[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Okay gang. Whilst all you petrol heads are still high from Lewis' first F1 win, anybody else off to Le Mans?

[Mylo]

Oh yes , I'll be there, missed the last two years due to work..

Be there from Wednesday afternoon so won't miss any of the fun.

[Mylo]

are you going for the annual drinking festival, or the seldom seen motor race, NapoleonGuitarSolo?

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

I'm off tonight. My first time so pretty excited right now

[Mylo]

You will love it

Which camp-site are you on ?

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

There's a motor race:grin

Drinking, bbq'ing, drinking & spectating.

I'm on Karting Nord

[Mylo]

We are in Technoparc, so just down the road

Taking our mountain bikes in the support van this year.
Should be entertaining after a case or two of Kantenbrau

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Wanted to take bikes but ran out of time to get a rack.

Hope the local carrefour sells bruggs, I love that stuff.

The weather looks warm but stormy. Those French thunderstorms can download a lot of the wet stuff.

[Mylo]

Le Mans can have some serious weather but it's nothing like back home.

Warm rain is so much nicer and gives you a rare chance of a wash

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Well have a good time.

I'll be leaving in the next 25 mins.

Just hope I don't get lost in Rouen again

[Mylo]

Hope you have a great time too matey

If you spot a large British gorilla wearing a black and white Fedora hat it could well be me

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

I'll keep a look-out and a handy suppy of kantenbrau flavoured bananas

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

I'll keep a look-out and a handy suppy of kantenbrau flavoured bananas

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Hey, I really am about to dash but if you are still there: are you the same mylo from beermountain.com?

[Mylo]

yep, finally left the security of the AVF

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Ha ha, me too .


Right, thats me done....


going, going.......gone!

[Mylo]

safe journey bruv

Le Mans can have some serious weather but it's nothing like back home

You weren't there in 2001 then I've never seen rain like it
I'm off tomorrow can't wait should be a good race with copious amounts of JD thrown in

[Mylo]

I was there in 2001 forgot to put a smilie at the end of that statement.

The weather this year was horrendous
Still we had a great time all the same.

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Man can it rain The last two hours and the walk back to karting, boy, I don't think I've ever been as wet...seriously!

Still, fair play Mylo. You said I'd enjoy it and you were bang on the money. I think that's the best 6 day's I've ever had. I'm genuinely emotional that it's all over.

Time to start planing for 2008 and hope Aston Martin enter P1

[domtheone]

Originally Posted by NapoleonGuitarSolo

Time to start planing for 2008 and hope Aston Martin enter P1

Did you hear the interview with Dave Richards? He kind of hinted towards that

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Yep, I did hear the Dave Richards interview.

Lets hope he can come up with something special.

[QUOTE Lets hope he can come up with something special.[/QUOTE]


Oh god it wouldn't be a diesel would it

Great weekend once again least we know the next few will be far too hot as we've had the token wet one

Well done Aston

[NapoleonGuitarSolo]

Oh god it wouldn't be a diesel would it

Actually, that's a tricky one. Unless they change the regs, it's hard to see how a petrol can currently win; if you discount reliability and crashes.

On the other hand, a diesel Aston is just wrong.

Dave did imply something special so how about something really left-field like a gas-turbine; akin to something like the Rover-BRM machine of the mid 60's?

That's probably ludicrous and I'll get flamed but hell, I just can't get my head round a diesel Aston

[alexs2]

Originally Posted by NapoleonGuitarSolo

Actually, that's a tricky one. Unless they change the regs, it's hard to see how a petrol can currently win; if you discount reliability and crashes.

On the other hand, a diesel Aston is just wrong.

I quite agree....a diesel Aston just wouldnt seem right.

On the other hand I admire what Audi and Peugeot have done in bringing diesel technology to a race that wouldnt have seemed possible a few yrs ago.

The point about the regs is of course also true,and does favour the diesels,but the ACO has shown previously that they are up to the job of levelling out the playing field.

Whatever Dave Richards does with the Aston,lets hope it's good.....all of his previous efforts have been very well thought out and superbly run by his Prodrive company....good luck to him.

[Mylo]

DR won't build a diesel car, he'll just make the Aston so damn good that it kicks every other teams arse

[domtheone]

Diesels will probably have their own class in a year or 2 if more manufacturers join in.

Will probably take some shifting in the regulations as they are significantly superior at the mo

[SAH]

Diesel's advantage's will be reduced next season.

The new Aston is likely to be built to the new LMP1 coupe regulations anounced this year.

The new cars are basicaly the same as the Peugeot 908 under the skin, but with a body that looks more like a Mercedes CLR or Nissan R390.

By 2010 both Audi and Peugeot will have to build a car to these regs.

Reading in Autosport today all cars next year will run on a Bio fuel mix with petrol,diesel or ethanol.
The ACO will also allow Electro hybrids. the car at the the back is a Prius

[SAH]

Word is Acura/Honda will be in P1 NEXT year, rather than P2.

With a hybrid.