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Ayse's Archive Editorials
May 6th 2010
Well, it's
getting close now! Just 37 days to race day and only 31 to
my departure for La Belle France. Even though this will be
my 25th consecutive visit to the great race, somehow the
excitement is much greater this year than it has been for me,
probably since the demise of those wonderful Group C days. I'm
getting an increased number of visitors to my site, a few more
people are entering my (admittedly too simplistic) poll and
there are now camping and grandstand tickets appearing in
numbers on Ebay - perhaps a case of
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.......
(That reminds me, I must brush up on my woeful French and offer
an apology in advance to my French friends!) There's a lot of
interest in the race on the
Ten Tenths
forum, so whether you're a Le Mans newbie, visiting the race for
the first time, or just planning to watch what you can on TV and
listen to the Radio Le Mans
broadcast on the net, why not pop along to the forum and join us
in the various discussions going on right now? As for my
site, I'd love to hear from more race fans, so drop me an email!
Oh, and I've finally
managed to resolve the mystery of my missing link buttons at the
top of the page - hurrah!
February
2010
It's a long
time since I put up comments of this kind, but there's a
particular need to do so for me this year. First of all,
I'm rejoicing in the fact that Aysedasi's Le Mans has now been
on the internet for NINE years - what a change the internet has
brought to our Le Mans lives!
But more
importantly, Le Mans 2010 brings with it for me a massive
change. I have to report that I will not be a 'Tourist'
for this year's Le Mans. After much careful consideration,
I reached the conclusion after this year's race that my needs
for Le Mans and those of the other 'Tourists' were no longer as
closely matched as they once were. At Le Mans, I have
things to do and people to see (as they say) and, most
importantly, a race to watch - as much of it as possible.
Apart from two years (92 and 98) when my pal Peter and I went it
alone to Le Mans, all of my trips to Le Mans have been with
substantially the same bunch of guys, the trips being
brilliantly organised by Chief Tourist Ian. I have met
some fantastic people and enjoyed their wonderful company over
the years and it is with great regret that I've decided to
resign my Tourist badge this year. But this sad news is
also tempered by great news - for the first time I am going to
Le Mans - for the week! My Ten Tenths pal
and great Le Mans fan James has taken sympathy upon my plight
and invited me to join him on his trip to the world's greatest
motor race. I'm now expecting to depart the UK on Sunday
morning, so as to catch some of the scrutineering which has now
been brought forward by the ACO. So at last I get to see
the cars practice and to take in the full Le Mans experience -
something I've wanted to do for a very long time.
My site has
been rather quiet in recent months but I've finally manage to
publish my 2009 story publish! Whether you've been here many times or are a first time visitor,
I hope I can continue to give you an insight into the life of an
ordinary Le Mans spectator - and an insight into just what makes
this event so very special.
Ayse
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