Online Ticket Ordering - yeah right!

[pretzel]

When I tried to order my tickets for next year's 24 hour race in the normal way at the ACO this year I was told to wait until 1st September when the tickets would be available fo sale online.

Well, I gave it a go at 00:01 today but I am not surprised to report that I cannot find anywhere on the ACO's website that will allow me to order tickets. It has not changed during the day either.

I have e-mailed the tieket office asking for clarification and will let you know in due course, if I get a reply.

[Paddy_NL]

Send them a fax, and ask for confirmation of receival via email!

[SpriteII]

I understand the race is cancelled and instead they are organising a drinks party in the factory where the beer is made...

[termietermite]

I have just heard from the ticket office.  They are closed until 1st October because of a reorganisation and won't be answering any queries or taking bookings until then.  So if I were you I'd get you faxes and e-mails prepared for then.  I'll try to phone them that morning to find out what's what.

[Bob U]

 They are closed until 1st October because of a reorganisation

Hhhmmmm, why do brewerys and piss ups spring to mind?

[bgeorge104]

Just had a letter from the ACO about my fax that I sent them on the 1st September. It is just as Termietermite says.

ACO says they won't take any bookings for next years race until the 1st October. Any booking sent before this date will have to be re-sent.

They say please regularly visit their website www.lemans.org for more information from mid September 2009.

[termietermite]

In the event that there's no on-line ticket office before the 1st October, my plan is to be at the ticket office when it opens on that day.  I'll be interested to find out once and for all if there are going to be proper sales from that date, and not just vague promises that we might have a chance at tickets.  AFAIAC that would be a huge step forward on the present system.  

[Paddy_NL]

In the event that there's no on-line ticket office before the 1st October, my plan is to be at the ticket office when it opens on that day.  

Termie, would there be a chance you could bring our MB order too, if that would be the case?

[termietermite]

In the event that there's no on-line ticket office before the 1st October, my plan is to be at the ticket office when it opens on that day.  

Termie, would there be a chance you could bring our MB order too, if that would be the case?

Naturally, as in the past, I'd be glad to submit other orders, assuming that no on-line ticket office opens before .  But of course, what I don't know is how this will work now.  I kind of hope I'll be able to just pay and take away the tickets.  I know that's pie in the sky but in the best possible world this is how the new system will operate.  Thus I don't know how paper bookings will get dealt with.  But of course I'll try for anybody who wants to send me a form (although I will limit this to people I know as I dont' want to give my postal address to strangers, as I'm sure everybody understands.)

[Bob U]

In the event that there's no on-line ticket office before the 1st October, my plan is to be at the ticket office when it opens on that day.  

Termie, would there be a chance you could bring our MB order too, if that would be the case?

Are you thinking of going back to MB Paddy? Were you not happy with BN? I walked through MB a couple of times this year and there was no atmosphere, it all seemed a bit souless after what it used to be.

[Paddy_NL]

The majority of the Dutch were missing to be at track side this year

[termietermite]

The majority of the Dutch were missing to be at track side this year

Me too, Paddy.  BN was fine but nothing beats being trackside, imo.  If ever I get the chance to go back to MB, I will.  We make the atmosphere, not the campsite.

[Paddy_NL]

Naturally, as in the past, I'd be glad to submit other orders, assuming that no on-line ticket office opens before .  But of course, what I don't know is how this will work now.  I kind of hope I'll be able to just pay and take away the tickets. 

My apologies for completely reading over this reply earlier today! Thank you so much for offering!! If what you say would be the case, I would gladly pass you my cc details so you could pay for us. We'll keep in touch via other means of communication over this - is your email address still the same?

[JDS]

The majority of the Dutch were missing to be at track side this year

We felt the same moving to HA - nothing wrong with it at all but just takes too long to get to the track .... 

[Paddy_NL]

To whom it may concern, you know what to do with it

http://www.drinkingforholland.com/Paddy/LeMansBookingForm.pdf