So, there I was at work today chatting with the engineer installing a new facility I had ordered, as he sat down for his lunch at the fold out picnic table he had brought with him. Talk turned to cars. Turns out he is well into hot rodding (2 V8 powered custom cars at least, and an vintage motorbike) and does lots of events.
Oh, said I, I am a car nut too and often attend racing events and am a regular at Le Mans. Next year will be my 11th, go with a bunch of mates etc. etc....
Me too he replies - I go with a bunch of mates and we always camp on MB (occasionally photocopied passes!), take the camper, complete with power, lighting, flag poles, xmas tree, turkey etc. etc..
Have you heard of Club Arnage? I enquired. Well yes he replied, but I don't go on the internet very often as I spend so much time in the workshop on my cars. But my LM mates are always on there - you may have heard of them. They are called Powermite, Canada Phil, KPY and a Frenchman called Gilles (amongst others).
His name - Mrs Doubtfire. He event told me how the nickname came about so now I know.
I should have sussed when I saw the full set of kitchen equipment in the back of his works van (self installed of course) and the fact that he takes a fold up picnic table out on every job that he was a seasoned LeMans'er.
Just goes to show that some days out of the blue someone you've never met before turns out to be an all round good bloke
