LEMANS 24 hr

[coombsie66]

Right, im off on a motorsport extraveganza for the next couple weeks, off to snetterton this weekend to see my mate race a porsche gt3 RS in the british GT cup (some will have seen the races on TV i think) then its straight off to calais on teh sunday night, and on to LEMANS!!! Where the same mate will be racing the Morgan Aero 8 entry in the LEMANS 24 HOUR!!!!!!!! Fucking awsome!
Anyways, wondering if anyone else is making the trip to lemans, its gunna be my first time and im looking forward to it. Gettin there at the beginning of the week to grab a good camping pitch and testing etc.
I wont have internet access while im out there obviously, so i should have sum pics and maybee poor quality vids from my digi cam.
cheers! :D

[sads]

Never been its along way too go for me, but obviously always wanted too go who hasnt wanted too see the fastest GT cars in the world.

[TVR_Fan]

I think TVR should use the new TVR Typhoon, in the 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours what do you think.

[danroz]

I think TVR should use the new TVR Typhoon, in the 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours what do you think.

I know you like TVR and all but don't make this into a TVR topic

[zachiot1]

I have seen the qualif freely. I've parked in the woods and manage to avoid policemen by sympathetizing with commissaires. I was near the Merc lands a few years ago. Audis were very impressive. The race between Corvettes and Ferrari could be very great and I still have shivers of their incredible sounds. A few Porsches were flat out, and I don't know why.

[levensnevel]

Being a Dutchie it is pretty obvious that this weekend the place to be 4 me is The Racing for Holland website

http://www.janlammers.com/engels/XmlParser/index.asp?xmlfile=algemeennieuws\engels\nieuwsuk.x ml&xslfile=algemeennieuws\item.xsl&id=173

when it comes to LeMans :mrgreen:

[coombsie66]

Right, i got back a couple days ago, and after my incredible week i thought i'd share a few photos:

Morgan motto for lemans:
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/On_a_mission.jpg

Hawian tropics girls on the grid (spot the twins at the front of the car, OH MAMMA) :shock:
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/Hawian_Tropics.jpg

The start, pulling away from the assembly grid:
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/Start_grid.jpg

The 'U-Buty' lads, always cheering the morgan on, and looked to be having a laugh!
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/U-Buty_Lads.jpg

Robby Coltrane popped into the garage in the last hour to give his congratulations:
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/Robby_Coltrane.jpg

The finish!! Total euphoria and madness on the pit wall!
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/The_finish.jpg

We were on the screen at the end, but unfortunately didnt classify due to a big delay in ht enight with fuel pump problems :(
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/Last_but_there.jpg


One thing is for sure, next year is gunna be interesting! :mrgreen:

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Wow thanks for the pics, some of them are very good I might say :D :D :D


You are so lucky, I think I'll try my chances next year 8)

[rob_e1]

you were very lucky to get so close to the action.. i was in the pit granstand (the one thats above the pit lane) . Great race this year. Good show by morgan and tvr with finishes..

:D

[coombsie66]

^^ Cheers mate, i spent a bit of time up in those grandstands above during the qualifying, but never had time during the race.
I was lucky to get so close, your right, it was amazing!! :mrgreen:

EDIT: A view from the grandstand in question:

http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/DSCF0122.jpg

Oh, and not forgetting our next door neighbours, the veloqx audi team:
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/coombsie66/DSCF0116.jpg

[X-ale]

Beautiful audi there!! Can't imagine the noises but i know they musta been defening loud 8)

[coombsie66]

The audi's were pretty quite cus they r only turbo'd 4 pots, but the ferrari 575 and 360's and Lola Judd's were fuckin noisy! And the pit lane speed limiters get friggin annoying!
When i was out in the middle of the circuit towards the end of the race i can remember the sound of the Judd powered lola screaming down the mulsanne straight, sounded like a fuckin fighter jet! Flat out for soooo long.
Cant wait till next year! :D

[biff19_a]

oh man i have been wanting to go.. Use it as an excuse to see my bro in paris for a few days...now your making me seriously think about enduing a week of two of the step sister.. but i think it would be worth it

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

What some nice pics........therefore, im looking forward for going to see the race and to see what means a stay in the Le Mans racetrack, once watching the race from the racetrack instead of the TV must be very different and much better in every term

[fabro_s]

The cars are great, I always wanted to see those GT cars in a race track, lucky you!!