Le Mancs Classic Blat 2023

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

I’ve been into the circuit today with @W Shep as a passenger, been a good day apart from we’ve been queuing an hour already to get out 😅

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

Went through LeMans centre on way back to digs past Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans 🙂

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

We went out for a late meal, first restaurant refused us entry it was quite posh and I had a bright orange 2012 Stoneleigh helper T shirt on which probably didn’t help😅 

second restaurant was a 24 hour pizza place which ended up being a roadside vending machine so gave it a miss 😆

 

Mission accomplished found a cafe bar and we had streak and @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO had chicken supreme with a massooosive pepper mill 😆

[Mark Stanton]

Quote

massooosive pepper mill

Any jokes that it is a normal size pepper mill are lazy 😁

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

Reminds me of a Victoria Wood sketch. 

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

Just over 200 miles under the belt today 😎

We had a couple of early morning glitches Wayne had a coolant pipe leak and Jim had a loose steering column, both quickly fixed and onward to Luxenbourg 🙂

 

We enjoyed a nice scenic route through Luxembourg including up a cycle path when Paul was leading 😅

 

 

 

 

 

On into Germany and we’ve arrived at a hotel stop for two nights near the Nurburgring 🙂

 

 

[Blatman]

On 01/07/2023 at 20:19, Nic Chase (NICO) - Shropshire & Mid-Wales AO said:

Should have gone to Specsavers, Slasher 🤣

 

Or he needs a new booster cushion...

 

Sorry Slasher. Love you really... 

 

Looks like a fantastic trip. I'd love to join you boys on one of them some time.

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

We stayed up late last night and Terry needed an extra few zedz after breakfast 😆

 

 

we had all day to relax before the big event so we had a quick lunch stop in the twisties near Nurburgring

 

and then starting at 5pm the brave trio Paul, Jim  and me on the ring while Terry and Wayne spectated at the 16 km corner 😎

 

 

 

my lap time includes car park time !!

 

 

First on track at 5pm 😁

 

 

 

 

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

Todays trip was from Germany to Holland via Spa circuit for a quick look at track action 🙂
 

Spa also has a good cart track

 

 

on route to Eindhoven we had a close call with a level crossing @W Shep had to do a quick reverse when the barrier came down 😵

 

 

Chinese for tea followed by a Tesla taxi home 😎

 

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

Today we travelled from Rotterdam Europort and called into ER Classics on route, some nice cars for sale but a bit pricey 😵

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

We are now all home safe and sound.. we did get drenched on the M62 on the way back from Hull ferry port though 😅

 

1550 miles in 10 days 😎

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

A word of warning.

 

If you are going to 'do' the Nurburgring and you have a lockable boot lid, make sure you lock it before venturing out on track, also make sure any items in the boot are securely stowed, especially your emergency toilet roll   

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

44 minutes ago, Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO said:

A word of warning.

 

If you are going to 'do' the Nurburgring and you have a lockable boot lid, make sure you lock it before venturing out on track, also make sure any items in the boot are securely stowed, especially your emergency toilet roll   

 

Did you tell it to 'Bog off'?

 

Clearly @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator can use editions of 'Westfield World' to time his laps and the ex squaddie has gone soft and has to carry quilted velvet loo roll, rather than a shovel!

 

I dare not ask how @Terryathome rings! 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

1 hour ago, Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO said:

A word of warning.

 

If you are going to 'do' the Nurburgring and you have a lockable boot lid, make sure you lock it before venturing out on track, also make sure any items in the boot are securely stowed, especially your emergency toilet roll   

 

I was peddling behind @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO and for a minute I thought I was in a Andrex advert when the (stolen from hotel) toilet roll exploded in the rooster tail wind vortex 🤣

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Meanwhile join me and @W Shep on track at Le Mans