[LM24] Strange Things You Take To Le Mans

[egor]

Just thinking what are the strangest things people take down to Le Mans Over the years as I've walk around, I have been amazed at what people set up to make their home from home special.
Last year we were packing our van ready and one of the guys had put in a desk fan and a free standing fan, why we all said, we are camping and his reply was they'll come in handy
As you know last year was another hot year and unfortunately our freezer was having trouble with the heat, so we used the fans to cool the back of the freezer and hey presto they saved the day.

So what do you take??????

[MikeHoyer]

A sleeping bag... no idea why.

[Aysedasi]

One thing that always puzzles me, why do some French people take their dogs to a racing circuit........?

[Graham Goodwin]

Quite astonishingly a couple of years ago somebody took a Norma!

[Mr Willie]

My girlfriend!! She complains there aren't enough women though. Can't say I disagree with that...

[Fab]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

One thing that always puzzles me, why do some French people take their dogs to a racing circuit........?

... locals...

You have to consider that the event is like a funfair, a fest for the family, not a race... it's like Christmas or Easter... nothing to do with a sports event... and it's outside !

... locals... locals...

[MikeHoyer]

At Spa this year I was amazed by the amount of locals walking around with a small dog, it became quite a thing for us - "look, there's another man with a little dog!"

[Happy Snapper]

Originally Posted by MikeHoyer

At Spa this year I was amazed by the amount of locals walking around with a small dog, it became quite a thing for us - "look, there's another man with a little dog!"

Its not that unusual to see people walking their dogs up the pit lane at Spa!!!

[Marcel ten Caat]

Nobody takes my things to Le Mans!

Then again...go to Maison Blanche and look for the Drinking for Holland people, you'll see what strange things people can bring to Le Mans.

[PascaLM]

aspirin.

[Gnomex]

Those crazy lads at SELOC (South East Lotus Owners Club) made up a wall of empty beer bottles last year - considerable thought must have gone into it because when finished the different coloured bottles clearly spelled out "SELOC" about two foot high. They'd have had to drink for England to do that!

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Fab

... locals...

You have to consider that the event is like a funfair, a fest for the family, not a race... it's like Christmas or Easter... nothing to do with a sports event... and it's outside !

... locals... locals...

I'm sure that the classier people from classier places, like, say, Nantes, would never do a thing like that........

[Fab]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I'm sure that the classier people from classier places, like, say, Nantes, would never do a thing like that........

I've got no dog, anyway...

And the stupidiest thing I brought to the circuit : newbies ! They're allways tired and undertstand nothing...

[AllonFS]

Best I saw was at Maison Blanche a few years back. A group of guys took an axle-grinder and were busy sawing up one of the oil drum bins to make a bbq! Carrefour would have been much easier, but less dramatic I guess.

[Truckosaurus]

I'm taking an ice cube machine this year.

[Magical Trevor]

Well, I've not gone to Le Mans, but equally crazy/humourous...

Our group always brings along (to Lime Rock at least):
A set of golf clubs (and 100+ golf balls),
Two miniature (six inch by six inch) Espresso makers (complete with tiny little mugs),
A 3 foot tall cast iron propane stove,
A bucket of sidewalk drawing chalk,
A set of bocce balls,
Christmas-style lights...

It goes on.

[Mal]

We take, a glass fronted beer fridge from a pub, and a full rock band powered by generator for a live/rock & blues gig in Maison Blanche on Friday night - all TT 'ers are welcome

[rdjones]

The idea of getting some sleep during the race.....

[lj79]

A tiny pop up mirror for when my contact lenses give up the ghost

[vollpower]

A young Cow to distract all the Bulls they put in the fields between Mulsanne
and Indianaplois.
With a bell of course

[PascaLM]

Originally Posted by rdjones

The idea of getting some sleep during the race.....

I can't avoid to sleep thirty minutes or one hour on sunday morning. So I can follow the end of the race with my eyes opened.
I think it's strange that some people sleep during nearly the whole night of the race ! ;-)

[Roel_Ooms]

Originally Posted by PascaLM

I can't avoid to sleep thirty minutes or one hour on sunday morning. So I can follow the end of the race with my eyes opened.
I think it's strange that some people sleep during nearly the whole night of the race ! ;-)

Telling your friends, who just woke up, everything they missed during the night: priceless.

I agree, slept one hour max. last year just to fully witness the sunday that's always longer than you expected it to be. Welcoming friends that slept through their alarmclocks and arriving at the grandstands around 10 a.m. was really funny (for me that is).

So don't bring comfortable beds. Rather a tray of Red Bullish powerdrinks (which we did, about 4 or 5 trays), or even just to balance the alcohol...

[Bentley Beermon]

The strangest things I Take BOB, BEV, RICHARD, CHRIS and of course Jeff. Not of course that they take anything strange with them.

[Javi]

I usually sleep 4 or 5 hours during the night, not just because i may be tired, but mainly because sunday 16h I have to drive back to spain to be there monday morning at work, so I do need to sleep...
The strangest thing I take to LM? Ups, Mineral Water....???


Take the Monday off Javi..........

[Paddy_NL]

The strangest thing I take? It must be the football table, which will stand underneath the 4 by 8 metre scaffolding, which in return will stand under a 6 x 8 metre Dutch flag, which in return will be under THE flag pole, eventually reaching 17 metres above ground level with a red flashlight on top. Mineral water strange? Nah