Aco members benefits

[powerman]

I have been going to 24hr for 40 years but never had Aco membership. Just been treated to membership for 2024. Could someone explain what I get from being a member.

[Kev_mk3]

Not as much as years gone by.


https://www.lemans.org/en/aco-members/club-offers/aco-simple

[JDS]

Just think of it as paying a few euros for the chance to purchase tickets a few weeks after the agencies and corporates have taken their slice, and a few days before the general public - pretty much every other benefit there ever was is now either scrapped or available at additional cost.

[Aysedasi]

A few weeks after the agencies?  From what I understand, the agencies have no idea right now (as last year) what their 'slice' will be.....

[JDS]

A few weeks after the agencies?  From what I understand, the agencies have no idea right now (as last year) what their 'slice' will be.....

OK, to be clear, a few weeks after the ACO have decided what the agency slices will be (but may or may not have informed them) - ergo, we get the scrapings that are left.

[Aysedasi]

Hmmm, I guess you're right.  The ACO must know what 'slice' they're going to give the agencies which makes it all the more puzzling (and galling for the agencies) that the ACO don't tell them sooner....  If the agencies knew what they were going to get (fairly definitively) then we wouldn't have the situation of people clogging up the ticketing system from ticketing opening in order to hedge their bets by buying direct while also waiting on their agency orders.... 

[Lorry]

I'm confused (no change there then)  We use an agency, as the ACO never had much for sale.  We now want to change campsite to one nearer the Tribunes.  If we can, probably 3 of our geriatrics will want to come, so we'll need more pitches, which we probably won't be able to get.

This has been a nightmare for 30 years 

[Barry]

I'm confused (no change there then)  We use an agency, as the ACO never had much for sale.  We now want to change campsite to one nearer the Tribunes.  If we can, probably 3 of our geriatrics will want to come, so we'll need more pitches, which we probably won't be able to get.

This has been a nightmare for 30 years  

Good luck with that plan, all the sites near the tribunes don't exist anymore and the increase in camping pitch prices direct from the ACO, even with members discount, are eye watering, agency prices are going to be extremely painful.
After 21 years attending I'm bailing out, don't like the piss taken out!!!!
It's nearly cheaper to go to Sebring!
So sad!

[Kev_mk3]

I'm confused (no change there then)  We use an agency, as the ACO never had much for sale.  We now want to change campsite to one nearer the Tribunes.  If we can, probably 3 of our geriatrics will want to come, so we'll need more pitches, which we probably won't be able to get.

This has been a nightmare for 30 years  

Good luck with that plan, all the sites near the tribunes don't exist anymore and the increase in camping pitch prices direct from the ACO, even with members discount, are eye watering, agency prices are going to be extremely painful.
After 21 years attending I'm bailing out, don't like the piss taken out!!!!
It's nearly cheaper to go to Sebring!
So sad!

I'm kind of with you on this and thinking to leave 2024 in order to do something family orientated (Last year before school holidays rule our holiday plans so I might as well take advantage)

[JDS]

I'm confused (no change there then)  We use an agency, as the ACO never had much for sale.  We now want to change campsite to one nearer the Tribunes.  If we can, probably 3 of our geriatrics will want to come, so we'll need more pitches, which we probably won't be able to get.

This has been a nightmare for 30 years  

Good luck with that plan, all the sites near the tribunes don't exist anymore and the increase in camping pitch prices direct from the ACO, even with members discount, are eye watering, agency prices are going to be extremely painful.
After 21 years attending I'm bailing out, don't like the piss taken out!!!!
It's nearly cheaper to go to Sebring!
So sad!

The entry and especially the camping ticket prices have now got so out of hand I'm giving very serious consideration to putting our marquees up in my garden and having our Le Mans week there instead !!