Pit walk Wednesday and Thursday,

Pit walk Wednesday and Thursday,

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Vette_1978

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3,235 posts

221 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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Just musing over various Le Mans stories and thought I'd take a look at the official 24hr website. It now has Wednesday and Thursday pit walks listed from 8am to 3pm and has a picture of the main pit lane. Is this new, or something I've missed over the last 9 years? We've been to the pits on the Friday enroute to CBW just to have a close up nose at the cars. If the pits are open during the week I may well get a visit in early and spend Friday morning nursing the hangover before CBW.

Printertosh

563 posts

167 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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When are the grandstands above the pits open to all? Wednesday or Thursday or both?

I might check out the pits 1st (2ish) then watch a bit of practice / qualifying for the support races from above.

Like you said that frees up Friday a bit smile

FraMac

785 posts

216 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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Both.

Printertosh

563 posts

167 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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FraMac said:
Both.
Thanks smile

Vette_1978

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3,235 posts

221 months

Friday 16th January 2015
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I thought that all the grandstands were open Wednesday and Thursday but only ticket checked on Saturday and Sunday. I've not used them for a few years so not sure. But the stand above the pits might be well worth a visit this year.

FraMac

785 posts

216 months

Saturday 17th January 2015
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They're red hot on ticket checks at the start of the race.

We've wandered into the grandstands over the pits in the middle of Saturday night before now with no ticket check.

s2driveruk

345 posts

208 months

Saturday 17th January 2015
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i think that is partially correct in terms of pit walks on Wed/Thursday, unfortunately we fell foul of that last year with a manic day trip on the Wednesday thinking we could rove in the afternoon before open practice. It was a ticket only option (no idea how you booked) and not covered by a general entrance ticket. We ended up finding an open gate on the main stands overlooking the pits so sat and had lunch and a beer watching the prep instead.

Always used to be the case that grandstands are open to all on Wed/Thurs then by ticket for the race. We sat in the Dunlop tribune late night a couple of years back unchallenged on the Sat night....i guess it depends on which jobsworth is on duty and whether they really care late night or not.

Great Dane

2,719 posts

165 months

Sunday 18th January 2015
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Last year sat in grandstands for wednesday and thursday - they were pretty full though

Missingbadly

198 posts

110 months

Thursday 29th January 2015
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FraMac said:
They're red hot on ticket checks at the start of the race.

We've wandered into the grandstands over the pits in the middle of Saturday night before now with no ticket check.
Yep. Watched the start from behind the low wall opposite the pits same deal. Stood in the Panoz garage during the race for a couple of hours same. etc etc. Theres always a way for the polite 'grey man' to wander unnoticed.

Vette_1978

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221 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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So the Le Mans programme now has the Wed and Thur pit access only for those fortunate folk with pit walk tickets. Looks like us normal ticket folk will struggle round the pits hungover on the Friday then.