And I'm back from Le Mans!
Expect the inevitable Le Mans Classic picture thread (and less inevitable vlog/video/thing) at some point in the next couple of weeks, in the mean time though here are some photos and info from the Friday Gathering.
We ended up having the chaps from Pistonheads piggy back our little event as they had their "pit stop" event cancelled at the last minute and wanted to come to somewhere to hand out their goodie bags. Lovely bunch of chaps who are much more well equipped with gazebos, branded stuff and Carambars then we are
... I had a chair under a tree and a bit of a breeze, so I was happy with that much. The day was HOT and we didn't really know how many people we'd have there given that it was promoted mainly via facebook, flyers with Le Mans tour operators and some forum sharing, also it was free so no tickets sales to indicate how it was going to be received. In the end I think we had about 230+ people and about 150 cars across the day, which made for a nice varied mix, and some fun soundtracks given some of the beasts that turned up, although UtterPiffle won the sound award as far as I'm concerned because the AMG 6.3 engine makes a delicious noise.
Anyway here are some photos so you can see what stuff a sunny day in France brings out :
Start with a bit of elegance in front of a bit of elegance
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
A bit more RR
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
The ride bstardchild arrived in
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
The sort of thing that turns up when Pistonheads get involved
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Really liked the orange air intake things on this, nice touch
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
998cc (I believe) dedication to the cause driving this to Le Mans and back
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
It isn't a real one, but it did sound fruity!
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Diversity is a good thing
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Used!
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
A range of Britishness (with a sneaky German), this TVR is a SEAC, which I had to ask the owner about, it has a bunch of carbon fibre body panels. TVR were the first company to apparently do this (at least on a production car)
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Retropower boys all happy in their 7 Series
IMG_3472 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
That is it really, there are some more photos here (you can see more of the cool stuff that turned up)
www.flickr.com/photos/retroscenemag/sets/72157668105258764
I'll get to the rest of Le Mans as quick as I can
Expect the inevitable Le Mans Classic picture thread (and less inevitable vlog/video/thing) at some point in the next couple of weeks, in the mean time though here are some photos and info from the Friday Gathering.
We ended up having the chaps from Pistonheads piggy back our little event as they had their "pit stop" event cancelled at the last minute and wanted to come to somewhere to hand out their goodie bags. Lovely bunch of chaps who are much more well equipped with gazebos, branded stuff and Carambars then we are
... I had a chair under a tree and a bit of a breeze, so I was happy with that much. The day was HOT and we didn't really know how many people we'd have there given that it was promoted mainly via facebook, flyers with Le Mans tour operators and some forum sharing, also it was free so no tickets sales to indicate how it was going to be received. In the end I think we had about 230+ people and about 150 cars across the day, which made for a nice varied mix, and some fun soundtracks given some of the beasts that turned up, although UtterPiffle won the sound award as far as I'm concerned because the AMG 6.3 engine makes a delicious noise.Anyway here are some photos so you can see what stuff a sunny day in France brings out :
Start with a bit of elegance in front of a bit of elegance
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
A bit more RR
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
The ride bstardchild arrived in
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
The sort of thing that turns up when Pistonheads get involved
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Really liked the orange air intake things on this, nice touch
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
998cc (I believe) dedication to the cause driving this to Le Mans and back
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
It isn't a real one, but it did sound fruity!
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Diversity is a good thing
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Used!
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
A range of Britishness (with a sneaky German), this TVR is a SEAC, which I had to ask the owner about, it has a bunch of carbon fibre body panels. TVR were the first company to apparently do this (at least on a production car)
Retro Rides Chateau Gathering 2016 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
Retropower boys all happy in their 7 Series
IMG_3472 by Retro Rides, on Flickr
That is it really, there are some more photos here (you can see more of the cool stuff that turned up)
www.flickr.com/photos/retroscenemag/sets/72157668105258764
I'll get to the rest of Le Mans as quick as I can
