Showers

[Joe90]

Can anyone confirm that all camping sites at Le Mans circuit (apart from Houx) are to be classified as lay-bys and therefore will not have showers?

[BigH]

Joe90,
It's not as simple as that I'm afraid...
The camping areas seem to be all lumped together as Aire d'accueil, camping or lay-by. Some have showers, some don't. If you have tickets for camping, let us know which site, and someone will let you have details of what facilities you can expect. If you don't have tickets, then have a word with the immediate members of your family, and see if any of them would mind being sold. If any of them are particularly unusual, contact me first.
Good luck
H

[Joe90]

My half-Chinese sister any good?  Anyway, I have tickets for Tertre Rouge which I managed to obtain because I bought them in 1894.

[BigH]

My half-Chinese sister any good?

You can have my car and tickets.
H

PS which half is chinese?

[Joe90]

I haven't looked - after all she IS my sister!

[BigH]

Fair enough Joe.
Anyway, a bit of mystery is a good thing.
H

[Joe90]

Any information on the showers, as we have digressed?

[BigH]

Ahh, the showers....
I'm not sure 1894 will have been soon enough Joe, disappointing I know, after all that rigmarole with the traction engines and ocean liners. Team IKBrunel scarpered with most of the profits in a tunnelling machine that year (this was before it was a Flat race).
Personally I'm not sure about the camping facilities at TR, but somebody here will be.
H

I'm so excited about your sister...

[Joe90]

OK, I will let you know about her.  Her Turkish husband may be an issue....

[BigH]

I'm sure there'll be a warm welcome at Tetre Rouge, I've been told they're a friendly bunch.
Below is a pic taken on the Tuesday morning last year, one of the regulars has pitched up first, and I dare say he bought twist-tops.
H


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[dryhen]

Joe !!

You may by now have realised that any mention of showers (therefore naked bodies) is guaranteed to send BigH into raptures about bodies and bodily functions, and I'm surprised that your mention of a Turkish brother-in-law has not resulted in a missive from H about his experiences in Turkish Baths   !!

Now that my keyboard has dried out, I am pleased to advise you that there are indeed showers in Tertre Rouge - and clean ones at that !.  You will need some euro shrapnel to tip the attendants. BigH will advise you of the best place to keep it whilst showering .........

See you in June .....look out for a Bedford CF Camper and CA Tee-Shirts !

Matt Harper will probably insist that the winner in 1894 was a Morgan  

[Joe90]

I will look out for you, and thanks for the warning.  I have stayed at Tertre Rouge before and am aware of the facilities but trying to get verification of the dark rumour that the showers may not be present this year.  Are you sure they will be there this year.  Please see the link below to see what I am bleating about:

http://www.justtickets.co.uk/lemans/lemans_jmcl.htm

[jpchenet]

I will look out for you, and thanks for the warning.  I have stayed at Tertre Rouge before and am aware of the facilities but trying to get verification of the dark rumour that the showers may not be present this year.  Are you sure they will be there this year.  Please see the link below to see what I am bleating about:

http://www.justtickets.co.uk/lemans/lemans_jmcl.htm

My guess would be that they are just trying to get people to take on their "off site" camping. If anything it's got better year by year on the laybys.

[Steve Pyro]

Certainly the showers / toilets facilities in Houx Annexe have improved considerably year on year.

Maybe the water will be hot this year?

[Nordic]

Just tickets said the same last year.
As Steve says the showers last year on the annexe where as good as any time before, I would not worry to much I would be very surprised if it turned out to be true.