Le Mans 2011 camping left it a bit late?
Le Mans 2011 camping left it a bit late?
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lost in espace

Original Poster:

6,584 posts

236 months

Thursday 3rd March 2011
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Having been to the last 2 Le Mans (thanks Boolay and Gulp Gang) I have decided to branch out and drive myself this year. I am a bit lost as what to do about getting a camping ticket, any suggestions apart from watch ebay? Do the camping tickets permit more than one tent on a pitch if I find someone willing to share a pitch?

If any PH'ers fancy joining me I am trying to do this on the cheap and breakdown insurance, fuel (mpv running on veg oil), chunnel crossing are going to be about £175 in total travelling from Hertfordshire. If I find someone to join me with entry ticket, this will work out about £150 for all travel and entry ticket per person, plus the camping cost. Anyone out there looking to go without transport?!?

YRRunner

1,652 posts

245 months

Thursday 3rd March 2011
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Try Speedchills www.speedchills.com When I last looked they still had camping passes for various camp sites. They even still had a couple of Houx un-numbered pitches left. They will help you out with ferries, entrance tickets etc. By the way, I have 2 General Admission tickets going at cost if anyone's interested.

James_N

3,302 posts

263 months

Sunday 6th March 2011
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you might be lucky with the ticket agents still having a few left, otherwise its ebay or beermountain for sale section nearer the time smile

LeightonBuzzard

463 posts

207 months

Sunday 6th March 2011
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Help! Im trying to buy tickets from Lemans.org now, Im on step 2, filled in all the infomation and clicking next to order and nothing is happening!

Tom

gt6

1,478 posts

214 months

Sunday 6th March 2011
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Keep trying, the ACO system is so slow you might end up with 2012 tickets

However do not worry, the sites left now will still be available if you travel down and buy them there.

If you watch EBAY in late may or early june you can pick up camping tickets fot Beasjours etc quite cheap, well below cost that is and even those for the best sites will be a fraction of what some idiots are now paying for them

LeightonBuzzard

463 posts

207 months

Sunday 6th March 2011
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Yh I have bought on eBay before, and they were a lot cheaper. But its the fact of trusting the seller.

Lisa24

4 posts

188 months

Sunday 6th March 2011
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You could also try www.tickets-2-u.com i bought a couple of Houx non numbered on Friday, they were very help and the i only paid £89.00 for each of them. Looking forward to going this year as we missed it last year, 4 girls in two MGF's.

fordyx

205 posts

229 months

Monday 7th March 2011
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First year we went it was a case of Ebay purchases at the very last minute, very cheap, but heart stopping waiting for the post man.
Just picked up a Houx allocated slot today from Travel Destinations for my Dad who only decided this weekend he wants to go :-)

-Lummox-

2,007 posts

242 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Woop! Just got my non-numbered Houx ticket from Just Tickets! Was gutted I missed the race last year (for the first time in 5 years) so glad I've got a ticket for this year.

For those who can't make it, Eurosport HD is a half-decent substitute, as I found out last year... Albeit lacking in atomsphere.

Unfortunately for anyone else hoping to book one, that was apparently the last ticket they had (if they were being straight up about that) and Tickets 2 U have sold out as of this mornning - for Houx anyway.

Travel Destinations still have them but at a cost - £249 per person for 2 in a car including general admission and ferry - plus an extra £36 if you want a numbered plot. Not cheap...

E36GUY

5,907 posts

247 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Lisa24 said:
You could also try www.tickets-2-u.com i bought a couple of Houx non numbered on Friday, they were very help and the i only paid £89.00 for each of them. Looking forward to going this year as we missed it last year, 4 girls in two MGF's.
You work for www.tickets-2-u.com don't you?


Edited by E36GUY on Wednesday 9th March 14:27

E36GUY

5,907 posts

247 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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-Lummox- said:


Travel Destinations still have them but at a cost - £249 per person for 2 in a car including general admission and ferry - plus an extra £36 if you want a numbered plot. Not cheap...
yikes

PER PERSON?!

You could come with us for half of that!

-Lummox-

2,007 posts

242 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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E36GUY said:
yikes

PER PERSON?!

You could come with us for half of that!
I've got 3 in my E36 coupe so it's only about a 1er per person, for camping and general admission tickets.

Going to be a bit cosy though!

E500 TAT

317 posts

228 months

Saturday 12th March 2011
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Am i not seeing thing correct here?

For years i've been lead to belive you need to book early for le mans as everything booked up. my mates have allways said the same things.

I've never been and neither have my mates but this year we want to go, just been looking at booking and on the official le mans website can get entrance tickets from as low as £27 and a camping spot for around the 50 euro mark.

Ferry for around the £50 mark and we'd be away.

Am i missing something here?

FredericRobinson

5,006 posts

261 months

Saturday 12th March 2011
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Depends on where you want to camp

lost in espace

Original Poster:

6,584 posts

236 months

Saturday 12th March 2011
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A bit off the track but not bad value for 30eu though. I might splash out!

lost in espace

Original Poster:

6,584 posts

236 months

Sunday 13th March 2011
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Just trying to work out best ferry option.

eurotunnel £84. Dunkirk ferry extra half hour drive + over 2 hours crossing £62 iirc. So its a no brainer eurotunnel vs



Going out on the fast ferry on Wed and returning a bit earlier on the Sun than I wanted and would miss the finish, and its a slow boat back but looks a very good price at £115. A single ticket is more expensive than a return!

LeightonBuzzard

463 posts

207 months

Sunday 13th March 2011
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lost in espace said:
Just trying to work out best ferry option.

eurotunnel £84. Dunkirk ferry extra half hour drive + over 2 hours crossing £62 iirc. So its a no brainer eurotunnel vs



Going out on the fast ferry on Wed and returning a bit earlier on the Sun than I wanted and would miss the finish, and its a slow boat back but looks a very good price at £115. A single ticket is more expensive than a return!
Why were they so cheap? Look at what Im getting for the same crossing:

lost in espace

Original Poster:

6,584 posts

236 months

Monday 14th March 2011
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Leighton it might be as I have only put one passenger in as I am going on my tod.

SimonBeeeeer

83 posts

220 months

Monday 14th March 2011
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Craig - Neither me or phil have sorted anything for this year (We tagged along with Gulp last year too), and although money is tight, I can't stomach the though of not going and having to watch it on TV!
I think we may leave it to last minute again, pick something up for Houx or MB on the beermountain forums.