Classic LeMans 2010 - Q&A

MJ_911 · Post by **MJ_911** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:49 pm

i got copied in on an official DDK email last night mentioning CLM tee shirts for this year?...where is the post about this? could be interested in getting one if not missed the boat. I hadnt seen mention of it...but i am new around here!

Post by **Bootsy** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:18 pm

MJ_911 wrote:i got copied in on an official DDK email last night mentioning CLM tee shirts for this year?...where is the post about this? could be interested in getting one if not missed the boat. I hadnt seen mention of it...but i am new around here!

Yes, sorry they were all made to order.

I do possibly have 1 Large and one other (2XL I think but need to check)

Thanks

MJ_911 · Post by **MJ_911** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:23 pm

Bootsy wrote:
MJ_911 wrote:i got copied in on an official DDK email last night mentioning CLM tee shirts for this year?...where is the post about this? could be interested in getting one if not missed the boat. I hadnt seen mention of it...but i am new around here!
Yes, sorry they were all made to order.

I do possibly have 1 Large and one other (2XL I think but need to check)

Thanks

I didnt see a post offering them

those two sizes would do me for a tent but sadly swamp me as a t-shirt

if you have a med hidden away then i could be interested!

Post by **Bootsy** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:59 pm

MJ_911 wrote:
Bootsy wrote:
MJ_911 wrote:i got copied in on an official DDK email last night mentioning CLM tee shirts for this year?...where is the post about this? could be interested in getting one if not missed the boat. I hadnt seen mention of it...but i am new around here!
Yes, sorry they were all made to order.

I do possibly have 1 Large and one other (2XL I think but need to check)

Thanks
I didnt see a post offering them

those two sizes would do me for a tent but sadly swamp me as a t-shirt if you have a med hidden away then i could be interested!

I'll check for you.

The thread was in the members section.

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:47 am

hot66 wrote:just seen the 'program'

02.40 - 04.00 : Grid 5 ( 1966 - 1971 )
04.00 - 05.20 : Grid 6 ( 1972 - 1979 )

I've never been able to make it past 3am

Hmmm, looks like a late one then

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:19 am

Mike Usiskin wrote:
hot66 wrote:just seen the 'program'

02.40 - 04.00 : Grid 5 ( 1966 - 1971 )
04.00 - 05.20 : Grid 6 ( 1972 - 1979 )

I've never been able to make it past 3am
Hmmm, looks like a late one then

I am fairly sure each group(six groups) does 3 or 4 sessions over the 24 hours? Thats how it was back in my day!

Dirk

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:53 am

they do ... but you HAVE to watch these groups on their night race ..... nothing like the sight & sound of a 935 braking for Arnage , turbos glowing in the dark

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Out of interest, guys on PH reckon this year there is predicted to be 110K people attending CLM

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:05 pm

hot66 wrote:Out of interest, guys on PH reckon this year there is predicted to be 110K people attending CLM

Out of interest, how many attended in 2008?

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:13 pm

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:19 pm

defianty wrote:
hot66 wrote:Out of interest, guys on PH reckon this year there is predicted to be 110K people attending CLM
Out of interest, how many attended in 2008?

30,000 in 2002,
50,000 in 2004,
70,000 in 2006,
82,000 in 2008

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:23 pm

hot66 wrote:
82,000 in 2008

So, just a couple more then!

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:35 pm

110,000

christ on a stick, tres impressive n'est pas!

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:53 pm

for anyone doing 'Parade Laps' .... please check with your insurance company that you are covered ..... just in case

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:01 pm

hot66 wrote:for anyone doing 'Parade Laps' .... please check with your insurance company that you are covered ..... just in case

Good point James.

I remember the debates about this before the last Classic:
Those with AON were OK as they were classified as organised parade laps, and not track day participation.

However, does anyone who was AON and then got 'ported' to Footman James know if we are now covered on the Footman James policy in the same way?

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:12 pm

+ ..... speeding in France :

This site is well worth reading

http://www.justlanded.com/english/Franc ... f-the-road

also :

If it is damp, if it is raining, if there is the slightest mist, the speed limit drops to 110kph.

For those caught at over 50kph over the prevailing limit and whose cars were impounded, it is likely you'll get fined 750€ at court and will wait until September until it gets to court before you can recover your car. France closes down in July and August which is why you'll wait until then. You may also get up to a two year ban from driving in France.

The Times wrote:Not carrying the triangle and jacket, or failing to use your hazard lights when stopped on the roadside, will earn you an instant €90 (£79) fine, and allowing children under 10 to travel in the front seat will cost you €135 (£118).

France has dry- and wet-weather speed limits. In dry conditions, the maximum permitted speed is 50kph (31mph) in town and 90kph (55mph) in the country. On dual carriageways and non-toll motorways, the limit is 110kph (68mph), rising to 130kph (80mph) on toll roads — these reduce by about 10% in wet weather.

Unbelievably, the official speed limit on the Paris Périphérique is just 80kph (49mph), and you break the limit at your peril: French police now collect on-the-spot fines ranging from €68 (£59) for those caught going less than 20kph (12mph) over the limit to €1,500 (£1,318) for those nicked at 50kph (31mph) over, and if you can’t pay — cash only, s’il vous plaît — they’ll hold on to your car until you find the money.

If you are caught going more than 31mph over the limit, les flics could also confiscate your car. If you’re flashed by a speed camera, it’s unlikely you’ll have to pay the fine — the DVLA admits that cross-border co-operation “is still a long way off”.

And use the passing lane for overtaking only — few things rile French cops more than a rosbif cruising in the outside lane, and it could cost you €135 (£118).