Le Mans Camping Invoices

[rviant]

Has anyone received their invoices from the ACO for camping tickets booked? I have booked them and have not heard anything yet. I believe they where out by this time last year

[johnny boy]

Wow - Deja Vu!

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=66327&f=25&h=0

Anyway, the upshot is that I emailed the ACO and this is their response:

ACO said:

Dear Sir, The orders are not registered yet because there are several changes. You should receive an answer beginning of next year. Yours faithfully.

Make of that what you will!!

Cheers

John

[rviant]

Funny that isn't it i emailed them this morning and this is the reply i got. I wonder when we will know for sure


Dear Sir,

It should start pretty soon.

Kind Regards,

Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans
72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
Fax: (0033) (0)2 43 84 47 13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Viant"
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: Le Mans 2004


> Good Morning/bonjour
>
> I was wondering if the allocation had started yet for camping places
>
> Look forward to hearing from you
>
> Regards
>
> Richard Viant
>

[johnny boy]

At least they are talking to us which is fairly promising!

John

[rviant]

Anyone heard anything yet? I still have not recieved anything from the ACO. I THINK ITS TIME FOR ANOTHER EMAIL TO THEM!

[williamp]

rviant said:

Anyone heard anything yet? I still have not recieved anything from the ACO. I THINK ITS TIME FOR ANOTHER EMAIL TO THEM!

Nope. Not heard anything yet. Some people I know have, though...

[rviant]

I emailed earlier and they said allocation has just started so i should hear from them soon. fingers crossed

[johnny boy]

I think they do it in alphabetical order.

You might be waiting some time!

[rralston]

I spoke to the booking office a couple of weeks back and they said the allocation was going to happen in Feb '04?

Bit worried as I've ordered 30tickets and 20camping passes!

Rich

[gafferjim]

We've recieved our allocation of camping passes, payment has to be made in full within 2 weeks. the only problem is they've put the price up to around £52

[rralston]

gafferjim said:

We've recieved our allocation of camping passes, payment has to be made in full within 2 weeks. the only problem is they've put the price up to around £52

Were the tickets from the ACO or a booking agent ?

Cheers
Rich

[gafferjim]

They were from the ACO, 'booked' at the 2003 week.

[rviant]

Just got this back from them Barstewards. I booked in June and now they tell me no places left.

Dear Sir,

The allocation started last December therefore in July we did not know that
there will be no more places for the booking made at the end of June. We
will propose you another area and place your name on the waiting list.

Kind Regards,

Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans
72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
Fax: (0033) (0)2 43 84 47 13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Viant"
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: Le Mans 2004


> Thank you for the information but i requested 8 camping places for Houx
> camping back on the 30th of June 2003 and from your document all places
are
> soldout except Beauséjour. Surely if there were no places available should
i
> have been told back in july. I would not be able to buy camping places
> anywhere now.
>
> Look forward to your response
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
>
> >From: "Billetterie" <[e-mail]>
> > >To: "Richard Viant"
> > >Subject: Re: Le Mans 2004
> > >Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 16:36:29 +0200
> > >
> > >Dear Sir,
> > >
> > >You can book them now, we just need your address in order to register
> your
> > >order.
> > >
> > >Yours faithfully.
> > >
> > >Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
> > >Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans
> > >72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
> > >Fax: (0033) (0)2 43 84 47 13
>


>> Edited by rviant on Thursday 15th January 09:10

[tony_996hasgone]

rviant said:

Just got this back from them Barstewards. I booked in June and now they tell me no places left.

Richard, we should meet up for a beer and discuss revised plan of attack..... what about Wildside (or whatever they're called)??

[rviant]

I have not given up yet mate. I emailed them complaining and received this. rather annoyed though you just don't get a straight answer.

Dear Sir,

We are allocating the booking made on June 15th 2003. So you should soon
receive it.

Kind Regards,

Le Service Réservations / Booking Office
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans
72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
Fax: (0033) (0)2 43 84 47 13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Viant"
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: Le Mans 2004


> Thank you. Any ideas on when i might know if i have got a place or not?
>
>
> >From: "Billetterie" <[e-mail]>
> >To: "Richard Viant"
> >Subject: Re: Le Mans 2004
> >Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:34:57 +0100
> >
> >Dear Sir,
> >
> >The allocation started last December therefore in July we did not know
that
> >there will be no more places for the booking made at the end of June. We
> >will propose you another area and place your name on the waiting list.
> >
> >Kind Regards,
> >

[rviant]

Tony YHM

[Graham]

The aco do make me laugh....

I've got a suggestion for next year....

1) Dont take any bookings untill you finalise what spaces you've got
2) make a spread sheet with the number of pitches for each site
3) only take firm bookings, no provisional i'd like a pitch maybe stuff
4) one pitch one booking, everytime you take a booking take the numer of pitches off you dam list...

or is that too simple...

[rralston]

This is a bit of a worry - I haven't heard anything from the ACO in November, since they told me allocation will not start until Feb 2004 !

Very odd !

What are my chances of getting camping passess ? Looking more unlikely by the day !