Southern GT heads to Le Mans
This year I was lucky to be asked to crew for Glenn Mason in his Southern GT GT40 replica on his trip to Le Mans to take part in the Grande Parade Des Pilotes on the Friday before the big race on the Saturday and Sunday. It turned out to be a fantastic trip.
Having joined up with Glenn at the Southern GT premises in Botley, Mick Sollis and his crew sent us on our way. It is quite amazing how much gear you can pack away in a 40 if you set your mind to it. With a posh evening expected after the parade we had to get some smart clothes down to Le Mans uncreased. Glenn had made his car with good attention to detail so that storage was simple, quiet ample (from a male perspective I suspect!) and effective.
Glenn has his seats so that you can lift the back cushion up to reveal a trap door through to a compartment that fills the triangle of space behind the seats making it very accessible. In there we stored Mick’s marketing material that he wished for us to distribute and a few more odds and sods. This is an optional seat feature from Southern GT which is just so useful that I may get a set for my car!
(l-r: Malcolm, Glenn, Mick, Matt and Adam at Southern GT HQ)
This year I was lucky to be asked to crew for Glenn Mason in his Southern GT GT40 replica on his trip to Le Mans to take part in the Grande Parade Des Pilotes on the Friday before the big race on the Saturday and Sunday. It turned out to be a fantastic trip.
Having joined up with Glenn at the Southern GT premises in Botley, Mick Sollis and his crew sent us on our way. It is quite amazing how much gear you can pack away in a 40 if you set your mind to it. With a posh evening expected after the parade we had to get some smart clothes down to Le Mans uncreased. Glenn had made his car with good attention to detail so that storage was simple, quiet ample (from a male perspective I suspect!) and effective.
Glenn has his seats so that you can lift the back cushion up to reveal a trap door through to a compartment that fills the triangle of space behind the seats making it very accessible. In there we stored Mick’s marketing material that he wished for us to distribute and a few more odds and sods. This is an optional seat feature from Southern GT which is just so useful that I may get a set for my car!
(l-r: Malcolm, Glenn, Mick, Matt and Adam at Southern GT HQ)