Classic trackside
Discussion
The Black Baron said:
At the Classic at Beausejour: it seems the walkable track access is fenced off? I guess they sold some land off.
Anybody know of other convenient entry points rather than the long walk across the roundabout and all the way down to the gate?
Where are you trying to get to exactly?Anybody know of other convenient entry points rather than the long walk across the roundabout and all the way down to the gate?
Assuming they have all the 24hrs viewing areas open for the Classic the easiest/quickest viewing area will be the "Inside Porsche Curves" one, which you access from inside Beausejour campsite. From the entrance looking in just head right towards the track and it's easy enough to find.
If you're trying to get to the main Maison Blanche to Tetre Rouge viewing areas one option is out of Beausejour, left under the track, right at the roundabout and walk up past Bleu camping and parking. This year for the 24hrs the whole of Maison Blanche had been made corporate with no pedestrian access the the M-B gate meaning you had to walk all the way up, past the Porsche Experience to the gate at the start line. If going this way I'd walk through the Bleu car park as there's usually some interesting cars and it's more fun than walking along the road. I don't know if any of the spectator banking is left in M-B (it was already down to just a couple of patches in 2019) but the big wheel was down there this year.
The other option is out of Beausejour and streat ahead onto Chemin aux Beoufs and wave your ticket at each gate till someone lets you in. Never actually come in from that route so don't know where the first gate will be but it should be somewhere around the karting circuit. Historically at the 24hr while half of the karting centre roof has gone corporate the other half has been left open to the general public. From there you can access the main area via the Karting Nord/Houx campsites.
//j17 said:
Where are you trying to get to exactly?
Assuming they have all the 24hrs viewing areas open for the Classic the easiest/quickest viewing area will be the "Inside Porsche Curves" one, which you access from inside Beausejour campsite. From the entrance looking in just head right towards the track and it's easy enough to find.
If you're trying to get to the main Maison Blanche to Tetre Rouge viewing areas one option is out of Beausejour, left under the track, right at the roundabout and walk up past Bleu camping and parking. This year for the 24hrs the whole of Maison Blanche had been made corporate with no pedestrian access the the M-B gate meaning you had to walk all the way up, past the Porsche Experience to the gate at the start line. If going this way I'd walk through the Bleu car park as there's usually some interesting cars and it's more fun than walking along the road. I don't know if any of the spectator banking is left in M-B (it was already down to just a couple of patches in 2019) but the big wheel was down there this year.
The other option is out of Beausejour and streat ahead onto Chemin aux Beoufs and wave your ticket at each gate till someone lets you in. Never actually come in from that route so don't know where the first gate will be but it should be somewhere around the karting circuit. Historically at the 24hr while half of the karting centre roof has gone corporate the other half has been left open to the general public. From there you can access the main area via the Karting Nord/Houx campsites.
Nowhere specific, it’s just that the usual easy access to the curves (perfect for a midnight ramble) is all fenced off. Assuming they have all the 24hrs viewing areas open for the Classic the easiest/quickest viewing area will be the "Inside Porsche Curves" one, which you access from inside Beausejour campsite. From the entrance looking in just head right towards the track and it's easy enough to find.
If you're trying to get to the main Maison Blanche to Tetre Rouge viewing areas one option is out of Beausejour, left under the track, right at the roundabout and walk up past Bleu camping and parking. This year for the 24hrs the whole of Maison Blanche had been made corporate with no pedestrian access the the M-B gate meaning you had to walk all the way up, past the Porsche Experience to the gate at the start line. If going this way I'd walk through the Bleu car park as there's usually some interesting cars and it's more fun than walking along the road. I don't know if any of the spectator banking is left in M-B (it was already down to just a couple of patches in 2019) but the big wheel was down there this year.
The other option is out of Beausejour and streat ahead onto Chemin aux Beoufs and wave your ticket at each gate till someone lets you in. Never actually come in from that route so don't know where the first gate will be but it should be somewhere around the karting circuit. Historically at the 24hr while half of the karting centre roof has gone corporate the other half has been left open to the general public. From there you can access the main area via the Karting Nord/Houx campsites.
All we could do today was get the bus to the circuit.
Also an area of banking past the village is fenced off and ‘members only’. Will explore further!
Edit: I wonder if the car park and viewing area at the end of the Mulsanne is open. Job for tomorrow.
Edited by The Black Baron on Friday 1st July 19:11
Gate across track closed for a few years now. So pretty sure not going to be reopened unless farmer no longer here.
If close to BSJ gate there's access by a track past that goes past allotments just before road by Travel Destinations from BSJ roundabout goes under track. Also quickest way if exiting from Porsche Curves to main stadium/village area.
Or if deep in BSJ there's along dusty track route that goes through wooded area of campsite.
If close to BSJ gate there's access by a track past that goes past allotments just before road by Travel Destinations from BSJ roundabout goes under track. Also quickest way if exiting from Porsche Curves to main stadium/village area.
Or if deep in BSJ there's along dusty track route that goes through wooded area of campsite.
RL17 said:
Gate across track closed for a few years now. So pretty sure not going to be reopened unless farmer no longer here.
Wonder if that's the far where SpeedChills first started out. Farmer rented his land direct to SC/the ACO got outraged because they weren't getting a cut of the money and it all went very gallic.Thought it was more to do with some burn ups down the narrow wooded track which possibly went to his house and then some other stuff so he closed it and the cut across for normal road users.
The camp field near Porsche curves is now motorhome sonly I believe - when I first went it was grass racing/drifting on a figure 8 circuit (2 or 3 cars at times) plus regular gas cannisters on the barbie during the night
The camp field near Porsche curves is now motorhome sonly I believe - when I first went it was grass racing/drifting on a figure 8 circuit (2 or 3 cars at times) plus regular gas cannisters on the barbie during the night
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