Le Mans 2022

[Ben Jk]

Countdown to 2022 begins!

Who is booked already?
Where are you staying?

There’s 4 of us going (deferred from this year). Booked with Travel Destinations in Event Tents.

The next 10 months will be slow….here’s hoping there will be no COVID factor by June (at least not to impact spectators numbers etc)

[kel176506]

Yep, already planning 2022. I joined the ACO last year and my membership is due to run out at the end of this month, so i need to renew but does anyone know when tickets will come out and be available on the ACO website?

[LM240]

Will definitely be booking tickets as soon as available. Take gamble that covid doesn’t play a major part next year.

Will be same plan that we hoped to do in 2020, and going to push for classic also.

[Truckosaurus]

Planning on attending, but if there are still restrictions like having a negative test before returning to the UK it might be too big a risk being stuck in France for 10 extra days or whatever the 'punishment' would be for catching the lurgy at the event.

Or you might have to plan on a sub 3-day trip and use the same -ve test for outbound and inbound journeys.

[4StringBass]

Deferred for the past two years, can't wait!! 293 sleeps to go!

[24lemons]

I fully intend on going. 2020 and particularly 2021 were difficult to watch from home when I’ve been there each year since 2003.

[MortyC137]

2021 was difficult to watch, full stop.

I'm planning a family trip for 2022.

Having only been on the usual lads trips, and having never done a family trip before, I'd be grateful for any recommendations for how to make it a bit quieter/calmer and which are the more family-friendly campsites.

[LM240]

MortyC137 said:

2021 was difficult to watch, full stop.

I'm planning a family trip for 2022.

Having only been on the usual lads trips, and having never done a family trip before, I'd be grateful for any recommendations for how to make it a bit quieter/calmer and which are the more family-friendly campsites.

Stay off circuit. Plenty of options within 20min drive of the circuit.

A lot more family friendly.

[Great Dane]

My wife asked about the big race in '13... I have decided not to go... too much hassle when you live in Scotland and drive on your own hotels to break the journey... travel buddied notorious unreliable...

[tifatman]

I've just booked with Club Valan at the aerodrome. I love this location, with a bike I can get to the main gates in minutes and so near Arnarge.
I had my last trip 2019 at the Scots bar near the main gates. But I think this has been demolished.
Those high Eurosport images had me imagining each bar, viewing area, bike rack, pee stop, each camp site, restaurant, Stella bar, Carrefour, every track gate entrance, the tram station, ... man i'm missing my france week

[Dickie Dastardly]

Will be there in 2022, but the loss of the Hull - Zeebrugge ferry will make the trip from Edinburgh an absolute ball ache; especially the timings for getting home…

[FARP]

MortyC137 said:

2021 was difficult to watch, full stop.

I'm planning a family trip for 2022.

Having only been on the usual lads trips, and having never done a family trip before, I'd be grateful for any recommendations for how to make it a bit quieter/calmer and which are the more family-friendly campsites.

Hi Morty,
Check out the village of Spay, I stayed Airbnb but I noticed there is a family campsite there, domaine de Hussey. Nearby there’s a zoo, and to the north a water park.
Worth a look.

[MortyC137]

Great tip, thanks. I like the look of the lodges. I very much like the translation of the additional fees during Le Mans week.

"Mechanical Event Tax: EUR600"

[Krikkit]

Dickie Dastardly said:

Will be there in 2022, but the loss of the Hull - Zeebrugge ferry will make the trip from Edinburgh an absolute ball ache; especially the timings for getting home…

Still got Hull->Rotterdam or Newcastle->Ijmuden, though both are a bit further away.

I'm lamenting the loss of the Pride of York as well!

[joema]

I should finally be able to use my 2020 tickets so we'll be going. Can't wait. And it's not even a whole year to wait which is awesome.

[pauljoecoe]

Where do you get campsite and race tickets without going through 3rd party companies?


Any suggestions for good campsites for motorhomes?

[butaclor]

Just went to book our normal crossing with Brittany Wednesday out Monday back £670 , nearly all cabins sold out 😮

[Truckosaurus]

pauljoecoe said:

Where do you get campsite and race tickets without going through 3rd party companies?


Any suggestions for good campsites for motorhomes?

Tickets can be bought direct from the ACO - with discounts for members.

Campsites much of a muchness for motorhomes, but only Houx (not the Annexe) has official electricity.

[Dickie Dastardly]

Krikkit said:

Still got Hull->Rotterdam or Newcastle->Ijmuden, though both are a bit further away.

I'm lamenting the loss of the Pride of York as well!

Ah, I thought all ferry services had ceased from Hull.

Regardless though getting to Holland from LM would mean a circa 5am start which is brutal when you have to vacuum pack TVRs with tents etc….

[Great Dane]

Just been reading on a Danish FB forum that three guys were flying to Le Mans this years... sounds ordinary... they were flying themselves in a small private plane and loved it so much that they are doing it next year too any one else have done that ???