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Graham and Aaron waiting at the ferry terminal. Graham, Roddy and
Aaron travelled via le Havre whilst Peter, John and Michael (Peters'
brother and nephew visitng from Canada) went ahead via Dunkirk and the
Normandy beaches. |
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Friday's pit walkabout saw us touring the redesigned "village"
before getting worried that we had missed the pit walk only to find that
the entrance was now at the top of the pits where parc ferme used to be.
A coupe of cars had very interesting paint work including the Flying
Lizard Porsche GT3. |
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We spent Saturday morning in the tribunes waiting for the start of
the race. There were going to be two big battles this year. The three
Audi diesels versus the two Peugeot diesels (although Peugeot said they
were only here for experience) and the six Aston Martins against the
five Chevies. This year we had 54 cars to deafen us at the start of the
race. You can't beat the sound of all the cars racing past the pits at
the race start. |
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Saturday night was spent watching from the remodelled Tetre Rouge
as well as spending some time inside the S's after the Dunlop Bridge. We
walked over the Dunlop Bridge during the night to find that it is now
lined with metal and affords no viewing at all. |
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When you go camping you've got to be prepared for everything which
of course means you need a kitchen sink. |
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It rained a lot. Graham managed to sink his car in the mud which
was eventually recovered using a tow rope and some tug of war. The race
was affected by a brief shower in the first hour and then again at the
end when it rained with a vengenance for the last two hours. So much so
that even brollies leaked. Made for a very damp Sunday night. |
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Maison Blanche had marked camping pitches this year. With all the
rain the roads between the pitches turned to mud. This gentleman (!)
decided a bit of surfing was in order using a paddling pool as a surf
board. |
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Oh, and he went surfing to chants of "In your pants".
Here he is having just dried his damp derriere on our small bonfire. |
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The local tractor saw plenty of action along with Brits in their
4x4s. |
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