Le mans classic

[jigsaw]

Le mans classic 2008 and Le mans classic 2010 i think its going to be popular.

[Nigel Haldane]

You moved to a different spot. Admittit

[jigsaw]

No thats the difference two years makes so i don't know what 2012 is going to be like
we will fined out then should be good 

[Robin]

A friend and I are toying with going to the 2012 event, interesting to know who else might attempt it!.

Robin

[Nigel Haldane]

i am up for it, could be a good do if we can get a few along.

[istreatf]

So long as it does not clash with anything else I am up for it in 2012. Nice long time to plan.

[Robin]

Looks a bit too much like a plan - scary!

[jigsaw]

Thanks Robin i thort you mite like them

[Ayrbulldog]

Hi Jigsaw,
Drove from West Coast of Scotland to Le mans Classic 2010 00 miles to Dover Slight Hiccuping but okay,
Calais to first Motorway Paypoint No probs
Wife dropped ALL our money out at Paypoint didn't realise until 2 miles down road!
Had to run/walk back found money in middle of motorway!!
Stopped traffic and picked up what I could, lost £ 180.00!!!!!!
Car then ran very hot and suffered from fuel evaporation and had to stop and let it cool down at side of road.
Mean while wife decides to suffer from heat stroke in sympathy ? So car over heating, wife over heating and my blood boiling. ( and to throw into mix just recovered from series of back and knee operations!)
Then starter motor stops working, had to push car along hard shoulder to bump start with wife at wheel ( danger off the road as well as on it !). finally got to within 1 kilometre of hotel and electrics give up all together.
Got a tow from very nice French chap wife had been chatting up ( she does have her uses after all ) to Hotel to loud cheers from other occupants as other car in party had gone on ahead.
got recovery out to fix, electrics working again but couldn't fix starter. ( 35 year old car parts difficult to get in France )
Only two weeks before our trip I decided to take out breakdown recovery through my insurance co , best £21.00 I have every spent recovered car home, albeit 3 weeks later and gave us hire car for rest of trip 2500 miles around France.
Loved the event and the racing, would I go again, yes but I would camp and not staying hotel outside Le Mans. Missed out on a lot and spent too much time IN car getting there.
Le Mans Classic 2012 yes please, but, may only be me and will have different car spent winter trying to fathom out wiring, new starter and checked engine out.
So there WILL be a 1975 Pilgrim Bulldog that requires a new soft top ( have fitted Hardtop ) and paint job up for sale very soon. ( she has spoken and before I get too old and past it I want a COBRA ) May P/X for part built job
Anyway i hope you enjoyed my tale and look forward to joining you in 2012, let me know if club is going as a group.
Keep up the good work
Yours
Newbie ( Locost , Spartan, Ranger, Tiger & Bulldog )
Clive

[istreatf]

Hello Clive and welcome to the forum! Nice long story - would have made a  great article for our magazine..........
I can sympathise with wanting a Cobra "before it is too late" - I still have a few cars that I would like to own.

I think that we should keep a tab on who wants to come, and organise the trip as soon as neccessary, ie end of this year/beginning of 2012 or whenever the tickets become available for the event.

[jigsaw]

Hi Clive sorry to hear that you had a bad trip to Le Mans i did see a bulldog on my way down
there parked at the side of the road on the Thursday i dont know if it was you but could not stop.
As for 2012 there seems to be quite a bit of intrest its finding out who wants to go and booking
the pitches on the camp site so we can be together on the site i hope you can make it cobras are welcome 

[Ayrbulldog]

Hi Jigsaw,
If it was RED it was me ( both the car and me as I was fuming!!)
Regards
Clive

[jigsaw]

Hi Clive i thort it was blue but i could be wrong it has been known  don't remember
seeing steam from car or pepell as for pilgrim thay are still trading thay still make the cobra
but not the healey 3000 shame
                                                       Les.