Le Mans 2017

[Roundozo]

I have been a few times, twice in the M Coupe. Really is a proper fun lads road trip. Really recommend the Great British welcome and also the drivers parade is good fun if the sun is shining. Usually take b roads on the way down stopping off for a lunch. Lots of nice cars to spot! Always really miserable to get back on British roads on the Monday...... Will be going this year - Thursday to Monday. M2 is arriving late June so will just be to late for Le Mans :x

I really want to go down to Le Mans this year on the B roads. Tried to do it last time but my "navigator" was too pi$$ed to read the map even when we got off the ferry! I'd really appreciate it if you could post the route - a list of towns would be great as I could then put them into the sat navy and leave my navigator to his own devices!

Thanks.

What sat nav have you got RickRob? If youre not using the cars and have a Garmin then download Garmin basecamp. You basically plug you sat nav into your computer and you can then plan your own waypoints and routes on the maps. You then upload this back to your sat nav and it'll guide you exactly where you want. Mrs Roundozo and I used it for our European road trip and it was faultless. It's a great way of avoiding tolls, finding some really senic roads but without getting lost.

 

[RickRob]

I have been a few times, twice in the M Coupe. Really is a proper fun lads road trip. Really recommend the Great British welcome and also the drivers parade is good fun if the sun is shining. Usually take b roads on the way down stopping off for a lunch. Lots of nice cars to spot! Always really miserable to get back on British roads on the Monday...... Will be going this year - Thursday to Monday. M2 is arriving late June so will just be to late for Le Mans :x

I really want to go down to Le Mans this year on the B roads. Tried to do it last time but my "navigator" was too pi$$ed to read the map even when we got off the ferry! I'd really appreciate it if you could post the route - a list of towns would be great as I could then put them into the sat navy and leave my navigator to his own devices!

Thanks.

What sat nav have you got RickRob? If youre not using the cars and have a Garmin then download Garmin basecamp. You basically plug you sat nav into your computer and you can then plan your own waypoints and routes on the maps. You then upload this back to your sat nav and it'll guide you exactly where you want. Mrs Roundozo and I used it for our European road trip and it was faultless. It's a great way of avoiding tolls, finding some really senic roads but without getting lost.

Thanks. The car doesn't have a sat nav. I have a fairly new Tomtom but have never fully explored its capabilities. I'll have play because getting the route from computer to sat nav would be ideal!

 

[Roundozo]

I'm sure TomTom will have something similar. Have a Google.

 

[samZ4M]

Booked tickets on Friday, very last minute! Staying at Premier Vert with 1st Tickets, travelling down from Oxford on Thursday morning.

Anyone staying there?

 

[spokes]

Hi Sam - Also travelling down tomorrow morning from near Bicester. Will look out for you

I'm easy to spot (wheelchair in passenger seat )

Unfortunately couldn't stay in usual hotel as taken over by the Toyota team so now in Vass about 20 minutes south of Le Mans

 

[samZ4M]

I'm leaving mine at about 6am (city centre), for a 9:20 train. Should give me time to get a coffee before getting on the train!

Any car remotely looking like it's going to LM is getting a beep!

 

[RickRob]

I am on a P &O ferry at 11:10 from Dover. Anyone in a British registered Zed in France will be going to Le Mans!

Look out for me and I'll do likewise!

 

[MrPT]

Another great one. 8)

Well done Aston Martin and commiserations (again) Toyota!

 

[Adam D]

There was a blue 3.0 coupe on the Thomas cook campsite - anyone here?

 

[z4pilot]

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Another great one. 8)

Well done Aston Martin and commiserations (again) Toyota!

Erm... is that half a baguette I spy?

 

[Roundozo]

Did anyone with a silver coupe and roadster from the forum go? Mate of mine has a photo of the ferry queue on the way back and in the queue are these two zeds. GT40 in the queue too, ummmm.

 

[buzyg]

Just watching the highlights on Quest. Utter carnage , does any on actually finish?

 

[MrPT]

Just watching the highlights on Quest. Utter carnage , does any on actually finish?

LMP1 was a disaster zone but overall it was one of the most successful races ever in terms of % finished. :?

 

[RickRob]

I just wanted to write about camping at Beausejour as I think that things have changed since 2008 when others' experiences come from. We camped there this year.

Pluses:
The toilets and showers were clean
Both had very hot water
We were next to a great bunch of chaps
Generally it was quiet with no really mad behaviour - we were at almost the furthest point from the campsite entrance

Minuses:
It is a long walk to the grandstands, but there are shuttles if you're prepared to wait
The was some "antisocial" behaviour: a tw@t blowing a bugle at 06:00am on Friday morning; some fireworks each night, but not for long; a couple of idiots trying to be clever in their cars

Overall it was OK. For next time I will explore other options, but only because of the distance to the grandstands.

And for anyone who has not been to Le Mans, make sure that you go next year!