Bausejour camping tickets sold out?

[ejayAD]

Have just gone on the official LM tickets site to book general admission and camping, and on selecting AA Zone Jaune under Campsites it is saying 'No more availability for this choice'. Which is odd, because I was under the impression that in previous years Bausejour effectively has unlimited space for camping and will even sell you camping tickets on the weekend. It seems strange then that they would be sold out with still more than a month left until the event. When I checked a few days ago I wasn't getting this message.

Can anyone comment if they know any more information, any reason for this or if they have experienced the same thing? Cheers.

Edited by ejayAD on Sunday 26th April 17:22

[surveyor]

Getting the same message, was not there two weeks ago when we booked.

It has been getting very busy, so perhaps they have capped numbers.

[Some Gump]

I heard a colleague reckon thy'd almost sold out of GE tickets.
I didn't believe him, but he's a guest of a GTe pro team so will have more inside info than me!

[MadMacMcMad]

The ACO will just print more GE's. They will always be available at the entrance and box office.
Beausejour is however limited. The site is huge and not that popular, so there are usually places available upto the race week. But LeMans is becoming more popular than ever and enevitably available campsite space will be stretched. So Beau can and will fill up earlier.
So, don't wait till the death to buy your tickets anymore.

[The Leaper]

I assume that the new Porsche Centre has impacted on the Maison Blanche camping area significantly reducing the number of pitches which will put pressure on the availability of other sites. It's going to be interesting to see how that area has changed once we all get there!

R.

[oberon]

The company we booked our tickets with still have Beausjour and Mulsanne available to order online according to their website. Maybe the agents have been given the last of the available tickets?

[ejayAD]

oberon said:

The company we booked our tickets with still have Beausjour and Mulsanne available to order online according to their website. Maybe the agents have been given the last of the available tickets?

Could I ask what company that is?

[oberon]

If it's not breaching the advertising rules > http://1st-tickets.com/events/lmpricesto.html

I don't work them

[kippaxking]

ejayAD said:

Have just gone on the official LM tickets site to book general admission and camping, and on selecting AA Zone Jaune under Campsites it is saying 'No more availability for this choice'. Which is odd, because I was under the impression that in previous years Bausejour effectively has unlimited space for camping and will even sell you camping tickets on the weekend. It seems strange then that they would be sold out with still more than a month left until the event. When I checked a few days ago I wasn't getting this message.

Can anyone comment if they know any more information, any reason for this or if they have experienced the same thing? Cheers.

Edited by ejayAD on Sunday 26th April 17:22

You made me panic! I never book Beausejour before May!

I've just booked three camping tickets on the ACO site with no problems.....

[ejayAD]

kippaxking said:

You made me panic! I never book Beausejour before May!

I've just booked three camping tickets on the ACO site with no problems.....

Wow, thanks so much for posting this... after checking this morning and again getting no availability, I have just been on and booked Beausejour. Saved me a lot of bother trying to book elsewhere. Not sure what happened with the website previously...

So to confirm: Now looks like a false alarm, and Beausejour camping is available (for the moment).

[surveyor]

Clearly we all just got a little more friendly on site

[OvalOwl]

It looks like it might have been a weekend server problem. Fixed now.

Tickets for camping in BSJ, Tribune 01 at Tertre Rouge (more like Forest Esses), and various parkings still available.

[OvalOwl]

Whatever the problem was it is back again. No camping tickets available on the ACO site just now.

[andyps]

OvalOwl said:

Whatever the problem was it is back again. No camping tickets available on the ACO site just now.

Looks like they have sold out this week then, I was looking on Wednesday as the Chateau that we have used for the last few years where we thought we had reserved space told us that we hadn't so alternatives were sought. Looked during the day and there were 102 tickets available, by Thursday morning it was down to 85. Was about to order one when I found a hotel which was cheaper than the camping we thought we had so a good result hopefully!

[jamiebae]

http://ticket.lemans.org/mon-aire-accueil-auto

'20 seats available' in BSJ via the ACO.

[andyps]

jamiebae said:

http://ticket.lemans.org/mon-aire-accueil-auto

'20 seats available' in BSJ via the ACO.

16 now but it showed none when I posted yesterday!

[jamiebae]

Now showing as one place available.

Not sure I believe it but maybe it's going to be beyond packed this year?!

[andyps]

I wonder where the French who turn up on Friday evening or Saturday morning will be staying - I noticed previously that they tended to be the ones buying tickets at the gate.

[gman2207]

Last year the 'flood risk' area of Houx Annexe was empty until Friday pm / Saturday am. We were told it was Bausejour overflow, so that was probably the locals.

[surveyor]

andyps said:

I wonder where the French who turn up on Friday evening or Saturday morning will be staying - I noticed previously that they tended to be the ones buying tickets at the gate.

The europop won't be missed.....