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Originally Posted by Mal
Battles and dramas can happen anywhere and often do. The best advice is to keep up with it via Radio Le Mans and the big screens. Some good viewing spots are as follows:
1/ Outside of the track on the pit straight tribunes is great for the start and to soak up the atmosphere at night. Try and position yourself towards the left hand end of the pits where you can see the big screen.
2/ Anywhere heading towards Tetre Rouge from the road tunnel under the circuit - you should walk this entire section preferably out on one side of the track and back on the other side. Make sure you go down past the pedestrian tunnel at Tetre Rouge on both sides of the track. on the outside of the track at this point is about as close as you can get to the cars and at night this is quite spectacular. On the bank on the inside is also great at night. Remember to look behind where you can see the cars heading off down the Mulsanne.
3/ Heading back the other way from the Tibunes you can stop on the outside of the Ford chicanes and then head off down to the end of the Porsche curves. Make sure you go right down to the end of the campsite as there is a good view of the cars coming through the Porsche curves.
4/ You can get some way down on the inside of the track to the Kart track but I have never been yet so someone else will have to advise.
5) There are 3 viewing points beyond this for which you will need a car/bus or bike to get to but they are worth the effort - especially Arnage at night. It may be that you save one or more of these for another year as 24hours can go very quickly and you will want to head back to the pits area for the finish.
The best advice is to spend as much time as you can viewing at night and early morning as this is when the magic of Le Mans really hits you - keys areas at night are: Pits straight watching the pit work, Tetre Rouge and Arnage / Mulsanne viewing areas.
I hope this helps
Mal
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absolutely spot-on.
when the old 'village' was still there we used to have a big meet-up with friends at the champagne stall at midnight, thus fortified about 1-ish we'd wander off in the Tertre Rouge direction, returning about 3. Never camped but always booked a car park spot close to the tribunes, if tired then we'd snatch a couple of hours kip in the car, cook bacon and eggs and be back in the grandstand for 0800. If not tired then we'd drive round to Arnage / Indianapolis for an hour or so around dawn - magical :-)
Just realised no-ones mentioned ACO membership yet - is that still worthwhile or have the benefits all eroded away? Certainly the access to the central hospitality building was a bonus on a couple of occasions when it rained...