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Old 8 Jun 2017, 21:15 (Ref:3739554)   #51
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Well, tonight I'm having thunderstorms and heavy rain here.... But that only means it will be used up come next week
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Old 8 Jun 2017, 21:41 (Ref:3739558)   #52
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Well, tonight I'm having thunderstorms and heavy rain here.... But that only means it will be used up come next week
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Old 9 Jun 2017, 14:03 (Ref:3739702)   #53
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I'll let him off as the poor boy is clearly expecting the correct weather next week.....
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Old 9 Jun 2017, 14:07 (Ref:3739703)   #54
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Looks like I'll have to supplement my water and sunscreen budget for Sunday given how the latest forecast looks.
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 08:00 (Ref:3740426)   #55
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Well, we are into race week.

My weather app on my phone (Accuweather) suggests 0% chance of precipitation until Wednesday evening when there is 7% chance of the R-Word for a few hours and then back to 0% overnight into Thursday morning (which is as far as it goes).

I have done my bit to ensure good weather by putting in a guess for the Prediction Competition which will need a wet track to achieve.
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 21:09 (Ref:3740677)   #56
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I noticed that!

The official weather in Le Mans - nice and warm.
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Old 13 Jun 2017, 12:59 (Ref:3740860)   #57
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Well, we are into race week.
I have done my bit to ensure good weather by putting in a guess for the Prediction Competition which will need a wet track to achieve.
Told you it would be sun sun SUN, so you are not going to win the prediction thread.
I think so far LM wearher has never been better.
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Old 13 Jun 2017, 16:01 (Ref:3740904)   #58
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 12:59 (Ref:3741179)   #59
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Oh boy, it's hot today, but, can't complain, it is what I've asked for.
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Old 19 Jun 2017, 16:18 (Ref:3745250)   #60
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This year's weather was ALMOST what the doctor (and Ayese) ordered. But next year, can we please try to keep the order of heat down a little from what it was this year?
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Old 19 Jun 2017, 19:31 (Ref:3745336)   #61
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Yes Please, this year was to hot for everyone and for me this year i spent a lot of time sheltering from both the sun and the heat
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Don't know how people were sitting on the steps in front of the Tribunes throughout Sunday. From my vantage point out of T34 it looked unbearable! Distinctly fewer people on the track after the race compared to previous years it seemed too.

I went down two hours before the end to pick up a drink and some things from the shop outside the paddock entrance and by the time I had got back up into the shade I was sweating buckets.
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I've done 32 Le Mans now and that was the hottest and sunniest by far. I can't actually remember another Le Mans where there wasn't a single drop of rain for the entire time I was there. It finally disproves the complete myth that 'It always rains at Le Mans'......
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I've done 32 Le Mans now and that was the hottest and sunniest by far. I can't actually remember another Le Mans where there wasn't a single drop of rain for the entire time I was there. It finally disproves the complete myth that 'It always rains at Le Mans'......
2003 was hot too. I remember I was wearing bluejeans ans was searching shadow constantly.

Today till Thursday the temperatures will reach 36°C around Le Mans, Tours and Blois. Hopefully we didn't have this the last week-end. I consider these high temperatures as bad weather, in the other way.
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I have been enjoying this weather so much.

I do remember 2005 as a really hot edition, Last year swimmingpools were allowed on the campsites.
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As we approach the summer solstice, the heat is being kept down nicely here in North GA by a certain "thing".....

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I've done 32 Le Mans now and that was the hottest and sunniest by far. I can't actually remember another Le Mans where there wasn't a single drop of rain for the entire time I was there. It finally disproves the complete myth that 'It always rains at Le Mans'......
Very interesting - I was wondering how this edition compared.

As others have said it was just a bit uncomfortable. Definitely glad of the grandstand ticket though - even if it got a bit uncomfortable in there too, especially at full capacity.

You had to get up fairly early in the campsites as the tents just became unbearably warm. Genuinely no idea how I didn't get burnt. But saw some real victims, even as early as Tuesday, and I wonder how they survived the week. Biggest thing was hydration and keeping that beer to water ratio stable.

What do they say about Brits always complaining about the weather...
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Let's face it, it was wonderful. I'll have no truck with moaning about the heat, I've promised you a hot, dry Le Mans for as long as I can remember! We spent more time in the stands than before, as it was just too hot during the day to do the wandering around the circuit we usually do, but I drank gallons of water and even had a couple of beers (which is very unusual for me). But yes, I saw plenty of foolish casualties. It amazed me that when we travelled home on the ferry on Monday evening, there were still people soaking up the sun - you would have thought they'd have had enough of it!
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Not at the circuit though Simon, as a civilised accompaniment to a meal.....
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Oh yes ! You have promised us a hot and dry Le Mans for so many years !
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