CLM 2010 - DDK Karting Nord Campsite info UPDATED 5/7/10

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CLM 2010 - DDK Karting Nord Campsite info UPDATED 5/7/10

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only 2 weeks to go 8)

bit of info regarding the DDK camping :


1. The campsites do not open until 2pm on the Thursday. It is unlikely you'll able to blag your way on before this ..... so enjoy the drive down ;)

2. When you receive you tickets, you will have been allocated a pitch number. Karting Nord will have been marked out with corrosponding marked pitches & in theory ACO officials will show you to your pitch when arriving.

Because DDK have booked 65 pitches, all next to each other, we can be flexible about where people camp etc. As long as we respect the access roads we are free to pitch out tents where we want, so if there is a group of you who want to camp together, this will be possible as long as you don't use more space than your pitches allow. On this note, please don't get upset if you turn up & find your pitch number has a tent on it as there will be other pitches that are clear :) If there are any problems please search me out & I'll try & sort it :)

3. Just in case anyone is expecting DDK to have organised anything else ..... we haven't !! ;) What you get from the DDK camping package is the ability to camp in club camping with fellow DDKe'rs. DDK have not & are not organising any events, food , drink etc etc . In other words, as with most DDK events, we are having a laid back approach to things :)

For anyone who has not been to LeMans before, please ask around as there are loads of DDK'ers who have & I'm sure will help you out with advice etc on where to go & where to watch etc etc :)

4. In complete contradiction to point 3. ..... we are planning on having a DDK drive from Karting Nord , to the Mulsanne Straight with a planned stop at the 2nd chicane. We aim to have a photo opportunity here. This will be 9.30 am on FRIDAY MORNING

We are assuming 2 things ...... that the Mulsanne isn't getting closed until midday & that the chicanes are open. IF THE POLICE MOVE US ON WE"LL HAVE TO CALL IT A DAY !

The plan is to leave Karting Nord at 9.30 am. We have up to 65 cars, so to enable all to leave the site safetly please don't hang around waiting ... just drive to the 2nd chicane & meet there. When at the chicane, park up in a 'fan style' to enable us to get all the cars on.

Please be considerate on the Mulsanne as we don't want DDK bring into disripute .... the police WILL be monitoring this area, so no excessive speeding.

Once we have done the photo, my plan is to drive up the Mulsanne ( north ) turn around at the top roundabout & head back down to drive as much of the circuit as I can including Arnage etc :) as this will be the last chance to do this before the roads are closed.

For info, practice sessions for the racing start 3pm Friday. Tracklaps for some clubs are 8.30 pm Friday

5. Based on 24hr Lemans gossip, the Police were out in force handing out massive fines & confiscation cars for excessive speeding ..... be careful !!!!!
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I assume you all know how to get to Karting Nord ?
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The entrance to Karting Nord is top left as you look at the map off the roundabout.
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James, Is it the southerly chicane for the meet? i.e the 2nd in terms of track direction.
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Gary71 wrote:James, Is it the southerly chicane for the meet? i.e the 2nd in terms of track direction.
yes ... the same one as 2008 ( the one closest to Mulsanne )



On your map, I'll be heading to Karting Nord via the roundabout just below the Porsche curves
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17. Bootsy will be stumbling around the campsite from Saturday evening and laying his lickle head somewhere in the early hours. Give him a big hug, introduce yourself and you'll find he can be a very amicable individual especially if given good French red!

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Tickets have arrived :)

Everyones should be arriving over the next few days :)
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For anybody interested and those using sat nav to find the campsite, it is off a road called Chemin aux Boeufs.
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Sat Nav? I'm just going to follow one of you lot!
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N47.56.20
E00.12.57

Ish!

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DIRKBROWNFINGER wrote:N47.56.20
E00.12.57

Ish!

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Not sure but I think these might be wrong? :?

The Tom Tom is showing it as somewhere quite different to Chemin aux Boeufs and quite a way south of Le Mans...
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FINAL UPDATE ON CAMPING

final update on the campsite :)

you have all got your camping passes by now.

On your camping pass will be the letter& number of a camping pitch. This will corrospond with the camping plan below.

DDK are the pink spaces ( Brian obviously knows us all well ;) ) & the Cobra club are the yellow.

Each camping pitch is approx 7 x 5 metres

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When you arrive the ACO officials will direct you to your camping pitch ... let them do this & please don't confuse them by asking about pitching elsewhere ! We can sort that bit out once they have gone.

As long as we stick within the boundaries of our overall pitches ( the complete pink area) , you can swap with other ddker's etc if you have certain travelling companions you want to camp with ( if you are sharing cooking facilites etc ) and / or pitch tents in such a way as to create a central area for gazebos etc ...... the IMPORTANT BIT is to make sure all the access roadways are CLEAR.

However it eventually works out, there is space for everyone & no one will end up without a space because they turn up later than others :)

I'm hoping to be on site from early Thursday afternoon so if there are any problems / issues please come & find me. Brian @ 1st-tickets will also be about too.

Also, due to a DDK'er not being able to make it .... we now have a Cobra Club member slap bang in the DDK plot :lol: He is hoping to squeeze himself onto the cobra club bit, but incase you see a bright green cobra amongst all our early Porsches , make him welcome :bigsmurf: :lol: If anyone who is close to the Cobra club wants to swap pitches with him, I'm sure he'll be grateful :)
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theorangeperil wrote:
DIRKBROWNFINGER wrote:N47.56.20
E00.12.57

Ish!

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Not sure but I think these might be wrong? :?

The Tom Tom is showing it as somewhere quite different to Chemin aux Boeufs and quite a way south of Le Mans...
Well I did say ish! Is chemin fench for curtains by the way?

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DIRKBROWNFINGER wrote: Well I did say ish! Is chemin french for curtains by the way?
Yes.

" Rue d`Epee de Porc" runs into it.

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mycar wrote:
DIRKBROWNFINGER wrote: Well I did say ish! Is chemin french for curtains by the way?
Yes.

" Rue d`Epee de Porc" runs into it.

Mike.
Thats the one - its just up from "boulevade de chocolat"

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