Le Mans 2004

[Andy Zarse]

Motorsport Gold! Back of the net!

There were no spare seats in Tribune 7 at the start, tho there were at the end. Especially the pair of grumpy Germans sat behind us.


BTW I reckon no one voted MG as they are everybodies second favourite team. I don't think anyone actually dislikes them.

[gibberish]

Wish I'd seen those ladies that Robbo posted...............could have changed my voting habits for ever

[pretzel]

There were no spare seats in Tribune 7 at the start, tho there were at the end. Especially the pair of grumpy Germans sat behind us.

No spare seats in Tribune 5 either at the start OR the finish.

In fact there were more at the finish than the grandstand capacity, witnessed by the Fact that ther were 4 obnoxious ticketless French teenagers sat in our seats - and we only had 2 seats! (No offence to the French as a nation, just these 4 kids).

When we kicked them out they had to stand around at the back, annoying some other spectators who had paid good money for their seats too.

[gibberish]

There were no spare seats in Tribune 7 at the start, tho there were at the end. Especially the pair of grumpy Germans sat behind us.

No spare seats in Tribune 5 either at the start OR the finish.

In fact there were more at the finish than the grandstand capacity, witnessed by the Fact that ther were 4 obnoxious ticketless French teenagers sat in our seats - anbd we only had 2 seats! (No offence to the French as a nation, just these 4 kids).

When we kicked them out they had to stand around at the back, annoying some other spectators who had paid good money for their seats too.

Another case of p**s poor organisation, me thinks!

[BigH]

Grandstands Schmandstands....
God only knows why there are empty seats in the grandstands, the ACO always sell out. Could it be that those sh*teyarses at MRIand the like couldn't sell all of their allocation. A terrible, terrible shame. Or maybe the seats were corporate sales and the damen and herren at Ingoldstadt didn't take the freebies on offer. A shame either way.

I'm always surprised (I'm easily surprised) at the lack of uptake on the pits Grandstand, again, I suspect corporate hooligans at work here as well.

And while we're on about corporate hooligans, I tell you what I missed this year. This year I missed the sudden influx of herberts with freshly pressed shirts, haircuts and paper 'Audi' flags on the terraces opposite the start finish line. After all they do make the finish photos look good, especially if you have little or no support at the race. It's particularly endearing when they're standing right in your view. Maybe a freshly pressed flag up a freshly pressed a*sehole would help things. It's all a bit 'Billy No Mates' really.

Maybe the ticket sales could be made a bit more attractive if a few freebies were thrown in:

A real 12 bore for the shooting sideshow
Fresh fruit and a multi tool for Steves girlfriend
Wirecutters
A night in a tent with the ACO lady of their choice (my choice would be the siren who co-ordinates the ACO breakdown recovery, although the cost of an introduction was steep)
A kilt and a key to one of the track side gates.
A pet grizzly and unlimited haddock
A waistcoat made from frites and mayonaisse

H

[gibberish]

H

You are beginning to worry me  Much of what you say is fair enough, but the last few items on your wish list are a little odd

Gibber

[Steve Pyro]

Maybe the ticket sales could be made a bit more attractive if a few freebies were thrown in:

A real 12 bore for the shooting sideshow
Fresh fruit and a multi tool for Steves girlfriend
Wirecutters
A night in a tent with the ACO lady of their choice (my choice would be the siren who co-ordinates the ACO breakdown recovery, although the cost of an introduction was steep)
A kilt and a key to one of the track side gates.
A pet grizzly and unlimited haddock
A waistcoat made from frites and mayonaisse

H

How about the ACO making the programme and entry list from Tartiflete

[Mr. Rick]

I think a free seat cushion with every grandstand seat made to look like a huge croque monsieur would add some real class.

[BigH]

A splendid idea Rick, but never mind "made to look like", let's make it out of long-life cheese and bread. When your bums a bit numb, and you're feeling a little peckish, one simply nibbles off the bits that are warmed through...
H

[Mr. Rick]

Blimey, you must be someone big in marketing, your ideas are spot on H!

I doff my feta cheese hat to you Sir!

[Robbo SPS]

Or you could always slum it and take 4 or 5 crates of Frances finest gren bottled Kronenbourg and drink away your seat !!!

Or is that too 1980's

[Andy Zarse]

Maybe the ticket sales could be made a bit more attractive if a few freebies were thrown in:

A real 12 bore for the shooting sideshow
Fresh fruit and a multi tool for Steves girlfriend
Wirecutters
A night in a tent with the ACO lady of their choice (my choice would be the siren who co-ordinates the ACO breakdown recovery, although the cost of an introduction was steep)
A kilt and a key to one of the track side gates.
A pet grizzly and unlimited haddock
A waistcoat made from frites and mayonaisse

H

How about the ACO making the programme and entry list from Tartiflete

Nothing to add to any of this, it seems to be a complete wish list to me.

But Steve, a word of warning on tartiflete generally: never ever eat it.

Apart fro the terrible dyspepsia in confirs, do you really know what goes into it? I was in the queue once and saw a group of horrible French kids spit some used chewing gum into the half a ton of cattle-feed potatoes and industrial cheese simmering away in the pan. BTW the green bits arent chives, just handfuls of grass cuttings.

I left the queue immediately.

[Steve Pyro]

But Steve, a word of warning on tartiflete generally: never ever eat it.

DISAPPOINTED  
I love this stuff, I always wondered what that extra chewy bit was.
I think the cheese they use are the discarded clay pigeons that haven't found their way in to the kiln.
Mind you, when you're killing time between breakfast and the end of the race up in the grandstand on Sunday, a slab of tartiflete really hits the spot, plus I've got the rest of Sunday to sleep (and drink) it off  

[Robbo SPS]

Hurray -  

Someone posted a vote for MG , which leaves only . BMW factory team without a vote .  Ha ha ha .

Next Poll ,

Whats the best trackside food..........

Nothing
Anthing after lots of Wine and Beer
Tarteflete
Merguez..... ( including the healthy dose of flys - at Tetre rouge )
Frites.


 

[Robbo SPS]

Come on keep voting .

I spoke to a man from MG yesterday and asked him why they didnt go to Le Mans . He sid that they sold their cars to Knighthawk racing in the US for the ALMS ( and they are doing well ) .

But they will concentrate their efforts on Touring cars as most people have an idea about it , and in a poll 99% of people asked , didnt know who won Le Mans , when it is , etc , and so its not a good spend of their dosh .

Shame.....

But ........

Their new extreme car, with upto 900 bhp , maybe making a suedo factory backed apperance in the GT catagory . Maybe Team atomic kitten , with the kittens making a short shirted apperance............here's to wishing......