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THANK YOU !! A BIG Thank you to all who supported Jean Marc Dubost & I and made this year's Le Mans Classic a HUGE Success..[
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Thursday Afternoon , 5th July....... Sunny Start arrived wearing short sleeved shirt, Met up with most at Portsmouth and spent a pleasent hour or so socialising with not just ACOC members but may Classic Car Enthusiasts...... Petrol Heads....... Really is surprising how so many people from all walks of life and all nationalities love the AC Marque....... long may it continue.[
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Majority of Sea crossing spent eating , drinking and chatting with like minded AC OC members, bed 02.00, awake 06.00 Shower, down on car deck, rerady for departure like a pack ? Swarm ? of Lemmings.
06.50 arrived in Caen and managed to dodge the heavier showers, as long as your doing more than 50 mph you stay pretty dry, It's the slower Tin Tops and Moderns that hold you up, Ahhh.. Another change of socks, wring out the carpet and onward.
The Friday Night ACOC Dinner lived up to expectation as did the lack of Taxi to get one back to Chateau. We got Back by 02.20.
Saturday, Early Breakfast, 15/ 16 Km run and into circuit by 8.30 /9.15. Not the First by any means. (Don't any of you SLEEP)[?]
Put up the very large picture of John Devesons Le Mans 24hr (1959) Class winning Ace, and spent some time talking to Patrick Peter and furnished him with this years Rally Plaque.
Great racing all day dodge the heavy rain, very long delay for the Group 4 night race, As marshalls worked from three different grid sheets, ( Only the French ) we watched the race then left the Circuit at 02,30 Sunday morning and returned to Chateau just after 03.00, Sorry for waking those in the bedrooms above the garage.
Late break fast... 08.00. Return to Circuit, meet many Old Friends and make many New Ones.
Nice to meet up with Constant Wagner between races and other Eurpoean ACOC members.
Thankfully Craig and I were in Plateau 3 paddock when the Heavens really opened up, Waders and Snorkells being the order for the next 10 minutes. (How that fits in with dress Smart Casual ? I aint the Faintest), BEX289 piloted by Piere Modas/Patrick Percevault and Fredrick Berchon...... What a great looking Ace.. [:p]
The Cobras did Bloody Well against the Mighty GT40s, but the Aces didn't fair so well, I Did offer Bertrand Leseur my Disrtibutor to continue racing, but too big a job to dismantle BEX333 remove drive shaft to assist David Allborough's Ace Bristol continue racing.
Mid Sunday Afternoon after saying goodbyes, travelled back to Chateau then onward to next destination, dinner and chill out with a dozen friends until early hours.
Monday arrived dry, quick photo session, Can there ever be a Quick photo Session when John & Rev Limiter (Dee) direct Peter de Rousset-Hall for a photo shoot..[?] Fairwells, then thunder along the French D roads to Cean, stopping for yet more Go Juice, Coffee and Beers.
Felt so sorry for the guy in the E-Type who thought he could simply overtake 4 cobras, a Supersonic and a Ace Britsol in one go, Did any one pick up his Baseball Cap[
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Craig and I in BEX333 enjoyed driving in the usual Cobra Company with the added bonus of having the Willment Ghia Supersonic of Mark Chowis with us for 4 days, We couldn't believe the attention the Red Willment Ghia Supersonic (427 Cobra Coupe) attracted..[8D].
Caught up with many on the Ferry returning to Portsmouth and spent a few hours with Kevin Kivlochan and Mark Freeman who competed successfuly in Marks 1964 Cobra (Plateau 4.)...Well Done !
A big thank you to all who helped make the 6th Le Mans Classic weekend a success, Especially Jean Marc for securing the various Chateau and arranging the ACOC Gala Dinner at Auberge des Matfeux.
Hope you all arrive home safely.
Last but not least, furthest travelled this year were a group of 4 from OZ, with members from South Africa, USA, Germany,England, France,etc. so didn't break 2010 record.
Cheers
Keith ..[]..[]