Drive Your FGT at Le Mans in July!
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PeakCompletions
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Thanks everyone!!!!!
We are extremely excited and blessed. Looking forward to hearing about all the details when it is over :cheers
We are extremely excited and blessed. Looking forward to hearing about all the details when it is over :cheers
cobrar1339
GT Owner
Found this Le Mans museum tour episode with Barry Meguiar. http://www.carcrazycentral.com/Video.aspx?VideoID=298
gwbartlett
GT Owner
Le Mans Classic
Although I will not have my GT at Le Mans I will be there. I am driving my 1955 Jaguar D-Type. It is in Grid 3 and is British Racing Green with no tail fin. If you can stop by and say hello.
-Gary
Although I will not have my GT at Le Mans I will be there. I am driving my 1955 Jaguar D-Type. It is in Grid 3 and is British Racing Green with no tail fin. If you can stop by and say hello.
-Gary
Chris A.
GT #32
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
Gary, I will be there if you need a co-driver 
Just heard from Roush today, expect further update shortly.
Just heard from Roush today, expect further update shortly.
Gary, looking forward to seeing your D-Type and we'll try to track you down. All of us should be in the pits with the Roush group so hopefully we'll connect at one place or the other. :cheers
Pics and Video
Excuse me for butting in, but if you guys really want some pics and video, I'm the fella doing all the shooting for Oliver Kuttner's Mk.VII, and I'd be happy to ride the boat over with my camera.
Nice thing is, it would be the maiden voyage for my new toy, the (Ultra High Definition) Red Digital Cinema Camera- a filmmakers' FordGT.
I check this site every once in a while to feel out the buzz, please excuse me if I'm talking out of turn.
Anybody going to Sebring?
Excuse me for butting in, but if you guys really want some pics and video, I'm the fella doing all the shooting for Oliver Kuttner's Mk.VII, and I'd be happy to ride the boat over with my camera.
Nice thing is, it would be the maiden voyage for my new toy, the (Ultra High Definition) Red Digital Cinema Camera- a filmmakers' FordGT.
I check this site every once in a while to feel out the buzz, please excuse me if I'm talking out of turn.
Anybody going to Sebring?
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
Welcom Piraeus!
You do great work. However, I always pay the photog to destroy the pictures he takes of me, or at least pixelate my face. Just kidding, keep posting those vids.
We will be as a group at St Pete, there are some members of our Forum who will be at Sebring. Do a search using keyword 'SEBRING'
Cheers,
daniel
You do great work. However, I always pay the photog to destroy the pictures he takes of me, or at least pixelate my face.
Just kidding, keep posting those vids.We will be as a group at St Pete, there are some members of our Forum who will be at Sebring. Do a search using keyword 'SEBRING'
Cheers,
daniel
Thanks for the good word, I could pixelate your face, but with this new camera, it'll take a lot of pixels! (so it'll cost ya:wink)
I'm kind of a forum dummy, I tried searching and found a lot of stuff but I can't make too much sense of it. I'll be in Sebring tomorrow night thru the weekend, and back again for the race later in the week with Oliver. Anybody down there wants to have a beer and see some real fresh footage, I'll be loitering near that pretty car, just tap me on the shoulder- I look like this:
I'm kind of a forum dummy, I tried searching and found a lot of stuff but I can't make too much sense of it. I'll be in Sebring tomorrow night thru the weekend, and back again for the race later in the week with Oliver. Anybody down there wants to have a beer and see some real fresh footage, I'll be loitering near that pretty car, just tap me on the shoulder- I look like this:
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B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
We're close to finalizing all trip details and this promises to be an absolute trip of a lifetime. The provisional itinerary includes Le Mans, St. Tropez, the legendary Monte Carlo to Maranello run, Cannes, Reims for champagne tasting at Veuve Clicquot, Charles Heidsieck or Krug, London, some track time, plenty of good times, and more!
If this sounds interesting to you and yours. Drop a PM to BONY. It's not too late.
If this sounds interesting to you and yours. Drop a PM to BONY. It's not too late.
Neilda
GT Owner
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
Hello Neil!
Thanks for your question; I am sure others have been wondering as well. Here is a short recap.
Sometime ago Lorna and I purchased our airplane tickets.
We have Roush ready to accompany us on the tour with a tech and spare parts. They have trackside accommodations squared away including credentials. They will have agreed to receive our vehicles from Cosdel.
Cosdel has made transportation arrangements.
As you know from Goodwood, SLF360 agreed to lay out a tour of great roads, fine restaurants and hotels that would welcome our FGT’s. Plus gear head venues.
Stefan has accomplished this for his other car groups, so it meant simply readjusting the itinerary to tie into our departure from Lemans.
Due to business pressures the needed itinerary from Stefan has been very slow in coming. Fully realizing that we are proposing to travel in the height of the vacation season many travelers have expressed concern. After all we are at a critical time junction. After several nudging emails to Stefan, he asked me to call him.
On Thursday we spoke about his itinerary. He advised that because of his commercial obligations he couldn’t proceed and act as our tour leader. Frankly, having Stefan lead our group was very appealing for many obvious reasons.
Stefan stated he has been in contact with a tour company that has arranged programs for groups like ours.
Stefan asked for an executive overview of what we really wanted from the tour company, he has already laid out a basic city by city route: -
a. Accommodations (number of rooms)
b. Exact dates when they take over from Roush
c. Restaurants and number of tables needed
d. Automotive venues
Upon completion of my telecom with Stefan, AlohaGT aka as Kelvin and I chatted.
Obviously not having Stefan lead us is a challenge. Kelvin agreed to write the executive summary of our needs. Then upon receipt of the proposal from the tour company evaluate it, and check their references.
Early on, I assembled a list of companies in Europe that do car guy events.
Personally I have traveled with two of them, As an F Car owner I can get into the F factory plus other shops. I have been to many of the factories and shops in the England and Italy. However, there is much more involved than the car venues. Putting the package together with safe parking at all stops, avoiding areas of heaving congestion where overheating can occur are all mandates.
Hopefully it is not to late to salvage this trip of a lifetime. I’m sure Kelvin will comment with his views. He has also been entangled with issues surrounding the collapse of two airlines that feed tourists to his hotels.
As the forum moderator, I have been determined to separate myself from the leadership of the tour. It is important that it be clear that any event other than those organized by DBK are clearly understood as stand alone non-sponsored activities.
Well, what did I miss?
Cheers,
Daniel
Thanks for your question; I am sure others have been wondering as well. Here is a short recap.
Sometime ago Lorna and I purchased our airplane tickets.
We have Roush ready to accompany us on the tour with a tech and spare parts. They have trackside accommodations squared away including credentials. They will have agreed to receive our vehicles from Cosdel.
Cosdel has made transportation arrangements.
As you know from Goodwood, SLF360 agreed to lay out a tour of great roads, fine restaurants and hotels that would welcome our FGT’s. Plus gear head venues.
Stefan has accomplished this for his other car groups, so it meant simply readjusting the itinerary to tie into our departure from Lemans.
Due to business pressures the needed itinerary from Stefan has been very slow in coming. Fully realizing that we are proposing to travel in the height of the vacation season many travelers have expressed concern. After all we are at a critical time junction. After several nudging emails to Stefan, he asked me to call him.
On Thursday we spoke about his itinerary. He advised that because of his commercial obligations he couldn’t proceed and act as our tour leader. Frankly, having Stefan lead our group was very appealing for many obvious reasons.
Stefan stated he has been in contact with a tour company that has arranged programs for groups like ours.
Stefan asked for an executive overview of what we really wanted from the tour company, he has already laid out a basic city by city route: -
a. Accommodations (number of rooms)
b. Exact dates when they take over from Roush
c. Restaurants and number of tables needed
d. Automotive venues
Upon completion of my telecom with Stefan, AlohaGT aka as Kelvin and I chatted.
Obviously not having Stefan lead us is a challenge. Kelvin agreed to write the executive summary of our needs. Then upon receipt of the proposal from the tour company evaluate it, and check their references.
Early on, I assembled a list of companies in Europe that do car guy events.
Personally I have traveled with two of them, As an F Car owner I can get into the F factory plus other shops. I have been to many of the factories and shops in the England and Italy. However, there is much more involved than the car venues. Putting the package together with safe parking at all stops, avoiding areas of heaving congestion where overheating can occur are all mandates.
Hopefully it is not to late to salvage this trip of a lifetime. I’m sure Kelvin will comment with his views. He has also been entangled with issues surrounding the collapse of two airlines that feed tourists to his hotels.
As the forum moderator, I have been determined to separate myself from the leadership of the tour. It is important that it be clear that any event other than those organized by DBK are clearly understood as stand alone non-sponsored activities.
Well, what did I miss?
Cheers,
Daniel
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
Neilda
GT Owner
Great, thanks for the update.
Roush are, as you know, organising a Le Mans trip too - one I took part in a couple of years back. I am reserved a spot on there, just in case something happened to our trip - but I've not booked yet.
I wonder if the Roush trip (departing Friday July 11th returning Sunday 13th or Monday 14th) might be worth piggy-backing - making that the Le Mans portion if you will....?
Neil
Roush are, as you know, organising a Le Mans trip too - one I took part in a couple of years back. I am reserved a spot on there, just in case something happened to our trip - but I've not booked yet.
I wonder if the Roush trip (departing Friday July 11th returning Sunday 13th or Monday 14th) might be worth piggy-backing - making that the Le Mans portion if you will....?
Neil