[LM24] What Did You Get? (General Ticketing Chat)

[MartinSmith]

Actually .. I do have the "Club Area" package anyway... I bought that in October!! I only need 2 grandstand tickets now I think

[JimboCycling]

To use Houx annex club (as opposed to Houx annex), do you just need to be an ACO member?

Also, I am a member, my friend I am going with is not currently a member. I've bought ACO member price tickets for both of us, does he need to join ACO?

Thanks all

[GT6]

No, he does not need to join, when you get to the members area they will give ypu a wrist band each which after that you just show and you can get into the areas. However apart from very slightly reduced prices there are not really many advantages for those paying the extra charge.

[Peter Mallett]

Apart from somewhere to charge phones, access to reasonable food and toilets etc. Agreed they tend to be crowded during the day, but overnight they do provide a less crowded more comfortable location.

[JimboCycling]

Thanks. I understand what you say re the members area, but his actual admission ticket is an ACO member rate, does that matter?

Also there is a campsite called 'Houx Annex Club', I was trying to work out if the 'club' bit of the name just meant members. (they normally talk about 'ACO members' rather than 'club members')

[clkgtrlm1]

Your pal does not need to be an ACO member to use one of your discounted tickets.

Houx Annexe Club appears to be for ACO members only.

[JimboCycling]

Originally Posted by clkgtrlm1

Your pal does not need to be an ACO member to use one of your discounted tickets.

Houx Annexe Club appears to be for ACO members only.

Thank you very much

[GT6]

As far as i am aware Houx annex club is outside the GE area so you do not even need an admission ticket to enter it. I think Houx is the last campsite left inside the GE area.

[clkgtrlm1]

You need a GE to access Beausejour

[AstonGeoff]

You need a GE for Mulsanne Campsite too

[AstonGeoff]

So, that's it then, Grandstands, Camping, GE's all sold out, most of the parking too, just a few straggly bits of GE and parking for practice days at the moment.

[Aysedasi]

Yep. Within a week there's only the scraps from the table left. In fact, it was pretty much scraps within an hour or so of 10 am CET last Wednesday. I'm really struggling to come to terms with how crap the situation is this year. I'd been thinking of treating myself to the Classic next year as well, but I really can't be bothered.

[Peter Mallett]

Yes an overall feeling of deflation. Frankly I'm not looking forward to the event at the moment.

[claude2cv]

It will be interesting to see what happens when public sales open.

[broadrun96]

Y'all are making it sound like so much fun to bring a giant American over to the race in a few years for my 50th. Petit and pretty much every race bar Daytona are fairly easy to get passes and camping for a decent period. But they don't pull the same crowd in fairness

[AstonGeoff]

Originally Posted by claude2cv

It will be interesting to see what happens when public sales open.

Public sale opened Wednesday, there wasn't a lot left even then, didn't take long for what was left to go.

[Peter Mallett]

Looking at the Telegram feed, there are a few weekend and Sunday GE tickets but no full week GEs on resale.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Y'all are making it sound like so much fun to bring a giant American over to the race in a few years for my 50th. Petit and pretty much every race bar Daytona are fairly easy to get passes and camping for a decent period. But they don't pull the same crowd in fairness

Ah you'd still love it. But there's no doubt that the event has changed out of all recognition in the short time since 2022. The ticketing shambles has left a very sour taste in my mouth and a feeling of having been completely shafted by a club that I have supported for so long, but it hasn't detracted from my love for the event itself. At 67 now and with other things going on with my life, will I go through the pain of ticketing again next year? I rather doubt it, to be honest....

[Peter Mallett]

I was saying this morning just that, although I've only been going since 2019. In that time the agents have massively increased their prices and in the case of Porsche Curves you can't arrive before Thursday now. If I do wish to see a 24hr WEC race then I suspect it will be Spa in future.

[AstonGeoff]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

If I do wish to see a 24hr WEC race then I suspect it will be Spa in future.

Well, the WEC race at Spa is 18 hours shorter I'm afraid.

[broadrun96]

Watch it 3 more times at home?

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by AstonGeoff

Well, the WEC race at Spa is 18 hours shorter I'm afraid.

Ideal.