LM24 OK, So What Do We Talk About Between This Year's Le Mans and Next Year's.....?

**Aysedasi** · 3 Aug 2010, 18:05 (Ref:2738899)

In the month of June, activity on the LM sub-forum is non-stop. The stats we produce here in that one month prove just what we all know about the attraction of Le Mans. But when it's gone for another year

the posts (and posters) drift away and we're lucky right now to get half a dozen additions to threads a week.

So, do we just

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Or do you guys out there have any other clever ideas for keeping things alive in here during the 'close season'.......?

isynge · 3 Aug 2010, 18:14 (Ref:2738909)

Right now there's (sadly) such a lot of mid season ennui in the main sportscar and GT board I can see why a lot of people are hanging up their keyboards until things settle.

I reckon once we get towards autumn (around Silverstone time) we'll start to build a bit of enthusiasm for next June, get our heads down, and get on with things.

In the meantime, how about other things to do when you're there? Personally this year I loved going to Villandry on Friday afternoon - fantastic quiet drive down the backroads and (ducks for cover) a lovely shady garden once you got there.

The other option might be which race highlights do you sneakily put on - even although it's not long since you were there? I've long been partial to 1999, but recently discovering the 1983 ones has been a nice find.

Thoughts?

**Aysedasi** · 3 Aug 2010, 20:50 (Ref:2739005)

Two good ideas, Ian

May I invite you to start the threads?

(PS 'mid-season ennui' - is that what it is? I was wondering

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**PascaLM** · 4 Aug 2010, 08:00 (Ref:2739237)

We could start the The Le MansTotally Useless Information Thread. For instance, yesterday, my good old kit BAM-X of the Porsche K3 Numéro Réservé, I built 30 years ago, felt from the shelf and broke into a 1000 pieces.

I Rosputnik · 4 Aug 2010, 08:50 (Ref:2739254)

JLOC... nah they've redeemed themselves...

hmm... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Ah we could talk about the Jaguar!

Or failing that what about waffles or pancakes?

Down F0rce · 4 Aug 2010, 14:56 (Ref:2739403)

We could dedicate each day to one lap of the 2010 race and discuss the goings on of that lap.

I'll start. What was your favourite moment in lap one? I liked the Space Odyssey theme being played and Allan McNish giving the Peugeots a hard time.

porman · 4 Aug 2010, 15:27 (Ref:2739414)

I suppose women in bikinis would be inappropriate?

CTD · 4 Aug 2010, 17:33 (Ref:2739461)

To be serious and running everybody's fun, i believe the 2011 rules, the new 2011 cars and everything that happens will fill up quite nicely

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Especially talk about the GT2 class, which will be joined by Lotus in 2012!

**Aysedasi** · 4 Aug 2010, 17:58 (Ref:2739469)

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Originally Posted by I Rosputnik

JLOC... nah they've redeemed themselves...

hmm... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Ah we could talk about the Jaguar!

Or failing that what about waffles or pancakes?

Of those, I definitely vote for the waffles and pancakes!

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Originally Posted by porman

I suppose women in bikinis would be inappropriate?

Well, not necessarily, as long as the guys don't mind the female members talking about men in Speedos....

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTD

To be serious and running everybody's fun, i believe the 2011 rules, the new 2011 cars and everything that happens will fill up quite nicely

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Especially talk about the GT2 class, which will be joined by Lotus in 2012!

I think that one gets a thread on it's own in due course......

isynge · 4 Aug 2010, 18:53 (Ref:2739495)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Two good ideas, Ian

May I invite you to start the threads?

(PS 'mid-season ennui' - is that what it is? I was wondering

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Cheers Ayse - will cheerfully start such threads - ideal way of dealing with chronic insominia in Singapore!

Hursty · 5 Aug 2010, 15:15 (Ref:2739876)

I know what you mean Ayse about the lack of threads. Since my return in June, I read all and have contributed little. On a positive not, in two weeks time, I'm off to La Rochelle, and three quarters of that route will take me from Dover/Calais, (long way round I know), through Rouen and past La Sarthe. I wonder if the family will mind a trip to Arnage in memory of them going a few years back. Oooooh, goosebumps!
Mike.

porman · 5 Aug 2010, 16:04 (Ref:2739905)

La Rochelle should be nice. I happily made my brother-in-law eats his words about Grey Goose not being French when we passed a factory en-route to La Rochelle. I enjoy little victories.

**Aysedasi** · 5 Aug 2010, 16:35 (Ref:2739918)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hursty

I know what you mean Ayse about the lack of threads. Since my return in June, I read all and have contributed little. On a positive not, in two weeks time, I'm off to La Rochelle, and three quarters of that route will take me from Dover/Calais, (long way round I know), through Rouen and past La Sarthe. I wonder if the family will mind a trip to Arnage in memory of them going a few years back. Oooooh, goosebumps!
Mike.

'Mind'?

Surely it has to be done, Mike?

GT6 · 5 Aug 2010, 20:26 (Ref:2740018)

taking about pancakes, i had a grand marnier crepe this year, it must be 5 years since this last one and after declining the sugar and jam drenched it in grand marnier, it was perfect.

I am afraid my posting will be a little more limited from now on as my wonderful bank has now blocked all forums so posting wll be impossible during the day, what will i do now i suppose I might actually do a little work.

CTD · 5 Aug 2010, 20:29 (Ref:2740020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT6

taking about pancakes, i had a grand marnier crepe this year, it must be 5 years since this last one and after declining the sugar and jam drenched it in grand marnier, it was perfect.

I am afraid my posting will be a little more limited from now on as my wonderful bank has now blocked all forums so posting wll be impossible during the day, what will i do now i suppose I might actually do a little work.

I miss pancakes, as i can't have any because of my lactose intolerance

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sucks with your bank. But what you do is buying a smartphone (preferable iPhone), and use that instead to write in here