It's a small world,as they say.

[mike(liverpool boys)]

Chatting with my tutor today and it seems we have more in common than train tracks. I already knew he was into Le Mans, but it turns out he was at Sebring with a few of you this year on turn 10. Brian Hackford,dragged me through this bloody apprenticeship,which ends on Friday as it goes,see you on houx for a beer next year.

[Lawnmower Man]

Great news Mike!

[MIKE C (Liverpool Boys)]

Now you have to come next year!!!

[mike(liverpool boys)]

I'll be there Mike 

[Matt Harper]

I don't come on here very often at all anymore - not even sure why, maybe because Le Mans is a little less relevant to me these days, but felt compelled to comment in this thread.

Brian "Stan" Hackford has been a close friend of mine since the late 70's. He was in the RN with one of my bezzie mates from school.
I took Stan to Le Mans for the first time in 1988 in a brand new Espace that I borrowed from Renault UK, which was a client of mine.
It was a highly amusing trip and the start of a pretty regular attendance by the big fella.
A couple of years later we rented an RV and Stan made us stop at the Maccy D in Alencon, because he was feeling 'peckish'. He ordered and scoffed THREE Big Macs. He said he was going to order four but didn't want us to think he was greedy.

We've had so many totally hilarious Le Mans weekends with him in our group - and it was always handy to have him around when the fisticuffs started (when we were young and (more) stupid).

He came over to the US for Sebring in 2012 and it sounds like he'll be back over next year - really looking forward tto seeing him again.
He's a top bloke.