Creatures of habit....

[Lorry]

What I always remember is that we get there, the vehicles form a circle, and we jump out, and have the first cold one[/b].  We've had a few on the boat and a couple in the supermarket car park, but suddenly you realise you're there, and its all going to happen.

[Steve Pyro]

We always meet up at the same petrol station on the A12 at some God foresaken hour and head south.

Then, as some of us have second hand bladders, we always have a waz at the M20 Maidstone services, the ferry, fuel services just past Calais and same again at the south of Rouen at the top of the N138.

When on the ferry, we leg it to the restaurant to be the first in the queue for the full English, followed by a pint of bitter or Guiness - one of us generally remarks that this will be the last decent meal and drink for 5 days!

We also have a break in Gace for a Crock Monsieur and a cold one (and another waz).

On arrival in HA, our lead vehicle drives up and down the same spot to flatten the grass a bit - followed by the rest of us (one of which has normally overheated on the Le Mans ring road).

[tink]

sadly i dont have any habits because it seems that every year i go its from a different location - newbury via dover, canterbury via dover, amsterdam via paris, and then this year newbury via portsmouth (i think?)

[Russ]

Clearly Tink, your habit is that you go from different locations every year!!  

So what about 'Rules of Thumb' or 'Unwritten Rules'...

We have: "Nobody uses the campervan loo" 'cos nobody wants to empty it!

Never spoken and never broken!

[Steve Pyro]

Unwritten rule -

As I do all the ACO booking, ferry booking, co-ordinating with all the people in our group, collecting all the money, paying all the money, sorting out the route, shepherding and mothering all the cars / drivers etc ........... when we arrive at LM, I'm off duty

............ so no one ever says "Steve, it's your turn for the washing up" or similar chore.  I just get passed bottles of cold beer and plates of food.

Thanks chaps.

[tink]

Clearly Tink, your habit is that you go from different locations every year!!  

thats a good point. maybe i should make it my mission to travel from a different location and by as many different forms of transport as possiible - i've got small motorhome, car, train and (extremely) large motorhome covered.  now i need to go by plane, helicopter, smuggled inside the back of a lorry....

[Bob U]

Unwritten rule -

As I do all the ACO booking, ferry booking, co-ordinating with all the people in our group, collecting all the money, paying all the money, sorting out the route, shepherding and mothering all the cars / drivers etc ........... when we arrive at LM, I'm off duty

............ so no one ever says "Steve, it's your turn for the washing up" or similar chore.  I just get passed bottles of cold beer and plates of food.

Thanks chaps.

That's exactly how I do it. Years of practice and the planning gets easier each time. I don't let the troops know that and they treat me like royalty all week. Perfect.

[Lorry]

We have: "Nobody uses the campervan loo" 'cos nobody wants to empty it!

On a couple of occaisions I've seen the things overflow.  Its great entertainment to watch someone bailing out the locker with a teacup/spoon etc.

[moped boy]

on the point of toilets, if you've ever been in Terte Rouge the locals organise great toilets and showers on site, free! just make a donation, then you can order breakfast off them and they sell drinks ect. only time i washed all week! thanks guys (and gals)

[smokie]

just make a donation

That's usually the reason I visit the stinking hell holes...




And on the topic of overflowing toilets, the story has been told many times of when the Maison Blanche toilets came to us...the crap lorry had missed a round and a wide area was soon engulfed in "waste water" and Richards, which forced their way out through the concrete manhole cover. It nearly reached my caravan, and DID reach my two mates (rather flash) bikes, and they had to go barefoot paddled to retrieve them. Sh*t happens I suppose... :-)

[Rhino]

Do you have the drivers number now for emergencies!

[Andy]

LM   what a bad habit         i cant give up.......

Ride Ferry then ride  to get there.
The Greeat reunions,   beer banter and BBQs, let the good times roll.
Mines a large Armagnac...      or a Beer!

[gab]

 It nearly reached my caravan, and DID reach my two mates (rather flash) bikes, and they had to go barefoot paddled to retrieve them. Sh*t happens I suppose... :-)

Was one the funniest situations that I have seen in my LeMans visits, hopefully no encores this year Smokie.

[Werner]

LeMansZone.de team habits/rules:

• only soft drinks (beer, wine), no hard stuff like whiskey....
• first cold one after we have crossed through Paris (at the latest...)
• watch the start of the race at the Dunlop bridge
• newbies to the team have to do the dishes and carry the beer to the track
• no women or kids on the team