Quite funny seeing all the 40 year old wrinkly divorcees trying to get it on with their old flames, who are now only interested in their daughters
Glad it's not just me then!! (Although I am still married
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Sounds like you are of similar vintage to a large contingent of the CAers. A whole raft of us have recently passed the "double top" milestone
with myself actually achieving said mark at Le Mans itself last year (on the Sunday).
Used to make the occasional foray over Bromley/Chislehurst way (had a couple of mates based at the Acquila MOD place) but could never remember any pub names! (Always a sign of a good night!!). Do remember a particularly wintry/cold night and a long post-pub walk to a kebab house which ended up in a collapsed heap in some strange bloke's front garden!
Those were the days....
18 Le mans? Very impressive! Is that in a row or spread over the years? My first was 1981 which was on my 17th b'day (best present I ever gave myself!) and have only missed one year since in 1985 (long story and still hurts too much to think I missed one!!).
Aha! As I suspected. Yes I passed the magic "DoubleTop" back in April this year
I am pretty sure I have made that same long walk as well, in fact did we possibly meet in that chaps front garden? Not that i would remember anyway
18 on the trot! First trip was the summer of 87. A neighbor of mine had gone a couple of times with his father, who was suddenly unable to go, so I was asked if I was interested. This was on a wednesday night, and the following morning there I was in my mates Stag driving down to Dover. No messing around with bookings back then! Drive to Dover, buy a ferry ticket, drive down through France, stop in Bernay at a petrol station and buy the tickets (yep you could buy the lot, entry, camping and grandstand back then) then on to the camp site. I've been going ever since.
Over the years, it has grown from just two of us sleeping under the car (my original companion now no longer comes, but I am hoping to take his son this year), to up to 20 people with everything including the kitchen sink!! The only rules I now have, are that there can only be a maximum of two people in a car (spreads the luggage, and leaves room for emergencies), and the car/driver is able to keep up with the rest of the group.
I must say, I do miss the old roads down through Abbeville, Rouen, Bernay and Alencon. I really don't think it is any faster now they are plastering the route with dual-carriageway, and I am dreading to see what they have done this year south of Rouen. Traffic was an absolute nightmare on the return journey this year, all due to them starting to dig the place up.
