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Rob Barff

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29 posts

271 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Just a quick post to thank all the TVR supporters who were at Le Mans at the weekend.

Although the results were not as good as we hoped for I enjoyed the whole 'Le Mans Experience' a great deal.

The highlight for me was the drivers parade on the Friday evening - what an event! For 90 minutes it was like being a popstar! Huge thanks to everybody who was there and raised the roof when we came past in the open top Bentley.

So on behalf of all the team, THANK YOU

viperman

956 posts

272 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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great job rob, hope you will be back next year. Reading your post has just made me think of something i would LOVE to see. That thing, the TVR Cerbera Speed 12 at Le Mans, racing, WOW! i can picture it now, would look amazing!

johno

8,515 posts

289 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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We were really gutted for you Rob ... but ultimately extremely proud that you were there in the 1st place.

Well done and see you there next year....

hantstvr

199 posts

266 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Great to see TVR at Le Mans. Fabulous effort just to be there. As one of many proud owners I say 'well done Rob and the rest of the team' - Roll on next year!

Nick

Cerbera2004

5,161 posts

258 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Indeed, very well done to all concerned.

Rest assured, if TVR return next year, the support will be even greater!

calypsoelise

113 posts

260 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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rob - nice to see TVR there, shame Lotus can't do something... have to agree with you about the parade - we were lucky enough to be in it as well... thanks to you guys and all the other drivers for the way you treated everyone... you and the other drivers were so open with everyone... also nice to see the TVR pits being so open and friendly as well.. F1 could learn a lot...

ps. loved the hair...

gary judd

2,675 posts

272 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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yep drivers parade was brill . hope you are there next year, already looking forward to it.

crimson king 500

553 posts

269 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Boy oh boy was I so proud to be associated with TVR, to hear that there were over 1200 TVRs down there, perhaps as many as 1500, we were all willing the team on, it is just a shame, but it took Bentley 3 years.

Rob it was great to see your posting, I am sure that you will be back, thanks for everything.
CK500

williamp

19,546 posts

280 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Great to see you there.

I thoyught it was a great first effort, and you certainly had the british support in the GT class!

weatherboard

112 posts

275 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Just to echo the other posts, fantastic to see you there in the first place and based on what you achieved it can only be better for 2004!

Cant wait

dicky

928 posts

291 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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Well done for getting there, it was such a shame when both cars did not finnish,
hope to see you back there next year!!!!!!!!!!!!

kpmiller

221 posts

258 months

Monday 16th June 2003
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It was great to see tvr at LM this year, lets hopew it continues and just gets better. Fantastic weekend

hansgerd

1,274 posts

291 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Firstly, congratulations for the effort . It was a great pleasure to see TVR at LM and I'm sure they will be there again next year. Rob, you still have to sign my shirt as I didn't manage to see you after the race. I had to leave before the finish. So, you have to do that in five weeks at Spa (?) or next year. Anyway, what a great effort of you guys. Strangely, I only got fotos of the no 92 car. I'll send them off to you tomorrow.

.Mark

11,104 posts

283 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Agree with all - well done TVR, a fantastic sight to see.
Was it just me or did all the other TVR owners feel an imense sense of pride, tingling all over, the hairs on the back of the neck stand up and dare I say a lump in the throat the first time those fantastic cars came rumbling around the circuit.

Roll on next year, good effort lads!

ehasler

8,567 posts

290 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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.Mark said: Agree with all - well done TVR, a fantastic sight to see.
Was it just me or did all the other TVR owners feel an imense sense of pride, tingling all over, the hairs on the back of the neck stand up and dare I say a lump in the throat the first time those fantastic cars came rumbling around the circuit.

Roll on next year, good effort lads!


Yep - bloody good effort, and I felt exactly the same when they came round for that first lap.

Dan

1,068 posts

291 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Well Done Rob and the rest of the lads. LM 2003 was a great experience. We all hope to see you back next year, where I think we can guarantee at least as much support.

Cheers Dan

Rob Barff

Original Poster:

29 posts

271 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Cheers!

No news on 2004 yet but I'm sure TVR will look at going back to Le Mans - we have unfinished business there now....

HarryW

15,276 posts

276 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Excellent to be there and feel a part of it, so to speak, very impressed to see the drivers, Peter Wheeler/Ben and the De Walt/Salisbury guys in Houx on Friday , I doubt if that would have been repeated in the Bentley (audi coupe ) camp .
Rob did the driver of the car (spyker?) that punted your/the 91 car get a sound thrashing when he got back to the pits .

Harry

crimson king 500

553 posts

269 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Rob
Pleased to hear that TVR have unfinished business there, I am sooooooo looking forward to next year already.
You are assured of massive support and the hairs on the back of my neck sure did tingle.
CK500

patrick

513 posts

291 months

Tuesday 17th June 2003
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Well done TVR !!!

Agree completely with the sense of pride.... seeing them come round for the first few laps from the Esses was a fantastic feeling. Sounded even better from the Porsche Curves
Can't wait for next year -- hopefully the restrictions won't be so bad