Anyone going this year?

I am planning on going for the first time this year in the S2000 along with 3 other mates who will be taking their cars (Masser 3200GT, Z4 Alpina and a Cerbera).

I am trying to find out which camp site to book into, i have heard its a proper crap hole at Le Mans as its very run down so i am trying to find out which camp site will be the best (well best out of a bad bunch i guess). Ideally toilets and shower would be ideal!

Anyone got any suggestions or tips?

 

i wish there was coverage on freeview for lemans.
one of the things im going to miss when i get rid of sky later this month...

 

I am hoping to go this year, but also have not been before, so am looking for info. Some of my mates have been many times, so ill ask them about it for you.

 

People from here usually go each year, have a search of the Meets forum for details of previous trips.

 

By Craphole...?

They're makeshift campsites on the fields inside and surrounding the circuit. They all have toilet blocks, complete with huge queues. Showers are never more than a 5 min wander...complete with huge queues. (There are also showers and toilets inside the circuit).

If that doesn't sound like your cup of lapsang, there are plenty of hotels and guesthouses in the surrounding towns and villages - all capitalising on the fact that people with supercars dont want to park in a field (ususally).

Other alternatives - find one of the companies that provides the camping. PH have a secure compound and there is a dutch company, i forget the name, who charge about 500 for the weekends camping - you turn up, are alotted a pre-erected tent, then you leave.

TBH - the camping is a large part of the fun. The dutch are, by and large, clinically insane. Surely you can go three days without a shower?

This will be my 4th year running. The drive down is always great. I ALWAYS have a stonking headache on saturday afternoon from dehydration (take a sun hat and some way to carry water with you!!)

Oh and make sure you have shoes that are comfortable for covering large distances in. You'll probably walk 10 a day minimum.

Campsites are much of a muchness, but beausejour is the main one. There is one nearer the main circuit entrance, I think it's the blue one, which is worth avoiding - it seems to be where the main chav contingent congregates...because it goes along side "burnout alley". Although the police were controlling this pretty well last year, which made a nice change.

Oh and if you're going top down in the S, remember a sense of humour. Vans of dutch guys with supersoakers patrol the surrounding roads and tracks to prey on drivers of convertibles

 

I am going this year. First time for me, but a few mates have been going for the last few year and have been badgering me to go and things are looking good this time. I think our convoy consists of;

S2000
MR2 (mk2)
R32 Skyline
E36 M3

Not sure where we are staying etc, but will let you know as soon as I do. Like i said, they have been going for the last few years, so think they have it pretty well sussed out now.

I'm just looking forward to seeing some true road going exotica on the small streets around the town....and some racing of course....and maybe a beer or 2.

 

I've only been to the Classic Le Mans; I camped in Karting Nord which was very convenient and the queues for the showers and toilets were OK so long as one was awake early enough... I guess with the massively larger numbers at Le Mans proper it could be hell.

Some of the nerds brought along their own makeshift showers - very inventive some of them, although I have to admit I was expecting a propane explosion at some point.

My greatest pleasure when returning home was the luxury of a cold toilet seat...

 

one of these and a set of these should do you fine by the sounds of things!

 

I've been about twenty times

last went about four years ago when I vowed I wouldn't return unless things improved

the place was full of the scummiest chavs you could meet

the writing had been on the wall for three or four years before that

I like a laugh and have been known to do silly things

but when the majority of people find it amusing to throw glasses of urine into people's cars

and the majority of voices you hear as you walk around are neanderthal

things have gone outside my taste and fun parameters

the camping facilities never changed that much - comparable to any very large music festival ime

you get your stuff nicked on an epic scale too - just like any large music festival

 

I think saying the majority is a bit ott, Gad. I've never seen anyone doing any such thing.

Granted there are some scumbags who turn up, but from what I've seen, it's no grater percentage than society at large.

I must admit, I'm still *expecting* to have some sort of bad experience, but this far we've been lucky. It helps to be sensible - put clothes and any valuables in the cars before we go anywhere, keep an eye on the state of the zips etc on our bags.

IM(limited)E, it has got better rather than worse since we started going.

I'm quite sure it would have been more fun 20 years ago, though.