[LM24 Race] The Le Mans 2016 world famous traditional Ten-Tenths Meeting Thread

[GT6]

is there a wine called watney's red barrel? But yes i do remember the party seven and the use of hammer and screw driver

[Djcomix]

I will bring champagne and Red wine.
Some to drink with some people here ;-)
And some Red wine for our meeting and of course some rillettes
The wine will be in a bottle of waterproof.
The champagne in a van

[claude2cv]

Originally Posted by vincegail

Well that sucks. I'm in Reims now and just bought two cartons of champagne. And don't forget the cans of jupiler and bottles of Orval I brought with me. Don't tell me I won't get it in the TR campsite....

Vince, we will look forward to your report on how you get on at the camp site so we know if we have to find other ways of getting our supplies in

We will be in Garage Vert so inside the circuit, but if there is a need to change the meeting site then it could be at our tent as there is open access as it is next to the Antares tram terminal.

Sean

[isynge]

Originally Posted by claude2cv

Vince, we will look forward to your report on how you get on at the camp site so we know if we have to find other ways of getting our supplies in

We will be in Garage Vert so inside the circuit, but if there is a need to change the meeting site then it could be at our tent as there is open access as it is next to the Antares tram terminal.

Sean

Will be genuinely curious about how they police cars heading into the sites within the track (e.g. TR). For them to fully search every car on entry seems monumentally unrealistic - so will it be a case of ignore it if you're heading into a campsite, ignore it so long as it's plausibly deniable (e.g. not being swigged from as you go through the checkpoint), or ignore it so long as the car occupants have kept it relatively out of sight?

[GT6]

The back log of cars at the gate would get silly if they tried to search every one so i doubt they will do anymore than just ask, so as long as it is out of sight we should be OK, also on Friday the security on the main gates will be very slim just scanning tickets as usual i suspect

[nobster]

As we arrive the car will be fully loaded with all of our camping gear etc, booze will be stocked next to spear tyre so impossible to see.

[GT6]

Spear tyre? love to see you throw one of those at an official who asks you to hand over all your booze

Spare i think you meant

[Truckosaurus]

In the past (especially earlier in the week) they will do a quick car search if either no-one else is queueing behind you or if you are in the queue for scanning (ie. not the car being scanned).

Truck's Top Tip: Have some obvious cans near the top of the luggage pile and have the bottles buried at the bottom.

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

In the past (especially earlier in the week) they will do a quick car search if either no-one else is queueing behind you or if you are in the queue for scanning (ie. not the car being scanned).

Truck's Top Tip: Have some obvious cans near the top of the luggage pile and have the bottles buried at the bottom.

Very sneaky Guy

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by GT6

Spear tyre? love to see you throw one of those at an official who asks you to hand over all your booze

Spare i think you meant

Perhaps it's for a Jowett Javelin (for those who can remember that far back....)

[vincegail]

Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

Truck's Top Tip: Have some obvious cans near the top of the luggage pile and have the bottles buried at the bottom.

That's what I usually do. Hope I have enough spare Jupiler left to use as a decoy

Behold my two cartons of champagne

[vincegail]

And no, they're not in the brown carton box, that is reserved for my 100 metres of electrical lead.

[eps]

Originally Posted by isynge

Will be genuinely curious about how they police cars heading into the sites within the track (e.g. TR). For them to fully search every car on entry seems monumentally unrealistic - so will it be a case of ignore it if you're heading into a campsite, ignore it so long as it's plausibly deniable (e.g. not being swigged from as you go through the checkpoint), or ignore it so long as the car occupants have kept it relatively out of sight?

They have taken cursory looks in cars at Houx before, but I think they also did a bag check where Houx ends and joins the road that goes under the tunnel to the rear of the pits... So it might be that you can fairly easily get alcohol in to TR and Houx but not necessarily in to the circuit itself.

Ho hum!

Saying all of that I'm sure they may well relent at some point over the week as it just becomes too much of a chore.

[rx555]

Good to know about stashing the drinks on the way in. The less we can bring in the more we have to buy from the vendors, I suppose. I'll give it a go and if they take it, they take it. 7 euros a beer might get costly

[Simmi]

You'd think they'd have bigger priorities than checking everyone's booze but there is money to be made I guess.

As others have said we've had our car checked on entering Houx a few times. The tapping on the windscreen implied they were looking for glass. I'm not going to completely unpack my car unless it's for police so if there's enough desire you can easily hide stuff.

I've also had my bag checked heading out of Houx as eps said. But that was pretty sporadic. I'm sure it will tighten up in the future and I don't see the situation getting better to be honest.

[Le Vieux]

I suspect that there will be increased checks - not just for alcohol. This morning the BBC was reporting vastly increased security in Paris ahead of the football tournament and P&O's website has announced delays at Calais because of extra security checks on entering France.

[GT6]

i am sure the behaviour of the soccer fans will not be much help, but the extra security is a good thing and we have to work with it

[batmobile]

Originally Posted by Le Vieux

I suspect that there will be increased checks - not just for alcohol. This morning the BBC was reporting vastly increased security in Paris ahead of the football tournament and P&O's website has announced delays at Calais because of extra security checks on entering France.

I suspect them to take advantage of the increased security in France to check our bags better than usual. I don't think they usually have enough people to do it but I read that they have taken on 700 persons more than usual only for security. But We have to remember that introducing alcohol in the circuit surrounding is forbidden

[Djcomix]

but they sell some alcool into the circuit.
arf !

the only thing we can do is to try ;-)

[GT6]

I think they will allow you alcohol in the campsites but may check when you walk out onto the viewing area's incase you are carrying glass bottles

[GT6]

Just remembered that last year i took some plastic cups and paper plates, will try and get some before i leave or at one of the supermarkets we visit while we are down there

[Djcomix]

help you simon, it will be with pleasure !

[batmobile]

Originally Posted by GT6

I think they will allow you alcohol in the campsites but may check when you walk out onto the viewing area's incase you are carrying glass bottles

Agreed!

[vincegail]

Me and my C2H5OH-laden voiture sure hope so!

[GT6]

Got some paper plates today so we will have something to eat off