longman
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Race de Remparts angoulemelongman
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Sept 20, 2022 21:33:12 GMT
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Some of you have done this event already but I thought I would document it as its a fantastic way to spend a long weekend,, So we started last Thursday and met at the Eurotunnel , a problem immediately occurred with me having a flat left rear , we pumped it up on the train and pulled in to the nearest French services when in France , luckily the SL has a full size spare.. So , that changed we ventured to Le Haute de Lis hotel in Villandry , the hotel owner Pascal loves classic cars and red wine so a very funny night as had by all , I would highly recommend this hotel as a stop off , its great.. From there we decided to visit the Hotel De France where some of the historic Le Mans drivers stayed.. The next stop was a random stop by Nige who was in the lead , the village was mostly shut but we found a cafe and had a bunch of coffee's , cheap as .. next stop , we had some sustenance so where to eat , again Nige found the spot..
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Paul 98 500 SL 86 911 Carrera/sold 23 Octavia Phev
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longman
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Race de Remparts angoulemelongman
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Sept 20, 2022 21:34:25 GMT
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More to follow..
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Paul 98 500 SL 86 911 Carrera/sold 23 Octavia Phev
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longman
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Race de Remparts angoulemelongman
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Sept 21, 2022 7:24:18 GMT
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Forgot to say that Rouen is now a low emission zone which means you need a vignette , my car was eligible but the older Porsches were not so I dropped a pin by Yvetot which neatly took us round . Then off to our Gite via a Carrefour and plenty of twisty roads ,we stayed at Les Rivieres Gites in Nadaillac which is about 30 mins south of Angouleme . Saturday morning we went to Brantome for a coffee and a mooch , its very pretty ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/longman/ab3a42e11e3d.jpg) Then off to Angouleme to get our tickets and some lunch , the atmosphere in Angouleme at race weekend is great , there are classic cars parked all over the place and you never know what's going to be in the next square/street , its great. ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/longman/6976bb27e00c.jpg) In Angouleme.. The town has some interesting art/graffiti as well , this is only a small sample , there's loads to see Some of the race cars ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/longman/5357f314ce87.jpg) The start of one of the races .. Back to the Gite after a great day , another BBQ then an early doors departure for a nearly 8hrs drive back to Calais , E10 at Calais was 1.41 euro a litre and the 98 was only a bit more expensive , needless to say we all filled up. Quiet roads in the UK on monday because of the funeral and back home , if you can do it its a brilliant trip and well worth it. Cheers Paul
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Sept 22, 2022 13:13:43 GMT
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Excellent! That brings back some good memories!
I think it'll be a while until I go again as it's in term time...
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sonus
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Feb 15, 2023 21:58:06 GMT
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I think we might have sat beside each other on Tribune Wilson π
πMe and my dad had seats on row J seat 8 and 9
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Current 1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype 2004 TVR T350C 2017 BMW 340i
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Plenty of nice pictures, but this one excites me most, what is it? Something citroen traction avant based probably? Reminds me a bit of the "edsel rod". ![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zj-93uj2nEw/hqdefault.jpg)
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longman
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Race de Remparts angoulemelongman
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Its a Georges Irat .. I'd never heard of them..
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Paul 98 500 SL 86 911 Carrera/sold 23 Octavia Phev
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