2026 Classic (Legends)

[havoc]

NordicCrankShaft said:

So it looks like the Mazda 787b appearance was confirmed by Mazda Motorsports......................I was umming and argghing if I could go for the first time this year and that's made my mind up for me as that car is a bit of a unicorn for me!

Same here...that's just made my day!


As for who to book with / through - depends if you want to camp with them or not I guess. If so then see if you HAVE to buy a package or not, then decide if the saving is worth you doing it yourself.
(It almost certainly will be - these middle-men make their money through people being too lazy / time-poor to self-organise)

[CoolC]

NordicCrankShaft said:

I'll be travelling solo so no wife or missus to keep happy

You must be the chap who posted in the Facebook group earlier today.

There was a reply from a poster mentioning a group leaving from Newhaven on Wednesday evening. He's one of our group, most of us are on here (some post more than others) If timings work, happy for you to tag along for our D road blast down.

[havoc]

NordicCrankShaft said:

I'll be travelling solo so no wife or missus to keep happy

Likewise.

If you want to meet up at any point over the weekend PM me beforehand and we can swap mobile #s.

[NordicCrankShaft]

CoolC said:

NordicCrankShaft said:

I'll be travelling solo so no wife or missus to keep happy

You must be the chap who posted in the Facebook group earlier today.

There was a reply from a poster mentioning a group leaving from Newhaven on Wednesday evening. He's one of our group, most of us are on here (some post more than others) If timings work, happy for you to tag along for our D road blast down.

Yes that's me! Thank you, appreciate that. I'm heading over from Somerset so likely sailing from Poole or Portsmouth, the latter seeming the more popular route.

[NordicCrankShaft]

havoc said:

NordicCrankShaft said:

I'll be travelling solo so no wife or missus to keep happy

Likewise.

If you want to meet up at any point over the weekend PM me beforehand and we can swap mobile #s.

Definitely,that would be cool, now I know the Mazda is there I'll probably spend most my time lurking the paddocks

[//j17]

If the 787 is there I hope they put on a better show with it than they did at the 24hrs a couple of years back. Pottering around the circuit on a parade lap at maybe 3,000RPM in top gear did not deliver the aural thrill any of us were expecting.

[NordicCrankShaft]

Well looking at the Mazda Motorsports Instagram, they recently did "The Mitty" at Road Atlanta and it looks like all the rotaries got a good run out.

[Monsterwunsch]

NordicCrankShaft said:

So it looks like the Mazda 787b appearance was confirmed by Mazda Motorsports......................I was umming and argghing if I could go for the first time this year and that's made my mind up for me as that car is a bit of a unicorn for me!

I have a question regarding parking, when you buy through Team Langoustine or 1st Tickets, what happens do you park next to your tent? I've a tvr chimaera I'll be driving over in so it'd be nice to park with the TVRCC but I don't then want to leave my car on stand with my stuff in it.

Also the prices for booking through these companies are like £300-400 extra, is it really worth it over booking it all yourself through LMC website? I'll be travelling solo so no wife or missus to keep happy

Yes if you buy the private camping packages with those firms you get a pitch X by Y metres and you put your tent and car on it. Any parking at the circuit is extra.

If you want to park with the TVR club, they will presumably be in the club area on the Bugatti circuit, which you'll need a separate parking pass to. I believe these are normally purchased from the club directly.

The private campsites are more expensive but tend to include a lot more. Our package includes cooked Breakfast and Dinner in their marquee on site. The facilities are vastly better, and you have benefit of secure campsite. The event tickets and ferries have jumped up this year, but we have been very happy every year with the 1st Tickets campsite.

[NordicCrankShaft]

All booked

Decided to just go camping with 1st tickets, grandstand and paddock....can't wait!!

[Monsterwunsch]

NordicCrankShaft said:

All booked

Decided to just go camping with 1st tickets, grandstand and paddock....can't wait!!

We were booked with 1st Tickets at Beausejour and got an email saying they were combining their site with Team Langoustine and moving us up to their site at Tertre Rouge. It's a shame demand is low but we saw this is quite a result, it's a far better location.

Enjoy - it's an amazing event. Each year it seems to be sweltering hot days and freezing cold nights, so pack accordingly.

Get yourself down to Mulsanne and Arnage viewing areas. Arnage at dusk is a pilgrimage, you must do it.

[CoolC]

Monsterwunsch said:

Get yourself down to Mulsanne and Arnage viewing areas. Arnage at dusk is a pilgrimage, you must do it.

This. Our group will be down there for dusk/night.

Glowing brakes and turbos with the air thick with fumes

[RL17]

Porsche curves banking on the inside (BSJ) is pretty good in the small hours for glowing disks, especially on the first few flying laps

[NordicCrankShaft]

Monsterwunsch said:

We were booked with 1st Tickets at Beausejour and got an email saying they were combining their site with Team Langoustine and moving us up to their site at Tertre Rouge. It's a shame demand is low but we saw this is quite a result, it's a far better location.

Enjoy - it's an amazing event. Each year it seems to be sweltering hot days and freezing cold nights, so pack accordingly.

Get yourself down to Mulsanne and Arnage viewing areas. Arnage at dusk is a pilgrimage, you must do it.

I believe I'm in at Epilettes and got the Goodyear Grandstand.

Mulsanne and Arnage late evening are absolutely on the list.

Can't wait! Just booked the car in with the garage for a once over the week before

[NordicCrankShaft]

Question about parking........If I've paid to park with the TVRCC, am I allowed to then drive to my camping pitch from there or do I have to remain there the entire time? As I'll not really want to leave a lot in the tent being away from it.

[vincegail]

NordicCrankShaft said:

Question about parking........If I've paid to park with the TVRCC, am I allowed to then drive to my camping pitch from there or do I have to remain there the entire time? As I'll not really want to leave a lot in the tent being away from it.

Epinettes campsite ticket is entrance to the campsite for 1 car, ie your TVR, and as much stuff/people you can cram onto a 5 x 7 m plot. So yes, you can drive your car to and on your pitch.
I assume the TVRCC will let you out of their parking lot if and when you want.

[RL17]

NordicCrankShaft said:

Question about parking........If I've paid to park with the TVRCC, am I allowed to then drive to my camping pitch from there or do I have to remain there the entire time? As I'll not really want to leave a lot in the tent being away from it.

Car show parking on Bugatti circuit pretty flexible for car clubs when went in 2023 and the 3 before that. Drove in fairly early some days from BSJ, loads of people drive in from hotels and distant capsites etc. Didn't think they had an strict entry exit times on day so you could leave at will. Only limitation is on space as some car clubs get very busy on their patches.

You can also drive slowly up & down to see where the other car clubs are if youre careful.

[NordicCrankShaft]

Thanks all

For anyone interested, found this on a Facebook group.

Mazda 787b demo on the Saturday at 6pm

[Monsterwunsch]

havoc said:

https://www.lemansclassic.com/en/competition/grids...

Current list above.

There is an F1, there are a handful of M1's and 935's, a couple of 512BBLM's, and a Maserati MC12 if you want to go more modern. And a whole bunch of Group C goodness.

...but no Panoz, 787B or Toyota currently.


Does anyone know when they finalise the entry lists? Couple of races look really well supported, but a couple will look a little lost on that big circuit.

Entry list has bulked out a bit. 787B confirmed on a parade lap. Now 2 x F1 GTR racing.

[Mark B]

Yup, starting to look a bit better.

No Jags, but there is the Elise GT1 that looked handful around Spa with it's NASCAR engine 😊

https://youtu.be/1-DSLC1MZ84?si=bcHp93hoCDjFaNlf

[Merrix]

Hi all.

Jumping on the thread here! We have 9 cars in our group staying at the Team Langoustine campsite near Tetre Rouge. In previous years on the Friday, we have driven off early to attended a well organised chateau visit/lunch/tour/car meet, but sadly they aren't organising it this year! My question is, is there anything outside the circuit similar to this during the day on Friday that's worth visiting? I know the LM24 has the classic British welcome, but anything like that for classic?

Cheers
Rob