[LM24] Le Mans 2025 - 14/15 June 2025 - Who is Going?

[leepurnell]

I just paid my deposit with Lycian events - my first trip since 2001 and travelling solo

Was a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of booking individually and the package option has been a godsend for me! Can’t wait

[Craig]

Hope you're lucky with the weather!

[leepurnell]

Originally Posted by Craig

Hope you're lucky with the weather!

Ha! Wow, that really does feel like a lifetime ago!

[Craig]

It does indeed. I'm still looking for someone who knows where that football club is!

[GT6]

Just had a phone call from the ACO and they offered me houx camping i asked what had happened to Tertre Rouge but he would only say that it was no longer a camping spot as the ACO were reusing it (i think that is code for corporate hospitality). he also stated that new disabled facilities close to the track entry point should be in place for 2025.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by GT6

Just had a phone call from the ACO and they offered me houx camping i asked what had happened to Tertre Rouge but he would only say that it was no longer a camping spot as the ACO were reusing it (i think that is code for corporate hospitality). he also stated that new disabled facilities close to the track entry point should be in place for 2025.

I am hoping to get to Houx but it depends where I fall in the queue. Probably end up with BSJ again. Still, fingers crossed as they say.

[GT6]

Yep Houx is the last of the old campsites left and now the only one left within the GE rea, demand will be high and i suspect the majority will have already been allocated to agents.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by GT6

Yep Houx is the last of the old campsites left and now the only one left within the GE rea, demand will be high and i suspect the majority will have already been allocated to agents.

Even last year Houx tickets were almost as rare as TR and only came up on the resale site once in a blue moon.

[Peter Mallett]

Just received a mail from ACO, showing new fan zones etc.

[GT6]

Well that confirms the end of Tertre Rouge camping, it is now a new Fan Zone

[Peter Mallett]

We looked at the old Karting Pits this year and very dilapidated they are. It seems there is a new spectator bank in this section now.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Just received a mail from ACO, showing new fan zones etc.

There suddenly seem to be a lot of fan zones.... It looks as though the ACO are now clearly moving away from camping as being a prime means of accessing the circuit and watching the race..... They certainly seem to be systematically closing long-standing camping areas and putting them to other (frankly questionable) uses....

[PhilipR]

Could it also be a safety reason? Before 2023 Le Mans attendance used to be around 240-250k but for last couple of year it has been 350K - the extra 100k of people might mean they need to provide more fan areas for safety reasons. Or creting more fan areas might allow them to sell even more tickets due to safety concerns (I am sure financial gains is also another reason)

Whilst I am not into camping, I do hope these camps get moved and not just getting rid of. The campers are a part of the character of the race and would be a shame for these to be pushed out.