[DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic 2014

Thu Sep 12 17:09:57 EDT 2013

I have a friend who is doing the MM next time, Lufthansa out of JFK,
strapped to a giant flat pallet, 12K each way.

Ouch.

Michael Shortt
On Sep 12, 2013 4:52 PM, "Mike Drew" <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

> LS,
>
> It's not difficult to get your car over there, especially to England. It
> will be crazy expensive though!
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 13:26, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I will pitch it to the Mrs but shouldn't be too difficult since we are
> in England regularly.
> >
> > Big question....how do we get the cars over for the drive?
> >
> > I'd love a pic with Mt St Michel in the background...
> >
> > LS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > central
> > wines-spirits   est 1934
> >
> >
> > 625 e street nw
> >
> > washington, dc 20004
> >
> > centralwines.com
> >
> >
> > facebook.com/CentralLiquors
> >
> >
> > 202-737-2800
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Gray Gregory <rgg at gregorycook.com>
> > To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>; "
> detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 4:13 PM
> > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic 2014
> >
> >
> > Lashdeep,
> >
> > Good call!
> >
> > As a veteran of all but one of Charlie's tours I can tell you this will
> be one of the best events you'll ever do!
> >
> > Gray
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On
> Behalf Of LS
> > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:27 PM
> > To: Charles McCall; detomaso at poca.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic 2014
> >
> > WTH...put me on as well.
> >
> > This looks like a lot of fun!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > LS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > central
> > wines-spirits   est 1934
> >
> >
> > 625 e street nw
> >
> > washington, dc 20004
> >
> > centralwines.com
> >
> >
> > facebook.com/CentralLiquors
> >
> >
> > 202-737-2800
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> > To: detomaso at poca.com
> > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 2:19 PM
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic 2014
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> >
> >
> > Summer is drawing to a closer, summer vacation is over and there are no
> more
> > holidays to look forward to in the near future, so it's time to start
> > dreaming again of future adventures.
> >
> >
> >
> > It appears that I'm not the only one, as in the past 10 days I've
> received
> > e-mails from a rather large number of people asking about Le Mans 2014,
> so
> > instead of answering one-by-one, I'm sending this e-mail to the DeTomaso
> > Forum, and BCC-ing those who have expressed interest or have
> participated in
> > the past.
> >
> >
> >
> > Le Mans Classic is scheduled for July 4-6, 2014. Barring something
> > unexpected, the World Famous DeTomaso Club of Spain will plan a tour
> during
> > the days leading up to the event. It would either start on Saturday,
> June 28
> > or Sunday June 29 at some point in France remaining to be determined.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) For those planning on camping at Le Mans, you can begin making
> > arrangements already. I have a block of 40 sites reserved in my name. You
> > should send an e-mail to sales at justtickets.co.uk and tell them that you
> are
> > part of our group. They will need a deposit by the end of the year, with
> the
> > remainder to be paid in 2014. Any sites without a deposit will be
> released
> > by year end.
> >
> >
> >
> > 2) It is important to reserve the camp site ahead of time as it sells out
> > far in advance of the event, and when the tickets are gone, they are
> gone.
> > General Entry and Paddock Passes are unlimited, so you can decide later
> if
> > you are unsure. Note that 2 general entry tickets are required for every
> > campsite. Paddock Passes are optional, but highly recommended.
> >
> >
> >
> > 3) The camping pass is good for one car, 2 people. This gives you a small
> > amount of real estate in the camping area - sufficient for your car and a
> > normal tent. Not for Gordon-Smith MASH hospital sized tents.
> >
> >
> >
> > 4) If you will be roughing it in a hotel, I'd highly suggest you begin
> > looking now. My mom will be attending, and she had tremendous difficulty
> > finding a hotel available in Le Mans for the event weekend. There may be
> > something organized by the French Pantera Connection - in the past they
> have
> > reserved a hotel that is 30-40 minutes away from the track or so. If you
> > decide to stay there you can always cancel your own reservation, but be
> > aware that hotel rooms become scarce a very long time before the event
> >
> >
> >
> > 5) I'm browsing the tour guides and Internet looking for inspiration for
> a
> > theme or something particularly worthwhile for this year and would
> welcome
> > suggestions, especially from the veterans. This will be the 6th time that
> > Amaya and I spend a week in the Loire, and while it is a fantastic place
> > we've seen the most spectacular chateaux in the area. I'd love to do
> > something like the year we began in Normandy and saw Mont Saint Michel,
> etc
> > and then descended to the Loire. I'm looking at the Dordogne area, but
> would
> > welcome other ideas. I'd be interested in feedback from the Northern
> > Europeans especially if touring the Dordogne would make their drive too
> long
> > for them to consider attending. You can google it, but it's an extra 4-5
> > hours past Le Mans that you'd have to travel. I'd like to explore a new
> > area, but the tour is about people and I'd rather "settle" for hanging
> out
> > in the Loire Valley with everyone instead of seeing a new area that is
> too
> > far away for many people.
> >
> >
> >
> > 6) If you are thinking of attending, please reply to this e-mail and I'll
> > put your name on the mailing list for future information. I'll begin
> working
> > on the details in earnest in October/November, and will send out
> information
> > as it becomes available. If you have any questions regarding the LMC
> event,
> > the tour, hotels, travel, or whatever don't hesitate to write.
> >
> >
> >
> > Photos of previous events may be found on the POCA webpage as listed in
> my
> > electronic signature, which gives an idea of what the event is about.
> Thanks
> > all, and we'll keep in touch!
> >
> >
> >
> > Charles McCall
> > Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> > 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
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> >
> >
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