Knowing that a fair number of CAer's are staying over from PQ's next weekend you may be interested in some of the action planned. Just been reading this on the ACO site. Might be worth trying out a DB9
Week 23 - Apart from the time devoted to the installation of the different structures and getting the various circuits ready, the week between the Test Day and start of the 24-Hour week will provide the teams with opportunities to test on the Bugatti circuit.
a bit more detail is here with times and dates, this may even tempt Fran to staying as opposed to finding the beach
http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/actu/2005_05_25_gd_01_progr_gb.pdfManufacturers too will be able to use it to introduce potential clients and enthusiasts to their products. These sessions are open to the public: entrance costs 3 euros (free for ACO members and 24-Hour ticket holders).
On a more sombre note, this has been discussed on the forum recently, would be appropiate to pay respects.
• Saturday 11th June 2005 at 18h00 (50 years day for day after the 11th June 1955 catastrophe) the ACO is organising a small ceremony to unveil a commemorative plaque on the pits straight. Pierre Levegh’s accident in his Mercedes-Benz caused the death of 79 spectators and injured many more. This memorial underlines the ACO’s desire to make sure its circuit remains one of the safest in the world, and to emphasize safety as one of the primordial elements of motorcar development
