2021 - Don't get too excited

2021 - Don't get too excited

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DangerDoom

288 posts

126 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Thanks Lowdrag. Yeah this looks like it may be a "draft" page ahead of any announcement that may, hopefully, fingers crossed, come through today.

V166

210 posts

214 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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When it is online it seems to be working, until you want to checkout

banghead

Truckosaurus

11,183 posts

283 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Any news yet? It'll be French home time shortly, or are they still out at luncheon?

(I've 90% written off the idea of attending, but it would be nice to know if the option to go will even exist...)

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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No, It's doing my head in, and I am being most unproductive,

DangerDoom

288 posts

126 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Haven't seen anything yet.

https://ticket.lemans.org/en/24h-lemans doesn't appear to show anything now though.

Oldwolf

928 posts

192 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Can people please stop posting unless they have news?

And I am fully aware of the irony of this post 😁

PH User

22,154 posts

107 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Truckosaurus said:
Any news yet? It'll be French home time shortly, or are they still out at luncheon?

(I've 90% written off the idea of attending, but it would be nice to know if the option to go will even exist...)
Lunch is from 10am - about 3pm depending on the amount of wine that's been drunk.

eps

6,272 posts

268 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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DangerDoom said:
Haven't seen anything yet.

https://ticket.lemans.org/en/24h-lemans doesn't appear to show anything now though.
Is this not the online equivalent of a gallic shrug??

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Jesus Christ!

DangerDoom

288 posts

126 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Update just came through.

ACO members can book their tickets from 17 June, 10:00 CEST.

Nosynchro

233 posts

146 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Update through what medium may I ask? Must know more please

The Leaper

4,937 posts

205 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Just received an e mail from ACO regarding details for ticket sales starting 21 June.

R.

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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This link

https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-...

says

If you are holding a 2020 voucher, your order will be processed automatically before tickets go on sale based on your 2020 voucher and adapted to the 2021 organisation.

If you have a voucher from the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans but can’t make it this year, simply fill in the refund application here.

DangerDoom

288 posts

126 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-...

Relevant bits:

ACO said:
Tickets go on general sale at 10:00 CEST on Monday 21 June. ACO members can book their tickets from 17 June, 10:00 CEST.
ACO said:
Attendance will be limited to approximately 50,000 (20% of the usual capacity) and spectators will be required to present the health passport introduced by the French Government on 9 June. By reducing capacity and using the health passport, we can host a premium-quality event safely.
ACO said:
The circuit will be open to spectators from Wednesday 18 August for the first free practice sessions. Several campsites and car parks will be available.
ACO said:
In the event of a government-enforced cancellation or another closed-door event, all spectators will be refunded.
The potentially more interesting bit for those who have vouchers and where travel restrictions and quarantine are deal-breakers:

ACO said:
If you are holding a 2020 voucher, your order will be processed automatically before tickets go on sale based on your 2020 voucher and adapted to the 2021 organisation.

If you have a voucher from the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans but can’t make it this year, simply fill in the refund application here.

RobbyJ

1,566 posts

221 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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ACO said:
Attendance will be limited to approximately 50,000 (20% of the usual capacity) and spectators will be required to present the health passport introduced by the French Government on 9 June. By reducing capacity and using the health passport, we can host a premium-quality event safely.

What's a health passport? Are they just for French citizens, do they not apply to Brits or is that a way of saying that only Lowdrag is welcome?

Nosynchro

233 posts

146 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Thanks for that
1.anyone know what the health passport is and can foreign nationals obtain?
2. If we have voucher from last year they will auto allocate us the same GA and camping? Although doesn’t look like all the camping will be there

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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RobbyJ said:
ACO said:
Attendance will be limited to approximately 50,000 (20% of the usual capacity) and spectators will be required to present the health passport introduced by the French Government on 9 June. By reducing capacity and using the health passport, we can host a premium-quality event safely.

What's a health passport? Are they just for French citizens, do they not apply to Brits or is that a way of saying that only Lowdrag is welcome?
https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2021/04/france-becomes-first-eu-country-to-launch-digital-health-passports/

I'm assuming, perhaps naively that the NHS app produces similar. It certainly shows a QR code.

LM240

4,637 posts

217 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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It is with a heavy heart i’m resigned to missing another year. With tickets actually going to be available that is very painful to take. A variety of factors, not least the ongoing uncertainty means i’m not sure I want to commit. Useless Condor Ferries also means I’d have to leave on the Sunday morning also to get home.

It would end up being a compromised trip with all the hassle of covid passports on top. I’m not even sure whether there would be a quarantine requirement when I got home, which if so makes it a total non-starter. I don’t want to book with that doubt lingering.

Had it been a normal 2021, the event would have been a scorcher this weekend by the look of it.

I hope to get back in 2022 with a normal June routine.

UPDATE… I’d currently have to isolate until day 10 negative test result received coming back from France, whether or not I’ve had both vaccines. I’m not sure I’d want to gamble on that changing before August. Nail in coffin.

Further update… literally just announced with full vaccination you would only need to isolate until day 0 negative test. This obviously makes it harder to accept not booking, but also how quickly situation can change, with possibility of going the other way.

Basically trying to make it seem okay in my head not to do everything to be at the race frown

Edited by LM240 on Thursday 10th June 18:05


Edited by LM240 on Thursday 10th June 18:37

Nosynchro

233 posts

146 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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“ I'm assuming, perhaps naively that the NHS app produces similar. It certainly shows a QR code.”


Thanks for the link. It all looks a bit EU only to me

FredericRobinson

3,668 posts

231 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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I hope this campsites not opening until Wednesday isn't an idea they stick with once this is all over