Club Arnage

Same as last year then. ;)
Edit : Looking back, same as the last 5 years - all dated the end of Jan.

Any ideas where we're gona be yet Ian???

Liverpool boys order for MB tickets was 15

Mike, looks as if we will be on Blue Nord, it is the site across the road from the entrance to MB >:(

Guess you're talking about my request.
I'm not ordering at tickets-2-u as their prices are 20€ above the regular prices. And one camping pass is linked with 2 enceinte general which are also 10€ above the regular price.

Anyone having experience with tickettravel.nl? I can't find a FAQ there, but they are resonably priced - which makes me a little suspicious as well

But whats happened to the poor slobs that wanted Blue Nord.  Have they been bumped onto Eurocamp Toulouse

Anyone having experience with tickettravel.nl? I can't find a FAQ there, but they are resonably priced - which makes me a little suspicious as well

I ordered 20 as usual. Confirmation always came though a couple of weeks prior to Christmas and demanding payment within 14 days, I always took that as being a c*ntish French joke knowing that it would always send everybody into panic as all the cards etc are full at that time of year and you wouldn't be able to sort anything out. The one thing that you do have to remember that over all the years that we have all been going is that we all have to go through the same rigmarole every year... The f**k*ng Frogs have been changing the rules as long as I have been going and that started in '91, small fry compared to some of the older die hards but it still is a fact. Maybe it is their way of getting back at the the rest of us as the only time that they had a strong country was through theat Corisican Bonaparte and they now need to flex their muscles, most recently they have been known for 'running away' from any kind of conflict, and the only way that they claimed fame to Bonaparte and Corsica is that they bought it but decided not to let it be known. Hey, how many French have declared that they were members of the resistance ? Clearly all of them, the c*nts, why didn't they show that kind of resistance when the Germans drove through the Belgians woods bybassing the Magnot line, eh, as I hve said before , they are all SURRENDER MONKEYS.
I'll leave it there for the moment.

Rusty ;D 

Umm - dont know - I cant find my booking form or confirmation letter........not sure I actually received one.  :-\

But whats happened to the poor slobs that wanted Blue Nord.  Have they been bumped onto Eurocamp Toulouse

didn't you give your booking for to Termie?

Thanks for the tip. I have ordered 15 MB tickets with them, see what they will say tomorrow when they ring me (it wouldn't surprise me if they are sold out too).

I ordered 20 as usual. Confirmation always came though a couple of weeks prior to Christmas and demanding payment within 14 days, I always took that as being a c*ntish French joke knowing that it would always send everybody into panic as all the cards etc are full at that time of year and you wouldn't be able to sort anything out. The one thing that you do have to remember that over all the years that we have all been going is that we all have to go through the same rigmarole every year... The f**k*ng Frogs have been changing the rules as long as I have been going and that started in '91, small fry compared to some of the older die hards but it still is a fact. Maybe it is their way of getting back at the the rest of us as the only time that they had a strong country was through theat Corisican Bonaparte and they now need to flex their muscles, most recently they have been known for 'running away' from any kind of conflict, and the only way that they claimed fame to Bonaparte and Corsica is that they bought it but decided not to let it be known. Hey, how many French have declared that they were members of the resistance ? Clearly all of them, the c**ts, why didn't they show that kind of resistance when the Germans drove through the Belgians woods bybassing the Magnot line, eh.
I'll leave it there for the moment.

Rusty ;D 

poisonous drinking water

9/10  :D

Very good anti-french rant Rusty, I could have written it myself. You lose a mark for failing to mention their ghastly restaurants, foul toilets, poisonous drinking water and the terrible smell.

Just spoke to ACO...... My form was delivered by termietermite.
Not recorded my booking yet either!
She did find the form though!
Should know by the end of Jan

Here is another variation on the theme received from ACO this morning:-

"We can’t tell you what is your allocation now because we haven’t started to record the bookings yet.

There is no problem with the camping, the only campsite that is reduced is Maison Blanche otherwise, nothing changed from last year.

Best regards"

(I remembered in the middle of the night that I had completed a booking form at the circuit during the race!)  :-[

F

Did they misunderstand the question, and think it was a new enquiry?

Maybe they havent "recorded bookings " that didnt have MB as first choice?

But then if they are allocating people who wanted MB into BN before people who really WANTED to be in BN that doesnt seem very logical either... you might end up with two lots of people bumped into second (or third) choice campsites! 

F

I dont think so, if you see Robbo's post above they have referred to not recording bookings there as well.

F

If I am not mistaken he referred to your booking!

[I meant Paddy's enquiry which began the discussion. 

Oh blimey - I cant remember THAT far back!!

I wonder if the confusion arose because of a misunderstanding that I had made a CA collective booking, whereas, as said above, all I did - or indeed ever offered to do - was hand all the forms in (as sent to me) at 09.00 on the day the bookings were first being accepted.

I wonder if the confusion arose because of a misunderstanding that I had made a CA collective booking, whereas, as said above, all I did - or indeed ever offered to do - was hand all the forms in (as sent to me) at 09.00 on the day the bookings were first being accepted.

Your effort was really apreciated, Termie. It's definitely not your fault the booking didn't go as we anticipated. My struggle at the moment is to find a good spot to have both our encampment and be able to have the Friday Party without any problems.
Oh well, we live and learn...

In the event that it turns out that some of the smaller groups and individuals end up on MB and you are shunted off to Bleu - then maybe we could do a collective swap, Paddy?  More important to have the life and soul in the right place!

I was thinking along the same lines, however numbered pitchs might scupper that idea >:(

My guess is we'd need four pitches in a row and the firelane to operate. Two pitches could be cleared, two should remain unused as we need two vehicles to get all material onto the site (truck plus one vehicle pulling the bar - yes, already thought about that ;D)

It would be really cool if it could be done like this, joined forces and fingers up to the ACO! 8)
We shall not be moved... ;D

Does anyone have an answer to where we are all going to be??

Does anyone have an answer to where we are all going to be??

Dear Sir,

We haven’t started to record the bookings, but you should receive your allocation letter around February.

Best regards,

Service Réservation / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures
72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
FRANCE
Tel: (0033)(0)892 697 224 (0,34€/min)
Fax: (0033) (0)2 43 84 47 13

And, I think, half a point deducted for not mentioning that famous French military victory "The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior"

I'm suprised that the bastards haven't declared the anniversary a public holiday

We got our own back though.  We turned the wreck into a dive site and now we make lots of tourist dollars out if it.   8)

Your effort was really apreciated, Termie. It's definitely not your fault the booking didn't go as we anticipated. My struggle at the moment is to find a good spot to have both our encampment and be able to have the Friday Party without any problems.
Oh well, we live and learn...

Other than it's a bit tricky for KK to take photo's - given the level of Motors coverage of the race last year, the idea of just taking the week off and living in the garden with a feed from the skybox is looking quite appealing  ;D