[LM24] Le Mans 24 Photographs

[Mal]

Hear is a Drone shot from 2017

[S griffin]

Looks like a metropolis at night

[GT6]

The shoot appears to me to be the circuit area and shows how much light there is in that area during the darkness, a great picture thanks for posting

[Mal]

Originally Posted by GT6

The shoot appears to me to be the circuit area and shows how much light there is in that area during the darkness, a great picture thanks for posting

It is and was taken on Friday as you could use a drone during race or practice due to CAA rules

[Adam43]

Great photo. I wondered when it was taken as I’ve ben up in a helicopter during the race (mmm, I have some photos...).

What is going on in the top left of the photo, where is that to the south of the airport?

[Aysedasi]

It's also interesting to see that almost all of the Bugatti circuit is lit....

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Great photo. I wondered when it was taken as I’ve ben up in a helicopter during the race (mmm, I have some photos...).

What is going on in the top left of the photo, where is that to the south of the airport?

Top left - it looks too bright but its in the location of Camping Bleu I would think?

Here are some more including some taken during the day looking that way

[Mal]

Here is our campsite in Houx, with the Ten Tenths international Camp alongside..

[Aysedasi]

I really like these Mal, its always great to get a different view of our favourite circuit!

[GT6]

Certainly some different views of things around the circuit, very interesting to see them

[Bentley03]

Yep, terrific photos, really enjoying them. Thanks for posting them, Mal!😁

[Adam43]

2008. From a massive drone that carried people

[Mal]

On this one - which is looking towards the city centre, I guess the point where the roads come together would be the original Pontlieu hairpin?

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Mal

On this one - which is looking towards the city centre, I guess the point where the roads come together would be the original Pontlieu hairpin?

Could well be. James and I had so much trouble finding it (on the ground) a few years back that I've no chance from the air - and at night"!

[GT6]

Again some great photo's love trying to figure out all the places in the pictures, and what has changed over the years

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Could well be. James and I had so much trouble finding it (on the ground) a few years back that I've no chance from the air - and at night"!

I thought it was at the tram stop called Pontlieu? ... or if you head up the N138 from Terte Rouge passed the Carrefour, cross the ring road after a couple of 100m you cone to a roundabout - I though it was there?

Maybe I am wrong?

[CTD]

I always to be this stretch: Rue de Laigne, 72100 Le Mans, France

Found this "old" article:
https://www.lemans.org/en/news/not-t...e-reborn/11179

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Mal

I thought it was at the tram stop called Pontlieu? ... or if you head up the N138 from Terte Rouge passed the Carrefour, cross the ring road after a couple of 100m you cone to a roundabout - I though it was there?

Maybe I am wrong?

I'm sure you're not, but it's a lot harder to find when your searching for it in the rain!

[eps]

Originally Posted by Mal

Here is our campsite in Houx, with the Ten Tenths international Camp alongside..

Great photo along with the others.

We used to camp there, back in the day, almost on that exact stretch, but we've swapped to Epinettes for the moment - which suits us.

This thread reminds me I need to try and dig out some photos..

[Mal]

Originally Posted by eps

Great photo
We used to camp there, back in the day, almost on that exact stretch, but we've swapped to Epinettes for the moment - which suits us.

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I dont know much about Epinettes - what is it like there?

[Truckosaurus]

Originally Posted by Mal

I dont know much about Epinettes - what is it like there?

We've camped in pretty much every LM campsite over the last 20+ years and have been on Epinettes through choice for the last few years.

It's only a couple of minutes walk from the exit of Houx (and when we were on Houx we always seemed to be up at the exit end anyway) so easy to get to the tram into town, there doesn't seem to be the queues at the entrance like you get at the combined Houx/Houx Annexe junction, the ground is nice and flat, plenty of space, no through traffic, you have to show your GE ticket to get access to the site, good toilets/shower to campers ratio (and again you don't have to share them with passers by like on Houx), some electricity, not much rowdiness and far enough back from the road that you aren't disturbed by any hooning taking place.

[eps]

Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

We've camped in pretty much every LM campsite over the last 20+ years and have been on Epinettes through choice for the last few years.

It's only a couple of minutes walk from the exit of Houx (and when we were on Houx we always seemed to be up at the exit end anyway) so easy to get to the tram into town, there doesn't seem to be the queues at the entrance like you get at the combined Houx/Houx Annexe junction, the ground is nice and flat, plenty of space, no through traffic, you have to show your GE ticket to get access to the site, good toilets/shower to campers ratio (and again you don't have to share them with passers by like on Houx), some electricity, not much rowdiness and far enough back from the road that you aren't disturbed by any hooning taking place.

Yep, what Truck said. I think we were offered it after Houx filled up and we haven't been back to Houx since. You get quite a few other ex-Houxers there as well! It suits us, we're not massive drinkers (honest) and it gives us enough space with facilities aplenty - little to no queues, or if there are queues there are another 1 or 2 blocks to choose from. I'll see if I can dig out some photos.. There are a couple of areas to avoid but that's due to the level of the land (like some areas of Houx - avoid if the weather is wet) mostly we're in the same/similar area although last year we were late I think so camped in a 'new' part of the campsite. It was all good

The 7x5 pitches are un-numbered - you get assigned them on arrival. If you really, really need electric you need to arrive early (Tuesday as was). Although for the past 2-3 years we've gotten by on small 3 panel solar panels for the essentials (charging mobile phones, or rather charging batter packs for mobile phones).

It's a good friendly site, quite a few brits, some germans, some french. Nothing too outrageous, but there can be a bit of 'great' music pumping out as always..

It's not a massive campsite, but never seems to feel full or too busy. We wander into the circuit via Houx and are surprised by the massive queues to the showers there.

[Aysedasi]

I think we'd better have a photo of the site to stay true to the thread......

[eps]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I think we'd better have a photo of the site to stay true to the thread......

ah yes - sorry!

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It looks like most of the campsites really!

[Aysedasi]

Looks pretty civilised!