Le Mans 2009 ( The best MR2 Trip Ever ) 9th June

[AW11 Forever]

Read the title, it's true!

Its still not to late to register for our amazing trip to Le Mans on 9th June 2009. We plan to holiday Tuesday - Friday and then attend Le Mans 24 hour race over the weekend. You need to be there, this trip is not to be missed, live your dream and join us for an outstanding MR2 holiday experience. All the information you need can be found on the official Le Mans website

http://www.lemans-24heuresdumans-tour.co.uk

[unowho]

Defo on count down now, put me holidays in at work today :D :D

[AW11 Forever]

Couple of pictures from Le Mans 2008

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How we doing so far - you wanna see some more!

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You wanna see more - well you'll have to come!!

Get booked up NOW, simply regster your interest on this thread or visit the website above.

[AW11 Forever]

Grandstand and car parking tickets are selling out fast.

www.justtickets.co.uk (http://www.justtickets.co.uk)

We have used this company for the last 4 years now to supply our race, grandstand, hospitality, parking tickets.

Make sure you book white parking, failing that try EXPO RED parking.

[pistol pete]

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so wheres the front pics :+: :+: :clap: :angel: :angel: :angel: :angel:

[ziggy]

Think you'll find they're called tits - not front pics

[AW11 Forever]

They cartainly were, big guns too :o

I've got all the front pictures but they are NOT for this site,I would like to think of us as a family Club ;)

You need to come to Le Mans 09 to see filth of this nature.
:shock: :mrgreen: :shock:

[fowl]

Well it seems as though i am all booked up, except the ferry unowho has done wonders!
Only thing is unowho, who is booking it all for me, needs to know if i'm doing the full trip or not, i'm not sure if i will be able to use loads of holiday.

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Well Mr Sheavills, i told you i had a little surprise in store, & that little surprise came in the post this morning :+: ,seems like our trip to LeMans this year will be a bit more comfortable :+: :clap:

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The bag is only half full so looks a little squat at the moment, but you can gets loads in & it doesnt even block the engine vents either :+: it comes with a protective mat & superbly constructed webbing straps & is fully waterproofed & even has a protective covered zip area so no water can get in via the zip !! :+: :+: certainly going to help with space on our already spacially challenged cars :lol: Jinx

[AW11 Forever]

Jinx,

I can't believe you bought that just to put your slippers in :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

www.boot-bag.com (http://www.boot-bag.com)

What a wonderful design, are these what we saw in Portree on the back of that MX5.

Love it, how much?

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Nah mate.... thats just for my Cider & Sausages & beans, cant get the good stuff in France !! :lol: :lol:
£65 ish & yep it was the same one we saw in Portree... are you sure it was Portree ? thought it was LeMans or even Mont St Michele ?, Jinx

[AW11 Forever]

Carpark, Portree, Saturday 14th September 2008 at 10.04am :+:

Might get one for Joannes cosmetics, do they do bigger ones.

I know Deb's, this one is ssoooooo going to cost me too.

[pistol pete]

i really wanna do this trip tried begging at work but nope still can't get time off so i told them i am going next year no matter what

[Monkeymax]

Carpark, Portree, Saturday 14th September 2008 at 10.04am :+:

Yup, that's when we saw it - I remember that fairly well too (though I thought it was a couple of minutes earlier?)

Guys, I may have to do my 2008 thing again and pull out... again... :(
Got more stuff to sort out on the car to get it on the road than I thought ( :( ) and am already having to penny pinch due to other stuff that has happened over the last 6 or so months, so there's no way I can afford this trip anymore... :(
I've been trying to hold off on buying ferry & parking ticket till I knew better where I was and I think I know now. I could probably do them, but petrol would be a bit thin! :(
Think it's gonna have to wait till after Uni. Needless to say, I'm completely and utterly gutted as I was really looking forward to this. I'll have to put a post up on IMOC later too... :(
Oh - I'm still booked into the White Rabbit (is that the hotel?) so if anyone else wants to use it, I could possibly find out about changing the booking? It's a twin room. However, I'd still be up for joining you chaps for the dinner before you head off...

[AW11 Forever]

Max,

Thats a real shame!! never mind theres always another year :+:

You can cancel you booking at the hotel and won't be charged :+:

[Monkeymax]

Thats a real shame!! never mind theres always another year :+:

Aye, but I had to do the same last year. And the year before (though that year I wasn't going with the MR2 club). So it's actually beginning to grate a bit. One of these days I won't be a student anymore so will actually have some money. Unfortunately I've not done any contract work in over a year, so have no extra income coming in anymore for proper hols. :-:


You can cancel you booking at the hotel and won't be charged :+:

I thought as much. In which case - does anyone want a twin room so that I can co-ordinate with them so that they can definitely book one when I cancel? No point me cancelling and it going to someone not on this trip, then someone on the trip not getting a room there!

[waynestoyotamr2]

Pete and myself are in contract negotiations (and financing negotiations!!) about Le Mans - looks like were both going to be there however..........!!!!

BRING IT ON NINJA!!!!!

[AW11 Forever]

Guys you better be there or you will face a spanking from Jo :twisted: :P :twisted:

You might as well car share and split the costs, good news update:

www.LDlines.com (http://www.LDlines.com) ferries have bought out Speedferries and are now operating their usual service Dover - Boulogne, I've been on their site and a return is only £48, see the IMOC LM09 thread for all the details.

Get booked peeps :+:

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Isnt this gonna split things though Mike ? like you we have booked our tickets with another operator & sail at different times, we will have to arrange a meeting point in France so we can all travel together ?, Jinx

[Mahmood]

I have been to this event for the past few years with White Rabbit Racing and with Piston Heads.

I am sorting out my trip at the moment and I will be there in my MR2 Mk1b.

8-)

[AW11 Forever]

Who are you going with this year, I think we bumped you last year? mica blue, was it you.

Come with us :+:

[AW11 Forever]

All the information you will need for this years trip can be found here on the IMOC Le Mans 2009 official thread

http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=99041

I will be looking after this trip again this year, please feel free to contact me if required

michael.sheavills@cartelgroupholdings.plc.uk

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Aston Martin testing at Paul Ricard last weekend.

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The car was officially written off in a crash during testing Thomas Enge was at the wheel

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Noooooo :shock: :roll: , thats a gorgeous looking car, are they planning on building another to replace it Mike, seeing as your the man in the know :+: , Jinx

[AW11 Forever]

God yes Jinx! Paul Ricard was just a test to make sure everything was functioning, I'm sure they have a few chassis knocked up waiting to be pranged again!

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Ive enroled Jason Jesse ( mk1 race series driver & girlfriend ) to come along to LeMans this year, his car is the beautiful MK1 done out in back & white U.S sherrifs Logo for racing, he wont be in the mk1 to Lemans for obvious reasons, but they are both really excited about coming along & know they will just love the banter & socialising we all have & they are a great couple !! :+: , ive sent them the links to both sites & the link to LeMans 2008 so they can see what its all about, pretty sure they will be staying at the White rabbit too & travelling with those of us who have the early ferry booked. Jinxy

[unowho]

Yep, just to re-iterate Jason and Cheryl are up for Le Mans :clap: :clap: , they are taking over Steve Kingsnorth's place, so now acting as their PR :crazy:

Mike is Steve's White car park ticket still available?

Debs

[AW11 Forever]

Yea, if they can Paypal me £37.50 the ticket is theirs. My paypal address is:

michael.sheavills@cartelgroupholdings.plc.uk

I'll confirm its theirs when payment received.

[AW11 Forever]

The following people have confirmed parking LM09 in the WHITE parking area


1. Peter Hartley/ Wayne Duncan ( still needs to pay )

2. Dan Morgan

3. Michael Sheavills

4. Mark Jones

5. Jinxy

6. Chris Roy

7. Dan Lodge

8. John Griffith

9. Reserved for Jasn and Cheryl

I have 1 spare white parking ticket, these are now fully sold out. PM me if you want to snap it up.

[unowho]

Mike will let you know asap about Jason's Car Park Ticket, will get Jinx to confirm with him.


Regarding Monday's Drop off - Can't really leave stuff at Jinx's as not sure what state they will be in after the Holiday :wtf: I could possible ask my mum, if it's ok to leave stuff at mine :problem: or could be left in Jinx's garage :silent:

Debs

[AW11 Forever]

Tom Mundy has snapped up the last white parking ticket.

Some useful tack info

http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/calen ... h09_gb.pdf (http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/calendrier/pdf/2009/24h09_gb.pdf)

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

just bought some stickers from Hollographics for the LeMans week !! :clap: :+: as Shane doesnt have the time to order them before the trip, so i think we will be applying them before we leave Billing :+: :+: , Jinxy

[AW11 Forever]

Nice one Jinx,

Keep it all under cover for now as we are having a competition for the best sticky MR2

[unowho]

Any news on Bolt-On Trip, quite fancy Bruges :+: :+:

What was the name of the Hotel you guys stayed in last time?

[AW11 Forever]

ter bruges

We need to sort something soon, times ticking

[unowho]

Right, as Boss is away :+: :clap: have looked at some Bruges Hotels, Ter Bruges doesn't have many rooms left at discount price but have included in the list, these are the one's I have found, tried to go with one's that also had parking :think: :silent:

http://www.justonehotel.com/interface/s ... ode=search (http://www.justonehotel.com/interface/search.php?mode=search)
Bryghia Hotel

http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/aragon. ... 2009-06-19 (http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/aragon.html?aid=308014;label=be%7Cbruges%7Chotels-bruges%7Ce;sid=fc6130acd0dd54561378426b3c3e8b3a;ch eckin=2009-06-16;checkout=2009-06-19)

http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/koffieb ... 6b3c3e8b3a (http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/koffieboontje.html?aid=308014;label=be%7Cbruges%7C hotels-bruges%7Ce;sid=fc6130acd0dd54561378426b3c3e8b3a)

http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/terbrug ... 2009-06-19 (http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/terbrughe.html?aid=308014;label=be%7Cbruges%7Chote ls-bruges%7Ce;sid=fc6130acd0dd54561378426b3c3e8b3a;ch eckin=2009-06-16;checkout=2009-06-19)

Quite like the top one, cheapish and cheerful looking or the 4 star one :silent:

Need to make a decision pretty sharpish those doing this Bolt-On :think:

[AW11 Forever]

Ok info on the bolt on's

There are 3 options to choose from.

1. Trip south to Milau organised by Dan
2. Trip to Disneyland Paris organised by Ki
3. Trip to Bruges in Belgium organised by Michael

If you are interested in any of the ''bolt on'' trips then contact the revelant people.

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Bruges
1/ Jinxy
2/ Deb
3/ Michael
4/ Joanne

Disneyland Paris
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Milau
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3/

[AW11 Forever]

Jinx,

Need a decision on the last parking ticket, I have one reserved for your racing friends who are coming. Got a few people wanting it if they don't.

Thanks mate
6 weeks to go :+: :clap: :crazy: :o :lol: :sick: :evil: :D :+: all this sums the trip up nicely

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Hi Mate, Jason & Sheryl sent a cheque to Debs, it arrived yesterday, this is for Steve Kingsnorths return ferry ticket ( as he cant go now ) & a car parking ticket, but im not sure if this was for a ticket that Steve has already bought from you OR for the last remaining ticket in question :think: , i will ask Debs today & she can post up an answer mate, but Yes we definately have Jason & sheryl aboard... litterally :mrgreen: & they will be staying at the "Shagging rabbit" for the Party too :+: , they said they dont think they can make Bruges......... but im working on them for that one too :+: :+: :lol: , Jinxy

[unowho]

Yes can confirm I have received Jason and Sheryl's cheque, some of which will be sent to BSK, the rest is for the car park ticket (Itake it BSK never did buy a tocket from you Mike?), but I can't deal with that until cheque clears/payday and I'm broke until then, but payday is this Thursday, been a long, long month......

[AW11 Forever]

Debs,

One was reserved for him but he never paid for the ticket.

I'll just get if off you with the parts ( Jinxy's parts ) money at Billing £117 altogther.

Cheers

[unowho]

Ok no probs, I'll provide the ticket monies, He can do the rest :wtf: !!!!!!!

Not long now :+: :clap: :clap:

[AW11 Forever]

I have a promotion code to get 5 euros off KANGAROO TV

JUST09

Go to www.kangaroo.tv/leman/justtickets (http://www.kangaroo.tv/leman/justtickets)

You will need to register and then reserve your TV online

I had Kangaroo TV last year and it was absolutely brilliant, radio, interactive leaderboards, you can control your own camera angles and choose in car cameras.

You get it from 10th - 14th so you will have it for all the qualifying.

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Mike, i could have had this, but its this or have a chopper ride over the track during racing..........er that'd be the chopper ride then !!!! :lol: :lol: :+: :clap: :mrgreen: how much is Kanga T.V Mikey ?
Im weeing my pants with excitment... not long now !!! :+: :+: , Jinx

[AW11 Forever]

Jinx,

£75 for the hire Wednesday - Sunday, worth every penny.

[tommundy]

Hi all,

Hisano's visa application still hasn't come back yet and both of our passports are in with that too. :crazy: :(

We're having the nightmare of holding off on booking big stuff that could be wasted and on the other hand leaving it too late to get booked, argh!

I really hope we make it. If not, make sure plenty of Desperados is drunk in our absence pleeeeeease! :)

Cheers
Tom

[AW11 Forever]

Can't believe this trip is less than 3 weeks away now

If you decide you want to come then please be assured you can make it happen, the 1st year we went ( 9 years ago now ) we only decided 1 week before.

We are camping with the French Drivers Club again this year, looks like they are bringing about 8 MR2's.

[tommundy]

White parking ticket up for grabs if you haven't already got one. It's one of the group ones so you'll be with other MK1's.

£37.

Selling due to my wife's visa application not being returned yet and our passports are with that. :(

PM me if interested.

Cheers
Tom

[Mahmood]

All booked :D . I shall be there with White Rabbit Racing. I arrive on the 11th and leave on the 15th. I won't be in my MR2 but I will look out for you all :wave:

I am sure I will see some MR2s on Friday driving up and down getting soaked by the crowds :lol:

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

Mahmood, you'll definately see us parked on the verge outside the Chinese cafe on the Mulsane straight on Mad Friday :+: , come & say Hi :wave: , Jinxy

[Mahmood]

Hi Jinxy

I'll keep a look-out for you. I've got your mobile number as well, so I'll try and find you at some point.

Have fun and enjoy the drive down. I should be going down in a nice smooth auto 4.3 Merc. estate.

[unowho]

Well the car's packed to the hilt :shifty:

Finish work at 1.00 on Friday the it's all systems goooooooooooo :+: :+:

[DevaMR2]

Nobody got anything to report from Le Mans???