LM24 Le Mans 2020 (19/20 September) - Who Is Going? - Page 32

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 09:42 (Ref:3989920)

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Really hope they cap the tickets and extend the villages! Having so few spectators, and still imposing those limits would be tough to swallow.

It would make far more sense to keep the 10 villages and spread the 25000 over the ten. Having said that, reducing the number of villages could mean taking out some of the worst ones. But knowing our luck, they'd reduce the 'good' ones. 25k does seem very low, even taking into account the many who will have decided to pass this year and the lack of ticket sales at the circuit which mean that the 'casual' local spectators won't be going. I still think there is a lot still to be announced and learned....

**Peter Mallett** · 21 Jul 2020, 09:43 (Ref:3989921)

Sooo, just tried to renew my membership via the website and keep getting a dead link. I phoned the membership line and was told that the staff are available between 08:30am and 18:00 hrs Monday to Friday. Nobody home sadly.......

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 09:50 (Ref:3989927)

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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Sooo, just tried to renew my membership via the website and keep getting a dead link. I phoned the membership line and was told that the staff are available between 08:30am and 18:00 hrs Monday to Friday. Nobody home sadly.......

I was told their best time was between 12 noon and 1 pm French time. The website is a dead loss.

If all else fails, email Hélène or Marine here -

clubaco@lemans.org

**Peter Mallett** · 21 Jul 2020, 10:07 (Ref:3989936)

Well, I left a message and a very nice lady called and said, "listen very carefully I shall say zis only weernce".

Membership renewed.

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 10:50 (Ref:3989943)

Good work Peter!

GT6 · 21 Jul 2020, 11:12 (Ref:3989949)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Well, I left a message and a very nice lady called and said, "listen very carefully I shall say zis only weernce".

Membership renewed.

Ok Peter you have made contact with the resistance, the escape committee will be "very interestied" to hear that. Please say Hello hello if hear from her again.

**Peter Mallett** · 21 Jul 2020, 11:14 (Ref:3989950)

We may even take advantage of Herr Gruber's liddel tank. (Was watching Dram TV last night).

whitemr2 · 21 Jul 2020, 11:19 (Ref:3989951)

I don't want to be negatieve, but with numbers increasing in Belgium and parts of France and no doubt more to come after the holidays were cruising to a LM 24 with zero spectators.
Trying to be positieve but from 50000 to 25000 in one week says it all.

GT6 · 21 Jul 2020, 11:22 (Ref:3989952)

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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

We may even take advantage of Herr Gruber's liddel tank. (Was watching Dram TV last night).

i suspect there are some on here that have no idea what we are talking about Peter, but yes i to have been watching some of the repeats on tv. Still very funny

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 11:36 (Ref:3989954)

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Originally Posted by whitemr2

I don't want to be negatieve, but with numbers increasing in Belgium and parts of France and no doubt more to come after the holidays were cruising to a LM 24 with zero spectators.
Trying to be positieve but from 50000 to 25000 in one week says it all.

I can't find that Fillon quote on AutoHebdo. Can someone point me to it?

S griffin · 21 Jul 2020, 13:15 (Ref:3989965)

I am sure everyone high up is doing their upmost to make sure the race goes ahead with fans. They probably don't want to take chances either though, which is probably where Fillon is coming from. If that's what he meant

GT6 · 21 Jul 2020, 13:22 (Ref:3989970)

i think they have had a higher number of people either asking for refund or transfer to 2021 than they expected so hoping that numbers will be closer to 25k now.

pinkdigital · 21 Jul 2020, 13:52 (Ref:3989976)

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitemr2

I don't want to be negatieve, but with numbers increasing in Belgium and parts of France and no doubt more to come after the holidays were cruising to a LM 24 with zero spectators.
Trying to be positieve but from 50000 to 25000 in one week says it all.

There is a large outbreak in Mayenne, just down the road from Le Mans. I cannot see it happening more due to it being amongst the general population rather than any LM24 issue.

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 13:59 (Ref:3989981)

Yes, Mayenne is pretty close, I've stopped there quite a few times over the years.

A lot of news about France and the infected areas being too slow to enforce the wearing of masks again.

whitemr2 · 21 Jul 2020, 17:04 (Ref:3990017)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I can't find that Fillon quote on AutoHebdo. Can someone point me to it?

Read that in post 771, did not check before posting. Can't find it either.

**Bentley03** · 21 Jul 2020, 17:39 (Ref:3990030)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I can't find that Fillon quote on AutoHebdo. Can someone point me to it?

I think you'll find it's in the printed edition only, Andrew, a lot of their material is not available online without subscription.

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 17:44 (Ref:3990033)

OK, I get that, but as significant statements go, I'm surprised it's not reported somewhere online....

whitemr2 · 21 Jul 2020, 17:46 (Ref:3990034)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

OK, I get that, but as significant statements go, I'm surprised it's not reported somewhere online....

Could as well be a hoax.

**Bentley03** · 21 Jul 2020, 18:45 (Ref:3990045)

Well, the proposal to divide the spectator areas into stand alone villages was, as far as I'm aware, only ever mentioned in an article on the Ouest France website as a subscribers only article on 26th June, but it turned out to be 100% correct.

GT6 · 21 Jul 2020, 18:50 (Ref:3990046)

Well we can all speculate but at the moment we must assume that we will be divided into 10 villages but that is about all we know for sure

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jul 2020, 19:13 (Ref:3990051)

I've no doubt there will be plenty more speculation over the next month or so...

GT6 · 21 Jul 2020, 20:44 (Ref:3990067)

Well not much else to do

**PascaLM** · 22 Jul 2020, 09:43 (Ref:3990129)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I can't find that Fillon quote on AutoHebdo. Can someone point me to it?

If I must prove what I write :
"ACO has confirmed what we have revealed at the beginning of this month, that rare expected spectators (25,000 who have already bought their tickets, but a race without spectators is not excluded yet) won't be able to circulate freely around the circuit".

S griffin · 22 Jul 2020, 09:45 (Ref:3990130)

That's absolutely fine. Hopefully spectators will be able to go. Annoying for them there will be restrictions, but precautions sometimes need to be taken

**Aysedasi** · 22 Jul 2020, 09:48 (Ref:3990135)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

If I must prove what I write :
"ACO has confirmed what we have revealed at the beginning of this month, that rare expected spectators (25,000 who have already bought their tickets, but a race without spectators is not excluded yet) won't be able to circulate freely around the circuit".

Sorry Pascal, I wasn't doubting you.... So that refers to the 25,000 who have already bought tickets? That seems a very low number to me. It would suggest that a huge number of tickets have been returned or deferred until next year.

As I read the rest, there is nothing there that we don't already know, other than the 25,000 figure....

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