Pau in the wet

John Fielden · 28 May 2007, 21:25 (Ref:1923268)

I got home from the meeting after a very wet journey and reflected on a superb piece of driving I watched in practise on the Saturday. In the pre 61 GPs Matt Grist in the Alfa (driven by Charlie Martin in I theeeenk 1937) put himself on pole in front of both Tony Smith in the Fezzaz and Rod Jolley in the Monzanapolis, not only that he held them off for most of the first lap and finally finished 3rd. Just thought that I should give credir where it is due

JRTM · 29 May 2007, 12:04 (Ref:1923701)

I am also back from Pau and also wet through. I was running a F5000 Chevron and Brabham BT35. The BT35 was great fun in the dry and the Chevron simply lethal in the wet - even with wet tyres. I thought Simon Hadfield deserved a medal or a psychiatric assessment for his performance to win the wet race on slicks - a great effort by all three on the podium. I pulled in after five laps and still came 7th!!

Did anyone else think the organisation was a mite lacking. Many hundreds of Euros entry fees and not so much as a free cup of coffee to show for it seems a good way to put people off returning.

jamesl · 29 May 2007, 21:00 (Ref:1924154)

Does anyone know if the results are on line?

John Fielden · 30 May 2007, 10:07 (Ref:1924487)

Try www. grandprixhistorique, although there is not mich hope for immediate results. I asked both asac basco bernais and grandprixhistirique for the entry lists and neither deigned to reply. The head of the organisation has changed and as a French pal put it "Pas pour meilleur"

jamesholland · 30 May 2007, 15:45 (Ref:1924729)

I too have just returned from a wet, cold and miserable Pau. It was my first foray abroad and I'm not encouraged to return. The 500OA worked very hard to get a full grid together and I feel we got very little for our money - I even had to pay for a programme! All my kit is soaked through, my gazebo bought it in the rainstorm and despite assurances we were kept waiting ages in the pit lane with temperamental engines running. I oiled a plug so didn't even get to race.

simon drabble · 31 May 2007, 06:40 (Ref:1925152)

They do say that if you are in the town and can see the mountain it must be raining on the circuit and if you cant see it its raining on th emountain and will shortly be raining on the circuit!
Now the camp Anglophile mayor is sadly no longer with us did you still get the speeches after the very long dinner on Saturday night?

jamesholland · 31 May 2007, 06:43 (Ref:1925153)

As far as I'm aware, there wasn't anything arranged on Saturday night. Certainly nothing was said at signing on.

John Fielden · 31 May 2007, 12:59 (Ref:1925384)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesholland

As far as I'm aware, there wasn't anything arranged on Saturday night. Certainly nothing was said at signing on.

I am told there was a competitors dinner at the Casino on Sat. there usually is although this year I was not involved with the racing save as a spectator and did not get an invite.

JRTM · 31 May 2007, 13:03 (Ref:1925391)

No dinner, no drinks - not so much as a sausage!! I think that was the point - it was as if nobody quite expected the event to take place.

esper · 31 May 2007, 20:48 (Ref:1925661)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JRTM

No dinner, no drinks - not so much as a sausage!! I think that was the point - it was as if nobody quite expected the event to take place.

and upon that racing F5000 between amcos at 6m in the wet, real men with big harts !!! impressive!!!

Alan Morgan · 1 Jun 2007, 06:24 (Ref:1925900)

A search for "Pau Historique" in YouTube brings up a variety of clips of this years meeting, including the 500s in the pitlane, and the F5000s

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