[LM24] Le Mans 2023 - 10/11 June - Who Is Going?

[GT6]

but many of those complianing are regulars on PH and should have known tht things were very difficult and been aware.

[bludvl_x19]

Well, for whatever lucky reason you can come up with, I found a pair of GA tickets under the tree yesterday.

I've been a lurker to these parts for years, but very rarely a poster.

In a nutshell, how boned am I to be organising/attempting to organise accommodation and travel this late in the game? A quick read of this thread suggests bad news.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by GT6

but many of those complianing are regulars on PH and should have known tht things were very difficult and been aware.

But Rich is right. The only place I've found where the members are (and were) properly up to date with what was going on (as well as it could be found out) is here. There has been a surprising degree of ignorance at what has been going on everywhere else. If I'd been relying on CA and PH, I really wouldn't have had a clue what was going on.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by bludvl_x19

Well, for whatever lucky reason you can come up with, I found a pair of GA tickets under the tree yesterday.

I've been a lurker to these parts for years, but very rarely a poster.

In a nutshell, how boned am I to be organising/attempting to organise accommodation and travel this late in the game? A quick read of this thread suggests bad news.

Travel you may well be OK. Having said that, I booked my ferry the day the routes for June 2023 were opened. Accommodation, well, that might be a bit tricky. If you were hoping to camp at the circuit, you're probably now in the same position as many others, needing to keep your eyes peeled on here, eBay and elsewhere for anything that comes up. I gather there are still opportunities for private camping away from the circuit (which is what I would be looking for if I was in your position). If you're hoping for hotels within an hour's drive of the circuit, you're going to have to look hard. My old pals struggled to find accommodation within half an hours drive and they were looking over a month ago.

[RL17]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

But Rich is right. The only place I've found where the members are (and were) properly up to date with what was going on (as well as it could be found out) is here. There has been a surprising degree of ignorance at what has been going on everywhere else. If I'd been relying on CA and PH, I really wouldn't have had a clue what was going on.

Info is pretty much all there - but split over 30 threads is so and main ones on private sites selling out at start of August and one on Tickets on sale and prices dropped off radar. Told them in October that chance for private sites pretty non-existent unless existing customer and ACO member camping route best bet.

Were some views that nothing had been sold/reserved until 5 Dec (allocation dates).

However, thought Registered Interest list was held open too long and not really queued.

Being the last shop to full open and not knowing public site stock until opening day and a very small delivery due to ACO timing is a no win situation.

[Aysedasi]

Maybe. But I think a lot of PH members simply assumed they were sorted and didn't appreciate the extent of the problems that the ACO had created....for them and the agency. Too easy now to just blame the agency.

[RL17]

Found a quote that’s fitting - Clarence Day

Information’s pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

[Gingers4Justice]

Have Goodwin and Pruett fielded any questions about the ticket saga on TWISC?

[Mike E]

Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

Have Goodwin and Pruett fielded any questions about the ticket saga on TWISC?

Not that I have heard. Anyway, it was a historic success. No discussion needed.

[Aysedasi]

I think the ACO had vowel problems when they spelled 'historical'......

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I think the ACO had vowel problems when they spelled 'historical'......

Now that made me laugh, even if not hysterically

[RL17]

Did see a mention of every winning car parading somewhere?

So 9 June Friday pm late parade of over 60 cars? that have competed and Museum display of those cars opening 1 June per press release (outside - temporary building? must be inside circuit close to Bugtatti up near Dunlop - like Group C's at LM Classic a few years back?).

So 86? winning cars in 90 races? Are all those winners still in existence? And can't all be runningSo hopefully 50 or so winners in a parade laps plus a few others?

But thinking about it surely Porsche will have most of its 17 winners in a display and hopefully Bentley too. Plus Toyota. Even if a few are tucked away in the village getting them out early Friday am is achieveable.

Ferrari not so sure as thought last Ferrari winner was languishing in a dusty corner of a US museum filled with Indy cars. (wouldn't hold out much hope for a Jaguar stand)

FoS had all Tom Christensen's winners lined up a few years back - so that must be a given.

If these are in separate displays at LM then you could get an even bigger parade than 60 cars?

Most of these presumably stay at Le Mans for LMC and Goodwood FoS back a couple of weeks this year and focusing on LM 100 so lots of groups of cars then coming over here after classic.

So is there a list of where all the winning cars are and which are running? Or has someone on here compiled one?

[Peter Mallett]

Happy new year to the Le Mans thread members.

[Aysedasi]

Happy New Year Peter and to all of our Le Mans pals Tomorrow we say 'this year's race'.....

[batmobile]

Happy New Year to all of you!!