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« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2006, 12:49:31 am » |
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I'm in complete agreement with Randy on this, PLEASE tell us any and all. LeMans has been a legendary place for me since I was a child. It was the stuff of legends for me before Ford attacked with the GT40s, and reading about the likes of Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, A.J. Foyt, the Ford GTs and Cobras was a huge part of my introduction and subsequent love affair with sports cars and road racing. When I wandered into Turn 10 a year ago for Thursday practice I had my "Sebring Moment", and someday I WILL make it to LeMans. (Randy, you will too!) In the meantime, "more please!!!!". Where do you camp, when do you get there, what's it like the week of the race, any and all details, and lot of pictures too, OK? Do you drive, take a car ferry, how crowded is it, can you see, can you get in the paddock?  ? Thanks! John |
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« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2006, 08:44:23 am » |
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I don't suppose a grid full of 2CV's (what IS the collective noun for 2CV's??) sounds much like the 25000+ horsepower on the LM grid.
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« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2006, 11:33:15 am » |
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As one who has been fortunate enough to get to Sebring for the 12 Hours for the last couple of years, and, more importantly, to be welcomed like a long lost son into the wonderful hospitality, camaraderie and friendliness of the guys at Turn 10, I can only reiterate to Randy that, when you finally make it across the pond to these shores, we will all gladly repay the hospitality.
One thing I find typically constant about the 24 Hours - you spend Saturday night on the beer / bbq / whatever and finally get into your sleeping bag. You eventually wake up the following morning - and the cars are still hammering relentlessly around the track.
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« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2006, 11:58:41 am » |
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Don't know if any of you others have found this. I always manage to get off to sleep OK, usually due to the vaste quantities of alcohol consumed. No problem with noise from the cars until a safety car incident bunches up the field and the sudden quiet always wakes me up.
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« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2006, 12:27:30 pm » |
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Interesting Bob. I used to find that when I was at sea in the merchant navy. Normal background noise is the main engine / diesel generators / pumps etc. You get used to this and can sleep without any problems. However, when the generator blacks out and the whole job stops and everything is deathly quiet - then you wake up  |
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« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2006, 12:36:53 pm » |
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.... However, when the generator blacks out and the whole job stops and everything is deathly quiet - then you wake up I think that's called 'panic', Steve. Del |
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« Reply #21 on: April 24, 2006, 12:49:21 pm » |
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Interesting Bob. I used to find that when I was at sea in the merchant navy. Normal background noise is the main engine / diesel generators / pumps etc. You get used to this and can sleep without any problems. However, when the generator blacks out and the whole job stops and everything is deathly quiet - then you wake up its the same if you fall asleep with the light or tv on - youll normally sleep fine until someone turns it off... |
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« Reply #22 on: April 24, 2006, 02:27:14 pm » |
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fall asleep with the light or tv on - youll normally sleep fine until someone turns it off...
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« Reply #23 on: April 24, 2006, 06:04:49 pm » |
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...10 years ago I fulfilled a long time dream and made it to LeMans, had such a great time and met such great people...I have returned every year since.
....2 years ago I fulfilled a long time dream and made it to Sebring. had such a great time and met such great people...I have returned every year since.
.....hope I never have to decide between the two, would be an extremely difficult decision.
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« Reply #24 on: April 24, 2006, 06:26:42 pm » |
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In 98 we stayed on the overspill campsite called"Karting North",which we had to pitch the tent in between the piles of earth that had been dumped there. A far cry from today's level tidy site. The toilets were portaloo's and after 1 day were not even fit for humans to use!!!!!.
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« Reply #25 on: April 24, 2006, 06:35:25 pm » |
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As one who has been fortunate enough to get to Sebring for the 12 Hours for the last couple of years, and, more importantly, to be welcomed like a long lost son into the wonderful hospitality, camaraderie and friendliness of the guys at Turn 10, I can only reiterate to Randy that, when you finally make it across the pond to these shores, we will all gladly repay the hospitality.
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« Reply #26 on: April 24, 2006, 07:13:55 pm » |
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Randy I reckon $2 or $3 a day in loose change into the cookie jar sees you at LM next year. Do it!
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« Reply #27 on: April 24, 2006, 07:35:44 pm » |
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I knew someone who had a 'starbucks and subway' jar. He took a flask of coffee to work and made his own sandwiches, put about £4 a day in the jar, and that jar paid for his holiday each year. Probably still does.
Go fo it (And I've not even been yet!)
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« Reply #28 on: April 25, 2006, 11:34:37 am » |
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ha, we were in the same field then too! did you join in the game of cricket which the whole campsite seemed to play?
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« Reply #29 on: April 25, 2006, 12:14:55 pm » |
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and when the cars fired up just before the parade lap,
I think that does it for many people, certainly did with me. It happens for me as we sit in the LM traffic jam (i get there on Friday) for the campsites and then thundering over the bridge just above you is a Panoz/Vette/Morgan (a noisy one) and you haven't even got out of the car yet. Magical moment. |
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