[LM24] Le Mans - the FAQ's (Information Only - Not for Chat!)

[Anyopenroad]

Is the ACO Tribune 17 reserved seating or first-come-first served free?

[Peter Mallett]

Reserved afiak. I'm in the club room now but no access to the tribune.

[Anyopenroad]

There was no-one guarding the door 5 mins ago!

[GT6]

Anyone know the dates for 2023 yet?

[dwh43scale]

Originally Posted by GT6

Anyone know the dates for 2023 yet?

June 10/11 was quoted yesterday on RLM together with a warning that all the local hotels are booked up already ... or perhaps that should be agencies have reserved many rooms ... for the centenary.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Reserved afiak. I'm in the club room now but no access to the tribune.

Definitely reserved numbered seats for the race. Access for members only during practice and qually when you can sit anywhere you like in the stand.

[dwh43scale]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Definitely reserved numbered seats for the race. Access for members only during practice and qually when you can sit anywhere you like in the stand.

And in practice once the first hour or so has gone in practice you can sit anywhere in the stand.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by dwh43scale

And in practice once the first hour or so has gone in practice you can sit anywhere in the stand.

Yep, in fact, I had no difficulty in sitting at the top of the stand from the start of practice.

[dwh43scale]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Yep, in fact, I had no difficulty in sitting at the top of the stand from the start of practice.

And in the race too ... confused myself there !

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by dwh43scale

And in the race too ... confused myself there !

Yes indeed, when we went back to the stand both late on Saturday night and from about 11 am on Sunday morning, I had no difficulty again sitting at the top, only having to move about 2 hours from the end of the race.

[Aysedasi]

As noted by Peter in the 2023 'Who is Going' thread. Worth noting.

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Don't forget we also need a ETIAS waiver next year. https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-requirements

[Peter Mallett]

Not sure if anything has been posted about campsites and bookings, so here goes:

When booking through the ACO or via another agency, do they allocate a certain amount of space for the pitch? If so do they base it on tent capacity or people? I'm looking at a bigger tent for next year and although I'll be camping alone I'll probably take a 4man tent.

I ask because Travel Destinations gave me half a pitch and only charged me for one person this year. But I only had a 2 person pop up tent (as discussed elsewhere).

[Truckosaurus]

ACO pitches are 7 x 5m - one ticket per vehicle needed, then you can squeeze as much camping paraphernalia as you like into that space.

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Not sure if anything has been posted about campsites and bookings, so here goes:

When booking through the ACO or via another agency, do they allocate a certain amount of space for the pitch? If so do they base it on tent capacity or people? I'm looking at a bigger tent for next year and although I'll be camping alone I'll probably take a 4man tent.

I ask because Travel Destinations gave me half a pitch and only charged me for one person this year. But I only had a 2 person pop up tent (as discussed elsewhere).

Private camp sites are free to do what they like but I believe all the ACO ones are a standard size for every pitch. So space is your limiting factor. In theory you need to get everything inside the lines, including your car. This often doesn't happen in reality with cars jutting out into the rangs or sometimes parked elsewhere. At least that's the case in Houx. 7m x 5m rings a bell. You can get a four-man tent inside a standard pitch.

[Peter Mallett]

Good info, thanks. That size would work.