Club Arnage

Hey guys.

A mate and I are planning to go down to le mans this year (we live just south of london) and have been taking a look around but we're getting a bit confused with everything and wondered if you could answer a few questions for us.

First, we're going for "student" tickets but I read somewhere (I think on this site) that you could only get them on the day. Is this true? Also, what counts as a student card?

Second, we're trying to camp down there. We originally thought we would either go for Chapelle (because its cheap and close to everything) or Houx (because it's nice). However, everything we read seems to say that you need to book up to a year in advance. Do you think we would still be able to get either of these/any camping at all? If so which do you think would be the best of these to go to (this is bearing in mind of course that we are students (read skint) so money is an object).

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers guys

Hi Chris, and welcome aboard the good ship CA.

I can't help on the student ticket - I didn't know there was such a thing - mainly because it's a long long time ago since I was a student!!

About the camping - are you driving there??  Each camp site ticket allows entry for one vehicle regardless of the number of occupants.  So if you are not taking a car, you can just walk on to any site and pitch up.  For most of the (better??) camp sites, yes, you have to book up very early - some people are booking their tickets now for 2007.  You can forget Houx - that was sold out months ago - unless you can pick up a spare ticket on this site or elswhere.  I don't know about Chappelle and ticket availability - I think that the only site left with space is Beausejour.  I've never stayed there, but several CA members have and say it is a good site.  The main drawback is that it is a long hike from there to the centre of the action in the Village.

Whatever, email or call the ticket office - the details are in the first thread in this Help forum - and ask what is available.  The girls there speak English and are very helpful.

Hope this helps, and, as you may have gathered from this site, you better start planning for 2007 because once you've been, you will want to go again.

When do you hope to get there - all I would say is that the earlier you get there, the more fun you will have.  Most of the regulars are all in place by Wednesday, and others (including myself this year) will be there on Monday.

All the best

Del

"others (including myself this year) will be there on Monday."

No stamina, some people...
  ;)

Yeah right - and will you still be there on sunday afternoon Smokie?

Depends how you interpret afternoon..... ???

I will probably leave later this year, but what with the race starting later and now a decision to take a trailer (Mark does like his creature comforts) we might just miss the end again....

Trailer ::) as in house trailer aka caravan ???
Canada Phil

You spotted that too eh Phil?  - didnt take long for the cracks to appear in Smokie's new outdoorsman lifestyle did it! ::)

Can't get the loungers and the fridge in the Omega... Mark thinks they're important... :-\

Do you want to store your fridge in my garage after race ?

I already have some stuff stored from JPC Team and Dutch guys...

"Just walk on a site and Pitch up" may be an interesting point if the ACO police come around to check on passes as they did last year on MB? It would be a real pain if the decided to evict non pass holders? Probably best to make friends with the nieghbours as soon as posible (beer donations always help) and have a contingency plan.

Do you want to store your fridge in my garage after race ?

I already have some stuff stored from JPC Team and Dutch guys...

That'd be a fine idea except I am leaving on the Sunday and wouldn't have time to move it to your garage...

Thanks anyway GIlles

Hi Smokie,
                The fridge is not only important it is essential,indispensable and useful all rolled into one. one can drink standing up if necessary hoever lounging without a cold beer is really not lounging at all ::) 8)
Canada Phil

Can't get the loungers and the fridge in the Omega... Mark thinks they're important... :-\

...and don`t forget the swimming pool, hope there`s room for that  :'(

Thanks for the help guys. I managed to get a place down at Beausejour which should be alright... ill remember to book earlier in future. ill be down there from tuesday though topping up the tan.... aaaah

Without doubt. I reckon we could squeeze nearly everything except the loungers and fridge in the car.

However George, I'm curious as to why the pool is so important. Nothing to do with Fran's swimsuit being left overnight with you to dry I trust???  :P

...should of never told you that I left my wankin sock at home Smokie,  8) hope Fran doesn`t read this  :o

 8) - might explain why the pool went cloudy after i got in there a couple of times tho gab!!! 

I can always bring along a spare cozzie for you if you want to slip into something a lil more comfortable than your pink swimming shorts!  ;)

Oh please do!!!!!!  ;D

more comfortable than your pink swimming shorts!  ;)

...they were only womans shorts but not pink  :-[

well they are pink in my memory now...  ;D - must be false memory syndrome or something of that sort!

JPC - do you want the spare cozzie for gab or for yourself?  ;)

Okay here's a question for you Sarthe Vets...Say you want to make a beer/grocery run into town can you leave your campsite as is and not worry about poachers? Or do you hitch with some friendly neighbors? Whats the best idea? I know at Knoxville its not much of a problem since we've got a camper and can lock up. But if there are tents its alittle more difficult to be secure ya know? Lets talk!  :)

Hey Johnnyspa27,
It sort of depends which site you're camped in. I've sometimes left my tent for days, and it's been ok. The campsites are pretty crowded, which makes for a good atmosphere, and as you say, you can always have a word with your neighbours and ask them to keep an eye out for you.
Have you got camping tickets?
H

Yes sir I do, at Bleu Nord... :)

Jonny, introduce yourself to your neighbours over a friendly beer.  They'll watch out for your stuff as you would theirs.

Just like Knoxville, excellent! Now all I have to do is find a solid supply of Warsteiner Oktoberfest....hmmm :-\

...no problem Mr. Js27, just tell me how much Warstarter O`fest you need and I will bring it to you direct from the Fatherland, you can pick it up any day at the Golden Triangle...pm me, but do it soon as the O`fest beer here in Germany goes off the market sooner as it does in the States.

Hi Jonny,
It might be a good idea to have something to peg out your parking / area space when you head out, especially on friday / saturday, otherwise free space could get taken up, sites are undefined , open pitches after all. I bought some great tape in a souviener shop in in Florida Mall last year, it has >>> F**k Off <<< (a bit extream but accepted in good humour - I hope!) repeated along its length, if you dont have any tape and spot a site with with some, most will provide enough for your purpose ;) especially if the request is accompanied with Warstarter O.

We tried tape last year and still came back to find some fuckwit camped in our parking space.  I wouldn't have minded if we had huge amounts of space marked out but we didn't!!  Ended up having to park the frigging car virtually in the front of the tent (nearly ran their blooming tent over as well!!)

:Thats Just rude :-\

I was quite rude the next morning!  ;D

This year we're I think we're gonna pitch a spare tent in the space on Friday!! 

I guess its the luck of the draw, we have arrived back and found lots of tents and cars pitched around our tent but the drivers made a point of saying they made sure we could still get to our tent and parking space.

Good Point. I am with a smaller group this year but may borrow some of the absentees little tents to erect as "space savers"  ;)

Sorry to jump in mid-thread but I have always camped at Arnage Corner by simpy turning up on the Friday, buying a camping ticket at the kiosk, and a general entrance ticket at the stands.  Never had any problem.  Can you not do that anymore?

Incidentally, have the organisers yet got around to putting the long overdue large TV screen at Arnage yet?

Thanks for opportunity to spout ...

No reason not to. The Arnage campsite is not operated by the ACO, so doesn't tend to sell out.
No plans to do that. They charge less for Arnage and Musanne enclosures only tickets, so you're way down the priority list !!!

This explains why no Arnage campsite is on the map.

Whilst Arnage/Indianapolis are well worth the visit, I'll stick to the  Jaguar Grandstand.  Last year, thats as far as I could get.

and there i was thinking George was dressed up as a turkey in his sleeping bag!!
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