another Le mans virgin - questions!

[dank]

Hi
Me and my mate are Le Mans virgins and know not much at all about it, but want to do it 2004, need some racing action as this year missed all the touring cars and GT due to racing ourselves!

1. We are planning on driving down there in TVR Griff(when I buy one that is!) is this a good idea or are coach trips safer bet? ( but dumb question probably)

2. Is it better/cheaper to camp or stay in hotel, saw some hotels at £50 a night, didn't seem to bad price?

3. Is it hard to see any racing, ie. are there no areas to watch, are they too crowded? Of course there is alot of partying going on, but we do want to see the cars racing, well abit anyway

4. Can anyone recommmend a camp site or hotel thats near to the race?

5. Also, how far to drive is Le Mans from the ferry port?

any help appreciated, I know these are alot of maybe dumb questions!

[dank]

cheers guys! Bit of a shame the campsites are all booked already! did read on a previous post about le mans that there are still places on campsites right up to the last week before, is this not true then