Classic Le Mans Top Tips
Discussion
I'm always seeking to do new things each year I go to this event. And between us all we must have a wealth of information to share. Where to go, what to see, where to eat, best viewing, best stands, what to take into the circuit, where to camp and why, best route and much more. Please post your top tips and share anything you don't want to keep a secret.
I'll start the ball rolling with as simple one. Best autoroute route. Avoid Rouen and stay on the A28 till it turns into the A29 and come off at YVETOT and take the D131 and D490 towards Bourg-Achard and rejoin the A28 to Le Mans. It's a no brainer, beautiful low traffic roads, a great bridge over the Seine and lots of other classics on it and you avoid the chaos that is Rouen.
My other tip, if you recce the circuit on Friday morning go to the Pistonheads meet in the afternoon(if they are dong it this year), wife loves the Cider at the lake...
Happy travels
I'll start the ball rolling with as simple one. Best autoroute route. Avoid Rouen and stay on the A28 till it turns into the A29 and come off at YVETOT and take the D131 and D490 towards Bourg-Achard and rejoin the A28 to Le Mans. It's a no brainer, beautiful low traffic roads, a great bridge over the Seine and lots of other classics on it and you avoid the chaos that is Rouen.
My other tip, if you recce the circuit on Friday morning go to the Pistonheads meet in the afternoon(if they are dong it this year), wife loves the Cider at the lake...
Happy travels
Is there some sort of Noddy train that runs around the inside of the outer circuit that takes you to Indianapolis, Arnage and Porsche curves etc?
I never get outside of the Buggati circuit as always have the wives in tow. But plan on being more adventurous this year on the Sunday at least.
I never get outside of the Buggati circuit as always have the wives in tow. But plan on being more adventurous this year on the Sunday at least.
Nobby Diesel said:
I'm with VanquishRider - try to do something different each year.
Last year, we had brunch in the restaurant over the pits on Sunday, around 1200-1300 Hrs. Didn't book, just wandered up to the very swanky looking doors and the concierge found us a table.
Reasonable value too, when you consider the view, from the balcony. There didn't seem to be any rush or pressure to get us off the table.
When you say reasonable price, burgers were 15 euro in the 60's Café by the wall of death. How reasonable was this? As I might sacrifice a few gallons of motion lotion dosh to treat the wife...Last year, we had brunch in the restaurant over the pits on Sunday, around 1200-1300 Hrs. Didn't book, just wandered up to the very swanky looking doors and the concierge found us a table.
Reasonable value too, when you consider the view, from the balcony. There didn't seem to be any rush or pressure to get us off the table.
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