Club Arnage

Hey,

I am very new to this site so please bare with me, but I love the friendly atmosphere :)

I am despretely after some camping for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday night of the LeMans weekend. I am new to the race and have always wanted to go but I really under-estimated the popularity :(

Its for myself and 2 others (3 in total) and I dont care where the camping is as long as there is a toilet!

Hope someone know of something, somewhere :)

Many thanks,

Dan.

Hi Dan

How are you getting there?? Assuming you are going in one car, you will need one camping pass!

You will be abel to go to one fot he car parks to park your car on the day, and pay a supplemet to park in the Biouac area, so no real panic as yet if you don't mind where you camp. If you want a specific site then your best bet is to kepe an eye on this part of the forum.

There is always "that auction site" as well, but at the moment prices are still pretty silly over on there! Watch it during the last week though and I'd wager that things will get a bit more sensible!

Whether you get a specific camping pass from there or here, or just park i the car park and camp there, the important thing is to make sure you get there! And be warned, once you've been once, you'll be back again and again!!!

Hehe Cheers :)

I have always wanted to go but while I was at uni, money didn't permit :(. I have got 2 mates to come with me this year and going to nick my dad's company car to put the miles on :P (not the S2000 this year lol).

I am a bit nervous about just turning up so will there still be spaces availible on Friday? I won't get there late, I will travel through Thurday night if I have too.

Cheers,

Dan.

Worst case scenario will be that you use the car park and pitch the tent next to it in the bivouac area. A lot of people go to the ACO office on arrival at the Rotund (near Expo) and purchase a returned ticket at face value.

If you don't mind which camp site you stay on, try the ACO directly (www.lemans.org) and see if they have any Technoparc or Beausejour tickets left. They are a bit further away than the more popular sites, but at least you'll have a confirmed ticket in advance. Don't worry about Genera; Admission tickets, you can get them on the gate for 59 Euros (unlimited so they never run out!!)

Make sure you visit the Champagne Bar for the CA get together on the Saturday night at 9.00pm!!

Although i'm looking for a pass this year, for the past 8yrs i've just turned up on the Wednesday with no problem at all, so don't worry just get there and enjoy!!

I am very tempted to take a couple more days off work here and go down on the Wednesday!..... shall ask the boss tomorrow I think  ;D

Hee hee, thats how it starts ... just a couple of extra days ... Go for it Honda - I am up to a 19 day trip this year!

 ;D

19 days? Wow!

Not quite stretching to that this year but I want to take the S2000 next year so might make the week of it :).

I just hope I can work somewhere out to stay or take the plunge and just turn up.

Bloody hell Fran. 19 days? They will be making you Lady Mairesse du Mans at that rate, nearly a resident.

I thought I was doing well with Wednesday to Tuesday.
 Pooo, small beer I  see.

Some is much better than none Eh bien, c'est ci bon!

 :D

Bill

Don't ask the boss just inform him, and catch the early ferry on Wed then you won't miss the first practice session!!!

He'll be alright about it :).... I do enough overtime for the company so he doesnt have to be about in evenings and weekends lol.

Just need the camping sorted or persuade my mates to live dangerously and hop in the car :)

Up untill a few years ago I NEVER pre booked anything.  I just turned up and bought Tickets on arrival.  I probably wouldn't bother these days but I have a friend that gets the tickets for me.  

T.

So (sorry for being a little nervous but not done this before!  :-[) if I turn up, is it easy to find the place that sells the camping tickets?

Well I think it is easy to find the place

Here is a map (http://www.maporama.com/share/Map.asp?SESSIONID=%7B8142FFC4-1482-4C74-97D2-315ABC044821%7D&NavigateHeight=46&NavigateWidth=46&XgoClickMap.x=62&XgoClickMap.y=142&ClickMode=1) it is on the Avenue Parc Des Expositions  or has been for years now.  I'm pretty sure it's open 24 hours a day.  You'll lneed to pan and zoom the map to work out how to get there.  
There will be so many brits there you won't have any problems getting help if you get lost.  :-)

GOT IT SORTED!  ;D

We are going on Thursday morning by Eurostar  ;D

I am soooo happy now so here's to the start of many years  :)

Thanks all for your help,

Dan :)

Well done Dan, you will LOVE it. I made a solemn promise after year 1 that I would be back every year, my mate said the same but he missed one, so i've had him retrained and his wife reprogrammed. I hope we both get sorted with a camping pass, but theres no sweat if you don't. In 8 yrs i've never had one till I got there.