Ford GT Owner VIP Hospitality at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans


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CJ428 and I will arrive in Paris 8am Monday morning. I've been working on my time zone change for the last three days so I don't crash once we arrive. Day three in bed at 6:15pm and wide awake this morning at 3am. See everyone soon :usa
 
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CJ428 and I will arrive in Paris 8am Monday morning. I've been working on my time zone change for the last three days so I don't crash once we arrive. Day three in bed at 6:15pm and wide awake this morning at 3am. See everyone soon :usa
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Sounds like a good way to minimize the difference John. Time change has been the hardest part for us. We arrived last Tuesday in the UK for work and our rep had us set up for immediate meetings including evening dinner meetings. We did the cold turkey thing of just trying to stay up for 24+ hours and get on the sleep time the next day. Still took three days to get acclimated. Even the second day I woke up at 4 am and couldn't get back to sleep.:sleep: :ack
We are good now and are very excited about the race and looking forward to seeing everyone. :thumbsup We will be getting to the hotel Wednesday.:cheers
 
One hour away from the track. See you all there!!!
 
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Nice company at the Ring...

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An American Band.

Gentlemen,

Driving our Ford GT's over here makes our crew feel like the Rolling Stones. Every where we stop the cars are mobbed day and night. 6 GT's in one place is something nobody has seen before and everyone knows exactly what they are. So cool.

Chip
 

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Anticipation!!!

Gentlemen,

After closing down the bar at 3:30am this morning we are getting ready to run the Nurburgring and my urchin Charley couldn't be more excited!

Chip
 

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ChipBeck said:
Gentlemen,

Driving our Ford GT's over here makes our crew feel like the Rolling Stones. Every where we stop the cars are mobbed day and night. 6 GT's in one place is something nobody has seen before and everyone knows exactly what they are. So cool.

Chip
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An American Band alright, when you start that thing up, it's music to everyone's ears! Can't wait to get there!
 
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Ford GT Owner VIP Hospitality at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Gentlemen,

Our band of brothers ran the Nurburgring in the rain and it was pretty hairy. Two of our members got sideways but caught it before going off. Only one of us went a second lap. Everybody is smiling, and we are headed to Lucerne, Switzerland. Now I know what living with paparazzi would be like if I was famous. We don't go anywhere without a bunch of cameras pointed at us. Cheers.

Chip
 

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Gentlemen,

Our band of brothers ran the Nurburgring in the rain and it was pretty hairy. Two of our members got sideways but caught it before going off. Only one of us went a second lap. Everybody is smiling, and we are headed to Lucerne, Switzerland. Now I know what living with paparazzi would be like if I was famous. We don't go anywhere without a bunch of cameras pointed at us. Cheers.

Chip
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Ship your Ford GTs to Europe, drive the Nurburgring in the rain, off to Switzerland and Le Mans in the GTs... You guys ARE rock stars. Heck it's fun to read about, doing it must be amazing
 
Chip. I plan on getting your autograph as soon as I see you guys. You're living the dream. Love all the photos!
 
If the Indy car race doesn't run today going to be a push for the GT drivers getting to Lemans
 
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Long day. Nice to end with a view.
 
WOW! You guys are having way too much fun...
 
Dave and Chip's Excellent Adventure.

Gentlemen,

My first taste of the Autobahn today. We are cruising at 120mph in the center lane and get passed on our left briskly by a guy in a brown station wagon!!! C4 and I touched 135mph a couple times and our quicker drivers busted 150. Once we crossed the border into Switzerland we slowed down to 90 to stay out of jail and cruised into Lucerne where our hotel sits on the edge of a huge lake. The whole place is indescribably beautiful and everyone is high as a kite after today's 300 mile cannon ball run. Cocktails and an excellent dinner capped it all off. I sit now out on my balcony alone with my thoughts. One very special American car has put a smile on the faces of thousands of Europeans who have greeted us warmly at every stop. I'm glad I'm alive, right here, right now. What a day.

Chip
 

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So fresh and so clean!
 
ChipBeck said:
Gentlemen,

Our band of brothers ran the Nurburgring in the rain and it was pretty hairy. Two of our members got sideways but caught it before going off. Only one of us went a second lap. Everybody is smiling, and we are headed to Lucerne, Switzerland. Now I know what living with paparazzi would be like if I was famous. We don't go anywhere without a bunch of cameras pointed at us. Cheers.

Chip
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The paparazzi are unbelievable; every time we stop, regardless of the time, people appear from nowhere. On our way to the Ring Google maps mis-directed us so we stopped to regroup. Within seconds a car pulled over and a gushing Scotsman leapt out of his car to drool over our convoy. This was after midnight in the middle of nowhere! And, at the same time, other people were coming out of their houses to take pictures . As Chip said, it's like we are rockstars (but without the groupies)....
 
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Rockstars without groupies is like...not rockstars. Still envious. What a trip!
 
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