Dates for LM 2004 ?

Dates for LM 2004 ?

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rocket

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1,282 posts

291 months

Wednesday 18th June 2003
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Yeah, I know it's a long way off, but does anyone know the dates for 2004? Someone mentioned 19th/20th June, but is this confirmed?

littlegearl

3,139 posts

264 months

Wednesday 18th June 2003
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it will be the middle weekend of june, something like the 13th/14th, it always is... 19th/20th is too late

the test days are 5 weeks before that on the first weekend of may, around the 2nd...

BCA

8,651 posts

264 months

Wednesday 18th June 2003
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Back in 97 it was the 5/6 of June IIRC cant remember why though. Its possible it could be the 19/20th I guess

FourWheelDrift

89,637 posts

291 months

GT5S_1985

703 posts

263 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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"Just Tickets" says the following when I asked them when tickets will be available for 2004:

Not until later in the year October/November time. If you wish to book
for next year the best advise I can give you is to secure your booking for
next year with a Deposit of £50 per vehicle. This will secure any
Campsite/Grandstand you may want.
Regards

jpchenet

84 posts

259 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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The ACO say the provisional dates for 2004 are 12th and 13th June. But they are by no means confirmed yet.

In my experience, it's normally the third Sunday in June so that would make it the 19th and 20th.

neilr

1,530 posts

270 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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19th & 20th would make the most sense as its the weekend nearest the longest day of the year, and isnt that how they decide when to hold it? ie least hours of darkness there's likely to be. I could be (and probably am) wrong though.

jpchenet

84 posts

259 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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If they do it by the longest day then this years would be this coming weekend.

OK.....Everyone back to Le Mans

tony_996hasgone

3,160 posts

265 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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jpchenet said:
If they do it by the longest day then this years would be this coming weekend.

OK.....Everyone back to Le Mans


Now, that's the best idea I've heard... can you organise the other "100,000 or so" people to be there?

sixspeed

2,061 posts

279 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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.... what do you mean you're just joking???

I just packed everything into the car again! :P


Oh well, least I'll have the best campsites all to myself. And I can hoon it up and down the Mulsanne all night long





-andy-

raceboy

13,274 posts

287 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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As daft as it sounds I really like the idea of going to Le Mans when the race isn't on visit the museum, cruise around the area visit some of the places on route, Another idea may be to stay on after the race for a few days, anyone know how long the place takes to get back to 'normal' after the race, are all the hotels empty by Tuesday night

neilr

1,530 posts

270 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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my brother did that a couple of years ago, visited the museum etc and abused the road between the mulsanne roundabout and porsche curves. He said it seemed a bit strange with no race related activity going on but highly enjoyable nontheless

nubbin

6,809 posts

285 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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That would be a good PH weekend - go down late Friday to miss all the cops, stay until Tuesday for general track lapping and museum perusing, along with wine tasting etc. Nice 4 day shindig!

FourWheelDrift

89,637 posts

291 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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raceboy said:
anyone know how long the place takes to get back to 'normal' after the race,


about 364 days

cinqster

1,057 posts

286 months

Thursday 19th June 2003
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BCA,

IIRC, it was so that it didn't clash with some tossy Roland Garros tennis thingy going in Paris?

jvaughan

6,025 posts

290 months

Friday 20th June 2003
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neilr said:
my brother did that a couple of years ago, visited the museum etc and abused the road between the mulsanne roundabout and porsche curves. He said it seemed a bit strange with no race related activity going on but highly enjoyable nontheless

Did this 3 weeks ago. great. even managed to walk around the town, to the cathedral, museum, and carefore too.

size13

2,032 posts

264 months

Friday 20th June 2003
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jvaughan said:


neilr said:
my brother did that a couple of years ago, visited the museum etc and abused the road between the mulsanne roundabout and porsche curves. He said it seemed a bit strange with no race related activity going on but highly enjoyable nontheless



Did this 3 weeks ago. great. even managed to walk around the town, to the cathedral, museum, and carefore too.


www.rcraig.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/france2002/Friday%2021st%20June%202002/default.htm

This was the week after the race last year
It's a bit slow to load though!

>> Edited by size13 on Friday 20th June 12:36