joe_the_waiter
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24 Heures du MansWho will win 2007 Le Mans?
Audi R10 diesel?
Peugeot 908 diesel?
Vauxhall Frontera diesel?
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Gav Taylor
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Re: 24 Heures du Mans | joe_the_waiter wrote: | Who will win 2007 Le Mans?
Vauxhall Frontera diesel? |
easy.
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joe_the_waiter
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On the ferry, seen more Aston Martins here than in my lifetime anywhere else. Ferrari's, porsche's, and many other special cars.
Awesome..... Le Mans... 'ere we come
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club sec
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But only one Frontera.
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stevewag
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IS it the same as rallying????? he can put CUT in his notes on corners........ and can pass on the grass though 
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joe_the_waiter
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so far, bril weekend. drank all nite on ferry, one driver too pissed so I had to drive (and I was pissed), 2 hrs sleep, lost in france, locked in toilet in supermarket, many hilarious stories...
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Gav Taylor
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sounds like fun dave!!
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club sec
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Race is live on channel 413 motors TV, Dave could have stayed at home and watched it.
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Gav Taylor
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| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | so far, bril weekend. drank all nite on ferry, one driver too pissed so I had to drive (and I was pissed), 2 hrs sleep, lost in france, locked in toilet in supermarket, many hilarious stories... |
you have actually got to the circuit and are not heading towards belgium...
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club sec
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Have you dried out yet Dave?
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joe_the_waiter
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Just got off ferry. Awesome weekend. Gavin... you would love it.
Seen more Aston Martins and performance cars on the ferry than what I've seen all my life.
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Gav Taylor
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| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | Just got off ferry. Awesome weekend. Gavin... you would love it. |
Very true Dave, but not all of us can fund this jet set pan-european following of motorsport events you know!!
i dont know Scotland, then france, whatever next WRC finland by helicopter??
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joe_the_waiter
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honestly Gavin, you really have to go next yr... its just your thing. 24 hrs drinking, sleep when you fall asleep, non stop cars screeming round, radio le mans so u don't miss a thing, more campers than Butlins worldwide inc. I've never been to anything like it. (wanted to go for yrs.... now I'm going again..)
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Gav Taylor
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| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | honestly Gavin, you really have to go next yr... its just your thing. 24 hrs drinking, sleep when you fall asleep, non stop cars screeming round, radio le mans so u don't miss a thing, more campers than Butlins worldwide inc. I've never been to anything like it. (wanted to go for yrs.... now I'm going again..) |
Sold!!
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Gav Taylor
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Re: 24 Heures du MansAwesome report in the oily rag Dave.
My personal highlights were....
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | ...started in Birmingham and in the car down to portsmouth with a few cans for the journey |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | what I didnt know was "le Mans" is an endurance drinking affair...the race is only there for added entertainment |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | We boarded and went straight to the bar |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | having fun entertaining motorsport clients with drinking games, which i joined in with |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | Me, even after 12 hours of non stop drinking, was glowing at all the bottles of 1664........this was one party ship |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | the whole ferry resembled the morning after a new years eve party.....I gave up looking for my seat and returned to the bar |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | A one legged frenchman on a cycle seemed to enjoy getting water pistoled |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | I found one of those industrial waste bins.....we all climbed on top of our new VIP viewing area |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | I stayed up through the night visiting bars |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | i went to my tent at around 7am...I was back up up at 9am and after some breakfast and another beer I was back at the track |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | Once in Caen we went into a bar......on the ferry I decided on an early night so only drank til 3am |
| joe_the_waiter wrote: | | First thing i did when I got home...opened a bottle of beer |
A worrying trend their Dave mate but put me down 110% to be your drinking partner next year!!! It sounds truely epic!!
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joe_the_waiter
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it seems like 'all' the report made your highlights. I could of written more but wanted to keep it short enough for people not to get too bored reading it.
saw the one legged frenchman again at a bar later on...... he was a bit worse the wear with drink and for reasons unknown to me, he threw his bike away and hobbled off with his crutches cursing in french.
I think you'd be hard pushed having as much fun at any other motorsport event.
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Gav Taylor
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| Gav Taylor wrote: |
Sold!! |
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Gav Taylor
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When / who is getting the ball rolling for 2008?
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joe_the_waiter
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I was going to organise a group trip for this yr, but apparently, its normally sold out by november & I wasn't feeling rich late last year & to be honest, it wasn't in the forefront of my mind.
definitely racing in British 24hrs again tho. This year the team will be far better prepared (tho you can't prepare for 2 engine failures, clutch failure & complete brake failure can you?).
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Gav Taylor
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so its sold out!!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
I was looking forward to this from when you got back last year and wrote that article for the newsletter dave.
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Gav Taylor
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just looked on the Le mans website and theres still tickets for sale!
One of things I remembered from my 1st ever meeting was "Gav are you coming to le mans next year?" (not from dave but from a very tanned man sitting in the corner.
To which I answered yes.
dreams shattered lads, shattered 
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joe_the_waiter
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don't know if its sold out, I'm just assuming.
definitely the best motorsport weekend I've ever had. ask anyone who's been.... its just 'awesome'
come support us at british 24hr... that will be another great weekend
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Gav Taylor
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What car are you running dave?
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joe_the_waiter
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Kart Gavin.... team SDMC.
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Gav Taylor
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***penny drops!!***
Will dust off the air horn and get a 24 pack chilling in readyness. Probably a barby as well 
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joe_the_waiter
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looks like Gav is the team caterer.
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