTEL ** 41 bd de la Gare - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.83.20.20 02.43.83.20.21 31 rooms
HOTEL DE NORMANDIE * 108 av. Général Leclerc - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.61.29 02.43.24.66.00 16 rooms
FORMULE 1 LE MANS NORD Lot. Le Grand Tertre 72650 St Saturnin 02.43.25.22.15 02.43.25.22.43 63 rooms
HOTEL B&B Le Grand Tertre - 72650 St Saturnin 02.43.51.56.56 02.43.51.56.00 72 rooms
HOTEL B&B ZAC de la Rivière - 9 rue E.S. Bollé - 72230 Arnage 02.43.39.31.31 02.43.39.31.00 60 rooms
QUICK PALACE Rue des Grues Rouges 72650 St Saturnin 02.43.51.10.05 02.43.25.25.35 32 rooms
MISTER BED Les Poupardières Rue Héraclide - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.11.00 02.43.87.07.35 67 rooms
PREMIERE CLASSE 40 rue Vert Galant - 72000 LA MANS 02.43.24.47.24 02.43.24.58.41 94 rooms
SELECT HOTEL 13 rue du Père Mersenne - 72000 Le Mans 02.43.24.17.74   15 rooms
VILLAGES HOTEL ZAC Les Portes de l'Océane - Rte Alençon - 72650 St-Saturnin 02.43.25.24.28 02.43.25.24.29 70 rooms


If you need further help, just let me know. Hope to see you there!

No automatic entry - LM GTP is not a class qualifying for automatic entries. Even those classes have to have at least 9 entries - although ACO are already bending their own rules .........................

Entry looks too much like a clubbie to me. 25% of it is Porsche GT3-RS.

I may be inviting Vanina to dinner au Flambadou on another evening. Gilles is bringing Amanda.

Not Anna, but Amanda, Gilles new obsession!

Derek Bell, 1983.

If he's fat then he should be Michael Andretti.
 

Please can we have a separate section for this sort of post, Chris?
Otherwise lots of us will get jolly bored!

No problem here all day!

Thanks Steve.

"a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke. "

Rudyard Kipling.

1927

Pierre Tabourin - Theo Schneider 25 SP

Leslie Callingham - Bentley 4 ½ Litre

George Duller - Bentley 3 Litre

Sammy Davis - Bentley 3 Litre

Sammy Davis/Dr John Dudley Benjafield - Bentley 3 Litre

The winning car carried No. 3, but was known as "Old Number 7", after the No. it was carried in 1926, when it crashed.