first time with young kids, advice?

[lazz]

I just relocated to London from the USA and would love to attend the LeMans in 2015. My wife says that if it's in France, she wants to come. We have 3 kids, aged 1, 3, and 5 who are also going to be along for the ride.

Travel wise, I don't own a car so we'll be hiring a vehicle to do the trip, or flying out and figuring out our way from there.

If the 1yr old can't nap or sleep at night, nobody is going to have a good time, so I think trackside camping might be right out. I'm not made of money, but I'd like for this to be a fun family experience so I'm willing to pay for convenience.

If you were in my shoes, what options would you consider?

[lazz]

Thanks for all the input. I definitely hear everyone on the potentially rowdy non-family atmosphere.

I like DS240's angle on it. We could probably drop in day trip style for both days.

We've done "picnic and hike around for 2 days" as a family for American LeMans races at Laguna Seca and it works out ok. I've got pics of my kids playing, wearing neon headphones, while cars dive down the corkscrew it the background. It's definitely not a "drink a ton and watch a race with my mates" style experience, but I still enjoy it.

The tip on getting grandstand seats makes sense. Thanks