[LM24] Le Mans 2021 21/22 August - Who Is Going?

[batmobile]

Originally Posted by GT6

Well i am not sure they will get many people paying for that unless the wall and plagues remain permanent in which case you might buy one and then go and look at it in future years, or perhaps buy a plague for those fans who have past away and will never visit again.

Simon I am not sure!

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[GT6]

Just heard from the ACO that no camping at Tertre rouge this year, i have gone back asking which sites will be available to see if any are suitable for Kevin, looking less likely we will be going to be honest.

[Aysedasi]

So they've contacted you about your ticket allocation then?

[GT6]

well yes for GA tickets but they are not much use if there is no were close to camp

[Aysedasi]

Yeah. So they didn't give you any idea at all which campsites will be open? They just told you no TR? You'd think they'd offer you an alternative?

[GT6]

Well waiting for an answer

[whitemr2]

Originally Posted by GT6

Just heard from the ACO that no camping at Tertre rouge this year, i have gone back asking which sites will be available to see if any are suitable for Kevin, looking less likely we will be going to be honest.

Was this a response on a mail you send or did they contact you activly.
I still have nothing, I think I will pass for this year.

[GT6]

It was from my contact at the ACO who organise the disabled access/facilities

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Yeah. So they didn't give you any idea at all which campsites will be open? They just told you no TR? You'd think they'd offer you an alternative?

I think it was Bleu Nord and Epinettes that were mentioned on PH forum. Not great options. But also unconfirmed. Not sure the ACO know themselves. Think there might be a few people camping in the carparks at this rate.

[Truckosaurus]

Originally Posted by Simmi

...Not sure the ACO know themselves...

Seems that way. They seem to be hoping there is some benefit in the token gesture of having people camping outside the circuit boundary - if they wanted campers well out of the way they'd stick them all down in Beausejour.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Simmi

I think it was Bleu Nord and Epinettes that were mentioned on PH forum. Not great options. But also unconfirmed. Not sure the ACO know themselves. Think there might be a few people camping in the carparks at this rate.

It's been done before... We used to have tents in Parking Rouge. We'd park up where directed and then move out of the line half an hour later down to the bottom of Rouge and put the tents up. Not that I ever slept in one.....

[GT6]

i remember people camping in the old car parks, but no facilities and no security

[vincegail]

I camped at the parking near the small Dunlop bridge leading to Houx on the friday before till the monday morning after the Prequalifications (remember them?) in 1999 and again in 2001. Haven't done that since.
My premises were a bit more modest then

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by GT6

i remember people camping in the old car parks, but no facilities and no security

Yep, I was talking about over 30 years ago. These days you'd come back and the tent would be gone....

[GT6]

oh how times have changed, once you could roll up on the friday buy a camping ticket and race tickets, pitch a tent and the facilities? were a very smelly rapidly filling port a loo. Some things were better in the old days but the campsites are not one of them.

[Truckosaurus]

We camped in the car park in 1997 on my first visit to LM - we just arrived on the Saturday morning knowing nothing about the event other than there was meant to be an English radio station that you needed to listen to for the commentary.

Someone stole my umbrella that was slid between the awning and flysheet as I slept.

[S griffin]

Slightly O/T, but Monza will allow a limited number of fans in

https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/m...-fans/6573987/

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

Someone stole my umbrella that was slid between the awning and flysheet as I slept.

That's entirely understandable. I had agents out confiscating umbrellas from those miscreants who thought it was going to non-sun......

[vincegail]

Just received an e-mail from Catherine from the Tourist Office:
"Dear Sir, Dear Madam,
For the persons who want to assist to the next 24 hours race in august, I inform you that the 2020 tickets are not valid et must be changed.
I will try to respect your 2020 order except for the parkings and the campsites
Only on sale :

Parking rouge et blanc
Aires d’accueil Epinettes et Bleu nord.So I will be available from tomorrow the 17 preferably by mail.

SANITARY CONDITIONS : Sanitary pass or negative PCR test of less than 48 hours (subject to changes in health standards required by the government)

I stay at your disposal.

Best regards,
Catherine"

[Aysedasi]

Well, at least something is on offer...... and I take back my comments about the Tourist Office!

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by vincegail

SANITARY CONDITIONS : Sanitary pass or negative PCR test of less than 48 hours (subject to changes in health standards required by the government)

This is new - possibly very key information as it gives another means to entry if the French app doesn't play ball. Albeit, I don't know how it will work if you're there Weds-Sun for example. One PCR won't cover that.

[Aysedasi]

Yes, our original plan was to be there for something like 12 days, you'd certainly need more than one PCR test....

[bella]

the verif app i believe will scan the pcr test result and display it there by means of the qr code scanner. smart - makes it harder to fake a test result. currently it doesn’t read the code on uk vaccination paperwork, but i’m sure that’ll change before the start of july. that may mean that you’ll need a french pcr test if you can’t fulfil the vaccination/prior case of covid requirements, but the cost isn’t any worse than a fit to fly test in the uk at the moment, if at all.

anyone from the uk awaiting their second dose, you can bring it forward to 8 weeks after the first which will give you a better chance of being plus two weeks by the time you head francewards.

i would imagine the proof of pcr is only required on the day you collect your tickets (and inevitable wristband), as it is in the paddocks across europe where a pcr result is required at the moment. flawed for a multitude of reasons but it ticks the boxes.

[GT6]

Well new plan, new companion this year.
Tuesday night newhaven dieppe ferry (not done that since 1985) slow run down in an old vw campervan, whichever campsite i get given from Wednesday until Sunday, slow evening trip back to dieppe ferry to newhaven then back to kent late monday morning. Looks like i will be there but very different i think

[Simmi]

Finally some late emailed confirmation from the ACO for those with credit notes:


YOU ARE HOLDING A 2020 LE MANS 24 HOURS CREDIT NOTE?
Your voucher remains valid and your 2021 booking will be handled by the Ticketing Service on the basis of your 2020 Credit Note. Your tickets are already booked, your letter is on its way.


What's in that letter - I've no idea. I'd rather have a personalised emailed response telling me what I've got. Will be interesting to see if the camping tickets go on sale tomorrow.