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« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2012, 12:50:50 pm »

Remember that the 'no glass bottles' by-law is not a ban on alcohol but on glass containers. This is also not new (despite what you may read on PH and elsewhere) it has been in place for at least a decade. However, the French authorities apply the rule rather sporadically.

At motorcycle events like the Moto GP last weekend or the Moto 24h for instance, the rule is more strictly applied, and car searches are mandatory. Alcohol is also banned at Moto events.

Early in the week of the 24 hours, when folks are turning up at a manageable rate, track security will probably search all (or most) vehicles, but by Friday the numbers coming and going makes searches impractical. But... as usual where the French are involved, you can never predict when some bored official might decide to randomly enforce the rules.

As far as I know, the legally enforcible by-law applies to the general enclosure of the race circuit and the 'Zone Vert' campsites within; basically anywhere you need a EG ticket to get into.  

The post race clean-up operation on the circuit campsites and trackside areas is quite significant, and broken glass is a constant hazard during race week. The ACO are (understandably) just trying to reduce the size of the problem by reducing the amount of glass coming on-site.
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« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2012, 01:41:10 pm »

Ah well, no problem fur us then, as we only bring a few cans that we also take back home again. Smiley
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2012, 01:59:07 pm »

The post race clean-up operation on the circuit campsites and trackside areas is quite significant, and broken glass is a constant hazard during race week. The ACO are (understandably) just trying to reduce the size of the problem by reducing the amount of glass coming on-site.

Why don't they put glass recycling bins on the campsites???

Whilst I accept not everyone will use them, its got to help the clearing up effort!!
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« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2012, 04:13:30 pm »

The post race clean-up operation on the circuit campsites and trackside areas is quite significant, and broken glass is a constant hazard during race week. The ACO are (understandably) just trying to reduce the size of the problem by reducing the amount of glass coming on-site.

Why don't they put glass recycling bins on the campsites???

Whilst I accept not everyone will use them, its got to help the clearing up effort!!

I think they would need recycling banks the size of Belgium, otherwise they would get filled up so quickly, you might as well not bother.
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« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2012, 11:46:23 pm »

Sorry to say that the ban has nothing to do with the enviroment, and everything to do with the idiots who choose to show their feelings about a result that goes against them by throwing bottles on the track.

Ban does only apply to campsites within the track perimeter, and is most rigidly applied to early arrivers.
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« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2012, 11:00:03 pm »

Which is not true as we were searched at Monday around noon driving back to our camp at Bleu Nord.
They also wanted to take our (faily big) sledgehammer away which is used to ram the flagpole a good two feet into the ground...

We switched to cans then for the next few days before we started smuggleing the booze in by the kettlegate at the road to Arnage.

Rucksacks were never searched during the race, but I walked by several lads having to leave their beers behind. One of my mates walked by the sec at Maison Blance. Bottle of wine in the right, Peugeot flag in the left...
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