BSJ again for us this year after lack of Epilepsy availability  - getting used to the 'joys' of BSJ after last year, at least the bus/train is OKish.
Advance party arrives Friday 7th, remainder variously some time before 15:00 Saturday, lol.

Congrats Baz, at last !! 

A few snaps from the 2023 edition: http://agencedixsept.media/angouleme-2023/

As far as I know, yes. I've only even gone in on a media pass.

Baz,

Camping and GE spectator entry are separated to keep the pikies/riff-raff away from the campers.

We always stay the Sunday night, leaving Monday AM is so much less stressful.
Generally pack most things down and leave the tents and 1 marquee until Monday AM, get breakfast out of the way, pack down and out by 10:30am Monday and it's a few minutes to the A28.

Will be interesting to see how the new wing affects the car in Imola next as it's not a high speed track. Either way there will be some interesting BoP adjustments coming I'd guess.

Merry Christmas all - here's to June 2024 

To be fair, the resale site actually works too, we sold a couple of spares via it this year. Once sold the ACO return you the money you initially spent on the ticket and the buyer gets their ticket with the knowledge that it's genuine. We've lost heaps in the past selling over-priced agency GE's (you know the deal, must buy two per camping space even if you don't need them) via ebay just to recover some of the spend, so this seems a pretty fair solution to me.

And that fee is at least €15k (maybe more for the bigger agencies) - that's a lot to make back from a markup on ticket prices and enforced GE purchase all the time you are fielding the complaints (that should be directed at the ACO) from people who don't stand a chance of getting what they wanted/previously enjoyed.

To the other point on people's angst over members creaming off the best tickets - it's not a closed club, anyone can join and whilst I dislike the way the tickets have been sold/allocated in the past few years (and the big percentage price hikes), people complaining that they didn't get the chance to purchase because they were not members seems somewhat bizarre to me as the opportunity is open to all.

What does seem unfair to me, and was highlighted by a friend, is that the member allocation does not reward loyalty where people who joined the day before the tickets went on sale have been allowed the same access as those that have been members for 20+ years, supporting the club through the good and the lean times. One would have thought that some form of reward for loyalty could have been implemented (perhaps allowing 'seasoned' members the option to purchase a few more tickets, or opening the sale a day earlier as a recognition of loyalty?)

Resale options already listed now against some of the sold out tickets. Unlikely that there is any availability on them, but the links have been added now.

"given the rush for tickets by ACO Members." - so Monsieur ACO, you mean that artificially-induced rush that didn't need to happen whatsoever? I guess so.

<looks for surprised face> Gosh, whod'a thunk it eh?

That's where the marshals camp. They also have a hospitality centre there and bus VIPs in & out constantly throughout the weekend. No room for us riff-raff there 

It's not that close to the first chicane, it's next to Hippo; you'll need a bloody tall tower and a strong pair of binos to see track action from there