Le Mans 2018 some questions from a complete novice

[Matt97]

My brother & I have decided to go to Le Mans for the first time, were really looking forward to it however are unsure on a few things. The only ACO campsite left was Beausejour so that's where we're staying. I understand it's the furthest campsite (correct me if I'm wrong) from the "village".

So a few questions I'm hoping people will be able to help us with;

How far time wise is the Beausejour campsite from the pit straight?
Is there a preferred area inside Beausejour you'd recommend pitching up?
Can you camp the Sunday night after the race has finished?

We'll be going for the week from Sunday to Sunday and we're hoping of going into Le Mans at the beginning of the week, how busy does it get & is it difficult to get parked in Le Mans? Are the road parts of the circuit open during race week? Also what is it like trying to get to the expo/rouge carparks during the race weekend?

Finally are there any major things/places to avoid but more importantly things to do/see?

Sorry for all the questions but we are complete novices looking to make the most of the week!

Regards,
Matt

[Matt97]

Thank you for all the great replies, much appreciated

[Matt97]

Thanks for the further replies, the tickets turned up today

Edited by Matt97 on Saturday 6th January 20:26

[Matt97]

Thought I'd post a response after the trip, We had a great first time at Le Mans! We were pleasantly surprised with bsj after reading all the negative feedback about it, we were lucky enough to pitch next to some friendly Brits who had been going for many years. Maybe we were lucky with the site this year but it was much better than we expected, it did get a little boggy at the beginning of the week though!

We didn't plan too much but did quite a lot during the week, still a few things to do next time! We walked to Arnage corner during the night session on Wednesday, it was a fair walk but worth it. Personally I quite liked Porsche curves as it was pretty impressive to see the speed difference between the LMP and GT cars. The grandstand was good for the start & finish as most people said but definitely not an essential thing to have in my opinion but it was nice to have. We did the museum on Monday morning as it was pretty wet so was a great way to stay dry. We also had a walk to the Arnage car show on Thursday. I could go on about it but I've put a few photos below

[Matt97]

RL17 said:

Good write up Matt, 2nd year for me and completely different stuff this, Where was the 917 on display?

Thanks, the Porsche was at the "Arnage dans la course" show on the Thursday.