Thoughts of a Dreamer: Classic Le Mans

Last month I was intending to take the TR6 to Classic Le Mans. It wasn't to be as at the last minute I found a coupling in the steering had perished and so at the last minute, the 2000 stepped in as a substitute transport. Had I been thinking straight, this would have created the opportunity to take the "comfy camping" gear with me. But it didn't! So here's a picture of the tiny £10 tent, plus small gazebo set up at Maison Blanc on the Thursday before the main event started.

The tent is slightly shorter than I am tall and just a little wider than a single airbed. Space is, as they say, at a premium! Two years ago in the scorching heat, it was fine but in this years mixed weather, it was a bit cramped. To resist the temptation of using it again, it went into the skip! So at less than £2 per night camping, I can't complain, can I?

Friday was a day spent wandering around the village, looking at cars and sampling the beer. It would have been rude not to! A lot of the cars were under cover as a result of the rain - but here's a few...
To the right is a slightly potty looking Bentley and left a Zegato bodied Alfa Romeo

And below here, we found a Ferrari 365 Daytona. There's a very strong David Bache influence in the design of the Daytona - looked at from the right angle, you can see a definite influence from the Rover 3500 SD1 - particularly from the front angle. Some say that it's the other way round of course...

Those who have seen "Cars" will easily recognise this next one - a Hudson Hornet, two-time winner of the "Piston Cup"

And to finish this section, a selection of pictures from the racing. The fencing at Le Mans is a challenge for photography unless you can get an official photographer's permit. But in view of what happened in 1955, you can well understand the need for caution...