LM24 Le Mans Museum and Historical stuff and sources

Mal · 31 May 2005, 15:30 (Ref:1315897)

There is an interesting article here stating that the ACO have approved plans by the Univesity of Kansas for a much larger museum at the Circuit.

**Aysedasi** · 31 May 2005, 15:46 (Ref:1315913)

$200M eh? Still, our American friends are undoubtedly good for it.....

It reminds me, I really must get into the museum one of these days - I still haven't managed it in 19 years!

Anyone know the opening times?

Mal · 31 May 2005, 16:09 (Ref:1315946)

I ve been once since 1983!

Alex Hodgkinson · 31 May 2005, 16:15 (Ref:1315950)

Went there a year ago.. great stuff

RobertPrange · 31 May 2005, 16:51 (Ref:1315987)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Anyone know the opening times?

I dont know the excat times but its even open during the race , i went there in 2003 during the morning hours (10 o´ clock or something)

Its kinda nice , but i was shocked not a single 956/962 was on display there. seems a little bit off , doesent it?

kdr · 31 May 2005, 16:52 (Ref:1315989)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

$200M eh? Still, our American friends are undoubtedly good for it.....

It reminds me, I really must get into the museum one of these days - I still haven't managed it in 19 years!

Anyone know the opening times?

i've been a couple of times, quite interesting, maybe could do with a little more space and some newer cars from recent years.

ayse you'll be lucky if you get to the circuit in time for the hawiian tropic girls this year...never mind the museum!

Fab · 31 May 2005, 17:21 (Ref:1316008)

Nice place, where I first met FG1 and family

There's always tourist all year long, coming from all around the world, but especially clubs coming from UK...

Robert, they mostly have there cars that offered factories or teams... if Porsche didn't make the gift...

RobertPrange · 31 May 2005, 18:23 (Ref:1316054)

yep thats probably the reason , it´s still strange that one of the most successfull cars ever is not present there.

Never mind , its still a very nice Museum , well worth a visit

rdjones · 31 May 2005, 18:26 (Ref:1316055)

I have been round a few times now and it is well worth, it also costs next to nothing to get into as well, around 5 euro's I think. If you have a spare hour during the race week pop in I highly recommend it.

**Bentley03** · 1 Jun 2005, 03:33 (Ref:1316368)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

It reminds me, I really must get into the museum one of these days - I still haven't managed it in 19 years!.....

This will not have gone unnoticed by the ACO who take a very dim view of such behaviour.......

Fab · 1 Jun 2005, 03:37 (Ref:1316369)

It's a very peacefull place... my children love to go there too...

Something's missing though : a decent cafetaria, or a "lunch" restaurant you very often have in museums... I'd like to have my professionnal meetings there, but there's nothing at the circuit to welcome you... each time I go there, I have to "lie" at the gate and say "I'm going to the ACO's tickets' desk", just for the pleasure to lurk in... kinda irrelevant, if you ask me... there's somehting to do there to really make it a place of pilgrimage all year long...

Gilles · 1 Jun 2005, 06:38 (Ref:1316445)

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Originally Posted by Fab

It's a very peacefull place... my children love to go there too...

Something's missing though : a decent cafetaria, or a "lunch" restaurant you very often have in museums... I'd like to have my professionnal meetings there, but there's nothing at the circuit to welcome you... each time I go there, I have to "lie" at the gate and say "I'm going to the ACO's tickets' desk", just for the pleasure to lurk in... kinda irrelevant, if you ask me... there's somehting to do there to really make it a place of pilgrimage all year long...

Ok it's just a lunch place and not really a good restaurant, bvut you can eat at "Le Casque" located inside the Technoparc and open all year long, with a specific LM decoration.

I know it's not an inside-track place but it's the nearest place to eat....

... or you drive 10 minutes back in the Nantes direction and stop ta the gastronomic "Tables de La Fontaine" co-owned by a real LM-nuts (akas me !!!!)

**Aysedasi** · 1 Jun 2005, 07:19 (Ref:1316454)

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Originally Posted by kdr

ayse you'll be lucky if you get to the circuit in time for the hawiian tropic girls this year...never mind the museum!

You're right. I'm pretty well writing off some of my much-loved preliminaries this year, worse luck. Still, I will be there eventually - and that's more than a lot of people.....

Fab · 1 Jun 2005, 08:05 (Ref:1316494)

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Originally Posted by Gilles

Ok it's just a lunch place and not really a good restaurant, bvut you can eat at "Le Casque" located inside the Technoparc and open all year long, with a specific LM decoration. I know it's not an inside-track place but it's the nearest place to eat....!!!!

I didn't this one ; but it's not completely "LM linked", as you can't see the track from the table... or am I too demanding ?

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Originally Posted by Gilles

.. or you drive 10 minutes back in the Nantes direction and stop ta the gastronomic "Tables de La Fontaine" co-owned by a real LM-nuts (akas me !!!!)

I didn't know you actuallyt owned a restaurant ! Where does it stand precisely ? I can't remember any restaurant on the way back to the Motorway gate to Nantes...

Nordic · 1 Jun 2005, 09:36 (Ref:1316564)

Never been in 25 years, maybe this year (I think I said that last year, and the year before etc!)

Gilles · 2 Jun 2005, 12:51 (Ref:1317997)

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Originally Posted by Fab

I didn't this one ; but it's not completely "LM linked", as you can't see the track from the table... or am I too demanding ?

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I didn't know you actuallyt owned a restaurant ! Where does it stand precisely ? I can't remember any restaurant on the way back to the Motorway gate to Nantes...

Sorry but no restaurant open all year long where you can see the track from your table.

During trade shows at the expo centre, if you eat at the restaurant, you'll see the Dunlop bridgeand the general entrance.

Sorry but we're not on the way to the motorway, but on the RN 23. After weel -eaten, you may acess to the A11 at Sable-La Fleche

ss_collins · 2 Jun 2005, 12:57 (Ref:1318007)

Gilles - if you promise good food I will dine there at some point on saturday/sunday or monday night!

(this week)

Gilles · 2 Jun 2005, 13:06 (Ref:1318023)

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Originally Posted by ss_collins

Gilles - if you promise good food I will dine there at some point on saturday/sunday or monday night!

(this week)

Wer're open on Saturday and Sunday but not monday night because it's our closure day every week.

Good Food is not a promise, it's a minimum... but i'll let you juge by yourself.

Please call 00 33 243 871 818 for your reservation.

Fab · 2 Jun 2005, 16:59 (Ref:1318253)

Sorry, I realized that we weren't in the "Accomodations" thread, but in the "Museum" thread ; my fault

we drifted massively...

Back to topic now - Gilles, I've pm you to keep on the talk...and we can talk about the restaurant by pm too, Brielga, or at least in the "Accomodations" thread.

Sorry again !

Gilles · 2 Jun 2005, 17:19 (Ref:1318272)

Anyway, a part of the decoration and the bar's library could be considered as a LM-related museum because I expose some of my automobilia.

FG1 · 3 Jun 2005, 09:27 (Ref:1318785)

If you do get to the museum, look out for the steam powered motorcyle. Rather you than me!

FG

AllonFS · 3 Jun 2005, 12:05 (Ref:1318942)

I go every couple of years, quite nice if hot (air con) or wet (roof!) and a few minutes of peace and quiet. Agree there is nothing recent car wise, but some nice older models and great incar footage of a lap pre-chicanes. Worth a visit if you haven't been before , espeically as it is reduced price during the race with an entry ticket.

Gilles · 3 Jun 2005, 12:16 (Ref:1318968)

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Originally Posted by AllonFS

I go every couple of years, quite nice if hot (air con) or wet (roof!) and a few minutes of peace and quiet. Agree there is nothing recent car wise, but some nice older models and great incar footage of a lap pre-chicanes. Worth a visit if you haven't been before , espeically as it is reduced price during the race with an entry ticket.

I visited a few weeks ago the Beaulieu NMM and this museum isn't so far up level to Le Mans one.

Ok they're some reconstitutions (the astonishing mid-thirties rural garage is a must) but the collection is quite equivalent

I met M.Piquera (the director of the museum) a few times and if he would have all the money and place he would like to have, probably would the museum extend.

The reserves are quite full of interesting cars and automobilia and I visit at least once a year the museum to support it.

If the recent cars aren't so numerous it may be because manufacturer keep them for corporate events or their private heritage collection.

should we raise a TT subscription to offer a 917 to the museum?

paul-collins · 3 Jun 2005, 13:05 (Ref:1319016)

Gilles, are you talking about a 917 for your own museum?

There is the 1971 winner in the museum's collection - it was on display when I was there back in 2002. (Along with the 1988 winnner and 1974, among others)

Funny, though, I don't recall any 956/962s at all.

RobertPrange · 3 Jun 2005, 15:02 (Ref:1319135)

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Originally Posted by paul-collins

Funny, though, I don't recall any 956/962s at all.

Thats because they dont have one

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