[LM24] Le Mans 2024 - 15/16 June 2024 - Who is Going?

[Aysedasi]

Surely they can't have removed electricity from all the sites - in this day and age?

[GT6]

more likely than the forms are wrong to be honest

[Aysedasi]

They've made plenty of mistakes in the past though. They seem to put these things together in a surprising rush....

[GT6]

Well it has only been 5 months since the last race so 19 weeks of sorting out how much extra they could charge for things everything else is done in a hurry. wonder were the new camping sites are, not much room left within the track.

[Peter Mallett]

Received an e mail from Piston Heads this morning. They say they're going with First Tickets and staying at Blue Nord.

[Aysedasi]

I saw their 'ad' on FB today. I guess they're confident that they will get Bleu Nord.....

Edit - very confident.

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/rn-...ans-2024/47812

[RL17]

It’s probably in their contract

[Aysedasi]

Well, it's through 1st Tickets, so I doubt that they are contractually bound (not specifically anyway) to PH. I daresay 1st Tickets have a contract with the ACO, but I know for sure that they still have no definitive idea of what they're going to be given by the ACO.

[RL17]

PH camping at LM is a trading name of 1st Tickets.

When I went with them a few years back all the paperwork is with 1st Tickets.

1st Tickets are very good. Some other operators have acquired other operators and then dropped those brands/names and let customers down.

Lots of pressures on private camp sites from ACO price rises, VAT changes in France and regulations concerning catering and food previously from UK.

[Aysedasi]

Absolutely Peter, I'm a great supporter of Brian and his gang at 1st Tickets. I think after last year's problems they were one of the few agencies that came out of it with their reputation untarnished.

[RL17]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Surely they can't have removed electricity from all the sites - in this day and age?

Not all sites surely - but they could have have got a shock with the bills especially when you see some of the pictures of sockets overloaded. So possibly need to spend money and cut off some supply line & unexpected costs after the event. Even more so with EV's looming.

Probably high bills in France too even with state owned subsidies etc.

[GT6]

there is also the problem of most camping sockets are designed for camping demands rather than electric car charging, It costs a lot to put a proper car charging point in at home as they draw very large amounts of power, suspect even a few cars charging would over;oad the old charging units.

[Peter Mallett]

You can charge an EV or Hybrid on a standard 240v cable but you need an inverter and it will give you about ten miles per 24hrs. It doesn't draw any more power than an electric heater. But yes, I suspect the cost of providing electricity for all is quite high. Particulalry if it has to be generated on site, rather than coming off the grid.

[Hedley Verity]

I reckon it’s either a standard ACO cock up or they’ve had complaints from people to took ‘electricity’ to mean a connection on their pitch not on a pole 30 yards away that’s triple overloaded when they arrive so have decided to under promise

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Hedley Verity

I reckon it’s either a standard ACO cock up or they’ve had complaints from people to took ‘electricity’ to mean a connection on their pitch not on a pole 30 yards away that’s triple overloaded when they arrive so have decided to under promise

Sounds entirely likely to me....

[Hedley Verity]

It’d be nice to know before arriving, would make a big difference to what I pack

[GT6]

Well all abitary if we do not get the decent camping pitches, if we end up on he less desirable sites there is no chance of electricity

[claude2cv]

Reminder email this morning with an invitation to download the poster. Not impressed with this year's effort, who thought up They will be there to get people worked up about going?

[Aysedasi]

That poster is really quite naff isn't it.....

[Simmi]

I'm convinced at this point it's a family member of someone high up in the ACO that makes these. Feel like I say it every year, but there's no excuse.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Simmi

I'm convinced at this point it's a family member of someone high up in the ACO that makes these. Feel like I say it every year, but there's no excuse.

A grandchild, perhaps......

Looks as though it must have taken all of ten minutes....

[Hedley Verity]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

A grandchild, perhaps......

Looks as though it must have taken all of ten minutes....

‘They will be there’ must be the least inspiring slogan of all time

[GT6]

oh perhaps they are spending all thier time making sure that tomprrow morning goes with out any problems? well perhaps i am a little to optimistic

see you all at 9 gmt, suspect the forum will have a few disappointed fans and a few happy ones, good luck everyone

[dwh43scale]

Originally Posted by Simmi

I'm convinced at this point it's a family member of someone high up in the ACO that makes these. Feel like I say it every year, but there's no excuse.

Many years ago, the bank I was working for presented the next year's student account recruitment campaign to one of the big bosses who proclaimed, to the apparently huge disappointment of the marketing team, that he liked it.

We are all going to LM24 (subject to ticket availability) so perhaps the poster isn't aimed at us ...

However, I am a little concerned that they do not seem to be expecting any other teams in the top class ...

[GT6]

One of the high;ights of the drive down in June is the first sighting of the poster. but apart from that i am just not bothered by the poster anymore