Longest PH tour of LM duty?

[lemansman]

OK time to show our age(?) Which PHer has been going to Le Mans longest?

I'll start with my first race in 1989 so fifteenth anniversary due next year!

Lemansman

[DustyC]

1997 for me.

[Marki]

Mr McNab must win this by a handy margin

[glassthorpe]

First went in 1981 - but I've only been 7 times in total.

[ian d]

only 3 in a row so far

[tony_996hasgone]

First time was 1989 and have just done my 15th year on the trot.... would be interesting to work out how much alcohol I've consumed down there over the 15 years.

[neilsie]

Also, first went in '89, was such a novice, even took our own beer!

[ginettag27]

Also only since '97, but have also managed three Prequals and the Classic last year. So last year went three times!!

First time, did the weekend, but since then have been going for longer and longer... Soon we'll have to buy a house there

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[Bobo W]

Just pipped Lemansman with annual pilgrammage starting in 1987 plus @ 6 or so visits to Pre-Qualifying.

[littlegearl]

er, 2002 and 2003...

i'll get me coat...


ok, so this smilie means nothing but i couldn't find a "get coat" smilie and i saw this so i thought i'd use it as it looks cool!!!

[Alfa Dave]

Just pipped Bobo - first trip 1986 - on a Page & Moy coach trip. Drove down early Saturday returned straight after the race - truly awful, but enough to get bitten by the bug.... have always driven down since.

[Mark B]

1993 was my first year, have been every year since including various pre qual weekends and last years Classic.

Can't make it this year in June, going to the Classic in July though......

[mal]

My first year was in 1983 and I have been 15 times since.

Cant say as much about PH though as I only discovered it last month

[Graham]

only just started. been going since 96, not sure about next year as i want to go to sebring, but im trying to arrange a quick flight in and out.

[c3 gtk]

First trip 1985 on a Page and Moy coach trip slept in the luggage hold. Second was a "VIP" coach trip with P7M (same trip with free bottle of wine) Third year flew Gatwick to Paris then coach to Le Mans (no I don't know why either)........
Flew myself and mates there a few times, been down towing a caravan,in a hire car,various Porsches etc.
So this year was my 18th in a row and counting.

[charlescrawley]

I went first with MarkB's group in 1998. Apparently I'm still a newbie!

[raceboy]

Well relative newcomers, started in 98, spur of the moment type thing, ordered General Admission tickets from MRI, booked a last minute ferry and set off, arrived there late night Friday and bought a camping permit for 'Blue' of a french bloke on the gate
99 was an MRI Bus trip as I was between cars, never again, it's just not the same somehow
00/01 drive down in the TVR , 02 share a motorhome, missed the (speedy) drive, so 03 back in the TVR

[blackzr]

First trip 1980, took my then three year old son in 83. My son and I have been most years since. I was part of the Jaguar effort in the late 80's and the Nissan R390GT's in the 90's (probably guess I worked for TWR for a while). My son followed in my foot steps (foolish child) and has been a mechanic with various teams at the race, and many others, for the last four years.
Looking foward to the LM series next year!!

[Mark B]

blackzr said:

First trip 1980, took my then three year old son in 83. My son and I have been most years since. I was part of the Jaguar effort in the late 80's and the Nissan R390GT's in the 90's (probably guess I worked for TWR for a while). My son followed in my foot steps (foolish child) and has been a mechanic with various teams at the race, and many others, for the last four years. Looking foward to the LM series next year!!

Ah Geoff, So you're on hear too, we haven't spoken for a long time hope all is OK........... Didn't know you were a big LM fan, me too, but not for quite as long as you....

Cheers,
Mark B
(From ACR Solutions)

[Mark B]

blackzr said:

First trip 1980, took my then three year old son in 83. My son and I have been most years since. I was part of the Jaguar effort in the late 80's and the Nissan R390GT's in the 90's (probably guess I worked for TWR for a while). My son followed in my foot steps (foolish child) and has been a mechanic with various teams at the race, and many others, for the last four years. Looking foward to the LM series next year!!

Ah Geoff, So you're on hear too, we haven't spoken for a long time hope all is OK........... Didn't know you were a big LM fan, me too, but not for quite as long as you....

Cheers,
Mark B
(From ACR Solutions)