LM24 OK, So What Do We Talk About Between Last Year's Le Mans and Next Year's.....? - Page 91

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2018, 18:18 (Ref:3825702)

My Silverstone WEC ticket arrived today........

GT6 · 30 May 2018, 18:20 (Ref:3825703)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

My Silwerstone WEC ticket arrived today........

i have travel lodge booked but need to get tickets, hope they don't sell out

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2018, 18:34 (Ref:3825708)

You should be OK. I only bought one.......

GT6 · 30 May 2018, 18:38 (Ref:3825710)

Not bothered about the pit walk this year, the queue and wait last year was silly, so leaving tickets until closer to the time, hoping for a discount code

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2018, 18:40 (Ref:3825711)

I bought my ticket the day they went on sale and for the first year for 3 years, I didn't get a pitwalk ticket, so I don't know if they were on offer anyway. In any event, I'm not interested in that wait and crush so I would have given it away (as I've done for the past 2 years).

GT6 · 30 May 2018, 18:44 (Ref:3825713)

i agree the crush and wait last year was silly and to be honest it was not worth it.

S griffin · 30 May 2018, 20:23 (Ref:3825729)

What was the point of it, it seems it was not worth it by the comments

**Aysedasi** · 30 May 2018, 20:48 (Ref:3825736)

There are always a lot of people who want to do a pitwalk, particularly if it's for free.

S griffin · 30 May 2018, 20:59 (Ref:3825742)

It’s only worth it if it’s properly organised. Being free helps though

GT6 · 30 May 2018, 21:16 (Ref:3825748)

Pit lane viewings are always chaotic with hundreds of people always wanting to look into some garages while others are quite sparse, Silverstone tried to limit the amount of people but it just meant massive waits and then still difficult to see anything, will not bother doing it again. Le mans on friday is always open much longer and therefore everyone gets a chance

S griffin · 30 May 2018, 21:24 (Ref:3825750)

They do need to form an orderly queue at times. Sometimes it just ain’t worth it, as you guys said

nobster · 31 May 2018, 06:13 (Ref:3825794)

Good luck with the pitwalk at Silverstone. It will probably be as crowdy as in Spa thanks to a certain mr. Freddy A. driving for Toyota.

Giba · 31 May 2018, 06:19 (Ref:3825797)

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Originally Posted by nobster

Good luck with the pitwalk at Silverstone. It will probably be as crowdy as in Spa thanks to a certain mr. Freddy A. driving for Toyota.

Plus for Button will be there , so 99% of the people on the pit walk will be around those two garages and the rest will have lots of space to look round the rest.

Was it an autograph session during the pit walk at Spa? That always causes issues of some people trying to take photos of the cars and some wanting autographs

S griffin · 31 May 2018, 08:24 (Ref:3825820)

Button being there, will that make a difference? Being an ex F1 driver might add to it. It probably will be different. I think the drivers are the main stars in this series. They seem to be the main draw at times

**Aysedasi** · 31 May 2018, 17:22 (Ref:3825899)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

Button being there, will that make a difference? Being an ex F1 driver might add to it. It probably will be different. I think the drivers are the main stars in this series. They seem to be the main draw at times

At Silverstone? I would have thought so!

GT6 · 31 May 2018, 17:36 (Ref:3825901)

For the casual fans and those who only go to local races then yes the big ex F! names are always going to be a magnet, but hard core WEC fans are i am sure more interested in the cars

S griffin · 31 May 2018, 22:54 (Ref:3825938)

I think any extra publicity will help. Cars by themselves are no good

**Aysedasi** · 1 Jun 2018, 04:56 (Ref:3825958)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

I think any extra publicity will help. Cars by themselves are no good

Again, I don't follow, as Simon indicated, for many WEC fans, the cars are what it's all about.

GT6 · 1 Jun 2018, 06:20 (Ref:3825964)

The cars are the stars, i think there was a program called that.

For me any way i go to motor racing to see, hear and smell the cars, not the drivers

**Aysedasi** · 1 Jun 2018, 17:19 (Ref:3826069)

I would certainly hope you don't lurk arond the pit garages sniffing the drivers.......

GT6 · 1 Jun 2018, 17:26 (Ref:3826073)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I would certainly hope you don't lurk arond the pit garages sniffing the drivers.......

Ho Ho Andrew, i will leave that for you to do at scrutineering, you will get closer to them

Simmi · 2 Jun 2018, 10:36 (Ref:3826182)

Some really important info here for anyone attending Le Mans: the World Cup timings!

I know the vast majority of the forum are big footie fans so it's definitely worth making a note of these. And don't worry guys - you will be able to watch Egypt vs Uruguay in the village. Phew.

I couldn't find any of the Holland games on there though?

https://newsroom.lemans.org/fr/press...de-de-football

Truckosaurus · 2 Jun 2018, 10:55 (Ref:3826189)

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... I know the vast majority of the forum are big footie fans ...

Up The Saints!

claude2cv · 2 Jun 2018, 15:18 (Ref:3826233)

What is this foot the ball? Is it what mechanics do to stop getting bored between pit stops?

GT6 · 2 Jun 2018, 15:54 (Ref:3826241)

Never understand why people would drive hundreds of miles to watch a motor race then watch 22 overpaid actors pretend they were hurt when someone touches them, and on very rare occasions kick an inflated pigs bladder around a lawn.

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