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Wednesday 7th July A trip to HOTEL de FRANCE La Chartre sur le Loir 72340 Sarthe
The home of the british run teams in the 50's and 60's including Triumph, Jaguar and Aston Martin.
The bar being a homage to all those who have stayed or visited the hotel over the years
Not only are the walls adorned with pictures and memorabila they also have an album with photographs of the teams and their cars
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Members of the Triumph Sports Six Club joining in the fun of the weekends event and dressing in period costume.
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Ian through Dunlop and on his way
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Site preparation and presentation by JIGSAW
Site updated 18th July 2010
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PROGRAMME
Scrutineering Thursday 8th from 8.30 to 18.00 Friday 9th from 8.30 to 12.45
Practices DAY - Friday 9th from 14.30 onwards (Grid 3 starting) NIGHT - Friday 9th from 22.00 onwards (Grid 3)
Races Saturday 10th from 16.00 (Grid 3) until Sunday 11th 16.00
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"We went, we competed & We Did It"
Class Winner Triumph Spitfire ADU 1B finishes the Le Mans Classic 2010
Class - GTP8
Overall Result Scratch 41st - Handicap 29th
Results Round 1 - Saturday 17:10 - 18:10 Scratch 45th - Handicap 31st
Round 2 - Sunday 01:14 - 02:07 Scratch 50th - Handicap 28th
Round 3 - Sunday 09:35 - 10:28 Scratch 49th - Handicap 44th Fastest Lap 6:21.656 Alistair
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Wednesday 7th July A bright, clear and hot day greeted our arrival in France on Wednesday, for a leisurely trip down to Le Mans. In true british style our arrival at the circuit meant we had to queue to get into the Le Houx camping but we were lucky enough to have the services of Herve Lequippe, driver of the second Spitfire on the grid, on our side as he had secured a shady position under the trees for our group.
With 1B happy in her garage the lads made their way to driver check in to have their suits & licences checked, and finger prints taken to allow access to the Drivers Club.
ADU1B, #56, with sister car AVC 654B, #19, ex Simo Lampinen rally car painted in Le Mans colours
Once ADU1B was settled and sorted we then went off to the Hotel de France, La Chartre sur le Loir, for meal and a trip down memory lane.
Thursday 8th July Another bright and hot day greeted the team as we headed for scrutineering of ADU1B, fortunately short, sweet and uneventful, making all the pre-leaving preparation well worth the effort. Having gone through scrutineering the team was able to have a leisurely day, with the only thing being required of the lads to get dressed up (black tie) and attend the drivers dinner at the local abbey.
Friday 9th July A drivers briefing at 1 o'clock and two practice sessions were to be our only commitments for the day.
Friday afternoon practice
Ian preparing to go out for Friday night practice
Friday night practice
Saturday 10th July Round 1 - 17:10 to 18.10 Another dry, sunny and hot day, with temperatures we are certainly not used to in England.
Plateau 4 was to be the second grid out this year and it was decided that Alistair would take the 'mock' start with the run across the track. Once away they were then re-grided on the Bugatti circuit for a rolling start.
Alistair getting into 1B following the track run prior to our first race on Saturday afternoon
ADU1B #56 followed by #19 the Spitfire of James Baudier and Herve Lequippe (ex Simo Lampinen rally car AVC654B)
..and off we go under the Dunlop bridge
Ian takes the chequered flag to complete Round 1, a slick pit stop and no problems encountered during the session leave us in 45th position on scratch at the end of Round 1.
Round 2 - 01:14 to 02:07 Early Sunday morning and it is somewhat cooler than during the day, a what a blessing for everyone and the cars.
Ian takes the initial drive out and a well timed and executed pit stop will leave us in 50th on scratch and 28th Handicap
Alistair waiting to take over from Ian, whilst Mark looks on and William Stewart cleans the windscreen
Alistair leaves the pit lane after the driver change
Sunday 11th July Round 3 - 09:35 to 10.28 Ian started the last session for Plateau 4, but an early pit stop and 1B's reluctance to go without a little push from the pit lane meant that we were given a 2 lap penalty for being outside of the pit window. But this was not to dampen our jubilation as Alistair brought ADU1B home to take the chequered flag.
Alistair takes the flag and salutes Mark on the pit wall
A marvellous result for 1B and Team JIGSAW Round 3 - 49th Scratch and 44th Handicap
With the final result being 41st Sratch, 29th Handicap and First in Class
A true Triumph for Triumph
Monday 12th July All packed and ready to go ..one last picture for the album before we departed Le Mans and headed for home
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Le Mans Classic 2010 9th, 10th & 11th July
January 20th 2010 - Team JIGSAW are pleased to announce that we have received confirmation from the organising committee that our entry for ADU1B has been accepted for the 2010 event.
* * * * * Provisional Entry List #7 Published by Le Mans Classic 4th June 2010
The latest provisional entry list has revealed the team numbers that we will run during the weekend ADU1B, Grid 4, Team 56 with the French Spitfire of James Baudier and Herve Lequippe, Team 19
Team JIGSAW are looking forward to the challenge of competing with Baudier & Lequippe over the weekend.
So for all you Triumph enthusiasts going to Le Mans there are currently the following Triumphs listed as competing at this years event:- Grid 2 - 3 x TR2's including Mark Hoble (GBR) and two French cars Grid 3 - 2 x TR3, with Skinner & Begbie (GBR) alongside another French TR3 Grid 4 - 2 x Triumph Spitfires
Picture from 2004 Le Mans Classic James Baudier's ex Simo Lampinen Spitfire AVC654B (left), with Claude DuBois' Sunbeam Tiger (centre) and ADU1B
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Le Mans statistics 13.629 km 100,000 Spectators 8,000 club cars 460 race cars inc. 100 ex-LeMans cars 1,000 drivers inc. 40 ex-LeMans drivers 100 Little Big LeMans budding drivers and 32°C average temperature
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Meet the drivers of ADU1B
Alistair Pugh
Ian Smythe
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'Sponsor a Square' on a virtual ADU1B
Click here for more information
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Alistair and Ian in their finery ready for the drivers dinner
..and round to the Bugatti circuit to grid up
* * * * * Big Little Le Mans for all those future racing drivers to gain some experince of the famous Le Mans circuit
A couple of entrants
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Drivers keeping cool prior to running to their cars at the start of the first race for grid 4
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Even the local bakery joins in with the fun
A cake ... just too good to eat
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Unfortunately the #19 Spitfire of James Baudier and Herve Lequippe was not to compete further in the Classic withdrawing from the event at the beginning of Round 2 due to an engine problem.
For more information on the Le Mans Classic 2010 and results from the other grids click here to access their website
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Having
secured the camping ADU 1B made her way to her paddock garage on Plateau 4, a
nice position behind the grandstands and pit lane garages, her residence for the
next few days
