I'd go for tickettravel.nl

They are reasonably priced, HA was just 3€ more, and you get your first choice as it's a webshop and not some lottery like the ACO's 1 out of 4, or another.
Also they don't differ between newbies and regular visitors as the ACO seems to do, hell they even forgot to put my tickets ready for pickup on PQ at my first visit. Got tickets from the forum the last year and this year via tickettravel.nl.
Never the less, christmas time is the LATEST as well with them. Still got HA in early january this year from the dutch

Never ever I'll order from the ACO again.

Couldn't resist posting it - taken during the Parade downtown

Can't really judge HA as it was my first time there, but compared to last years BSJ it was really unexpected.
Last year on BSJ we were guided to our pitch at wednesday 3am (not numbered, but they wanted to enforce the 7x5m)

This year, we arrived at around 3am again on wednesday, missing the road at first and without any signs we asked the Houx security were HA is. "A droite"

Without any checks whether we have Nord or Sud, whether we pitch up 7x5 or 10x10m and without anyone controlling the setups it was great fun like BSJ '06 or Spa-Francorchamps.
Seen many Nord tickets on the Sud part, btw, so there was no organisation at all, no pitches marked at all, nothing.

And the atmosphere was stunning

Anyone here from Jersey and having lost his passport. Sadly I can't recall the name, but it was found by the Confiroute worker who helped me with my breakdown and he asked me what to do with it.

I told him to send it to the British embassy, so may be it's on the way to it's owner. Sadly we both didn't find any address on it, otherwise he would've send it himself

Just FYI, so if you're from Jersey and missing your passport or know someone, ask the British Embassy in France or Confiroute

Good to hear it didn't ruin your Le Mans, but it must be a pain in the ...
Nobody seen it? Just a shame something like that happens, who cares about a nicked genny if you have a 1500€ paintjob to come...

Also from what I've seen the cars on the other side of the road were fine, as well as those of the "Beer Disposal Team" stationed at the junction - though they have one window smashed, because one of them left the keys in the car...

We were the silver Alfa Romeo 147 with the huge flagpole (Germany and Porsche Flag) some 50m further down the road towards the Beer Disposal Team. Sadly didn't see anything, may be we went to bed a little too early at 1:30. Two days of Kronenbourg and you are not used to good German Beer any more. Spend the friday after the parade on Houx with German journalists

Any success with the ***** keying cars on Houx Annexe?

Seen a Merc CLS, Porsche 996 and Alfa 147 keyed big time. The last two belonging to "Team Zarse"(?)
Another group of germans we spoke to has seen 10 keyed cars

Jesus, what's the sense of it? Not to justify it, but they didn't go for a special brand or a single group whose music/genny was too loud? Just randomly keyed expensive cars

Sad to hear, but at least you have a hotel.

Had to spend the night near the Le Mans péage in a small town like Savigny L' something as I had a flat tyre and my Tyre fit didn't work. Sleeping in the car as the only hotel was a luxury one calling for 750€ a night.

That cost me 200€ for a new tyre, 163,50€ for the towing and 300€ for a new genny as the one I've bought shortly before I left home on tuesday had no fuel petcock.
Took it out of the sealed box and the fuel was running out of the tank.
Ah, and I wrecked my Ray Ban - put it in the tent when I was going for a shower. Didn't think about it when I returned and it was 82kg pure - well...  - against Ray Ban 

Estimated arrival: Monday 0400
Arrival: Monday 1900

Left HA at 1800, flat tyre in front of the showers. No spare wheel, just a Tyre Fit can. Used that stuff and it looked good. Tyre flat again before the Le Mans péage. No chance anymore, Tyre Fit already used, so called service and got towed to Savigny Le something. A small garage, but he had no tyres there and his machine to put tyres on rims was too old to handle modern 17" alloy wheels with 215/45's on them. No other chance than to spend the night there.
The town's pub already closed, a hotel available, but some sort of country club. He told me a room would cost 150-200€. Divided by two as I had a mate with me and the insurance paying 60€ per person it seemed worth it. I asked him to call them if there's a room free. It was, but as it was some sort of Ferrari and Aston Martin clubs staying there - one night 750€
Spend the night in the car then, not able to put the back of the seat down as we were fully loaded. Never slept that good
Took the wheel off at 8am as promised then today and the friendly garage men drove me to Le Mans Point S shop. Got a Michelin fitted for 200€ (160 tyre + mounting), back to the garage and as he promised me sunday evening I was able to leave at 10am.
Easy ride, through Paris at noon with low traffic, stopped at McD in Belgium and 5pm at Aachen to kick my mate out of the car
Another 2h to my hometown then...

A nice experience and I damn this Tyre Fit stuff. Looked all fine following the Tyre Fit short instruction guide, we done all right, but questioning ourselves and having nothing to do at Savigny I had a look in the car's manual and it said there must be 1,3 bar left in the tyre so that the mousse can work. Sadly it was also the side of the tyre damaged which doesn't work either.
I don't but a new can of mousse, I put one of my winter wheels in now.

Never the less, it was great - even more so with a such a nice campsite like HA and such nice british lads all around

Another taste of things to cum

Embassy Racing and Charouz Racing promotion girls - taken at the LMS 1000km of Spa

Hot during qualifying, constant temperature drop during the week.

saturday to sunday night 6°C - Realfeel 4°C

BJ stands for Black Jack
But we improved - staying on HA this year and of course doing the pitwalk

I'll do the pitwalk this year as it's not too far from HA.

But I get to see the Embassy girls twice a year being accredited, so why should I walk an hour

Safe trip to all, save your money for Kronenbourg instead of feeding the 

If you go via Belgium take care of your wheels, needed two new ones after last years LM including a fixed windscreen.
hit a big hole and a piece of gravel hit my windscreen. No "route degradé" signs at all

My car (planned for LM): fine

lad #1's ankle: sprained, doesn't know if he can go - was planned to provide a racing team's motorhome which would've made our 3rd HA-pass a campsize extender
lad #2's car - not planned: broken driveshafts
lad #3's car - not planned: unknown status - 150.000km

We'll see - I like difficult tasks

It's so bad - for the injured as well as for us as we never had a motorhome before and this is a luxury motorhome. He got it from the team as they worked so hard during the Nurburgring 24h - Crash friday morning, repaired for evening qualifying to do mandatory laps. Lack of engine power and changed it during the night until 5am.
Faultless race and P3 in class - 2 weeks holiday in norway for the crew paid by the drivers and as an extra the motorhome for Le Mans

 

How come I really like dutchmen today?

Tickettravel.nl delivered my HA tickets 

3 of them and luckily all on Sud