Club Arnage

First time to Le Mans. Last minute booking. Got the ferry booked, but it looks like all the campsites are booked. (Apart from £389 for the VIP pitch).
What are the alternatives? Is the off-site camping any good, and is it a pain to get in/out of the circuit.
Can you catch a few hours kip in the car park for race night, or (someone mentioned to me) at the back of the grandstand?
2 blokes, on a budget, arriving by car midnight Friday
Thanks,
Paul

You will be able to camp  in the car park by the start finish straight. Meant to be for parking only but late arrivals always camp there

Hi Paul,

we might have a spare ticket for Camping Beausejour, but I cannot confirm yet, in about 2 weeks I will know more when it becomes clear, with how many cars we'll go to LM this year. If you are interested, let's stay in touch. The ticket is 35 EURO (face-value).
Cheers

Werner

As Rhino has said if all else fails in previous years people have just set up their tents in the car parks.  I have seen tents in Parking Rouge and Parking Bleu, just to give you an idea of where to head to.

However every year the ACO do say they will clamp down on people campin in the car parks, but they haven't yet.

A couple of years ago some of our friends were in Parking Vert and the security guards came round at 5am on the Friday morning threatening to confiscate any tents that weren't taken down in 5 minutes.

Not usre if theyt came back again or not as they did as they were told and moved.

Ironically, theye were only in there because they had a ticket for Interior Musee (entrance right next door) but it was cram pack solid when they got there.

Last year Aco set up an extra "expanding" campsite in the Blue car park. I'm sure they'll do that again this year. Don't panic!

Good god, an expanding campsite! It's started happening there as well. Take a compass and a ball of string, anything could happen.
H

Kpy, you maybe right. they're digging and lifting blue park these days, and obviously not only for the Grand prix de France Moto. A pair of wc boxes has be set up, so the car park may become an extra campsite. During the Lemans Classic, it was the only one campsite available however!

Thanks for all the helpful advice, guys.
Werner, thanks very much for your offer. I am interested - it seems as if that would be the best solution, and the "expanding campsite" as a last resort. I'll email you.
Paul

  8)If you are still looking for a camping pass there are a few on eBay.  There are 4 for Beaujesour that are only at a quid at the moment!  I presume the reserve is 35 Euros ( whatever that is in real money? )  

Thanks for the tip - I'll take a gander

No worries.  

I wouldn't use my spelling of that camp site to search for it though!  

I must be ilitterrr illitar illitaret ???

Thick!

I have noticed that this years Camping Bleaus are marked 'Bleu Sud', as the camping field is south of the Bleau parking, I guess this is to tell them apart if they issue camping permits for the parking area.
Or have I got a ticket for some where else completley? :-\

 8)  You're all right

Bleu sud is the campsite area located south to bleu car park  ;D

Going back this year after a long lay off - Children - it happens you know! With all problems over were to stay and how to get there, never worked so hard to go to a motor race! So I am so glad to have found you guys out there struggaling too. Can someone tell me were Aire d Accueil Techno is? I am Guessing it is near the Technoparc, or is there some rave going on

 :) You guessed right !  ;)

techno is a shortage of "Technoparc"

just look at our maps to see access roads to that campsite

Great thanks for that. Is it any good? As in do I need tent pegs or 6" nails and a lump hammer, and what are the loos like? Nice Aston by the way :D

I camped there last year (2002) and the ground is soft so normal tent pegs are suffice. Toilets didn't arrive until Thursday and the only showers were in a Danish Articulated trailer which weere about 2/3 euro's and freezing.
We drove to one of the other sites every morning for a shower. we were let on no problem. Lots of Danes present last year. They had a gig beer/ food marquee.

Stu

Thanks for that. I had better pack my pionty hat with horns on ;)

There are still tickets available for Beausejour and Technoparc at face value from the Le Mans ticket shop. Just bought my Beausejour ticket for face value 35 Euros, it will be waiting for me at reception - I hope.

Link is:

http://marchand.lemans.org/public/boutique/cat.asp?evt=20&boutic=26

HTH

WTF???!  What about those poor folks who didnt get a pass as they were told it was sold out - if it was me, I would be pretty pissed with the ACO

The ACO get cancellations, right up until the last minute. People arrive and hand back tickets for resale. So as a last resort they are always worth a try.

Knowing the ACO I won't actually believe it until I get there and have the pass in my hand...

Paul-B, i'm in the same situation- last minute booking! Thanks for posting that link but it's saying that the booking office is now closed?!!? I reckon we'll have to just turn up and sleep in the car but I'm going to keep an eye on here for some camping tickets just in case  :)

Fair point Smokie, not thinking clearly yet today...!

Two Paul B's in the same thread! Might get a bit confusing, Bruce.
Anyway - thanks to one of your great suggestions I managed to get a camping ticket for Houx Annexe from ebay. I paid a premium but I figured I can't be choosy. Anyway I believe it's a good site.
Thanks all.

Just turn up as you have decided as you will get sorted some where. Last year my mate and I turned up on the Tuesday ( no tickets), went straight to The Rotonde and got a ticket for Technopark and there were a few to be had.
 Stu

I received an email yesterday morning from the Billitere (ACO Ticket office) informing me that I have 6 camping permits for Houx Annexe. I no longer require them as I didn't trust the French idiotd and went with a package deal this year!!!

My point is that you should telephone them direct and see if there are any left. There seems to be loads of tickets this year - nothing like the mad rush last year  :D