Le Mans 2004

My first visit to Le Mans was in the year 2004 and here are some of my pictures from the trip. I can strongly recommend that you go there - not just friday to sunday, but all the week because so many thing happen throught out the week. Click on the poster to see my slotcars from Le Mans 2004.

The ticket and press center at Expo

When we arrived on sunday, we were allowed to set up our tents at...

. . securitypost 19 at Tertre Rouge,

which were at the entry to the Mulsanne straight.

When we came back from a night-on-the-town, we had to climb the gate of securitypost 19! We lost a bottle of wine and some beer at this attempt!

Monday - presentation of cars and drivers at the Jacobin Square in Le Mans. Here is Tom Kristensen's Audi R8 no. 5

Porsche 911 GT3-R "White Lightning Racing" no. 90 at the technical control

Porsche 911 GT3-R "Orbit Racing" no. 87 got throughthe technical control

Jan Magnussen, Corvette C5-R no. 64

Corvette C5-R no. 63 on a truck through the town of Le Mans

The cars has to stand correct for the official pictures

The famous sculpture at the square with the hand/feet prints of many of winners of Le Mans

One of the two Porsche 911 GT3-R "Freisinger Motorsport" on a truck through the town of Le Mans

Kl. 22:30 - "Le Chef" Klaus prepare a late dinner - steaks and potatoes on a grill

Tuesday morning Team Goh arrived before breakfast. . .

which was bacquette, jambon, fromage and juice.

Back to Jacobin Square for the last presentations. This is Ferrari 575 GTC "Barron Connor Racing" no. 62

And this i how it looks on the inside

The French hope - Pescarolo-Judd C60 "Pescarolo Sport" no. 18

And a look inside of the Pescarolo

Damn, it is hot - at least 32 degrees, so we found some shade

Support for Pescarolo

Not looking promising, when the Ferrari 575 GTC "Barron Connor Racing" no.61 have to be pushed so soon

Pretty rare car - Morgan Works "Morgan Works Race Team" no. 80

One of the favourites- Audi R8 "Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx" no. 8

Walking around the twon we found this wooden model of the 2003 winner

And there were 1/43 scenarios from the past

and from 1989

and of course a Scalextric track which had to be tested

Dinner - another feast from the hands of "Le Chef" has gone down and it's time to relax

Tomorrow we will finally see the track

Team Nasamax Nasamax-Judd DM139 "Team Nasamax" no. 14

Pescarolo driver Erik Comas signs autograf

Nasamax-Judd driver Kevin McGarrity signs autograf

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