Be prepared for delays at circuit

[Nosynchro]

Thanks. Now will take the truck rather than the austin healey to avoid burnout requests, water pistols,catapulted chickens etc, which is a shame.

[surveyor]

Nosynchro said:

Thanks. Now will take the truck rather than the austin healey to avoid burnout requests, water pistols,catapulted chickens etc, which is a shame.

You think that will work? They were trying to get me to do a burnout in a diesel range rover, towing a broken down mini...

[ribiero]

Nosynchro said:

Thanks. Now will take the truck rather than the austin healey to avoid burnout requests, water pistols,catapulted chickens etc, which is a shame.

really, they'll try to get anything to do burnouts

[lowdrag]

I made the big mistake, even though I live here, of going up the Mulsanne on a Friday afternoon in the XKSS. Just wasn't thinking, which fitted in with the majority of people lining the road. Supersoakers they had pi**ed in, jeering ugly faces when refusing to be as much of a loon as them, and some people, with no idea how to control their cars, trying to show off. Remember the video of the Ferrari that lost it and thankfully only hit cars and not people? Bring back the days of the galleon and the motorised sofa please.

[gt6]

Now that was the mad friday i used to enjoy, but after seeing glass smashed and the behaviour getting worse stopped going 15 years ago, but remember the galleon and the sofa plus many other wonderful sights, a real shame it decended into the current distasteful shambles

[delta0]

This is my understanding of the car entrances for Le Mans:


The common routes to the site are shown in green. Where those end you have the entrance for Houx and Tetre Rouge sites. Those going to Bleu Nord, Bleu Sud, Maison Blanche and Beausejour are going to head further down to the other entrance following the yellow line.

In blue I'm looking at an alternative route around. Does this route look reasonable? Will it save time/less queuing?

[Nosynchro]

Depends where you are camping and when you are arriving. Seems a long way round to get to the same bottleneck (arnage to BSJ) if there is nothing on the track. If you arriving Thursday during track action then would go green route. Yellow always seems to be a problem. That's why I was asking if the straight across road from McDs will be open

[delta0]

I'm going to Beausejour arriving Thursday 7-8pm. The track will probably be running at that time. Would this work for the green route and enter at the top of the circuit and drive down to Beausejour?

[Nosynchro]

I would say so

[DS240]

Extra security measures to be expected these days.

Last few years I've been concerned what a target it would be in France. Especially start/finish straight when it's packed.

Always been surprised at the minimal (visual) police presence.

No problem with proper checks, but the event being what it is, it's almost pointless. Getting something in would be so easy.

[the fury]

To get into BSJ would from the north, would it be possible to come off the D323 earlier, wiggle onto the 'Chemin aux Boefs' that runs past Houx etc and past the karting? Might miss the worst of the queues...

[delta0]

the fury said:

To get into BSJ would from the north, would it be possible to come off the D323 earlier, wiggle onto the 'Chemin aux Boefs' that runs past Houx etc and past the karting? Might miss the worst of the queues...

If I'm understanding nosyncro correctly then that is possible to do

[VladD]

We're probably going to arrive Friday morning at about 11:00. Will the piss heads be active by then, or will they still be recovering from the night before?

[surveyor]

Should be fine at that point

[Nosynchro]

Yep loop round the back of tetre rouge bar at the top of the straight. Through tunnel and past the footy stadium.
Last year I recall track was closed off between weds and thurs qualy due to support race things. Not sure if it will be the same this year.

[the fury]

Nosynchro said:

Yep loop round the back of tetre rouge bar at the top of the straight.

Sounds good. Tried staying on the A28 longer last year, then coming through Arnage, but if anything the queues were worse than the usual way past the main entrance.

[wsn03]

We're staying at Porsche Curves...arriving about 3pm on Thursday.
Is that too late? We could arrive 12pm if we need to.

What route in should we take to avoid the dheads? Where do they hang out ?

Edited by wsn03 on Saturday 3rd June 01:41

[surveyor]

wsn03 said:

We're staying at Porsche Curves...arriving about 3pm on Thursday.
Is that too late? We could arrive 12pm if we need to.

What route in should we take to avoid the dheads? Where do they hang out ?

Edited by wsn03 on Saturday 3rd June 01:41

Thursday you are safe from being marauded.

[GumballDan]

I'm taking my 31ft/10m RV down to Le Mans this year for the first time - staying at Porsche Curves / Village on the Curves with Lycian. On the 12.30 Dover-Calais crossing on Wednesday 14th, so should arrive at the track some time around 7/8pm - guessing that the traffic shouldn't be too bad at this time, but not sure if anyone's got any tips they can share.

[Truckosaurus]

GumballDan said:

....staying at Porsche Curves .... Wednesday .... should arrive ... around 7/8pm .... if anyone's got any tips they can share.

There will be track action at that time, so probably worth coming in via Arnage village rather than past the back of the main pit straight.

Hopefully the correct Google Map Route