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The normal date for the running of the race is the 24th weekend of the year (as advised to me by an ACO official in the past). Therefore I believe it will be the weekend of the 9th & 10th June.
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Although this is complicated by 1st Jan being a Sunday of course.
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I'm hoping for the 9/10 personally. The Travel Destinations email I got today said 'strong indications' are that it will be then. So the link posted a few posts ago is not official.
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24 Jun 2011, 07:00 (Ref:2905074) | #30 | ||
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I'm with you on the 16th/17th, but, we have both the ACO and the FIA involved here so it could be almost any date!
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29 Jun 2011, 19:39 (Ref:2908206) | #32 | |
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I think regardless of dates I'll go ahead and pre-book some camping tixs tomorrow. Fairly safe to say I got bitten by the bug this time.
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Yep, as they say, bet you can't eat just one........
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I'm being sanguine and waiting at the moment, and hoping the school of thought that it'll be a touch later is correct - which would make logistics a lot more straightforward. Was struck this year that while the race overall felt quieter than usual a lot of the other ancillary stuff like hotels booked up more quickly than before - symptoms of the economy forcing a drive to quality? Either way will pushing the button on chateau reservations to bookend trip much sooner this time round. |
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I e-mailed the ACO asking if the dates were yet known and have received a reply this morning telling me that the calendar will be finalised in September.
Meanwhile, I notice that in 1989, the race was held on 10th and 11th June (as in 2011) and the following year, 1990, the dates were 17th/18th. A possible indicator? |
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I note from an article on DSC that the ACO hope to announce the WEC calendar at Silverstone. Whether or not this will include a definitive date for Le Mans, who knows.
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Autosport today says that the ACO are going to move the test day back to the slot two weeks before the race - whenever that is...
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29 Jul 2011, 02:52 (Ref:2932329) | #38 | |
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Great news that the test day will be back! Can't wait...
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As I understand it, the F1 calendar for 2012 avoids 16th/17th June....... Perhaps for a reason?
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Uh... folks? We had the Test Day this year as well (although in late April and not two weeks before the race).
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Two weeks before the race is a much better idea on the cost front, just a weeks extra hotel bills rather than flying backwards and forwards across the world for the non-european teams. Plus all of them can setup just once for the test day and the race.
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June 16-17 would be the better option.
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Why's that?
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29 Jul 2011, 19:43 (Ref:2932954) | #46 | ||
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Because it would be further away from the Monaco Grand Prix, and because 17 is a more traditional date than 3.
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Ah, understood.
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I'm hoping to go to the Classic next year. I've been to the 24 but not the Classic and was wondering if anyone had an idea of ticket prices.
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the first year we got tickets from nadine at the tourist office in lemans and camped at maison blanche last year we got tickets on the forum and were on tertre rouge with the triumph clubs the 1 euro a drink bar helped in the heat and we had a really good time. I would say paddock tickets are essential and stand seats are very cheap so these will need to be obtained. Prices are not out yet but the race was about 40 euro a ticket paddock 25 seats 6 and camping 60 |
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Advance booking prices for Classic 2010 were:
Weekend general entry: 46 (ACO Passion 24 VIP and Gold members 41) Paddock: 30 (ACO Passion VIP and Gold members free) Grandstand (rover): 15 Camping Bleu: 75 Camping Maison Blanche: 85 All prices in euros |
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