12-09-12, 02:10 PM
(12-09-12, 01:51 PM)Grandma link Wrote: From what I can gather there was both a bike and a car event near there over the weekend, certainly saw large groups of bikes,
It was the 24 hour 'moto' endurance race at Le Mans. I was there all weekend with me mates (and by chance met a foccer on the ferry, -Hi Wobbler, -I really did like that tank job of yours btw.) A great race, but sadly they've banned taking in yer own booze and now discourage us biker types from going into the town over the weekend so it was a smallish crowd despite the good weather
I don't have a real prob with the French police, during endurance race events they are much 'nicer' to bikers (and of course the peage is free most of the way). My mate got overtook by the gendarmerie at the weekend when he was doing 100mph plus and they didn't do anything. I did similar coming back from the Bol some years ago and they actually waved me past after I had braked to knock off a few mphs.
Don't push your luck with these guys though!